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If you don't know how to receive God's mercy, you're not going to know how to give mercy to other people who need it.

I'm Joyce Meyer, and I believe that God can heal you everywhere you hurt.

We would live a more excited life and enjoy our lives more if we learn how to receive from God on a daily basis everything that he's trying to give us.

When Jehoshaphat was in battle and all of these different enemies were coming against him

and he did not know what to do and he actually said to God we don't know what to do and even if we did

we're not strong enough to do it but God our eyes are on you you don't have to know what to do

you just need to know the one who knows what to do.

And they stood and they waited on God.

And what does the word wait mean?

To wait expectantly.

Expecting something good to happen at any moment.

And as they waited, God spoke. The battle is not yours but mine.

And then he told them what to do. Go out, take your position, stand still, see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today.

Well, Jehoshaph's position was to bow down, put his face on the ground, and worship.

But while he did that, he sent out singers to sing.

And what they sang was, oh, give thanks and to the Lord for he is good for his mercy

endures forever oh give thanks and to the Lord for he is good for his mercy endures forever

oh give thanks and to the Lord for he is good for his mercy endures forever.

They were expecting God to do something.

They were expecting God to deliver them from their enemies, and they weren't particularly worried about whether or not they deserved it.

They just wanted to be delivered.

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