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ENJOYING
E V E R Y D A Y
L I F E
JOYCE
MEYER
MINISTRIES
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2016
C E L E B R AT I N G
40 Years
IN MINISTRY
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VOLUME 31
No 2
| SPRING
2016
Friends,
I can’t believe it’s been
forty years! And in
those years, I’ve experienced many good
times as well as some
difficult ones—We all
have. But God is always
in control, and we can count on Him to take care of us
no matter what our circumstances may be. Actually,
the best way I know to stay peaceful is to forget
about my own problems, and focus on how I can help
someone else. As you read through this issue, I hope
you’re encouraged by the stories of people whose lives
have been changed through your giving. Because of
your support, millions of people are learning about
God’s love for them every day! We’re thankful for you,
and we want you to know you’re making a difference.
Contents
4 Joy in the Journey
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8 “I Won’t Forget You”
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Celebrating 40 years of ministry, Dave and Joyce discuss
milestones, funny moments, and how it all began.
13 You Can Stress Less
By Ginger Stache
The story of a seemingly insignificant encounter that
changed lives.
By Joyce Meyer
Five ways to help manage stress and increase your peace.
29 Super Woman or Super Natural?
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By Christine Caine
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See how being a woman of God equips you to be a
superhero through Christ.
“
…Let us not love [merely] in
theory or in speech but in
deed and in truth…
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—1 John 3:18
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JOY
JOURNEY
IN
THE
D AV E & J OYC E C E L E B R AT E
4 0 Y E A R S O F M I N I ST RY
IN 1976, when God spoke to Joyce’s heart that
she would someday have “a large teaching tape
ministry,” she could have only imagined what would
happen over the next four decades.
From a Bible study in their home…to airing on a few
local radio stations…to eventually reaching a potential audience of two-thirds of the world through
the Enjoying Everyday Life TV program, Dave and
Joyce have watched the Lord use their ministry to
bring help and healing to millions, including missions outreaches that now span the globe.
They recently sat down to discuss ministry milestones, funny moments, how it all began, and the
incredible things the Lord has done all along the way.
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FORTY YEARS OF
MINISTRY IS A LONG TIME.
HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN?
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JOYCE: Well, one day I was listening to a cassette
teaching tape. It was 60 minutes long, and I was
just amazed that anybody could get a whole hour
of teaching out of one verse and keep my interest.
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So, at the end of that teaching, I was making
my bed and doing housework, and I just sensed
God putting a desire in my heart to teach the
Word…and that I was going to go all over the
world and teach, which of course in the natural
was totally ridiculous. But truly, with God, all
things are possible.
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WHAT WAS YOUR
FIRST STEP AFTER
YOU KNEW GOD
WAS CALLING YOU
INTO MINISTRY?
We always had about 25-30 people each
Tuesday night. And they would come
if it was snowing, raining…no matter
what, they would come. Then a friend
asked me to start a Bible study at her
house on Thursday afternoon. So we
did these Bible studies for five years.
At the end of five years, I felt like God had
directed me to stop the Bible study. I thought,
It’s time for my promotion; something great’s
gonna happen now. And so for one year, nothing
happened. And that was a very confusing year. I
can look back now and realize God taught me the
importance of being myself.
Because I was insecure, I didn’t like who I was and
constantly tried to be somebody else, whether it
was my pastor’s wife or my “homemaker” neighbor next door. During that year, I tried to have
a garden and sew my family’s clothes...all these
things God was not anointing me for.
D
She did sew a pair of shorts for me and that
was a disaster.
J
(laughs) I remember, they were grey with dark
grey piping around the edges.
D
The shorts had pockets longer than the shorts. I
cut the pockets out. I should have kept the shorts.
I burned them!
J
Well then in 1980, we began attending Life Christian
Center, a start-up church. They asked me if I wanted
to start a women’s Bible study. They advertised a
little bit, and this was just a miracle from God: That
first Thursday morning, 115 people came! After a
while they asked me to come on staff, and the Bible
study grew to about 500 people every week.
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DAVE: No, in the natural you didn’t, but
you always had the gift to teach from
the very beginning. And while Joyce
was teaching, she was learning through
the Word how to grow and deal with
different problems in her own life. Then,
the things she encountered she would
teach to the people.
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WHEN DID YOU BEGIN
HOLDING WEEKLY WOMEN’S
MEETINGS AT CHURCH?
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I started a Bible study, and that’s kind
of the way it began. But I didn’t know
how to teach a Bible study, so I asked
my pastor. He recommended a Thompson Chain Reference Bible and to start
in the book of John. So that’s where
I started: John chapter 1, verse 1. But
I certainly wouldn’t have seemed like
Bible teacher material, would I?
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IS THIS WHEN YOU BEGAN
AIRING ON THE RADIO?
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My pastor was on radio, and the
slot next to him opened up, so he
asked me if I wanted to do it. I started on WCBW in St. Louis, a fifteenminute radio slot once a week.
After five years, in 1985, we knew
it was time to leave Life Christian
Church. The Lord had instructed
us to “take the ministry north,
south, east and west.” So we literally began holding meetings in
North St. Louis, South St. Louis,
East St. Louis and West St. Louis.
At this point, we were running the
ministry out of our home and had
five or six people working for us.
We had one person who would
open mail and another to duplicate
the cassette tapes. We had phones
all around the house. We even
had a guy who produced the radio
program out of our son’s bedroom
closet. I’m also raising kids—I have a
baby, and I have teenagers.
