How To Enjoy A Life Of Freedom | Joyce Meyer's Talk It Out Podcast | Episode 91

Do you feel trapped by an addiction? Controlled by the opinions of others? Sometimes freedom from the weight of the world feels so far away. But did you know that Jesus wants us to have the best kind of life? He’s promised us freedom from anything that seems to have a hold on us!
Whether you’ve struggled with constant temptation, people-pleasing, or even feeling overwhelmed as you’re dealing with someone else’s challenges, join Ginger + Jai + Erin (and their friend Mercy who Zooms in from Zambia!) and learn how you can be free indeed.
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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.
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[@christinewamz]

Watching from Zambia 🇿🇲. Proud to hear of Mercy and what God is doing.

[@kaseycort9428]

For these 3 amazing ladies to speak about what hurt them so deeply, helps me to see I wasn't alone. THank you ladies for your courage. May God continue to make you feel beautiful, needed, wanted, loved, bound by the Love of Jesus as we are, we are only responsible for our actions. All we can do is ''NOT COMPARE OURSELVES AT ALL" TO the filth husbands watch, but knowing we are absolutely not on that level and praying out loud in my house: DEVIL YOU HAD YOUR WAY LONG ENOUGH, AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE WE WILL SERVE THE LORD, AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE YOU HAVE NO PLACE HERE IN MY husbands heart. AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE IN THE NAME OF JESUS MY HOUSE IS CLEAN, MY LORD WILL PROTECT US FROM THE EVILS. AMEN.

[@award112]

Their honesty and encouragement is the reason I keep listening! Such amazing people!

[@ashleylovesjesuskitties1906]

It's such a beautiful moment to see the Lord absolutely shine through Mercy 💛 Thank you so much for letting us all be apart of her journey .. I feel so honored to be able to hear her speak with such strength and freedom! That big smile when she talks about the Lord is such a pure Joy that only comes from Him 😁

[@GodbeeVlogs]

holy God

[@kimberleeanntemple6970]

Amen

[@lorrainevillareal8257]

I love how HONEST these beautiful ladies are!! I love love! Talk it out I get so much HOPE & STRENGTH. 💕

[@joycemeyer]

That's so great to hear, Lorraine! Blessings! -Team JMM

[@peoplelover2024]

Wow. You find freedom in the light. So good.

[@carriekeubler7781]

Very positive episode! I love the transparency here! So well stated, that one person's freedom in a situation can be binding another person at the same time. I need to take note 'not' to do this people!!!!!!!! So happy that God offers freedom for all of us!!!!!!!

[@ashleylovesjesuskitties1906]

I really needed this tonight ... I've been controlled by almost every single person in my life and I never thought I'd be free inside from the bondage of it and the disgusting circumstances that it caused me but after 37 years it was Jesus Christ who taught me who I am and what I deserve and I truly take to heart that He is EVERYTHING I NEED!

[@joycemeyer]

🙌🙏We're so glad to hear how this episode was a blessing to you! -Team JMM

[@azbz1z2z75]

Thank you so much for your Talk It Out. I wish I had known about this a long time ago. I have worked through so many things in my life alone. I am so much closer to God now. But it felt like a lonely long journey. But I'm good now. God has worked in and through me. I love the feeling of God working in me. The Holy Spirit is amazing.

[@nicole1987]

Wow wow wow!!!! 🤩 This was a beautiful episode in so many ways. Mercy and her beautiful self, Ginger's always amazing ability to lead/speak, Jai's awesomely unapologetic spirit whom I connect so much with what she shared, and Erin's utter bravery here/strength to keep fighting for not only herself but for her marriage! I'm so proud of you all!!! Just amazing and sharing what I needed to hear. Thank you ladies for your selflessness, your beauty, and your strength. God is good! 🙂🌷🙏

[@joycemeyer]

Thank you for sharing this with us, Amber! We're grateful that this podcast has been a blessing to you! -Team JMM

[@edvinajuciute1963]

Thanks God for this Word 🙂

[@tiondraellis2725]

This has really given me something to think about, Jesus has given us so much that we don’t think we have or that we have let others take from us but you have shown me if Jesus has given it freely to me I can absolutely get it back it is mine.

