Welcome to enjoying everyday life with New York Times bestselling 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

to free. 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.

First Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 4 but just as we have been approved by God to

be entrusted with the glad tidings the gospel so we speak not to please men

but to please God. I have to tell you that to the very best of my ability when I

come up here I do believe that I say whatever God puts in my mouth and

probably sometimes that's why it's a bit like. See I started in the

beginning watching the people that didn't look real good. People who decided

to leave people who were looking at their watches people that were yawning.

You know if I come with our own message I can put everybody to sleep but I

really believe if we will not not in a belligerent obnoxious kind of way but

just to start making a commitment. I can almost what feel you guys thinking oh

my God what does this mean for my life. See it's really kind of sad when you get

right down to it that that we could sit here tonight and say I know I'm doing

things that doesn't please God. Aren't you glad you came tonight.

Because you see here's the thing the reason why I'm bold enough to say this is

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