Getting Your Day Started Right Part 1 (Joyce’s Bootcamp: Prayer and Bible Study | Week 1) Joyce teaches how to start your day on a positive note and eliminate those “bad days” the enemy is stealing from your life. —— Joyce Meyer, one of the world’s leading practical Bible teachers and New York Times best-selling author, shares encouragement and advice to help us enjoy our daily lives. With a heart to share Christ and love people, Joyce’s messages help people in all walks of life to grow in their faith, learn to study the Bible, find healing from the wounds of life, get answers to life’s questions and encounter the love of God in a powerful way. —— Subscribe to Joyce Meyer Ministries on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_… —— Follow Joyce: WEBSITE: https://joycemeyer.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JoyceMeyerMi… TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/JoyceMeyer/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/JoyceMeyer/

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how many of you have ever had a bad day

have you ever wished I would have gotten

this day started different than what I

did you know don’t don’t ever waste

today once you know you think about time

differently as you get older I think

when you’re in your 20s and maybe even

30s and maybe even 40s you don’t you

don’t think too much about time but a

few years ago it occurred to me that

two-thirds of my life was over and I

just became much more aware of time and

how how foolish it is to waste any day

that you have you know there’s something

really interesting about time we all get

the same amount in a day every day is 24

hours and some people are very very

fruitful and effective and some people

just waste their time day after day

after day and that’s a choice that we

make but there’s one thing about time

once it goes by you never get it back so

how it is to waste any day of your life

I think we need to live every day like

it was our very last one and live it to

the absolute fullest that we can live it

so I want to just give you a few things

that I think will help you maybe get

your day going in the right direction

and maybe effect the whole rest of your

day and I hope it helps you every single

day of your life what are some of your

morning’s like do you go to bed

intending to get up and spend time with

God but then when the alarm goes off you

hit the snooze then you hit the snooze

again and then you hit the snooze again

and then you’ve laid in bed too long and

so then you get up of course now you

have no time for anything and your inner

friends in you’re in a rush and so that

makes you grouchy and of course the

devil will play the game with you and

he’ll make sure that that’s the day you

can’t find your car keys and that’s the

day nobody does

anything that’s right and then you you

know you’ve yelled at the kids and now

you’re feeling bad about that and your

mom gave you a call to say good morning

you Grouch tin her because you didn’t

have times and now you feel bad about

that and you get in your car and you get

down almost to the entrance to your

subdivision you realize you left your

cell phone at home and so that adds your

frustration now you’ve got to hurry up

and go back and get that then you get in

the house and you can’t find it then you

get on the highway and the traffic’s bad

and you know you’re going to be late for

work so you’re thinking of all the

excuses you can give and you finally get

there and you’re basically frustrated

upset got this little weight of

condemnation on you because of the way

you acted you know you should have spent

time with God you didn’t do it and the

whole day basically just becomes a

nightmare anybody been there done that

now if you’re honest you know that more

than any other thing the devil will

fight you on your time with God and the

reason he does that is because that is

more valuable to you than any other

thing your time your personal time with

God is more valuable to you than you’ve

been in this conference it is the most

important thing and any time we think

that we’re going to get it all just

through listening to somebody’s CDs and

going to church once a week or twice a

week or going to a couple of conferences

a year you’re totally wrong because I’ll

tell you what you get when you do that

I’ll tell you what you’ve gotten here

this weekend you’ve gotten pieces of

great stuff and now if you’re smart

you’ll go home and you’ll take the notes

that you have or you’ll buy two CDs from

the conference or whatever session

really meant a lot to you and then

you’ll really get down to doing your own

study hearing somebody else not good

enough you got to study if you want to

be victorious you have to study

well Joyce you mean to tell me just

listening to view every morning isn’t

enough not really I’m not God I’m a

teacher and I believe that I’ve got a

lot of good information a strong

teaching gift but what I found in my own

life was I got all this information I

mean I was like you know when I really

got serious about my walk with God I

mean I was in a conference every time I

turned around and CDs and everything I

get my hand on in TV programs and radio

programs and it just seemed like why

isn’t it working I mean I’ve been there

done that had the t-shirt had the CDs I

knew everything you could possibly know

about spiritual warfare and yet the

devil still had the upper hand in my

