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 Galatians and Philippians.

Galatians is all about God's amazing grace.

We'll learn how the power of the Holy Spirit is what enables us to do what God asks of us, not our own strength and effort.

Meanwhile, Philippians teaches us about joy, not our own strength and effort.

Meanwhile, Philippians teaches us about joy, and how true lasting joy comes only through faith in Jesus Christ and serving others.

Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

There's nowhere in the Bible where we're promised that we'll never have any trouble.

I don't care how much faith you've got, you're not going to avoid ever having trouble in your life. Jesus said, in the world, there will

be tribulation. Cheer up, I have overcome the world. So, you're going to find in here that one of the things that Paul says

and teaches very firmly is that you have to be very careful about veering away from the truth.

And you have to always test the spirits

and make sure that everything that you believe

is backed up in the Word of God.

And we have to be, see, the devil doesn't care

if you don't do enough of something

or if you do too much of something.

Understand?

I mean, like, if you don't clean your house at all,

he's happy with that, but if you become a fanatic

and you turn your house into a mausoleum

that can't have one speck of dust

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