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But I believe that true humility is knowing what you're not, but also knowing who you are in Christ. I'm Joyce Meyer and I believe

that God can heal you everywhere you hurt. How many of you have just a dream and a vision for your life you want to do

something great? Okay. Well how many of you just get frustrated with how long it takes?

Well, I understand.

Boy, do I understand. I started teaching a home Bible study 40 years ago. First one had about 12 people in it and then it grew to about 25 and I taught that for five years and then in the middle of that we added another one so the last two and a half years I taught two home Bible studies, home groups and I mean

I could preach I could preach pretty much like I can right now and I was locked up in my living room with 25

people had quit my full-time job to prepare for ministry, was desperately

needy financially, didn't get anything for teaching the people of course, and

those were proving years in my life and we all need them.

The worst thing that can happen is to promote to a high place a new convert.

The Bible says they will become be clouded in their mind and stupefied with pride.

That's what the handbook by.

They will become stupefied with pride.

So don't think, now listen, don't think just because you have a talent that you should be promoted into a place because character is much more important than talent.

If all people want to do is just display their talent, then they'll have to go out and do it in the world.

But if you want to serve God with your gifts and your talents, then there has to come a maturing. If you're sitting out there looking at the worship leader in your church

a little bit ticked off because they didn't choose you

thinking I could sing circles around her. That's exactly why she's up there and you're not. I used to watch people preach on TV

and I would just think I can preach better than they can I don't know why I'm stuck here in this living room with these 25 people I could preach circles around them

well that's exactly why I was still with the 25 people because not because I couldn't preach but because I had a haughty attitude.

Come on.

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