[@joycemeyer]

That's so great to hear! Be sure to visit joycemeyer.org/TalkItOut to download your free resource from this episode!! God bless you! -Team JMM

[@savedbygrace6525]

Love these ladies! " there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for years are all ONE in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28 let's not get sucked into the world's evil narrative. 💝💖💝🙏

[@crystaltinnes6661]

My heart just grew 100,000,000X's bigger watching Mercy speak with that amazing smile! I couldn't stop smiling hearing her and for her knowing and starting to live out her purpose at such a young age is ONLY God. The wisdom and knowledge from the Holy Spirit is truly incredible. She's definitely gonna be changing the world in Jesus Name! 🙏🏼❤ Go Mercy!

[@dazzlemesandy]

Thank you sooooo much ladies, this topic of a secret life has been SUCH a BEATING TO ME AS a woman. Your saying exactly what i feel . I HAVE forgiven my husband OVER and OVER for these past 25 years and IM at a place where i dunno if i should continue in my marriage. Please pray for me..i LOVE him but the lies and deception sometimes are just unbearable

[@franceshampton8767]

I LOVE what Erin shared. Her husband is free from his bondage, but now the spouse carries it because they second guess what their marriage was all based on! Thank you all for sharing your pain and overall testimonies in order to help those of us who watch and listen to this program and podcast for help and healing!

[@TheShmadison]

Enjoyed this discussion. Your video posted just under 2 days after my son was born. I feel the freedom from our Lord of raising my son to know him. Also knowing, as a new mom with my husband, also new dad, we have the grace to raise our son without being judged as we learn together. I do take in advice from family and friends with experience but at the end of the day, we make the final call and God knows it was our time to become parents.

[@shantelsquier63]

Wow…y’all are strong and amazing women ! I went through the same thing in my marriage for seven years and it was painful to watch God deal with him. I chose to give grace to my husband and God made him a much better man !!! Bless each of you through your journeys. 💕

[@nauselbaum23]

Did you notice any changes for yourself, both negative and positive?

[@joycemeyer]

🙌🙏 Thank you for sharing part of your story with us. God is so faithful! -Team JMM

[@dsssnails]

Ladies look great! 💕💕💕 Love this podcast ❤️ I almost always have this podcast playing in my nail salon 💅🏼

[@joycemeyer]

We're so glad to hear that you are enjoying this podcast! Blessings! -Team JMM

[@DivineDianne]

Great episode of this podcast. What a good topic. We are all free in Christ but we must absolutely remember to choose to walk in that freedom everyday! Shake the chains off! Amen.

[@joycemeyer]

We're so glad to hear that this episode was a blessing to you! 🤗 -Team JMM

[@albas.395]

Thank you for sharing how God worked for you. I very much respect all of you and your message truly warmed my heart.❤

[@princesssullivan5098]

Wonderful episode💖💖💖

[@FireofGodArt]

I cried with Erin’s testimony, i ca relate with her. I want that freedom that only Jesus can give us.

[@deefeliz4610]

Her whole face is radiant .. Precious beautiful young lady 🌴🕊️💜 God Bless her & Keep her. Amen

[@Time4Stories1967]

you say your husbands were into porn, and now they are free from it, i too was addicted to porn for many years i didnt care what kind i watched, but JESUS set me free from porn, and it is a special kind of freedom. God bless you all.

