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, The Book of Ephesians.

When we look at the book of Ephesians, Paul's words are foundational for every believer.

They help us to understand who we are in Christ, how much he loves us, and how we can grow a stronger,

more intimate relationship with God. So today, let's go deeper in God's word. Listen as Joyce

walks through Ephesians chapter by chapter, showing us how we can apply its truths to our lives.

Now, here's Joyce with today's series on the book of Ephesians.

Now, you know, Dave and I get along great now, but I'll tell you what, we went through some stuff in the beginning, and a lot of it was just my rebellion.

I didn't want anybody to tell me what to do.

Dave actually really was one of the ones that would have been really good to me, but I didn't

even know how to let anybody love me because I brought all my

junk from my past hurts into that relationship, and I was trying to make him pay for what other

people had done to me. And so I'm just encouraging you, if you've been hurt in the past, try not

to bring your baggage into a new relationship and try to make somebody else pay for what somebody back here did

to you.

You say, well, I'm afraid.

Well, put your trust in God.

A godly marriage is a great mystery because it represents Christ's relationship with the church.

Now, I understand if it's difficult for you, but I also understand that no matter how difficult

things are, we still need to do what God asks us to do.

Now, you know, Dave and I don't agree about a lot of things, and we talk things through,

and a lot of times if we can't make can't make a decision we both agree on,

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