Quotes from Joyce Meyer

For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16

You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. Isaiah 26:3

Great character is not developed through ease and convenience but through doing NOW what needs to be done no matter how difficult it

Worrying does not move the hand of God, but faith does. Exchange worry for trusting God and you will see progress.

You must believe what God's Word says about you more than you believe what others say or what your feelings or own mind says.

GOD'S WORD FOR YOU TODAY: Your worst day with God will be better than your best day without Him. The Holy Spirit is here to speak to you and help you in every way you need help today.

If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good. (Romans 12:20–21)

Learn to caste your care, but not your responsibility.

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances, instead of your circumstances having power over you.

Learning to love yourself is the essence of receiving God's love. It is the ointment that brings healing to your wounded soul. Until we receive God's love and learn to love ourselves because of it, we will remain sick in our souls and live dysfunctional lives.

No matter what we own, we will not be happy if doing God's will is not a priority in our lives.

We can defeat Satan much more quickly by praising God than by worrying.

The best thing you can do about yesterday is to forget it. Whether you succeeded or failed, it's over. It's time to look ahead.

I don't care whether there seems to be a way or not. Jesus is the Way; His Spirit lives in me; and I will find a way!" God promised He would make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert (see Isaiah 43:19).

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. Psalm 136:1

There are many emotions we have to resist, but happiness is not one of them! So go ahead and be as happy as you can possibly be.

Therefore, [there is] now no condemnation… for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit. Romans 8:1

If something is wrong in your life, don't spend the rest of your days feeling bad about it… do something about it!

But [as for me personally] it matters very little to me that I should be put on trial by you [on this point], and that you or any other human tribunal should investigate and question and cross-question me, I do not even put myself on trial and judge myself. (1 Corinthians 4:3)

Always cooperate with the work God is doing in you. The more we resist, the longer it takes. Don't ever let how you feel dictate God's love for you. He is always loving us, even when our circumstances don't make us feel good.

When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time." —Unknown

Because God is with you, that makes you greater than any problem you have.

Peace is our inheritance from Jesus, but we have to choose to follow Him daily. Colossians 3:15 teaches us that peace is to be the "umpire" in our lives, settling every issue that needs a decision. To gain and maintain peace in our hearts, we may have to learn to say no to a few things.

The Lord simply told me, "I am the One Who called you. Don't worry about what people think. If you do, you are going to be worrying all your life because the devil will never stop finding people who will think something unkind about you." In