[@cjscompilation3524]

Owsome stuff, watching from Zambia. It feels good to see the change in our own young ladies here

[@joycemeyer]

Hi there! Thank you for tuning in from Zambia. God bless you! -Team JMM

[@dvawva5197]

Three Brave Ladies

[@jonipratt2540]

I need a lot of prayer. I gave my life to God 4 years ago. For about a year I have been so bound with fear to the point I don't move in the things God ask me to to do. I feel like this struggle has almost snuffed my salvation. I feel like I am holding on by a thread.

[@leeshc5952]

I have been watching every episode since I discovered this channel. Watching y’all has been so uplifting and made such a positive impact in my life. I hear a verse and then take it to my Bible. Thank you ladies for spreading the word and for opening up your lives to us. ❤

[@LaRhonda.]

@22:42 what hit home for me was, being a "strong free woman". I need God to help reveal more of this to me.

[@lisadmarshall7484]

Love Love Love your transparency TIOP!!! Also, did Erin and Jay coordinate their outfits???🥰🥰🥰

[@Natalie-sv9ox]

Ginger said that "our journey impacts others"and it has, praise Lord, through your honesty, I am able to see how amazing God Grace is, and the strength He gives to us, and that walking with the Lord is a continuous journey,a day by day walk with Jesus,

[@kristeneberry7988]

Thank you for sharing ! As hard as it that was more freedom that came for all of you.

[@MaryellenS.13]

I don’t know how I missed this one?! This is my very fav show and group of women 🙏🏻🕊💙

[@joycemeyer]

🤗 We appreciate you so much!! We're glad you caught this episode! -Team JMM

[@debrawright4630]

Thank u all soooooo much! I love the honesty. None of us are perfect and love the reminder! Keep on keeping on♥️♥️ Don't ever end this chat💕

[@joycemeyer]

Thank you for your words of encouragement, Debra! God bless you! -Team JMM

[@edithpando1264]

Thank you ladies! God bless you all 🙏❤️

[@joycemeyer]

God bless you too, Edith! We're so glad you enjoyed this episode! -Team JMM

[@Surfsup448]

Bondages/ freedom/ soul searching. To be our genuine selves. 🙌🏻

[@GodbeeVlogs]

good day

[@keiarapayne3206]

Jai thank you for your authenticity and sharing your life experiences with us. I share the same experience with the Valentine’s Day issue and just hearing you say that set me free from feeling like I was alone in the dark and now to I can speak my truth!!! Thank you ladies! You are truly a blessing to my life!!!!

[@joycemeyer]

Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing that with us! We will be lifting you up in our prayers! God bless you! -Team JMM

[@mermiefasmart1387]

One piece of old fashioned advice I have always agreed with is NEVER ever speak badly of your spouse, or your ex spouse, no matter what they have done, as this reflects on the children and affects them adversely. The Holy Bible advises us in many places that "Love covers wrongs". Proverbs 10:12 / PETER 4:8 / JOHN 13:34,35 / First Corinthians 13...

[@Jesusmylord82]

Praise and honor belong to our lord Jesus Christ.may lord bless you to save more and more souls madam

[@GodbeeVlogs]

yes you are right

[@edvinajuciute1963]

Sucre yra žmonių, kurie primena man Merūna Jukoni 🙂

[@tamarradavis2503]

I love all of you beautiful ladies. Your testimonies and experiences whether good or bad have given me encouragement, and like a relief if I can say that. Thank you for allowing God to us you to help your sisters in Christ.❤

[@joycemeyer]

We're so glad to hear that, Tamarra! We are so grateful for you! -Team JMM

[@awkwardlyamy3765]

