Joyce Meyer, a Christian author and speaker, issued advice on how to respond to the wickedness in the world.
Meyer sat down for a Facebook video, published Saturday, where she took a question from a viewer named Stephania, who asked: “How should I deal with all the hurt in the world? I can’t find peace in my mind about all those people that I can’t reach.”
Meyer, who helps run relief and outreach programs in Africa and other parts of the world, said that she had to learn herself that she is not the savior of the world.
“It is great to have that kind of compassion in your heart,” she said about helping others, but pointed out that no person alone can solve the problems of the world.
“I had to come to grips with that. Because to be honest, I want to solve every problem on the planet. There is no kind of outreach that I don’t want to be involved in,” she said, noting that only God can save the world from its problems.
The best-selling author warned, however, that even God “is going to respect people’s free will. People who won’t let God into their life, not even God can do anything for them, so certainly, we can’t.”