PRAYERS FOR STEVE HARVEY!!!!

Comedian and TV host Steve Harvey has overcome a history of homelessness, financial ruin, two divorces, and childhood struggles with stuttering to achieve his current success. His journey from poverty to a multimedia empire has been characterized by resilience and perseverance. 

• Three years of homelessness: While trying to break into comedy, Harvey spent three years (from age 30 to 33) living out of his 1976 Ford Tempo, with a cooler for a refrigerator. He survived on approximately $50 a week from comedy gigs and would shower at gas stations or swimming pools.
• $22 million IRS debt: In 2008, an investigation revealed that Harvey’s accountant had failed to pay his taxes for seven years, leaving him with a debt of $22 million. He paid off the debt by taking every available job and paying the IRS $650,000 per month until it was settled.
• Fear of poverty: Despite his immense wealth, Harvey has stated that his financial hardship instilled in him a permanent fear of returning to poverty. He maintains a packed work schedule to this day to ensure financial stability. 

• Failed marriages: Harvey has been married three times. His first two marriages ended in divorce, with his split from his second wife, Mary Shackelford, being particularly public and messy. He admitted that he was not the man he should have been in his first marriage, which ended in 1994. He later apologized to his first wife, and they are on good terms today.
• • Cheating allegations: During his public and acrimonious divorce from Shackelford in 2005, she accused him of infidelity with his future third wife, Marjorie. Despite the public battle, Harvey went on to marry Marjorie in 2007. 
  Health and childhood challenges
  • Severe stuttering: As a child, Harvey had a severe stutter that made him afraid of public speaking. A teacher once ridiculed his dream of being on television. After achieving his dream, he sent that teacher a new TV every year to show her what he accomplished.
  • Health issues: In recent years, Harvey has spoken about his struggles with high blood pressure, Sjogren’s syndrome (an immune disorder), and sleep apnea.
  • Overcoming anxiety: Harvey has also been open about his struggles with anxiety and depression, using his platform to help others with similar mental health challenges.