I’m coming home and Joyce is
saying, “This is overwhelming,
I can’t handle this.” Six months
later, I quit my job to help full time
with the ministry. I set up all the
conferences, I did the payroll, and I
bought all the radio time.
D
In the beginning, it was very difficult to get on stations because
hardly anyone knew Joyce. But
eventually the word got around
that she was good, so it was easier.
In the upcoming years, we grew to
150 stations.
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WHEN DID YOU MAKE THE
DECISION TO GO ON TELEVISION?
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I’m thinking, There’s no way we can go on television.
It costs too much.Then in kind of a vision I see this
hand on a spigot, and God says “If I turn this off,
you can’t even do what you’re doing now. But if I
turn it up, you can do everything I ask you to do.”
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It was just out of the blue. One day I was getting
ready to go to the office and all of a sudden the
Lord opens up my heart to sense the hurts of the
world. I’m sobbing, and God said, “I prepared you
all this time to go on television.”
I shared this with Joyce, and that’s when we decided to do it. The first program was so primitive—
Joyce was literally teaching in front of a shower
curtain for a backdrop! But it was the beginning
of the television ministry, and now it’s just beyond anything we could have ever expected.
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YOU ARE THE
CORE OF THIS
MINISTRY, BUT
WHO ARE SOME
OF THE PEOPLE
BEHIND THE
SCENES WHO
HELP MAKE IT
POSSIBLE?
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Without the partners, it would be a very
small ministry, and it would not go very far.
Without them, we might do about 15 percent
of what we’re doing today.
About 30 years ago, I had this growing desire to help people.
So we started setting aside money to help the poor. We started
right here in St. Louis, helping through inner-city ministry and
contributing to other ministries. Then we started different missions and got involved with missionaries around the world.
Now we’re involved in feeding programs, fresh water wells,
medical missions and so many other things in about 150
different nations. It’s very, very important to me to be able
to help people. You help people with the Word, but you also
need to help them in a practical way.
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PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO YOUR
AUTHENTICITY. HOW DO YOU
KEEP THINGS SO BALANCED
AND REAL? IT SEEMS LIKE
YOU HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
D
Yeah, we do! It’s very important to enjoy each part
of your life—not just the ministry or work part. And
it’s especially important to enjoy your spouse if
you’re married and allow them to be themselves.
J
I tell people all the time, I don’t know what I’d
teach if I wasn’t married to Dave because he gives
me an opportunity to apply every message that
I’ve ever preached! But Dave and I both have a lot
of fun in our relationship. And I know that it’s very
important that we remember where we came from
and that it’s God doing all of this.
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Then, we have our ministry partners who
financially support the ministry, and every
one of them is very important no matter
what they give. We need them, and we’re all
partners together in doing everything we do.
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My name gets to be on it, but you can’t do
it alone. We have wonderful leaders in the
ministry. Our two sons, David and Daniel,
pretty much run all the day-to-day stuff now.
Both sons-in-law also work here and do a
phenomenal job. We have about 650 employees worldwide with offices in nine different
countries…and they’re all a part of this.
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REACHING PEOPLE
THROUGH WORLD
MISSIONS IS SUCH
AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THIS
MINISTRY. HOW
DID THAT BEGIN?
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“I WON’T
FORGET
YOU ”
The Story of a Seemingly Insignificant
Encounter That Changed Lives
It had been a long day and
I was exhausted. The Nepali heat and
humidity, combined with a hike into
the remote village along the edge of
the Himalayas and a full day of shooting disaster relief stories, had taken
its toll. So when a small band of girls
decided to take me on a tour of their
village, I wasn’t so sure I was up to it.
But it was soon obvious the choice
was not mine. They grabbed my arms,
two on each side, and began pulling
me uphill while they giggled and
chattered, as little girls do. In broken
English they told me all about their
lives and their experiences when the
recent earthquake struck.
As they dragged me up and down
the dirt paths through the destroyed
homes, I quickly realized that tired
or not, these are the moments that
matter most. Divine appointments
that God gives us—memories we
never forget.
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They sang me a song and though I
couldn’t understand a word, the tune
was happy. Then they asked me to
teach them one, so I began singing
“Jesus Loves Me.” They repeated
each line after me and soon we were
singing together.
I told them how impressed I was with
their English, and they giggled as I
attempted to pronounce their names.
We laughed and darted from place to
place as they shared story after story.
Where did they get this energy?
My exhaustion was soon replaced by
the joy of these sweet girls.
“That is a very nice song,” they said.
Then one sweet little girl asked me if I
believed in Jesus. I told them all about
Him, how He is alive and with us right
now and how He loves them very
much. She said that her parents don’t
believe in Jesus but that since He was
my friend, she wanted Him to be hers.
Along the way they flitted around
like fireflies and picked bouquets
of wildflowers for me. Frankly, the
flowers were hot and scratchy in my
sweaty hands, but I wouldn’t put
those flowers down for anything.
They were precious gifts.
My heart melted.
They told me that when the earthquake hit it was “noisy” and “very
frightening.” It was a Sunday
morning so they were home from
school. One said it was, “the most
afraid I have ever been. I thought we
would all die.”
We talked about the church in the
village where they could learn more
about Jesus. They reminded me that
the church had fallen down, but I told
them that didn’t matter. The people
were still meeting outside and God
would never leave them.
They said that they were still afraid to
sleep inside.
