Joyce Meyer Quotes

Our past may explain why we're suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.

Satan frequently steals the will of God from us due to reasoning. The Lord may direct us to do a certain thing, but if it does not make sense - if it is not logical - we may be tempted to disregard it. What God leads a person to do does not always make logical sense to his mind. His spirit may affirm it and His mind reject it, especially if it would be out of the ordinary or unpleasant or if it would require personal sacrifice or discomfort.

Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.

Gaining a victory is more difficult than maintaining it once you have it.

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

The Holy Spirit knows precisely the right timing in our lives. I always say, "Only the Holy Spirit knows when you are ready for what." In other words, the Spirit of the Lord is the only One Who knows what it will take to help you, and when you are ready to receive help.

I am not where I need to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.

If you're fighting moodiness and depression you don't want to hang around a bunch of other moody and depressed people.

No matter what you do, 10% of the population will not like you.

[T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably and continually. They are very much aware of their wrong actions, and they are very miserable.

Take the helm and sail your own ship. Don't just get into the boat with nobody at the helm and merely hope that the waves of life take you somewhere good.

Where the mind goes the man follows.

If I have to build a big company by mistreating other people then the Bible says WOE to me. I don't know what that is, but I don't want any of it.

Sadly, many people don't make it through the storms of life. Or they give up or they start doing and saying foolish things and abort the journey altogether.It is easy to begin, but God is looking for people who will finish.The apostle Paul declared the stand that he would take in order to complete his journey:, But none of these things move me; neither do I esteem my life dear to myself, if only I may finish my course with joy. Acts 20:24

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, we will never lose our value in God’s eyes.

I like to describe worry or anxiety as spending today trying to figure out tomorrow. Let's learn to use the time God has given us for today!

Patience is a fruit of the spirit that grows only under trial. It is useless to pray for patience. Well, actually I encourage you to pray for patience, but I'll tell you what you'll get TRIALS!

The mind is often an area where "people play around with sin".

Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference(a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive]. ( Colossians 3:13 )

You can fight the feelings of depression by reminding yourself of blessings in your life. You can listen to music or sing. Even getting your mind off yourself by doing something kind for someone else will help immensely. Don't forget that our moods are connected to our thoughts; therefore, I urge you to take notice of what you're thinking about when you feel depressed. You may find the source of your problem.

Grace equals ability. God gives us grace to match our call. When we do our own thing, we do it on our own. When we follow His leading, He always supplies the grace and the energy to do what He's calling us to do.

I was afraid to let other make any decisions, because I had no confidence they would be concerned for me.

Go home, and let all your relatives off the potter's wheel. You are not the potter!

It is impossible to be both selfish and happy

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

It is not about doing what we feel like. It is about doing what God says.

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.

Is there any real purpose in being alive if all we are going to do is get up every day and live only for ourselves?Live your life to help others. Give & live selflessly.

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

Are you living up to your potential? God made you with potential - potential for greatness! If you do what you can do, and trust Him to do what you can't, you will grow into the person He gave you the potential to be!

frustration, complication and misery are available in abundance, but so is God's grace.

Today Lord I am going to do my best with Your help and for Your glory. I realize that there are many different people in the world with a variety of opinions and expectations. I will concentrate on being a God-pleaser and not a self-pleaser or man-pleaser. The rest I leave in Your hands lord. Grant me favor with You and with men and continue transforming me into the image of Your dear Son. Thank You Lord.

We need a backbone, not a wishbone.

The facts about our past are powerless against the blood of Jesus and the Truth of His Word.

Complain and remain. Praise and be raised.

I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my future unless I allowed it to.

The more we focus on who we are in Christ, the less it matters who we were in the past, or even what happened to us.

One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.

You can have Jesus in your spirit and have an outrageous mess in your soul, and if you don't know what that's called, it's called religion.

Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential.

Sometimes new opportunity means new opposition. Not everything God asks us to do will be comfortable.

Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have

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

The sooner we learn feelings are fickle, the better off we are.

Today is a brand new beginning for me!

Fear tries to get us to give up but faith takes us all the way through to victory

We often bow down to our feelings without realizing how fickle and unreliable they are.

Wow! you might actually have to act like a Christian sometimes!

I am not where I need to be, but, thank God, I am not where I used to be.

If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.

We don’t need self-confidence we need God-confidence

God wants you to be delivered from what you have done and from what has been done to you - Both are equally imporant to Him.

May 30 word: Example"People believe a lot more of what they see you do than what they hear you do. That's why it is important that we take the responsibility to set a good, Biblical example. How we live in front of people and even behind closed doors at home is essential to being an effective witness.

Maybe you don't just have one Goliath. Maybe you have his whole family!

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

Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.

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

(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.