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I do what I do because I've seen God's power transform my own life and he will do it for you.

The key to everything is found in God's word.

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

You know, God uses things for a period of time, and then he's done with them.

I taught that home Bible study for five years, and then I did nothing.

Then I went to work at a church in St. Louis for five years.

And it was wonderful, but it was awful.

Have you ever been in anything like that where it's wonderful, but it's awful?

I worked on staff at the church, and I loved it, but there were so many things that were so

hard for me.

For one thing, I didn't feel like I was being treated right.

I didn't feel like I was being paid enough.

I wanted to do things and they wouldn't let me do it.

But then on the other hand, that's where I got ordained and I was getting all kinds of

opportunities to preach and I was teaching Bible school three times a week and I got to do

most of the preaching when the pastor was gone.

So I got a lot of opportunities, but I had to be under somebody else's authority, and I wasn't

too crazy about that.

So I'm getting ready to say something that some of you need to hear.

You're really not fit to be in authority

until you know how to come under authority.

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