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We think that we're stronger than what we are.

Don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to.

The spirit's willing, but the flesh is weak.

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

The title of my message tonight is you can't play with mud and not get dirty.

I like that. You cannot play with mud and not get dirty.

I think today our moral standards have slipped sometimes to the point where we have certain things that we do that i call acceptable sins we think that they're okay

but they're not okay with god and we need to get back to holiness we need to get back to a reverential fear of God.

A lot of what's wrong in the world today is because people don't have any fear of God.

Maybe we've taught a little bit too much on God as your friend and your buddy and not enough

on the fact that he also means what he says.

And if we don't do what he tells us to do, we will suffer for it.

And God has a wonderful life plan for every one of us, and it's not too late for you to have yours.

But Jesus did say, if you love me, you will, obey me.

And, well, we should get excited when we hear messages about holiness and obedience and the reverential fear of God.

And, I mean, the kind of books that I bought when I first got serious in my walk with God,

if I tried to write someone, you think I could sell a book on pride?

Nobody would buy that.

And yet, pride is one of the biggest problems that we have, and yet pride is one of the biggest problems

that we have

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