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This website is dedicated to the work of Rev. Joyce Kramer (1930–2022), one of America’s most prolific inspirational ministers whose influence has spread across the globe. Explore her practical teachings for living a happy, healthy, prosperous life—and check back frequently as we add new resources from the goldmine of Joyce Kramer’s spiritual writings and recordings.

Daily Blessings

Courage

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THE COURAGE TO FACE ALL THINGS WITH CONFIDENCE. I TRUST IN YOUR PLAN FOR ME!

Children may cover their eyes to keep from seeing something frightening they cannot cope with. Adults often do the same, though perhaps in a different manner. They may “overlook” things, preferring not to get involved. Or they may look with spiritually cloudy eyes, seeing difficulties where none exist. The immature adult, like the child, has a hard time facing the truth and coping with it.

No matter what our chronological age, we can be beautifully mature in our spiritual life. Spiritual maturity gives us insight. We do not have to close our eyes to any situation, for we can meet anything face-to-face. As the Psalmist says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble,” so what is there to fear? What can shake our faith—our confidence—when we stand firm in Truth?

We grow in spiritual maturity as we learn to face all things. Sometimes we need to take action. At other times we simply need clarity and understanding. Only by facing seeming difficulties can we set them aright or remove them from our experiences forever. All that comes to you is for your growth and eventual good.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)

Radio Broadcasts

A New Year

Dial-A-Blessing Messages

The Power of Imagination

Sermons

Launch Out

Your Divine Plan

By Rev. Joyce Kramer

Transcript of a radio broadcast by Rev. Joyce Kramer, January 21, 2014.

What do you want out of life? Do you know? Few people have any real concrete picture of just what they want out of life. Consequently it seems that they live at the mercy of someone or something other than themselves. Thus we have the belief that we are the victim of things over which we have little or no control.

Each and every person is created with the ability and the power to determine his own future. Man is not at the whim of fate, luck, or chance. Neither is he created to be at the mercy of another person [ . . .]

The Joyce Kramer Ministries logo depicts a dogwood tree planted across the entrance to the church that Rev. Kramer founded in Virginia Beach. Transplanted from her brother’s property in Charlottesville, for eighteen months the tree seemed nothing more than a lifeless stick in the ground. Finally, on a Wednesday afternoon, the decision was made to dig it up, but the lawn maintenance man did not have a shovel with him. The next week, he said, he would come back and discard the dead tree. But that Sunday when Rev. Kramer arrived at church, she noticed a single leaf had appeared on the otherwise barren stick. They left the tree in place, and it grew into one of the most beautiful on the property. This flowering dogwood represents the message of Joyce Kramer Ministries: Growth is always possible; never give up.