"Make sure you are doing what is important to God-not just what is important to everyone else you know."
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Joyce Meyer quotes (page 19 of 45)
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"Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life."
"The source of our stress isn't really difficulties, circumstances and situations-it's our attitude and approach toward them."
"The three most harmful negative emotions are anger, guilt, and fear. And anger is number one. It is also the strongest and most dangerous of all passions."
"If we do our best, God will do the rest."
"God cares about everything that concerns you, so feel free to talk to Him about anything."
"Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it."
"I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink of success."
"God's unconditional love is a very difficult concept for people to accept because, in the world, there's always payment for everything we receive. It's just how things work here. But God is not like people!"
"So often, we blame other people when, really, the problem is right down in here. I'm not happy. I don't know what's wrong. If I just had another job, I could be happy. If I just get married, I would be happy. Well if I just wasn't married, I would be happy. Well, if I just had some kids, I'll be happy. I'll be happy when these kids finally grow up and get out of here. If I had a bigger house, I would be happy. Well, I got a big house. Now if I just had a maid to clean, I'd be happy. Well, now if I just had a maid I could get along with better, I'd be happy."
"We have to get rid of excuses, no matter why you are the way you are, don't let it be an excuse to stay that way."
"Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make."
"There’s nothing more dangerous to the kingdom of darkness than a believer with the Word of God in their mouth."
"Positive minds full of faith and hope produce positive lives."
"Once I realized that right thinking is vital to victorious living, I got more serious about thinking about what I was thinking about, and choosing my thoughts carefully."
"Did you know there's a difference between being busy and being fruitful? Did you ever stop to think that just being busy - running around in circles all day but not accomplishing anything - is the same as wasting your time? It's frustrating to expend so much energy and time and not have any fruit from your effort!"
"To know and experience what God can do, we must first realize and acknowledge what we cannot do. We must get our eyes off of ourselves and our limited ability, and totally onto Him and His infinite power."
"So now, I exhort you with this truth: Don't spend all your life playing it safe! Safety is very comfortable, but it may be keeping you from God's perfect plan for your life."
"The right timing is not always our timing."
"Were all important in god's eyes."