Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from her series, pursuing what matters most.

Does it ever feel like we're chasing after something but never actually reaching it?

Maybe it's chasing after success or companionship or something else we feel we need for fulfillment.

It's not wrong to have desires, but what is our first priority?

Today, Joy shares with us no matter what we're chasing, we'll only find true joy and

peace when we pursue Him first.

Now here's Joyce with the series Pursuing What what matters most. Today we're going to talk about

joy and enjoyment. I think sometimes we talk a lot about joy but not enough about enjoyment.

Now we're actually doing a series here on the deeper life. I didn't just call it that because I knew it

would scare people, but we're talking about learning how to live deeper, not just being a shallow,

surfacy believer who's just all concerned about what they want, what they think, and what they

feel, who seeks God only for what he can do for them, but never just for

who he is. And the Bible says in Romans 1417, the kingdom of God is not a matter of getting

the food and the drink that one desires. And believe me, it's about a lot more than just food and drink.

There's a whole principle there that the kingdom

of God is not just me trying to get everything I want, but it is righteousness, peace, and joy in the

Holy Spirit. So I came to the point in my life where although I had no real reason to be unhappy,

I still found that I was unhappy.

And God taught me that I was a shallow Christian.

I didn't have any depth.

And you know, depth takes time.

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