life and none of it really began to fall

into place for me until I started really

spending time with God every day now I

probably will be a little quiet because

probably a lot of you aren’t doing that

and so that makes you feel a little like

a lot of people watching by television

you’re like thinking maybe I’ll see what

else is on this morning

the Holy Spirit is the one who puts it

all together for us and not only that it

offends God when we leave him out he’s

more important than anything else until

you learn that you’re going to be in sad

shape i love psalm 27:4 it says one

thing if I desire than that will I seek

after that I might dwell in his presence

behold his beauty all the days of my

life you need him a whole lot more than

you need me you need him a lot more than

you need any of your friends and I know

we get all funny about this time with

God thing well what do you do I don’t

think it matters so much what you do as

it does just that you’re giving God the

time just by giving him the time you’re

saying I need you now every morning is a

fresh start in our life mornings are

really wonderful then you might say well

I’m not a morning person but I suggest

you pray to get over it and stop saying

that and the reason why a lot of you are

in the morning person is because you

don’t go to bed at night

however even if you’re a person who

sleeps till two o’clock in the afternoon

then 2 o’clock in the afternoon is your

morning so I can’t dictate to you how do

you do how you do it I personally like

to go to bed early and get up early I’m

in bed every night by 9 o’clock unless

I’m out preaching and a lot of times I’m

asleep somewhere between 9:00 and 9:30 I

get up almost every day between 5:00 and

5:30 and I will I would fight a bear to

protect that time that I have with God

in the morning because I know that I

absolutely 100% for sure cannot be the

kind of person that God needs me to be

to glorify Him and do what I’m doing if

I don’t have that time with God but it

took me a long time to get there I was

no different than anybody else I made

every excuse I got distracted

you know on and on and on and on and on

and God finally got it across to me you

are not going to stay alive if you don’t

spend time with me and I think for me he

kind of meant it physically you know

that I needed that protection because of

what I was doing and so I’ve studied and

studied and studied and studied a lot

about seeking God’s face and not his

hand and I just know that mornings are

very important my favorite time of the

day is the first two hours of the

morning I want it quiet I want to be

left alone the only person I let get

near me is my dog she weighs 7 pounds

and sits on the end of my recliner and

sometimes Dave will come in and say good

morning but that’s about it otherwise

we’re just like Dave goes to his place I

go to my place and if you want to know

why this ministry is successful I can

tell you that that’s probably the most

important foundational thing that we do

because we know from the get-go that

it’s God not us I don’t know how to get

the money that I need to pay the bills

for this ministry so I just go seek God

and I don’t even seek him for money I

just seek Him but every day is a fresh

start I love the way God’s arranged it

that in these 24-hour periods where

were up about 16 hours and then we sleep

eight hours and then it’s amazing how

much better things sometimes feel just

in the morning isn’t it you’re tired by

the end of the day you need the rest

your mind needs the rest your spirit

needs that you know everything needs to

rest one of the first things you need to

do every morning is take care of every

mess from yesterday by repenting and

receiving God’s mercy let’s go to

lamentation 3 19 through 23 Oh Lord

remember earnestly my affliction my

misery my wandering and my outcast state

the wormwood in the goal my soul has

them continually in remembrance and is

bowed down within me but this I recall

and therefore have I hope and

expectation it is because the Lord’s

mercy and loving-kindness that we are

not consumed because his tender

Compassion’s fail not they are new every

morning beautiful they are new every

morning great and abundant is your

stability and faithfulness I kind of say

just in fun that I guess God makes a new

batch of mercy every morning because we

use up all of yesterday’s receive God’s

mercy don’t stay mad at yourself

whatever you did wrong God knew you were

going to do it before you did it you’re

no surprise to God he’s not shocked

about what you do as for forgiveness

receive mercy and going you cannot have

a good day if you’re under condemnation

not possible that should be something

that you do every morning we’re talking

about how to get your day started right

make some decisions early in the morning

the decisions that you make early in the

morning are like getting dressed

spiritually I’m going to talk to you

about that you not only have physical

clothing you have spiritual clothing and

many people go out naked in the spirit

look at revelation 16:15 behold I’m

going to come like a thief blessed

happened to the Nvidia’s he who stays

awake alert and guards his clothes so he

may not be naked and have

shame of being seen exposed now surely

he’s not talking about sitting with a

rifle in front of your closet and

guarding your clothes but he says guard

your clothes and make sure that you’re

not seen naked and you end up

