Joelle Maryn
As a model, actress, and CEO, I looked like I had it all. National model, check. Billboard in Times Square, check. International TV host, check. Dream homes on the beach and in the hill country, fancy car, designer clothes, celebrity friends— check, check, check.
Until one day, I finally realized that everything was truly nothing. And by leaving it all, I gained everything. God resurrected my wildest dreams and dreamed new ones for me that were even bigger and more fulfilling than I ever could have imagined. However, to get to this place, I had to be willing to face my brokenness and surrender to Him every single piece that had led me there.
Beginning with a tragic house fire when I was six years old, my life was marked by severe trials and events that left me feeling broken, smashed, and ashamed. Yet to the world, I appeared victorious, powerful, and glamorous. I was becoming an expert at wearing a mask and portraying the image I thought would make me appear more successful. But, despite how I looked on the outside, underneath my worldliness was a lost girl who felt incredibly alone.
To keep up the façade, I also couldn’t let others get too close or else they would see the truth. I spent years secretly feeling hopeless and tried to arrange the shattered pieces of my life into something that would make me feel whole. But it seemed as if I could never be put back together again.
The destruction did not happen overnight. It was only after years of feeling chipped away at by the world, others, and my own shame that I didn’t even know who I was anymore. I was too busy trying to be who everyone else wanted me to be. And suffering from some sort of spiritual amnesia, I forgot why I was here and wasn’t living freely.
However, in 2012, a miraculous encounter with Christ changed everything. The Lord taught me then—and is still teaching me—that He alone is the Master of my pieces. I am whole in Him and only in Him.” (“Master of the Pieces” by Joelle Maryn).
By the grace of God, my message of God’s healing love has now reached millions of people around the world. I’m an Actress, TV Host, Speaker and author for Christ. I’m playing the role of Our Lady in an upcoming film, “The New Manna” and my new book “Become the Fire” is finally out on Amazon. All glory to God!