Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from her series, Never Give Up.

Did you know the only way we can lose in life is if we quit?

The hard part is learning to keep going and trusting God, even when we're in the midst of difficulties.

When we're determined to never give up,

there is no limit to what God can do in our lives. Now, here's Joyce, with today's teaching.

Genesis 12, 1 and 2. Now, in Heran, the Lord said to Abram, go for yourself, for your own advantage,

away from your country and from your relatives and your father's house to land

that I will show you.

And, you know, he was asking him to leave everything behind.

And I will make of you a great nation and I will bless you with an abundant increase of favors.

And I will make your name famous and distinguished.

And you will be a blessing dispensing good to others.

And I will bless those who bless you who confer prosperity

and happiness upon you and I will curse those who are not a blessing to you and then in

Genesis 15 verse 1 he says after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision saying

fear not Abram I am your shield and your abundant compensation and your reward shall be exceedingly great.

I'm telling you that payday is coming.

Those of you that are going through a rough time right now, payday is coming.

And if things are really great for you right now and you enter into a tough time later on when you're in the midst of that, I want you to remember payday is coming.

I've got a reward coming. The Bible says, be not weary and well-doing, for in due season you shall reap if you faint not.

If you quit and give up, you won't ever get the reward that God has for you and not only does

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