embarrassed and he’s talking about

spiritual nakedness we literally get

dressed spiritually as we make decisions

this is the day the Lord has made I will

rejoice and be glad I usually say that

before ever get out of bed I start this

regimen this program that I’m talking to

you about today that’s not a law to me

it’s not a burden to me I’ve just

finally found out how to get the upper

hand over the devil and I know if I

don’t do something he will empty space

is still a place and if all you offer is

empty space and the devil will be happy

to fill it so you better start thinking

something on purpose before he starts

thinking for you this is the day the

Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad

then the next thing I do is I begin to

thank God for everything that I can

think of everything I can think of from

hot water to my kids to my husband that

I can walk that I can see and everything

else

receive God’s mercy and then start

making decisions every decision you make

is like getting dressed spiritually in

Ephesians 6 the Bible talks about the

armor of God it says put on put on the

full armor of God put on the breastplate

of righteousness now I believe the way

that we put on that breastplate of

righteousness is by receiving the mercy

of God and then making a decision I know

who I am I am the righteousness of God

in Christ and I am going to be bold in

the Lord today and act like the person

that I am now when you do that you put

on something spiritually that begins to

cover you from the enemy

you put on the shoes of peace and the

way you do that is by making a decision

I don’t know what’s going to happen in

my life today

but I’m deciding before I ever go out

the door now whatever it is I’m up for

it and I’m going to stay in peace I’m

going to be adaptable and pliable and

moldable and even if I don’t get my way

I’m still going to keep my peace now

what I used to do was sit in the morning

with my coffee and think if Dave goes to

that golf course again today I am going

to be so mad at him and if this person

doesn’t do that and if that person

doesn’t do this then if this happens man

I am really going to be ticked off and

so I would prepare myself early in the

morning to just have a horrible day all

day where your mind goes the man follows

so I take time in the morning to get

spiritually dressed by making decisions

about what I’m going to do that day the

devil’s going to do what he’s going to

do the worlds are going to do what it’s

going to do but here’s what I’m going to

do this is the day the Lord has made I

will rejoice and be go ahead and

sometimes I got to say that one five six

times

sometimes it takes me a little while to

start feeling happy now Dave gets up

happy but I you know I’m little I mean

he’s like good morning how are you and

I’m like he likes music I like it quiet

how do you go out of your house dressed

spiritually have you paid more attention

to what you look like physically than

what you look like spiritually did you

spend an hour fixing your hair and

getting your makeup on and just the

right outfit and yet you’re spiritually

naked and the devil is ready to just

have your day come on now play my little

game this morning

in Ephesians 4 the Bible says put off

the old man put on the new man another

scripture says put on Jesus Christ

Colossians 3 says clothe yourself with

mercy and above all that you put on put

on love well how do I I don’t you know I

know how to get these clothes on but how

do I get them other ones on I believe

it’s decisions that we make about how

we’re going to walk and I believe it’s

things that we say ahead of time by

faith faith speaks faith is not silent

faith speaks out of the heart the mouth

speaks and I don’t just think this is

the day the Lord has made I will rejoice

I say it this is the day the Lord has

made I will rejoice I’m just looking hmm

this is the day the Lord has made I will

rejoice and be glad get out the

toothbrush I am the righteousness of God

in Christ Oh

this is going to be a good day I’m

expecting something good to happen to me

today now I’m just telling you how I

live I have to do this you can do it or

not do it but I just believe your life

will improve if you do the devil took

advantage of me long enough wondering

why I see them to pray decide ahead of

time I can do all things through Christ

who strengthens me I’m ready for

anything I’m equal to anything through

Christ to infuse his inner strength into

me we have to learn how to do this you

have to start thinking on purpose not

just thinking passively whatever falls

in your head but thinking on purpose you

get up and you decide that you are going

to be in agreement with God you don’t

get up and wait to see how you feel and

wait to see what happens

and if you do this it will even help you

feel better physically you’ll start to

get energy

how can two walk together unless they be

agreed start agreeing with God and

disagreeing with the devil this is not

hard everybody can do this a 10 year old

can do this amen this is not complicated

what I’m telling you today it’s not

deeply theological but it will help you

put on the helmet of salvation think

like a Christian don’t have a bumper

sticker and think like the devil put on

righteousness put on peace lift up the

shield of faith make a decision that

you’re going to go from faith to faith –

faith – faith – faith – faith start

