Joyce Meyer

And that was- United the church.

That was really good.

And so, you know, God's been so good to us.

I wouldn't even, why he picked me, I'll never know, but-

I guess he picks whoever will go.

And I don't know how many people he asked before he asked me, but I was just goofy enough to step out and do it.

I was sexually abused from my father starting from the time I was probably three or four.

Started with molestation and eventually he made me his full-time mistress.

And he controlled me with fear.

Not so much physically forcing me, but he controlled me with fear.

I was so afraid of him.

And my mom was kind of a weak person, and she knew what he was doing.

Because I told her twice, and she caught him once, and she wouldn't do anything about it.

And so I was abused and abandoned to the abuse by my mom.

And so,

as soon as I was 18 years old when my dad was at work I moved out of the house and got an apartment and then I foolishly married the first guy that showed any interest in me and he had probably more problems than I did and that was a five year nightmare and he ran around with other women and stole things and was a con man and so I had a very interesting time up until the time I was about 23 and then I met Dave I used to

lay in bed with my first husband and pray that someday God would send somebody to love me.

And I always said, make it somebody that will take me to church.

I wanted to serve God, but I couldn't seem to do it on my own.

I needed somebody to be there with me.