"We cannot control what others do to us, but through God we can control the way we respond to them."
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Joyce Meyer quotes (page 5 of 45)
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"Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!"
"If you want to get over a problem, stop talking about it. Your mind affects your mouth and your mouth affects your mind. It's difficult to stop talking about a situation until you stop thinking about it."
"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."
"If selfishness is the key to being miserable, then selflessness must be the key to being happy!"
"The only way to break the chains of fear and doubt is to know in your heart that God loves you-no matter what."
"Laughter not only makes the journey endurable and even enjoyable, it also helps keep us healthy.... Be like a child: learn to laugh more!"
"Compliment people. Magnify their strengths, not their weaknesses."
"We cannot stand through the storms of life based on someone else's faith. We must be fully assured in our own hearts and minds."
"We don’t need self-confidence we need God-confidence"
"As you read or listen to God's Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh."
"We are not filled with the Spirit of God to do easy things. He fills us with His Spirit so we can do impossible things."
"The more positive you are, the powerful youll be."
"Personally I am always looking for God to show me where He would like me to give or make a difference in someone else’s life. I wake up every day and ask God how He would like me to be a blessing to someone that day."
"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."
"We are not a failure just because we fail at something. Nobody is a failure unless they quit trying!"
"People can't see what's in your heart - they can only see what you do."
"God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you will be because you reap what you sow."
"Don't waste your time being upset about something you can't change. Begin again and do it better this time."
"At school I pretended I had a normal life, but I felt lonely all the time and different from everyone else. I never felt like I fit in, and I wasn't allowed to participate in after-school activities, go to sports events or parties or date boys. Many times I had to make up stories about why I couldn't do anything with my classmates."