I asked how their families and
homes were. They said their families
survived with some bumps and
broken bones. They told me about
friends who lost parents and others
with crushed arms or legs.
As we reached the top of the village,
a couple of the girls waved good-bye
and ran off on another path. Two of
the girls continued the hike with me
up the hillside to the main road
where we left our vehicles because
the dirt road was impassable from
monsoon rains.
They asked to sing “Jesus Loves
Me” again. We sang together until
I begged for mercy. “I can’t sing
anymore, I’m out of breath.”
Once we reached the top, one of
the girls showed me her mother’s
small store, which survived the
earthquake—a miracle in itself. She
proudly introduced me, then I went
on to our van.
Before we left she ran to me one final
time to give me another gift, a piece
of candy from the store. One last hug
good-bye and off she went. “I won’t
forget you,” she said.
I think of those girls often. I am
grateful that our partners sent us
to that remote hillside to provide
emergency essentials like food and
tarps, to rebuild their church building, to remind the people that God
will restore their hope, and to tell a
tiny band of sweet girls that yes, Jesus
loves them.
Ginger Stache is the Chief Media
Officer for Joyce Meyer Ministries.
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As for their houses, they simply
clapped their hands together—“flat”
they said. “Come, we’ll show you,”
and off we went running again.
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They were quick to point out that they
knew I came from far away because
my skin was “very light and funny.”
We laughed a lot at that. “But beautiful,” they said. I told them they were
all very beautiful and I introduced
them to the “selfie.”
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They told me that everyone in the
village has been sad since the earthquake and how our visit made them
happy again. “It’s very kind of you to
visit from so far away.”
rather than go with them, God wanted
to send an angel on His behalf. And
Moses wouldn’t agree to that!
In Exodus 33:15, Moses said to God, If
Your Presence does not go with me, do
not carry us up from here!
Even after 40 years in the desert,
Moses didn’t want the Promised Land
without the Promisor. He understood
that knowing God was more important
than anything he could get from Him.
Moses had his priorities straight—he
knew God’s presence and favor is what
matters most.
There’s an old hymn called, “Turn Your
Eyes Upon Jesus.” The lyrics go like this:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will
grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
Turn Your Eyes
Upon Jesus
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When our priorities are straight, we
want to know God intimately. We
become so captivated by His presence
and love that everything else pales
in comparison.
SOME PEOPLE COME TO CHRIST with their priorities
mixed up—they receive Jesus as their Savior so they can go
to Heaven, but they are only willing to follow Him if it’s convenient or when it makes sense for them to do so. The sad
thing is, they are missing so much of what God has for them
because they are more focused on what they can get from
God rather than getting to know God intimately.
Moses understood the importance of having a personal relationship with God. In Exodus 33, God instructed Moses to lead
the Israelites into the Promised Land. There, He promised
to protect and prosper them, defeating their enemies. But
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THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING
GOD INTIMATELY AND MAINTAINING
HEALTHY PRIORITIES
If you’re ready
to know God
intimately, then
pray this prayer:
Experiencing true intimacy with God,
born out of a love so strong it caused
Him to sacrifice His only Son for your
salvation, is the most precious, amazing gift you can ever have. Because
when you have a personal connection
with Him, through Christ, it causes
everything else to “grow strangely
dim in the light of His glory and grace.”
During this Easter season, that’s what
we’re celebrating.
God, I need You. I believe You love me and You sent Your Son, Jesus, to die on
the cross for me. I’m ready to begin a new life with Jesus as my Savior AND
Lord, so I confess that I’ve made mistakes and I’m sorry for the sin in my life.
Teach me how to live the way You want me to live. Jesus, I give my heart to
you. Take me as I am, and make me what You want me to be.
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Make Your Relationship
with God and His Word
Your Top Priority
SCRIPTURE
Seek the Kingdom of God above all
else, and live righteously, and he
will give you everything you need.
STUDY: What are your top 3 priorities in life? Faith, family, finances? Career,
education, entertainment, a hobby or special interest? Think about the way you
spend your time to determine honestly what matters most to you. Then consider
the following questions and scriptures to learn about the things that should be at
the top of the list and why.
—MATTHEW 6:33 NLT
1. What kind of life did God create you to live? (John 3:16; 10:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17, 21)
TIP FROM JOYCE
“Approach the Word with reverence
and make it a priority. The important
thing is to work your schedule
around God, rather than work God
into your schedule.”
—JOYCE MEYER
FURTHER STUDY
God gives us a strategy to keep
our focus on Him and our priorities
straight. Study 2 Corinthians 10:4-5,
Colossians 3:1-2, Proverbs 18:20-21
and 2 Timothy 2:16 to determine
your plan of action.
2. What’s the key to pursuing that life? (Matthew 6:33; John 15:5-12)
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3. What is the common obstacle we all face to getting closer to God and fulfilling
His plans for us? How do we overcome it? (Romans 8:5; Galatians 5:16-17)
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Do these words describe the way you feel about
life? If that’s the case, I want you to know you’re
not alone. And with God’s help, you can change
your outlook and overcome your situation. No
matter what’s going on around you, you can have
a life in Christ filled with peace and joy.
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Ev en th ou gh
yo u ca n ’ t
co nt ro l
ev er y si tu at io n
yo u fa ce ,
y ou c a n
c on tr ol
h ow y ou
fa c e it .
When you woke up this morning, did
you get to choose what the weather
would be like today?
