Joyce Meyer 5

I "discovered Joyce Meyer 3 years ago, and I was skeptical because she was a "TV Evangelist". I was raised in the Baptist church, and was sexually molested by my father between the ages of 11 and 18.
He was a deacon in the church. It happened in the 60's when no one ever talked about incest. I was a Christian, but when I prayed and begged God to make him stop, and the abuse continued, I concluded that I must be a really bad person if God could not rescue me from my "hell". As soon as I moved away from home, I quit going to church and quit reading my Bible. I figured I was doomed to hell, and that what my father did to me was my fault. So for years I ascended into a horrible depression, and searched for answers to the spiritual hunger I experienced. I saw others living for Christ and having joy, but I just couldn't find it for myself.
When my friend told me about Joyce Meyer and how she had been sexually abused by her father for many years, I decided to read her book BEAUTY FOR ASHES.
That book turned my life around. I found my way back to God, and I read many of her books and attended two of her conferences. I was so blessed by her teachings, and I follow her teachings daily.
I still cannot get the courage to attend a church, so her teachings and daily programs are life to me.
For those who criticize her, I don't believe they really know her story and her background. Yes, she enjoys "material success", but she has worked hard for God to overcome her own demons so that she can help others like myself come to God and realize that what happened to me was not my fault, that God loves me, and it is my joy to learn more about God through personal Bible study and other teachings.
She has to have money to run her ministry, and I believe she is a woman called by God to give hope to people like me. I glady support her ministry so that she can reach others who think they are not worth saving. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I have no problem with that. But for me, I thank God daily for her ministry. God bless all of you.