Joyce Green was a remarkable Godly woman. No thrills with her. Just simple Godly truth delievered with grace and mercy. I never got to meet Joyce personally. But I did get to talk to her a few times over the phone. When the church was teaching me to rebuke everything that was coming between me and my dream of being a mother, Joyce made it clear that God was trying to get at something in me. She told me, “You have created an image of yourself as a mother and God may never have meant for you to be a mother. It is possible that God is trying to get at something in you that you can’t take to heaven.” Her words delieverd so mercifully, rung like bells of truth. I began to weep and weep and told her, “Yes, yes, I have created an image. And the image is not true. Whatever Your will is, Lord, let me cling to that.” See, I had to die at what I thought was God’s will for me. When I did, THEN only was I able to move on and live in the present.
Since that time many years ago, Joyce has gone to be with the Lord.
Her teachings still remain with me. She was the first woman I could receive anything from after trying to receive from the many on TBN and other “teachers.” I hope she will be a breath of fresh air to you and may her words ring as truth and set you free!
“Some of you are trying to confess yourself out of your crucifiction. You’re trying to make positive confessions, financally you’re in a mess and you’re trying to make positive confessions to get yourself out the crucification God has ordained for you. In case you haven’t noticed it, it’s not working…the positive confession He wants you to make is, ‘Oh Lord, I’m in a mess. I’m not even sure how I got here. But Lord, the only way out of this mess is for You to deliever me after You have taught me what You want me to learn from this experience.”
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“His invitaiton for you and me, is ‘Come and die. Come and give up all your dreams and aspirations. Give up all of your idols. give up all the addictions. Come and give up all of the things that have bound you.’… You know what an idol is? An idol is anything or any person that you love more than you love Jesus.”
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“One of the things we forsake is fear. Isn’t that good? When you come to Jesus, then He becomes your fear. He becomes your dread, then He becomes your sanctuary…We give up the things that are killing us so we can recieve and partake of His life. which flows through us.”
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Jan 31, 2010 @ 22:07:45
This is spot on: “Some of you are trying to confess yourself out of your crucifiction.” When the truth is spoken it resonates! We don’t embrace the cross we fight it! Ahhhh but to know what it is to be totally crucified with Christ, so that I no longer live. Does anyone preach that anymore??
Jan 31, 2010 @ 23:16:51
Amen, truthspeaker. Yes, there are still a few left that preach it. Joyce Green and her late husband, Milt did. The fruit of their teachings live on. The truth they had resonated with me and I have seen the Gospel in a different light, thanks to God using them. Too bad TBN never took them in!
Jan 31, 2010 @ 23:32:44
Well, that would be like mixing apples and oranges! I’m not surprised that TBN didn’t accept them!
Your testimony spoke to me on another level…. are you familiar with the patricarchy movement and groups like quiverfull and Bill Gothard? (ie: TLCs Dugger Family)….. they say that the only thing a woman can do for God is have baby after baby. They teach the creation mandate “be fruitful and multiply” as it was given to Adam and Eve. I wrote on it on my other blog: http://priscastent.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/is-the-quiverful-lifestyle-biblical/
I have been researching them for awhile now. My friend Cindy Kunsman has a blog where she has tons of info on them at: http://www.undermuchgrace.com if you want to check it out.
Anyway, I’d apprecitate your thoughts if you have any….
Joanne
Feb 01, 2010 @ 04:13:30
truthspeaker, I’m slightly familiar with Gothard. I know of a couple who had many children under the teachings of him. I didn’t understand it way back then many years ago. But I do now. It appears his teachings are false and bring many under yokes. What little experience I have had of him has not been good considering I could not have children when he teaches that woman are baby machines! I will check your links out. Thank you!
Feb 02, 2010 @ 06:44:25
Soooo good and relevant. The Lord is so good to show me when I’m off in the left field of being a slacker. Thanks, RH. I’m going to listen to it all again.
Feb 02, 2010 @ 15:36:12
Marybee, glad you like this. Joyce Green teaching’s have minister to me for over two decades. I hope they minister to others.