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doesn’t mean we’re victims of our
circumstances. We may not be able to
choose what happens in the environment around us, but we can certainly
choose how we respond to it. And the
decisions we make on a daily basis go
a long way in determining the kind of
life we are going to live. You can make
decisions, and you can take steps, to
change how you view your circumstances and how you respond to them.
Think of it like this:
• If it’s raining outside, you can take
care of the inside chores you needed
to do but had been putting off.
Did you decide how light or heavy
traffic would be on your way to work
or when you were driving around town
running errands?
• If traffic is heavy on your normal
route, you can choose an alternate
route to save time.
How about the mood of your spouse or
your coworkers?
I guess those are kind of silly questions. Neither you nor I get to make
those kinds of decisions. If we did, the
temperature might be a few degrees
warmer, the traffic would certainly
be much lighter, the news would be
filled with positive, feel-good stories,
and our spouses and friends would
always be in fantastic moods. Sounds
wonderful, doesn’t it?
The truth is, we don’t get to make any
of those external decisions, but that
• If your friend is in a terrible mood,
you can lift her spirits by encouraging her rather than letting her
mood affect you.
Those are some simple examples
that illustrate a greater point: Even
though you can’t control every
situation you face, you can control
how you face it. You can take steps
to determine what kind of life you are
going to live. Here are a few ways to
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outfit you were going to wear. You
decided how many cups of coffee
to have. But there were some other
decisions you didn’t get to make (even
though I bet you wish you could have).
Let me show you what I mean…
If you constantly feel overwhelmed or under stress and you can’t
pinpoint the exact reason, start making some biblical daily confessions.
Rather than getting up each day, talking about how bad things are,
begin each day declaring God’s Word and His promises over your
life. I am more than a conqueror! (Romans 8:37) God will provide for
my every need! (Matthew 6:26) I can do all things through Christ who
strengthens me! (Philippians 4:13)
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If a nagging health problem is
leaving you feeling stressed out
and run down, start an exercise
routine. No more excuses. Set
aside time each day to get the
exercise and care your body
desperately needs. Rather than
making excuses, make a plan…
and stick to it. You may think
that you simply don’t have the
energy to exercise. You feel too
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These are just a few examples, but
as you can see, there are so many
ways you can step out in faith in
order to live the life Jesus died to
give you. God is going to do His
part, but He wants you to do your
part too. You may not have all
the answers and you may not get
it right every time, but if you’ll
determine to take a step, God is
going to meet you along the way.
Remember, you don’t have to live
a life burdened with stress and
frustration. Instead, you can live
a happy, peaceful, overcoming life.
It’s just a matter of what steps you
are going to take. The choice is
yours…you decide.
This article has been adapted from
Overload by Joyce Meyer. Copyright ©
by Joyce Meyer Ministries. Reprinted
with permission of FaithWords, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. All
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If there is someone who is
driving up your stress levels by
constantly hurting your feelings,
do something nice for them—
send them a kind note, buy them
lunch, tell them something you
appreciate about them, or begin
praying for them on a regular
basis. By doing these little things,
you are taking steps of faith and
obeying God’s command to love
your enemies.
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If the demands of work
are overwhelming and
causing you to feel
overloaded, do something about
it. Delegate some tasks, reevaluate
your systems or talk to your boss.
(Your boss may not even realize
how much you are doing or how
it is negatively affecting your
personal life.) Instead of complaining how overworked
you are, look for ways
to be more efficient
and how to make the
most of your time
each day.
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Look for it wherever books are sold.
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If your finances are a source
of constant stress in your life,
decide to start a budget (or
reevaluate your current budget).
What is something practical you
can do to solve the problem? Cut
an expense that is a luxury but
not a necessity. Look for a new
way to make some additional
money. Ask someone who is good
with finances to take a look at
your budget and give you
some suggestions.
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find when I go ahead and begin to
exercise that I start to feel better.
Exercise takes energy, but it gives
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God is using you to help answer her prayer.…
Because of your support, we were able to come
alongside families of Christ Fellowship to build
Hand of Hope Center. Located in Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida, it’s a place where people with
special needs can come to receive therapy, connect
with friends, and tap into the gifts God gave them.
It’s also a place where anyone can come to learn
Because of your
support, new
connections and
discoveries are being
made every day.
Both as a parent, and as the director of the
special needs ministry at Hand of Hope Center, one
of Alicia’s greatest desires is to bring awareness,
training, and support to churches that are open to
disability ministry.
“We have young families that are just going through
the understanding that one of their
children has a disability,” says Alicia. “If they don’t
have a community to support them, it brings a lot
of isolation. I went through that too.”
Through the tangible love of God, poured out
through the people around them, special needs
families can know…they’re right where they belong.
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“For church communities, wheelchair accessibility is
a great first step,” says Alicia. “But a ramp doesn’t
have a heart. Wide doors…they don’t have hearts.
People are the ones who have hearts. And so that’s
what we need…people with hearts being open to
love on people with special needs.”
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Alicia still remembers how it felt to be a young
mother, walking her oldest daughter, Cynthia,
who has cerebral palsy, into church on Sunday
mornings. “We found time and time again that
churchgoers and even leadership were afraid of
us because we were visually, physically different,”
says Alicia. “Sometimes fear is the barrier that
doesn’t allow us to love on other people. My prayer
is that those walls will come down.”
