Dear Team Christi,
Wow, God is doing great things. For years, people have said to me, “You and Terri Savelle Foy should do something together.” Well, that request came to pass when we recently filmed Healed Heart programs with Terri and her daughter, Kassidi. They shared how they overcame heartbreak when their “Daddy and Pop,” Dr. Jerry Savelle, graduated to heaven. We also discussed how revelation of God’s vision for your life is key to moving forward after heartbreak. In my case, all of my dreams and vision revolved around Jesus and Mylon. So, after Mylon passed, I had to lay hold of the vision God had for my new season...by faith. (Be on the lookout for these episodes airing in January.) Because faith is of the heart, the necessary ingredient for dreaming again is a healed heart. That’s why, with Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner,
What better gift than a healed heart for the holidays?
That’s why I’m personally inviting you to attend the Healed Heart Conference at Eagle Mountain Church on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries on November 21st—ONE DAY that could change the course of your future! With special speakers: Carolyn Savelle, April Osteen Simons and Nicole C. Mullen, you’ll learn that a healed heart leads to a joyful life. Come experience the joy of being with your faith family! (Click Here to Register)
Exciting Update: A few months ago, I mentioned the budget for our Healed Heart conference. After ordering all the décor, new merch, and the travel/honorarium for our guest speakers, the budget is currently at $60,000. Praise the Lord, $32,000 has come in! We have $28,000 remaining to cover the budget. Guess what?! A friend of the ministry has offered to match every seed sown for the conference, Woohoo!! I’ve personally sown significant seed and my prayer request is for the conference budget to be met before it begins. *Please notate HHC26 when giving online or on your check.
For the upcoming new year, most understand that setting goals like this one above is important. But I’m careful to remind myself that joy isn’t dependent on natural results. I’ll be happy when… is a tactic of the enemy to delay us enjoying our life TODAY. Thinking that says, I’ll be happy when I marry. Or I’ll be happy when I get my dream job. Or I’ll be happy when I see the turnaround in our government. Any of this sound familiar? God’s best is for us to be happy on the journey. In fact, most of life is the journey. That’s why it’s vital for us to learn to savor the goodness of God in the moment. How do we do that? We choose to be thankful.
This month as we celebrate Thanksgiving, be intentional to voice your praise to our faithful Heavenly Father. You could be facing heartbreak over the state of our nation after this week’s election. But you can maintain a happy heart. You may not think that’s possible, but it is! In my case, with my husband in heaven, instead of being sad, I choose to be thankful for the 26 Thanksgiving holidays I enjoyed with Mylon. It makes me giggle when I think of the joy it gave him to devour my parent’s traditional turkey meal with (extra) giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, yeast rolls and cherry pie for dessert. Precious Memories…
The reason we can always be thankful is because Jesus is our joy. I discuss JESUS JOY in my new book, Healed Heart: My Journey from Heartbreak to Wholeness. Joy is not a future goal, if you belong to Jesus, JOY IS HERE! We have the fruit of the Holy Spirit, joy, within that we can draw upon by faith. Galatians says, it’s the people of faith who are made happy. Jesus is offering us the “oil of JOY for mourning.” What a deal! He already bore our grief and carried our sorrow. So, we need not bear it. Receive His great exchange today. Give Him your mourning and receive the oil of joy!
As you sow your precious seed this month, be encouraged that II Corinthians 9:7 AMPC says, “God loves a CHEERFUL (joyous, “prompt to do it”) GIVER [whose heart is in his giving].” Verse eight explains the reward, “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” Did you notice all those absolute words? God is never trying to hype us. Cheerful giving meets every need in our life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially! Glory to God, we have every reason to be thankful.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Joyful on the journey,
Christi
P.S. Thank you in advance for your special gift to the conference (which will be matched!) You’re helping us reach those who’re broken with the good news, they can be happy again!
P.S.S. Especially during the holidays, so many desperately need to know, JESUS IS THE HEALER OF THE BROKENHEARTED. If you have a loved one or friend who’s hurting, please take the time to minister hope to them by inviting them to the Healed Heart conference. I encourage you to get several copies as gifts of the Healed Heart book and Guided Journal at christi.org. You can be a light of God’s love this Christmas. I’m confident the revelation in this book and at the conference will heal the brokenhearted. My story is proof—The Word works!