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We are going to get to go to heaven, but I found out that God wants us to enjoy, enjoy life while we're here.

I'm Joyce Meyer. I've seen God's power transform my own life and he will do it for you.

What is Jesus done for us? You know, most people would say to that question, saved us but he's done so much more than that

and he didn't just save us so we can have our sins forgiven and just try to survive daily life until we get to go to heaven.

We are going to get to go to heaven, but I found out that God wants us to enjoy, enjoy life while we're here.

Are you enjoying your life?

One man there is clapping his act.

Got the right message.

All right.

So I want to suggest to you today that many of you, although you have Jesus, you're not taking advantage of the benefits that come with him. I didn't for many, many years. I was a Christian, but I wasn't a happy one.

And I think that should be the hallmark of our Christianity is to get out in the world and be happy.

Be happy when things are good and be happy when they're not.

People don't understand that when you have joy

and a problem at the same time. But see, we can because we know that God is working and that he's

going to have the right timing, even if it's not our timing, and that he will not only deliver us,

but he will use what we went through for our benefit and the benefit of others.

Amen?

But I want to ask you if you're a cheese and cracker Christian.

There was a man in his family who deeply desired to move to America.

And they saved what little bit of money they had for quite a few years and finally had enough for the husband to buy a third class ticket on a steamship.

The family decided the father would go first and send for the rest of the family when he had

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