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, Healthy Living, Spirit, Soul, and Body. We may think

that God is concerned only with our spiritual health, when the truth is he cares about every

single area of our life, physically and mentally too. So how do we take care

of our complete selves? Today, Joyce shares how, with God's help, we can learn to make new habits

that will lead us to a healthier, happier life. Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

Sometimes in the morning, when I'm walking, I get up, I spend time with God, and then I walk, and I like to pray while I walk and confess the word and, you know, whatever else comes to mind. And sometimes I'll say, God, I dedicate myself to you today, and I kind of go through the list. I give you my mouth, I give you my mind, I give you my hands, I give you my feet, I give you my eyes,

I don't want to look at anything you don't want me to look at, I don't want to say what you

don't want me to say. Now am I 100% successful all day? No. But my heart's to get there.

And see, that's what God loves. He loves a person who has a heart that is passionate after him and who says, I am not going to

quit and give up and just be kind of a half-baked, lukewarm Christian.

I'm going to pursue you with my whole heart.

And I'll tell you the truth, if Jesus came tomorrow and you had not arrived at that place

of perfection, he would not be the least bit disappointed in you because what he's pleased

about is that you're pressing toward that place.

Amen.

And so I'm proud of you that you're here tonight because that tells me that you are

serious.

Some of you took off work, you traveled.

Some of you will get to be here the entire weekend.

And I'll tell you, that pays great benefits.

So I'm just going to ask you, are you ready, and there's no point in saying yes if you don't mean it. Are you ready to open your entire life to Jesus.

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