Quotes by Joyce Meyer
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If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you can do.

You can enjoy anything if you make up your mind to.

Don't waste another day of your life grieving over something that you cannot do anything about. Let God give you a new beginning. Your mistakes are not enough to stop God if you don't let them.

New level, New devil.

Don't be afraid of change, because it is leading you to a new beginning.

Turn you situation over to God because He can do more in a moment than you can do in a lifetime.

Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it.

You're worth something because God says you're worth something-not because of what people think or say about you.

The words you say could hurt or help you. Change your words, change your life.

Don't build walls and shut people out of your life. To act as if another does not exist is a mean and cruel weapon.

When you forgive, you must cancel the debt. Do not spend your life paying and collecting debts.

Perhaps we could enjoy ordinary, everyday life more if we learned to celebrate the ordinary.

Focus on giving smiles away and you will always discover that your own smiles will always be in great supply!

The power of God is available to you today to help you do whatever you need to do and with a smile on your face!

Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.

The more positive you are, the powerful youll be.

Discipline enables you to think first and act second.

When we face our fears, we can find our freedom.

God not only sees where you are, He sees where you can be.

Faith is having a positive attitude about what you can do and not worrying at all about what you can't do.

No matter what you're going through there's no pit so deep that God can't reach in and get you out.

Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try to work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around Him.

Keep walking the walk, one step at a time.

We don't need self-confidence we need God-confidence.

Don't waste your time being upset about something you can't change. Begin again and do it better this time.

We are not a failure just because we fail at something. Nobody is a failure unless they quit trying!

The best way to have the last word is to apologize.

One of the best gifts we can give ourselves is time alone with God.

You can't be pitiful and powerful.

Patience is a fruit of the spirit that grows only under trial.

Stop being tormented by everyone else's reaction to you.

Calm down and cheer up -- You're equipped to handle it.

Remain calm in every situation because peace equals power.

Be honest about where you are at so that you can get to where you want to be.

If you want to get free, you have to first get honest.

Even if you believe you are right, consider the possibility that you could be wrong.

Humility requires discipline of the tongue.

There are a lot of 'chicken Christians.' Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house.

I was tormented with guilt for years and years. In fact, it was so bad that if I didn't feel wrong, I didn't feel right!

There are many things that happen every day that we could murmur about if we let ourselves go there. But they really aren't worth the effort it takes to get upset and gripe about it.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

Simplicity is a key to avoiding complication. Part of the definition of simplicity is 'not complex or complicated; sincere.'

Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.

Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.

When you feel like it's too hard to obey God, remember that He will never tell you to do something without giving you the grace, power and ability to do it.

Over the years I've learned how to lock myself up in a prison of hope, knowing that God has nothing but His best planned for me. He promised me things concerning my ministry and my life.

I've discovered that when we take time to renew our minds with God's Word, we learn how to think like God thinks, say what God says, and act like He wants us to act.

Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for your problems, pray for God to help you take an inventory of what's been on your mind so you can think about what you've been thinking about.

Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.

Humble people ask for help.

Prayer is such a basic foundation of a Christian's relationship with God. It's how we communicate and fellowship with Him. But a surprising number of people, young and old, new and even long-time Christians, say they're not satisfied with their prayer life.

The Word of God is active, energizing, sharp and powerful like a two-edged sword.

The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

God never promised us a trouble-free life.

We all get weary sometimes, and we tend to think that life is what makes us weary.

Our enemy, the devil, wants to control us, and his target is our will. The main way he tries to influence our will is through lying to us.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.

If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves!

There is no man on Earth or devil in Hell who can keep you from the very best God put in you.

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

Worry and reasoning are two of Satan's most successful tools. He'll get us started with one negative thought and then sit back and watch us finish ourselves off.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!

I believe that everyone experiences depression to some degree at some time in their lives. And there are probably millions of people who live with a low level of sadness and heaviness day in and day out.

We can approach God's throne with boldness because we are confident in the power of what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross.

We're not like robots. God promises to guide us through the Holy Spirit, but He gives us the freedom to make our own decisions.

Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.

Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me that I needed to be a submissive wife if I wanted to be effective in ministry. The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God.

Getting organized in the normal routines of life and finishing little projects you've started is an important first step toward realizing larger goals. If you can't get a handle on the small things, how will you ever get it together to focus on the big things?

The Bible says that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. On the job, in the grocery store, even among unsaved friends and family members, God's people are there to bring seasoning to an unsavory situation.

You don't have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don't have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity.

Prayer doesn't just change things -- it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can make it happen. Thankfully, He doesn't expect us to make ourselves holy. He just wants us to learn to depend on Him to make us holy.

I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life.

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.

Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.

We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn't make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.

If we're really honest with ourselves, most of us will admit that we want to impress people, and this is what's causing us to do what we do.

As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we equally cannot and should not excuse those who would hide behind religion or misuse God's word to justify bigotry and persecution.

Sometimes when you've had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting more of what you've already had.

We should never let material things get ahead of God or become so important in our lives that we can't walk away from them if He tells us to. Anything you own that has a hold on you is a problem.

I want to let you in on a little secret: I don't always feel like I'm a success. That's right. There are plenty of times when I feel like I've just totally messed up and failed to connect with the people I'm trying to communicate with.

If selfishness is the key to being miserable, then selflessness must be the key to being happy!

If someone you know makes a bad decision or uses bad judgment, it doesn't mean you have to allow that to alter your attitude. Why should you allow anyone else's bad decisions to send you into a tailspin of misery?

I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough -- when they are on the very brink of success.

Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.

Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!

When you become a Christian, something truly amazing happens: God comes to live inside your heart. You become the home of God.

If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don't be discouraged... just be willing to change.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

God's grace is amazing! We're saved by grace -- God's undeserved favor -- and we live by grace, which is also God's power in our lives to do what we could never do in our own strength. And it's all because God is love, and He loves us unconditionally, constantly and completely.