“As we end isolation in the life of someone with
a disability, we share with them the Gospel of
Jesus,” says Alicia. “We can do that with Hand
of Hope Center.”
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part of a loving, caring church community. But it
wasn’t always that way.
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children has special needs? Juan and Alicia Szuka
know the feeling—and they want to help others
who are dealing with similar challenges.
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rescue the woman who was forced into human trafficking. Help the
elderly man who so desperately needs medical attention, and the
family who lost everything they owned in a natural disaster. Say, “I
Will…” and help someone in their greatest time of need.
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India
Because of their condition, both he and his wife made their
living begging on the streets. They’d venture to separate locations in hopes of gathering a little more money to survive on.
In leprosy’s early stages, small areas of the body become
numb and prone to injury and secondary infection. Instead of
part of the body falling off—like many myths have portrayed—
a person with leprosy suffers through a long process of injury,
infection, pain and amputation.
But one day, Marimuthu’s wife went into the bustling city to
panhandle…and never returned. It’s been three years. And
sadly, he has no idea what happened to his precious wife.
But what’s even more devastating is dealing with the incredibly harsh stigma associated with the disease because it’s
so misunderstood.
People are afraid that if they have any contact with a person
who has leprosy they’ll catch it—even though most have a
natural immunity to the disease. And in India, to contract
leprosy means you’ve almost instantly become one of
society’s untouchables.
That’s why it touches them so much when someone is
willing to reach out and offer them hope. And at the base
of a tropical mountain range in Coimbatore, India, Joyce
Meyer Ministries, Hand of Hope partners with Embrace a
Village to do just that.
By looking at his face, you would never know the tragedy
he’s been through. This sweet man with a radiant smile now
comes to Embrace a Village to receive medical care, as well
as rice for him and his son.
Marimuthu is just one of almost 800 leprosy patients who
are being cared for as we clean their wounds, feed them,
provide care for their children during the day and even bury
them when they pass away.
And all along, we are sharing the Gospel with them and seeing many lives transformed by God’s unconditional love.
Thank you so much for helping us share the love of Christ
with these beautiful people who have been through so much.
If you want to make more smiles like Marimuthu’s, join with
us by visiting joycemeyer.org/Iwill today.
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But the painful bacterial disease is very much a reality today
for thousands of people in India, as well as many others
around the world.
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How do I pray effectively?
Why do I do the things I do?
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How do I get along with
difficult people?
How can I heal from the
pain of abuse?
What does it mean
to be led by
the Holy Spirit?
Why do I keep making the
same mistakes?
How should I think to be happy?
How do I let God fight
my bales?
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What’s the secret to kicking
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I also felt this overwhelming guilt. I never fought
with my mother, but the day before the accident,
we got into an argument…and I couldn’t say I
was sorry. There was never a chance to make
things right.
About that time, I started drinking. I thought it
was going to make me feel better, but it didn’t. It
made things worse. And my habit only increased
when I became an adult.
son?
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At that age, I really didn’t understand death or
know how to grieve. I just knew I had a loss and I
was angry. When I saw my mother in that casket,
I got mad. I even remember shouting in my room
several times: “I hate God! There is no God to me.”
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Following are just a few incredible stories.
Whether it’s emotional healing, freedom from
a troubled past, or encountering Jesus for
the very first time, they all received one of
God’s greatest gifts—a new beginning.
I’LL NEVER FORGET the day my mother died in
a horrible car accident. It was June 16, 1983, and
I was only 13 years old. My mom and I were just
the closest. She was my life. And when I heard
that the person I loved the most was gone—it
was devastating. I wanted an answer, and nobody
could justify why it happened.
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By partnering with Joyce Meyer Ministries,
you provide so many of them with the
physical and spiritual help they need—things
like a hot meal, relief after a storm, and most
importantly, the love of Christ and His
message of hope.
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All around the world, there are people with
real needs, with real heartache and pain. They
are moms, sisters, grandmas, fathers, husbands…
people just like you and me.
In 2003, I was driving home along a
curvy road after drinking one night
when a car pulled out in front of me.
The next thing I knew, my front tires
hit the curb, the airbag went off, and
my hands flew off the wheel. My car
went straight into a barrier wall.
And that’s when I heard the awful
screaming.
I got out of my car and a woman
told me the most terrible news…
I hit a child.
I suddenly thought…I’m no
better than the person who
hit my mother.
My mistake landed me in
prison, where all I could do
was think about what I had
done. I was ready to end my life. But a
few years into my sentence, something
strange happened.
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I returned to my cell and there was
this book on my bunk. In prison, nothing’s free without reason. You have to
be cautious if something is left with
you. So I called the guard over, and I
shook that book to make sure nothing was in it. A few hours went by and
nothing happened, so it dawned on
me to read the title—Battlefield of the
Mind by Joyce Meyer.
I’d never thought of my mind as a battlefield before, but it made so much sense.
I began to read the book. Bits and pieces
stuck out to me that I could apply to life
in prison. And the more I applied it, the
easier it got for me to survive.
Eventually, I even found Joyce on TV.
Through her, God taught me how to
listen to Him. And for the first time in
my life, I was happy to be alive.
A year after I was released from prison,
I attended my first Joyce Meyer conference. It was there that I stood up
and accepted Jesus Christ. I knew my
life would never be the same.
From that moment on, I continued to
watch Joyce and even volunteer for
her conferences. I choose to volunteer
to let others know how great God is
and what He can do for people.
