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

We're actually going to use the S word today,

sacrifice.

We act like it's almost a dirty word these days. Everybody always wants to know what they can get, not what they can give.

To be self-centered means to be concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interest, welfare. To be engrossed in yourself, to be

selfish, egotistical, independent, self-sufficient, and centered in yourself.

Now, let me repeat what I said on Thursday night.

When we talk about not being selfish, we don't mean that you're to never do anything for yourself.

You need to do things for yourself.

You won't be a healthy you if you don't.

It's good to do things you enjoy.

It's good to get some things for yourself that you really like.

You work hard, you need to take care of yourself.

It's good to laugh, it's good to rest. It's good to play. Please take care of yourself.

Invest in yourself. Invest in your health. But don't be totally absorbed with yourself selfish and self-centered.

So like I said, we always want to find the balance.

Now we need to live a life where we're not trying to please ourselves, but we're trying to please God.

Let's look at Colossians chapter 1, verse 10.

Maybe I should just ask if anybody here ever has a problem with being selfish.

About two dozen people, well, I guess the rest of you are going to be kind of bored today then.

That you may walk, live, and conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Lord,

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