every day with Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

is so important the devil hates it when

we’re thankful because he is a full-time

grouch some 50:14 offer to God the

sacrifice of Thanksgiving and pay your

vows to the Most High Psalm 100 verse 4

this is probably my favorite enter into

his gates with Thanksgiving and a thank

offering and into his courts with praise

be thankful and say so

be thankful and say so say so let the

redeemed of the Lord say so if you’re

thankful open your mouth and say so if

there’s somebody you in your life you

appreciate open your mouth and say so

don’t just tell them everything they do

wrong tell them what you’re grateful for

I was talking to a girl that travels

with me this morning we were talking

about some husband stuff and I said I

said you know what everybody’s got some

faults but if we’ll just meditate on the

good things and I just listed off about

10 or 12 things about Dave that I’m

thankful for there’s a couple of things

that I could do without but

but the good stuff so far outweighs

those couple of things and see what I

used to do when I used to have lousy

days was I would in the morning even

before I got out of bed

I’d be I’m so sick and tired of Dave not

doing this and not doing that he never

brings me flowers and he never does this

and he never does that yawning and

Internet I don’t do that anymore now I

think man Dave so easy to get along with

praise the Lord praise the Lord

he’s adaptable he lets me do anything I

want to do Dave is secure I can say to

him go somewhere I want to be myself and

he’s like okay

after forty three and a half years you

get a good system going you might as

well keep the one you got because you’re

going to have to work on the next one

too so what are you thankful for do you

do you thank God daily for even little

things there’s so much to be thankful

for and the more thankful we are the

happier we get and the matter the devil

gets be thankful and say so say so that

has to become part of every day I think

every morning we need to dedicate

ourselves to God let’s look at Psalm 25

verse 1 talk about rededicate we need to

do it every day unto you O Lord do I

bring my life plain and simple I get

that Psalm out very frequently and read

it I love Psalm 25 one unto you O Lord

do I bring my life it’s a great thing to

do every morning just sit or stand or

kneel or whatever you’re comfortable and

just lift up your hands and say Here I

am Lord I’m yours use my mouth use my

mind use my hands use my feet use my

eyes use my ears my finances are yours I

commit myself to you God and dedicate

myself to you see we spend too much time

wanting telling God everything we want I

love what the Christians what Paul said

about the Christians he said they gave

as much as they possibly could

financially but they also gave

themselves to the Lord you know it’s

easier to give your money than it is to

give yourself this morning when I asked

God if there was anything he wanted me

to do today I thought a couple of times

for I said it because what if I don’t

like what he says

today I got a good one enjoy yourself

yes who knows what I’ll get tomorrow is

anybody hearing me today now come on

listen and you think now I know

somebody’s thinking I don’t know I don’t

have the time to do all that good night

what time I have to get up to do that

hey you know you’re going to do what you

want to no matter what I say but I’m

telling you you need to go to bed at

night so you can get up in the morning I

just want to encourage you to begin

every day talking to God and seeking his

direction for your life and don’t that

don’t let that be an overwhelming

thought you know we think about prayer

sometimes like Oh like it’s this big

thing you know it’s talking to God it’s

just sharing with him your heart thank

you Lord I love you thank you for this

day I trust you to keep me today show me

your will try to give God those first

few moments of the day and I can promise

you it’s going to make a huge difference

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every day life knowing where my money

goes that is so huge to me and I know

that when I give it’s helping those

people it’s going to witness to people

it’s going to bring them to Christ it’s

going to feed children it’s going to

help these women get them off the street

it’s going that is just everything to me

I mean knowing where your money goes

knowing that when I give my money it’s

going to help these people I don’t have

to worry about it it’s there I want to

be part of it I mean I know she has a

goal to feed a million kids a day I

wouldn’t be part of that I want to know

that I helped and even if it’s a small

way to feed those million kids a day to

rescue those women off the street

knowing I’d love to rescue the million

women off the street not just them feed

a million kids I want vehicles I want to

be part of that and you know I can’t do

it there’s no way I can do it by myself

we need so many people and it’s great I

mean so many times there’s things you

want to do and you you don’t know how to

you see that you see boy I want to help

but I don’t don’t I don’t know how to do

and so you don’t do anything but here

there’s a way to help I can see the way

to help and I can be part of it and know

that I’m actually doing something

instead of just saying oh well I wish I

could but I can’t this way I know I can

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