I know if it wasn’t for the partners
of Joyce Meyer Ministries, Joyce’s
books wouldn’t be reaching people in
prisons, and she wouldn’t be able to
help others through TV. That’s how I
was helped and given the opportunity
to have a second chance, and I’m so
appreciative of that.
That’s also why I now partner with the
ministry. Because I knew in my heart, I
was going to do what it takes to help
others realize that everybody’s worth
a second or third chance—whatever
chance they need.
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every obstacle in my life
TO REACH ME!
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The guilt I felt was devastating. My
sense of self-worth was non-existent,
and life had no real value to me. I became emotionally numb and hardened
my heart so no one could get truly
close to me. Eventually, the hate in my
heart made me suicidal. Convinced I
was a lost cause, I remember thinking,
I’m going to hell anyway, so what does
it matter?
At 19, I found myself in a mentally
abusive marriage, which ended a few
years later; however, the good thing
that came out of this relationship was
my daughter, Chelsea. Sadly, I still
had no sense of self-worth, and this
caused me to
get into another
abusive marriage. But being
a good mom
who protected
her child was
important
to me, and
this kept
me going.
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At this time, I worked in an office with
a Christian woman and we began carpooling together. We became friends,
and a few months later, she and her
husband led me to the Lord. This was
the beginning of my journey to restoration through Christ.
It’s so amazing how God broke through
every obstacle in my life to reach me!
As I continued to walk with Him, He led
me to the right marriage relationship
and a healthy church family, where I
got the support I needed to be honest
about my past and get free from the
guilt, condemnation and shame that
held me for so long. I also discovered
Joyce Meyer’s teaching along the
way, and God used her to help me see
that forgiveness for every sin is truly
available for anyone who is willing to
receive it.
Today, I’m married to a godly man
who serves the Lord, a stay-at-home
mother of four children and I lead a
women’s ministry at my church. My
heart’s desire is to lead women out of
bondage and teach them about having
a personal relationship with Christ.
When we experience true freedom, the
hunger for Christ becomes contagious, and then we can raise up world
changers. I know it’s possible for them
because of everything He’s done for
me. And I’m determined to do everything He’s calling me to do. Wherever
He’s going, I’m going with Him!
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night
It was 3 a.m. and I couldn’t
sleep. I was actually contemplating suicide. My life was full
of depression, darkness, loneliness and confusion, with pain
so deep and no one to turn to.
That’s when I flipped on the TV
and saw your program for the
first time. Joyce was speaking on
emotional healing, and the more
I watched, the more her pain
sounded like mine. I began to
sob uncontrollably and begged
God for help. I immediately felt
a calm like I had never experienced in my life. It was then that
I gave my life to God! There have
been some tough times since
that night, but now I know that
God is always on my side.
-DEANNA JOHNSON
Wisconsin
Through partnership with
Joyce Meyer Ministries, you can
share the message of Christ, meet
critical needs, and provide hope to
thousands in search of a new beginning. Will you join us? Your support
will make the difference for people
all around the world…people just like
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Because I hadn’t learned what a
healthy relationship looked like, I
ended up in my own dysfunctional
relationships, and as a result, had
three abortions before I was 21. I had
given in to the lie: If you’re pregnant
and alone, abortion is a quick, easy
solution that’s no big deal. But the
truth is, it was just the beginning of a
downward spiral that made my life a
living hell.
Looking back, I can see how God began to rescue me through my relationship with Chelsea. My desire to protect
her from harm led me to put her in
a Christian school during kindergarten, first and second grades. When
I helped her with her homework, I
began to learn about God through the
Bible stories she had. She had such a
compassion and love for the Lord that
tenderized my heart. Many times she
would say things like, “Mommy, you
can have salvation if you would just
ask Jesus into your heart.”
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MY CHILDHOOD can best be described as one of brokenness. As a
result of alcoholism, infidelity and
divorce, I grew up in an unhealthy,
and sometimes unsafe environment.
From the age of 7 to 14, I was sexually
abused, and by the time I was 18, I was
a mess with severe rejection issues.
IN THE
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DARE TO BELIEVE GOD CAN TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
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Sadly, many times people don’t believe
they can be completely changed. And
often they don’t believe other people
“It’s time to start expecting more
from God than you’ve ever believed
He would do for you before.”
But Jeremiah 29:11 says God’s
thoughts and plans for us are for
welfare and peace and not for evil, to
give you hope in your final outcome.
He has a good plan for you, and you
can dare to believe He can heal you
anywhere you hurt and help you with
every problem you face. It’s time to
start expecting more from God than
you’ve ever believed He would do for
you before.
The key to having what God wants
you to have is learning to think like
He thinks. And Romans 12:2 teaches
that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. I’ve discovered
several ways we need to change our
thinking so we can live with the mind
of the Holy Spirit (see Romans 8:6).
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The Holy Spirit comes to live in us,
and He works in us—transforming
our mind, will and emotions—so we
become more like Jesus day by day. As
we grow spiritually, the good work
that’s happening inside us can be
seen through the way we live, and
we become testimonies of what God
has done.
The question is, what are you expecting God to do for you? Maybe you’re
having a hard time believing that
your kids can change, your marriage
can improve or that you can ever lose
weight, get a better job or get completely out of debt.
