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

program, Joyce will be teaching us how we can embrace courage and face our fears. Fear, it's everywhere

and affects all of us. Fear is the enemy's favorite tool to keep us from pursuing God's good

plan for our life. The enemy wants fear to rule

our lives, but it doesn't have to. When we open our hearts to God and embrace courage, we can face

fear head on and do it afraid. Listen as Joyce helps discover a life of freedom by recognizing, confronting,

and conquering our fears today.

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

So, in order to live courageously, and living courageously means that I'm going to learn to follow my heart, I'm going to take risks, I'm going to be bold, I'm going to step out,

and really work with the Holy Spirit to be not just okay,

not just average, not just ordinary, but to be somebody who really makes a difference in the world.

How many of you want to not just pass through here unnoticed, but you want to make a mark in the world and have people remember for a long time that you were here?

Well, don't discount yourself and think, well, you know, that's only for the people on the platform or the people on television.

It's for every single child of God.

God has something for each of us to do.

We have a part to play.

You have something that nobody can do as good as you can do it.

And if you don't do it, it's going to hurt all the rest of us.

You never will be as excited as you will be if you are really in the middle of

fulfilling your destiny. Nothing can ever make you as satisfied and fulfilled as knowing that you're

chasing after God with your whole heart. Amen? But fear is Satan's tool. Yes, it's from the devil.

For God hath not given us a spirit of fear. Let's settle that. When you feel afraid,

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