This is exactly why I am so grateful for the abuse trauma & bullying that I went through as a child and a teenager, following right into alcohol abuse to domestic violence relationships and then getting addicted to pain pills... Each one of these paths in my life has caused GREAT PAIN, FEAR, CONFUSION I WAS HOSPITALIZED SEVERAL TIMES FOR TRYING TO UN-LIFE MYSELF & THE DEPRESSION THE MENTAL ILLNESS THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT IT WAS SUCH A STRUGGLE AND BATTLE.. But today I am so strong, God put me through several of these situations so I could help other women out it wasn't even about me it was about me helping that other person out.. I got to experience a full 30 years of having exactly what I wanted my wonderful husband, my two beautiful children they were special needs I was under a lot of stress I had, medical issues but I had what I wanted. I wasn't happy because I never got over the trauma of growing up in domestic violence and seeing what I've seen, nor being abused by my father and then continue on where I was being severely bullied and jumped multiple times in high school.. so I couldn't get happy I didn't know how to get happy but I knew God was around I knew God was always around a new God had me here for a special reason. He brought my husband into my life God made my husband for me and me for my husband. I was so down I was practically red flag Express when I'm at my husband and I was searching for God so bad to know him because my brother had just died and I wanted to know where my brother went.. I'm at my husband he grew up in Christian schools he's read the Bible back and forth multiple times his family is Christian everybody is so sweet and so kind and nobody went through abuse and everybody just loved one another and it was one of the best things that God has given me. He taught me about God and yes during our marriage we both got addicted to pain pills because of our medical issues and that turned into shooting up heroin to doing detoxes and rehabs and today we're 9 years clean. But it's really been the past 5 years that I really started giving my time to god, praying with him daily devotions reading the bible really understanding who got is.. and along my journey for the 9 years God place women in my life that I needed during that time so the past 5 years I've been able to wrap up everything I learned from them and started on this journey to happiness. But it was so important that I asked Jesus into my heart for real this time, then I had to get joy and I had to have peace I had to love myself and I was on my way to happiness. And during these past five years God has put me in situations and in a place that's made me realize that it's not what I have that's happiness it's what's inside. I live in a hotel and one of the worst parts in my city, husband and my 13 year old autistic son we have been here for almost 8 years.. my son was desensitized at the age of five, and no matter what we do no matter the money that we save we never have enough to move. It's a couple years ago I sat down and I said okay God what do you need me to do.. and that is to help women who walk through these doors that need my help, that is to share my life on social media for the girl who is sitting in Her dream home has her dream husband her dream children's and she is not happy.. God wants people to see me hear my situation my stresses and everything that I've gone through and see the bright radiant light that shines around me and all the love that I want to spread and I want people to want what I have..

[@muthonikamau80]

Awesome 👌....watching from Kenya

[@joycemeyer]

Thanks for tuning in from Kenya! Blessings! -Team JMM

[@blankblank4733]

Love this, thanks for the message!

[@joycemeyer]

We're so glad to hear that this blessed you today! -Team JMM

[@franciscandjiharine5549]

I am free from any bondage 🙏🏿

[@dermanydelgado9043]

Thanks for sharing erin so proud of you for sharing pray for healing and grace

[@joycemeyer]

God bless you! -Team JMM

[@kennyskhronicles4880]

Thank you so much ladies 😊💕

[@estherbyoona1572]

Beautiful 😊🥺❤❤❤thank you so so much for sharing

[@sheilamorrell9296]

Love you 😍 ladies and these talk it out sessions unable to go to women’s groups due to pandemic but I feel like I’m at one when I watch the podcast I feel like I’m there❤️👏🏿💜🌈💝🌹🔥

[@joycemeyer]

That's so great to hear, Sheila! We hope you'll be joining us online or in-person for Joyce's Love Life Women's Conference in September! Visit joycemeyer.org/LoveLife22 for more info! -Team JMM

[@Maria-006.]

Thank you so much ladies 🙏🏻 I’m always looking forward for these talks I love them and have helped me in so many ways God bless and love you guys 🫶🏻❤️

[@joycemeyer]

We're so glad to hear that, Maria! God bless you too! -Team JMM

[@ElimEfream]

38 times...Unbliebable...life is true...

[@angelinadrobina5037]

Thanks

[@joycemeyer]

We sincerely appreciate your generous SuperThanks contribution! Your support helps us continue our mission to share the Gospel, disciple nations and extend the love of Christ.Thank you!

