Wednesday Session 2 - Joyce Meyer - Seeking God’s Face
Wow! Pastor Sunday was good but Joyce Meyer just lifted the roof for me. I look down my notes and just about every point is a memorable quote that I could chew on for hours. Easily the best session of the conference so far for me. Joyce was sharing on the 4 things (or 5 things, see my later post) that have most influenced her in her life and this was about seeking God’s face and not just seeking His blessing. I’m going to just transcribe a few of my notes:
- Faith is to get us through something, not just get us out of something
- Faith is keeping your commitment and remaining stable when going through something
- God establishes relationship with us by doing things for us but there then comes a point when there has to be a change, a transition
- God wants us to go beyond asking for what we want and ask him what He wants and what we can do for Him
- God wants to change us until none of the things of life can move us any more
- When God speaks to you He gives you the faith to believe what other people can’t see
- Conferences are just a bunch of principles until God starts dealing with you and building it into your life
- Life is about the journey so we might as well enjoy the trip
- God is always moving us along
- If we just feed on what God is doing for us we will be unsatisfied, like eating only junk food, we need to feast on the presence of God Himself
- What we should be desiring is God and not the things He has called us to do
- God did not call us to be busy, He called us to be fruitful
- Paul prayed for joy in the midst of his and others’ circumstances, not for deliverance
- One of the first signs of pride is missing our appointments with God
- Talking all the time about our busy schedule is a sign of pride in all of the things that we are doing
- God himself is our answer, not the things that He can do for us
- Are we going to serve God for who he is or what He can do for us?
- Give God time and you will be as close to God as you want to be
- If we succeed at something it is because we think it is important enough to spend time on
- Work your schedule around God and not God around your schedule
And that’s just the highlights without all the funny stories and examples (and the actions, voices and faces). If you can get a hold of an audio recording or DVD of this it would be well worthwhile.
[Listening to: Hold On - Lamar Campbell & Spirit of Praise - From the Heart (6:05)]
