TAKE JOYCE MEYER'S ADVICE

SEEK DILIGENTLY AND CONTINOUSLY…

It is impossible to guess what Joyce Meyer has gone through in her personal life by looking at her physically. Having suffered sexual abuse as a child and the pain of an emotionally abusive first marriage, Joyce discovered the freedom to live victoriously by applying God's Word to her life and in turn desires to help others do the same. From her battle with breast cancer to the struggles of everyday life she is still a strong woman who, despite all that, speaks openly and practically about her experiences so others can apply what she has learned to their lives. God has taught her valuable lessons about crisis management. Here are a few tips she's sharing with you.

“We face many challenges and crises in life. Sometimes the crises are major; sometimes they are minor. To avoid living in a constant state of emergency, the Lord impressed on us to seek Him continuously and diligently. Some of us are used to seeking time with God once in a while or when our lives are in big trouble. Eventually, we learn that if we ever wanted to get out of crisis mode, we need to seek God as if we were in desperate need of Him all the time – during hard times and during seasons of great blessing.

“We often give God low priority when things are going well for us. But I have observed that if the only time we seek God is when we are desperate, He often keeps us in desperate circumstances in order to keep us in fellowship with Him. God will always rescue and help us when we come to Him. But if we want to stay in a place of constant peace and victory, we must diligently seek Him at all times.     

“The Bible tells us in the book of Ecclesiastes 8:12- Surely I know that it will be well with those who [reverently] fear God, who revere and worship Him, realizing His continual presence .    Let us all learn to follow what the Bible tells us and also learn how to practise good crisis management by staying in fellowship with God at all times.”