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To be transformed means you are
changed entirely from the inside
out. When we become born-again
Christians, 2 Corinthians 5:17, says
we are a new creation (a new creature
altogether); the old [previous moral
and spiritual condition] has passed
away. Behold, the fresh and new
has come!
can change. But the only thing that
never changes is God (see Hebrews
13:8). And He wants us to dare to
believe that He is able to [carry out
His purpose and] do superabundantly,
far over and above all that we [dare]
ask or think [infinitely beyond our
highest prayers, desires, thoughts,
hopes, or dreams] (Ephesians 3:20).
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y father became a Christian
when he was 83 years old.
There were many times
throughout the years when I
thought, He will never change!
But I kept praying for him.
And thank God, eventually, he did
change—he experienced the greatest
transformation of all.
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We need to change our thinking
about…
God. It’s so important for us to
know who God really is. He’s not an
angry God, and He’s not harsh, hard,
sharp, or pressing, but comfortable,
gracious, and pleasant...(Matthew
11:30). God loves you, and if you know
how much He loves you right now,
then you’ll have hope that the things
in your life that need to change can
be changed.
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yourself, you’re going to have difficulty in every area of your life.
Don’t demand perfection from
yourself. No one is perfect, and no
matter what we do, we usually don’t
think it’s enough: We don’t pray
enough, work hard enough, study
the Bible enough, etc. God spoke to
my heart one day and told me, “Joyce,
you’re never enough, but I’m always
more than enough.” That’s why Jesus
came! Believe that in Christ, there’s
more right than wrong with you,
and you can do whatever you need
to do in life through Him (see 2
Corinthians 5:21; John 15:5;
Philippians 4:13).
Trials, or the hard,
painful things we go
through in life.
Habakkuk 3:19 says God is our strength
and He will help us to walk [not to stand
still in terror, but to walk] and make
[spiritual] progress upon [our] high places
[of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!
James 1:2-4 encourages us to consider it
wholly joyful…whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials, because the
trial and proving of your faith are what
God works through to make us fully
developed…lacking in nothing.
The level of importance
we put on what others
think about us.
It’s easy to let what others do and say
affect us, and to feel like, If you don’t like
me, my day is ruined. But the truth is, if
we’re more concerned with being a
people-pleaser than a God-pleaser, we
won’t become what God created us to be
and do what He’s calling us to do (see
Galatians 1:10).
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I want to encourage you to study scriptures that reveal God’s true character and
His heart for you. And dare to believe that
there’s nothing in your life He can’t
change—including you!
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WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE RISE OF
AMERICA’S COUNTER-CULTURE
WHEN TALKING ABOUT
AMERICA, there’s one question I hear a lot: “How did we
get here?”
BY DAVE MEYER
It’s easy for people to recognize our nation’s drastic moral
decline. Wherever you look,
God has been removed from
our government and nearly
every aspect of society.
facts and practical knowledge. It rejects history,
tradition, and cultural and moral values in favor
of “diversity” and “tolerance.” 2 Little by little, they
chipped away at the moral fiber initiated by our
Founding Fathers.
The results were devastating. By the 1960’s, it erupted
into a full-on counter-culture revolution, resulting
in flag-burning and anti-American sentiment. Young
people openly rejected the morals of our past and
embraced the feel-good experiences of the present,
leading to increased drug use and immorality.
But it didn’t happen overnight…
So, what did they teach?
Dewey’s method was to place
greater value on physical and
emotional experiences over
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I believe the president thought he was doing the
right thing. However, in order to create the New Deal,
we had to get rid of “the old deal,” which was God’s
deal. God’s deal was for Christians to meet the needs
of the people. God designed us—the Church—to show
forth our love and take this responsibility.
After the New Deal was enacted, this responsibility
shifted from the Church to the government. The
love of the Church grew cold…and remained that
way for decades.
1. Carol Sewell, “What Were They Thinking? On Truth, Liberty and Legacy,” G2g Publishing, 2009,
p. 208-209. 2. Jim Nelson Black, “When Nations Die,” Jim Nelson Black and Alive Communications,
1994, p. 86. 3. Sewell, p. 209.
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Out with “the Old” — In the early 1930’s, America
was also still reeling from the Great Depression. As
a result, President Franklin Roosevelt created the
New Deal, a series of government programs designed to bail out our struggling nation and meet
the needs of the people.
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It’s just like the frog who was slowly boiled to death
in the pot of water. The temperature was increased
slowly, little by little, and it never realized what was
happening. Likewise, the assault on our traditional
values has been slow but sure, and it’s hard to overemphasize the damage that’s been done.
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of modern education.” However,
most people don’t know that
he co-authored Humanistic
Manifesto I, and with the help of
his friends throughout American universities, he strategically
placed thousands of these men
in teaching positions—specifically in education and journalism.
He knew the most effective way
to instill his worldview into millions of Americans was through
the classroom and the media. 1
Let’s fast-forward to present day. Many of those young
people are now the university presidents, professors,
and authors of our children’s textbooks. And we wonder
why our history has been distorted and rewritten! 3
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Seeds of the 60’s Revolution — The plan to undermine
America’s moral and spiritual
roots started in 1933. To escape
Hitler, a group of Marxist
German intellectuals came to
America at the invitation of
John Dewey, who was on staff
at Columbia University.
“The Church can either stand up and fight or lay down and
die…but it can’t stay the same and survive.”
A Crisis of Conscience — Another major development occurred in 1947. Most
people have never heard the name
Hugo Black. However, Judge Black decided that the first amendment of the
Constitution says there is to be a wall of
separation between the church and the
state. The truth is that our Constitution
does not say that.