[@Time4Stories1967]

ps;;;i am divorced and i am 73 years old. love connie

[@kris_ten_3]

Thank you such a great discussion and love this topic. Thank you it has helped me and I know many others

[@joycemeyer]

We're so glad to hear that this episode was a blessing to you! -Team JMM

[@lorihunsaker1810]

So, so needed this today!

[@joycemeyer]

We're so glad to hear that this blessed you today! -Team JMM

[@noracharles9366]

❤️ Talk it out

[@tomasarnold4443]

My experience

[@christyhallowell9996]

I got sick With an auto immune disease disease and gained 45 pounds that I cannot get off and I gained this weight in 6 weeks if you can believe that. I went from a size 7 to a size 18 very fast. That was 10 years ago. I have felt ugly and I feel like my husband finds me unattractive and ugly ever since. He has never confirmed my feelings nor has he tried to make me feel any different. We have Had sexual relations only 3 times in the past 10 years. We don't talk about it and I don't feel strong enough to bring it up anymore. And I constantly am fighting to love myself Like I am, whether he loves me like this or not. I don't know how to ask God or what to ask God for to to help me come above that but I drowned in this more than I don't. I have been married for 37 years.

[@YTBMac]

Just wow

[@joycemeyer]

For more episodes and free resources, visit joycemeyer.org/TalkItOut! God bless you! -Team JMM

[@tommynettled2239]

Jesus now so be

[@MM-ty8cm]

You are loved, you are precious in God's eyes. You are His Beloved. You belong on this Earth. If you are breathing now.... God has a purpose for your life now...... There is Hope and Love which can only be found in Jesus. God has a purpose for you now. He sees, knows and understands the pain from your past. God doesn't see your scars from your past, whether you made mistakes or decisions where made for you. What God sees is your Beauty. He sees you as fearfully and wonderfully made. He sees His Child made out of His own image. He sees you as His Beloved, apple of His eye. If you are contemplating suicide, then please comment back. You are important! God loves you and so do I. God bless and much love ❤ Keeping you in my prayers 🙏❤

[@luli83nha]

👏👏👏

[@finnianfinnian8359]

🙏💖

[@dermanydelgado9043]

yes were not perfect

[@ML-rh7lv]

When I found out my partner was married boy it hurt but God showed in dream that something was be suse he was holding a child and thought I was pregnant but was showing he had 3 children and then he’s wife called me and dropped the boom she’ll! I got through it and so over him as I know it is wrong to be with a married man.

[@MM-ty8cm]

If you haven't accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior then please comment back. I'd love to speak with you. God bless and much love ❤ Keeping everyone in my prayers 🙏❤

[@efrenlucero6849]

🌿🌺🌿🌺🌿🌺🌿 ✌❤

[@ElimEfream]

True dreams in foundations using rest rooms,..in spot access links..@hidden mass no one see us...etc....

[@daniellealfano9235]

Vanity.

[@nauselbaum23]

Please explain

[@tc4583]

I hope her husband was OK with her sharing his addiction.

[@Msmimic123]

Yes she said she has her husbands blessing.

[@jessejules2092]

Basically, always assume that men are engaged fully or some times in porn at the beginning of a relationship. Always ask husbands if they are being faithful with their eyes. My husband always gives me permission to ask him and hold him accountable. It's become standard procedure for me to ask and there's no shame in asking. If a man ever says things to undermine your need for reassurance, then he's not worth being in a relationship with.

[@nauselbaum23]

Why would women have to assume this? Is living in sin the norm for men at the beginning of relationships? How do you feel having to check in with your husband’s eyes?

[@TerryQui]

did your husbands get free? If so how?

[@edvinajuciute1963]

Manau Sucre turi alkoholio nebūt ir iš viso pasauly jo neturi būt