Accordingly, Joyce’s success reflects God’s character. The Bible repeatedly shows the Lord using “rejects” and victims. King David was a shepherd boy who was overlooked by his father. Rahab was a prostitute. Noah was a drunk. Abraham was old. Jeremiah and Timothy were young. You see, God wants to use all of us – no matter who we are – and no matter what we’ve been through. The devil hoped to destroy Joyce Meyer with abuse, abandonment, and dysfunction – but God had a plan for that plan. Joyce said, “When you get through things, and you get on the other side of them, and you look back with hindsight, you realize that the person you are today is a result of all of these things that God didn't make disappear – that He made you go through.”

If you’ve been through a lot (maybe too much) and you’re on the verge of giving up, Joyce has something special for you. In her new release, You Can Begin Again, she delivers this message: “Whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever you’ve been through, it’s never too late to begin again.”

JOYCE ... on being stuck: “I think that at one time or another, all of us get lost in the middle of our song. A failed marriage, a broken dream, a disappointing career, a financial setback, or a family struggle causes us to hang our heads low and wonder where things went wrong. We assume others are watching us like a panel of unforgiving judges, marking our missed notes with enthusiasm. Even worse, we assume God is the head judge, giving disapproving attention to our forgotten melody. [...] But the Bible gives us quite a different picture of God. Regardless of what you’ve been told, God doesn’t give up on you when you get stuck. He’s not surprised by your situation, and He isn’t mad at you. God doesn’t give a failing grade, and then callously move on to the next student. [...] Nothing is off limits. Good or bad, clean or dirty, lost or found, every part of your life can be given to God.”