Here’s the saddest part about it: The
judicial branch of our government
cannot make laws. Only Congress—
the legislative body—can do that.
However, Judge Black made that
decision and, out of ignorance, we
allowed it to become a law.
Why did Satan want this separation?
Because the Church is the conscience
of our country. When he shut out the
Church, he shut down our conscience.
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We Didn’t Have a Prayer — What
happened with Judge Black is the
perfect example of how our enemy
operates: Satan will work where there
is no opposition.
It happened again in 1962, when he
used one person—just one person—to
get prayer taken out of schools. Tragically, the Church stood by silently and
watched it happen. Sure, there were a
few who made some noise, but no real
action was taken.
In the 50’s and 60’s, the envelope was
pushed even further when our government (under pressure from special
interest groups) began to remove all
references to God and stories of our
godly heritage from our history books.
I’ll never forget watching the news
several years ago. The news anchor
was upset about a current event and
asked, “Where is God in all of this?” Almost without
thinking, I exclaimed, “Right where we put Him!”
What did I mean? We have pushed God out of our
history, out of our country, and out of our government. Then when things go wrong, we wonder why
it’s all happening.
The truth is, God goes where He’s invited, stays
where His reputation is protected, but leaves
when He is rejected.
God alone is the reason why the United States
has become one of the most blessed nations
on earth. However, we can’t continually push
Him away and expect to enjoy His blessings
and protection.
So, What Do We Do Now? — I encourage you to
become a student of our nation’s true godly history. Read how our Founding Fathers invited the
Lord into every aspect of their lives and government. Unless we are educated about our past and
how we got here, we cannot take responsibility.
Our rights can only be maintained by Christians
following their civic responsibilities.
Then it’s important to take action. Vote for godly
leaders and hold them accountable; participate in
civil government as opportunities allow and not
leave it up to someone else.
Most importantly, seek God and ask Him what to
do—then do it! He has a unique plan for every one
of us, and you’ll be amazed at what He shows you.
Friends, it’s time to take up this fight. Because the
truth is, the Church can either stand up and fight
or lay down and die…but it can’t stay the same
and survive.
The good news is, God is greater than the enemy.
We cannot do God’s part, and He will not do our
part. But if we’ll take steps to learn and do our
part, then we will see things change for the future
of America.
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My aspirations of becoming a superhero came to naught, as countless other little
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to be Super Woman if we’re going to get through it alive? Sometimes it can
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I always dreamed of being Wonder Woman. I tried jumping off my garage roof a
few times when I was younger, complete with a cape and my underwear on the
outside of my pants, only to get to the roof and realize I’ve always been scared
of heights. I thought Wonder Woman could do anything; and those gold wristbands—if only I had a pair of them—I could achieve the impossible!
seem like everybody wants a piece of you: Your
kids want lunch and want to be driven to sports
training, your boss needs that report, your mom
says you never visit, your friend is on the phone
because her marriage is in crisis, you have bills
to pay, dinner to cook, and when you finally think
the day is over and you climb under the covers,
your husband wants to make love!
The “secret” I’m about to reveal won’t eliminate these kinds of days (disappointing, I
know), but it will take the stress out of living
through them. The secret (drum roll, please)
is, you don’t have to be Super Woman; you just
need to be supernatural!
I understand that for some of us, simply reading
about this Proverbs 31 woman can make us feel
tired, weary, and stretched to capacity. Rather
than motivating us, she only serves to remind
us of how much we are not doing. However, I
see this woman not as a superhero but rather
as one who sets the standard for every Christian woman. In the midst of a normal life, she
discovered a secret—the God factor—and came to
realize she didn’t need to be superhuman at all,
but supernaturally empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Through His strength, wisdom and endurance,
she was able to have and do her “all.” As a result,
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In Proverbs 31, we see a picture of a supernatural woman. This woman was an excellent wife
and mother, she worked diligently, provided
food for her family, arose early in the morning,
was an entrepreneur, she dressed immaculately,
helped the poor and the needy, and was wise,
kind, strong and dignified. The fact that this
woman exists in the Bible, and long before cell
phones, computers and dishwashers, shows
us that we can have and do it all in life without
having a nervous breakdown.
within the context of her family and her world,
she enlarged her capacity to live the abundant
life God wanted her to live.
And this abundant “Proverbs 31” life is exactly
what God deeply desires for every one of His girls.
He wants us to learn how to tap into the supernatural empowerment of the Holy Spirit because
this is the only way we will be able to fulfill our
God-purpose and destiny without burning out
or giving up along the way. The Holy Spirit is the
helper Jesus promised would be with us always,
and He will enable us to live the supernatural life.
With Him and through Him, we really can be like
the Proverbs 31 woman and be able to have and
do it all, despite the screaming children, traffic
jams, work deadlines, sleep deprivation, laundry
piles, date nights...and the list continues.
God’s “all” for your life is right before you, ready
to be seized, enjoyed, to bring you tremendous
fulfillment, and stretch you to your limits! You
absolutely can have and do it all, and live the
life you’ve dreamed of...if you understand that
your “all” will be a journey of a lifetime, and that
sometimes your “all” can shift and morph when
you least expect it.
No matter where you are in life right now,
where you’ve come from, or what you may have
experienced, God has an “all” designed specifically for you to embrace so you can become a
force that can change your world!
This article is excerpted from Christine’s book, Can
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