The Cross Before the Crown – Part 1
Joyce Meyer Enjoying Everyday Life® TV Audio Podcast
Joyce Meyer
4.7 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Frustrated waiting for things to change? Today, Joyce shares how patience, character, and trust help prepare you for what's ahead.
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| 0:00.0 | This program is supported by you, our viewers, and our partners. |
| 0:05.7 | Our pain is turned into power when we can endure trials, continue trusting God and keep a good attitude. |
| 0:15.3 | I'm Joyce Meyer, and I believe that God can heal you everywhere you hurt. |
| 0:25.4 | Hi friends, welcome to enjoying everyday life. |
| 0:29.4 | Today, Joy shares a valuable reminder that God often uses life's challenges for our benefit. |
| 0:36.8 | He works in ways we don't always see coming. Here's an |
| 0:40.4 | example. Recently, our outreach arm, Hand of Hope, dedicated freshwater wells in nine villages in Tanzania, |
| 0:49.0 | Africa. In a dry land where people were once desperate for clean water, people were so changed through this gift that 1,608 people gave their lives to Christ. |
| 1:02.8 | One 70-year-old villager who had walked miles every day collecting water since she was five years old, shared this with us. |
| 1:13.3 | She says collecting water has taken much of my life but now that burden is gone and my grandchildren won't suffer like i did you told us |
| 1:22.0 | about jesus and now he lives in our hearts today Today, our lives are changed. |
| 1:28.2 | Wow. |
| 1:28.9 | Stories like this remind us that even in the hardest seasons, through the hard things, that can just be so difficult at the time, they can lead to something beautiful because that's how God works. |
| 1:41.5 | He has a good plan. |
| 1:42.7 | He leads to lives being transformed. |
| 1:45.7 | Hearts renewed and hope restored. |
| 1:48.8 | And God can use your difficulties for good, too. |
| 1:51.9 | And that's exactly what Joyce is going to talk about today. |
| 1:55.2 | Here she is. |
| 1:58.1 | You know, the Bible says that there are five crowns that will be waiting for us when we leave the earth. |
| 2:10.3 | Five crowns. |
| 2:12.4 | Now, there are things we need to do to make sure that we get these crowns, |
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