This isn’t directly about Joyce Meyer. Growing up in the Baptist church, you learn that you must be born again and to lead others to Jesus. I needed more than that, I needed to know how to deal with my life. I watched the PTL club before there was an EWTN. In fact I saw Mother Angelica several times on the show talking about EWTN. The Holy Spirit led me to watch, but had me stop when Jim and Tammy started promoting HERITAGE USA and nothing else non-stop. It had stopped being about Jesus. I opened the telephone book and asked the Holy Spirit to lead me to the church He wanted me in. I got through to an Assembly of God church and learned that the Holy Spirit has not changed. I loved the praise and worship. By the way it’s not just entertainment. You can connect with God spiritually, but not anywhere like in the Catholic church. I’ve had a weight problem so I heard of a Charismatic Lutheran Church that was sponsoring a Free to be Thin weight loss program. I went to the Bible studies, followed the program guidelines and lost weight. I became involved in that church for a while. I loved it but I moved away was not able to attend there any longer. Long story short, many many years later the Holy Spirit led me to the Holy Roman Catholic church. I convereted in 2004-2005. I’ve never been happier spiritually than being Catholic. I have learned a lot on my journey and grown. But the past is like different chapters in the book of my life. There are many chapters that I am not proud of. God has led me here. I don’t need the other ministries that I’ve learned from. The Holy Spirit led me to the TRUTH. I know I’m still learning, but now I know where to find nourishment, in Christ’s body and blood, in good solid Catholic teaching, Fr Corapi, Fr Groschel, Mother Angelica. Yes, test the teachings. Listen to the Holy Spirit. Don’t be so quick to speak, Listen. One thing that God tells me all the time is "Be still and know that I AM God, and wait. I love Him because He died for me, but death could not keep Him. Father brought Him back to life as promised. He will do that for us too someday.
Oh yes, by the way, Kenneth Copeland was used in a round about way in my journey to the Holy Roman Catholic church, but then, so was my car. Sorry… I couldn’t resist.

Needed to add some levity. My car doesn’t teach any theology, it just is used to get me where I need to go. Yes, we need to pray for these word of faith teachers. Oh definitely. Kenneth Copeland said on his program one day, you know, the Catholics… they’re on to something with the concept of purgatory… there’s no way, that we’ll be talking the mess we talk, in His presence, (sorry it’s a southern expression) we’re going to go through some heavy duty teaching before we’re allowed into heaven. That was the jist of it, not verbatim. Anyway, there’s an opening in his heart there… pray for him, Joyce M, Joel Osteen, Jim Bakker… they need the fullness of TRUTH.

May God bless and keep us and bring us to everlasting LIFE. Amen