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. See more great images of their journey through the years at https://joycemeyer.org/40 – – – – – – – Follow Joyce: WEBSITE: https://joycemeyer.org YOUTUBE: Full Episodes of Joyce Meyer – Enjoying Everyday Life: https://www.youtube.com/joycemeyerenj… FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JoyceMeyerMi… INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/JoyceMeyer/ TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/JoyceMeyer/
so in 1976 you began your ministry right
when all of that was happening back then
there’s no way you had any idea where
God would take it today right but let’s
let’s start with what was that seed that
began it all for you how how did you
know that God had something for you to
do that was different than you ever
expected you know people ask all the
time how do you know when God is calling
you to do something and it may sound
like a lame answer but you just know I
mean you know it’s like God puts such a
strong desire in your heart it’s almost
like you’re captivated by it and you
couldn’t hardly do anything else
captivated that’s a good word yeah and I
had had a real touch from God and I
won’t even go into trying to explain
that it’s just you know when you know
that God has touched you you know I mean
I just I really felt a strong sensing of
God’s presence and and I became more
interested in the word as a result of
that and then the more I listened to the
word the more I was amazed at what
people are really anointed to teach
we’re getting out of the word I had
heard the word of course in church but
little bits and pieces of it and not in
the way that I was hearing it now and
probably part of that was just me you
know when when God awakens you to his
presence then everything begins to be a
lot more meaningful to you and I was
listening to a what was then a cassette
teaching tape and it was 60 minutes long
and it was on the scripture and Mark
cross over to the other side and I was
just amazed that anybody could get a
whole hour of teaching out of one verse
and keep my interest and it was about
when Jesus said to the disciples he
gotten the boats that crossed over to
the other side and then in the midst of
that journey a storm of hurricane
proportions arose and it just so related
to my everyday life that you know you
you start to do something and then you
have these storms in life and so often
in those storms then we give up so at
the end of that teaching I was actually
making my bed just doing housework at
that point I had three children and and
Dave had gone off to work that day