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 the book of Philippians.

We all desire to have more joy in our lives, but there are many things that can easily discourage us.

God has given us tools in his word to overcome this disappointment.

One of those tools is the book of Philippians.

It is full of principles for living a victorious Christian life.

It also contains practical advice for everyday living, and most of all, it's a book about joy.

Be encouraged as Joyce teaches from Philippians chapter by chapter and guides us deeper into the

word. Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching. You know how hard it is to just say, well, I think

I'm right, but I may be wrong. You know, I could be wrong and I'm sorry. I mean, that just about kills you.

You feel the pain ripping through your soul.

Well, don't you?

But do it for God.

Paul said, look, if you want to make me happy, get along.

And God is saying to you through my mouth today, if you want to make me happy, get along.

Come on, this is not complicated today.

Get along.

Whew. Yeah. Get along. Don't always have to be a little bit better.

A little bit smarter, a little bit faster.

Do your best and don't feel that you have to compare or compete with anybody else.

Don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to, was what Paul said.

But whatever it is that you're good at, realize you're good at it because God, by His grace,

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