Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from her series, developing the character of God.

To grow spiritually is a process. We need to consistently read and study the Bible so the Lord can change us from the inside out.

Slowly but surely will become more like

Jesus and reflect his character in our lives. Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

Once again, I want, you to focus on the sign. There's a right way and a wrong way to do everything.

If you do things the right way, you're going to find blessings falling on

your life. You know, God pours things out. He doesn't dribble them out. Like the Bible says,

if we tithe and give offerings, he'll open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings.

The love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Ghost.

How many of you are glad you don't serve a stingy God that just does barely get by?

Amen?

And so I really want you to remember as you make decisions in the upcoming future, little ones and big ones, don't ever think, oh, that's just a little thing that doesn't matter.

You know, little compromises turn into big problems.

I said little compromises turn into big problems.

And, you know, a lot of times we do think think, oh that's just a little thing that doesn't matter. But the little foxes spoil the vine.

Amen.

And so I've been teaching this weekend if this is your first session about developing the character of God in your life.

Our goal is actually to become Christ-like, like Jesus. The Bible says that we are Christ's

ambassadors, that He is making his appeal to the world through us.

Now, I don't know what you think of that, but that's what a privilege, but what a responsibility.

I want you to think about this.

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