I cannot put into words the gratitude I have for Joyce Meyer and her clear, direct Biblical…read moreteachings.
My entire life has been a roller coaster from Hell, literally, as Satan attacked me every step of the way from the day I was born: from being raped by a family member from the age of 5-10, to loosing my life's dream that I studied and worked 25 years to get going, to then destroying a church effort I had going and recently destroying my marriage and landing me in a horrific custody battle with some of the most twisted ex family members and soon to be ex husband, who ran out on me and my two children after physically abusing all of us, and didn't care one bit that he gave my daughter PTSD, yet mocked it as if it was funny...
To say the least, this time the pit I fell into was the darkest and most hopeless one I have ever been in from all of the past traumas combining together with me now losing the family I so desperately wanted my entire life and leaving my kids and I in a broken home.
At first, I was consumed with grief, then shock, then the anger hit. I became angry with myself, to the point I hated myself and was only living for my children. I began to think anything I touched would fall apart, I lost all hope...
I started watching her program occasionally, and at first, I just became angrier... not at her, but at myself. Then someone dear to me bought me her Battlefield Bible and study guide as well as devotional, by the second time I opened it God opened my eyes and began to "speak" to me again, something I desperately missed as before my mistake in choosing the wrong husband instead of letting God bring the right man into my life (if that was His will), I had 20 churches working together in a small town along with 10 non-profits that I was the founder, CEO, director and leader of. I never had more peace and joy then when I was doing God's work. We were changing a poverty stricken and seemingly hopeless city, through God's Grace and guidance, at an amazing rate by getting all church denominations to work together by all agreeing on God's Love was at the core of each denomination despite how some worship differently, that didn't matter, we had our hearts filled with God's love and a fire was burning in all of our hearts in unison. We had become united for the sole purpose of helping people through God's love and each church or non-profit was able to give something the other may not have to offer so we joined our resources together so that wherever a person went looking for help, we not only offered what our church or company could give, but we had a list of contacts of what we all could give.
I hated myself for losing that, for giving that up basically for a man... my eyes were opened when I read her views on how Satan doesn't fool seasoned Christians with obvious sin, but with something that appears truly good. Long story short, my daughter's father tried to kill her and I when I was 9 weeks pregnant (prior to me starting the church effort) and I literally had to flee from that city and shut down my business at the time that was my life long dream that I had worked for. I wanted a husband and a father for my then 1 1/2 year old daughter who was noticing she didn't have one... I continued to study, particularly in 1 Corinthians and will continue to do so and had my eyes and heart opened and saw the way out of this horribly dark pit I was chained down in.
God uses people and He is using Joyce Meyer as a microphone/mouth piece for so many.... I am still in this dark situation but I can see the light and hope again, and was reminded to remind Satan that he is the one who belongs in that pit, and that he is the snake who will burn in one eternally. Also that regardless of putting on the full armor of God, Satan will not stop attacking us Christians until the day we die and he has been doing this for a very long time so we have to truly abide in God every single day by constant study of HIS Word and pray constantly, even the hardest prayer for us all "Your will be done, not mine". I pray that God continues to bless His precious daughter Joyce Meyer beyond her grandest dreams and that He will continue to use her to wake those of us up who have fallen into this dark pit, whatever it may be, and that we will all remember that above all else, love is the core and the most used word in the Bible. Without it, God's true holy love and Jesus grace, we are all doomed to live a miserable life.
However, if we stay vigilant, and remember we are all His precious children that He loves so much He sacrificed His perfect Son Jesus Christ for us, I truly believe there is hope and blessings for us all if we just hang on tight, stand firmly on His promises, and rebuke Satan as many times a day as need be.
Thank you my fellow sister in Christ, without you, I would still be in that hopeless pit and sinking further into it.
May God bless you beyond all measures!
Love always your sister in Christ,
Angelique
