Quotes from Joyce Meyer

The greatest hindrance to spiritual maturity is walking according to our emotions instead of purposely choosing to do the right thing.

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

The discipline of making the right choice no matter how one feels is the road to a successful life.

So stop worrying; give your concerns to God, and live in grace. Grace isn't just divine favor; it's power!

Thomas Edison said, "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."1

Often we think about what is wrong with people and what we don't like about them. Focusing on people's faults is not showing love to them. We can choose to pray for them concerning any weaknesses they may have, and to pray for ourselves, that God will help us in our weaknesses also.

Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst mood. Wait.

When you spend time with God, it becomes evident. You become calmer, you're easier to get along with, you are more joyful, and you remain stable in every situation. Spending quality time with God is an investment that yields rich benefits.

that keeps us from entering into and enjoying the life that God has freely bestowed upon us is our own sin consciousness

Lord, I want Your will in Your timing. I do not want to be ahead of You, nor do I want to be behind You. Help me, Father, to wait patiently on You!

being afraid does not change the experiences the enemy uses to make us afraid. Fear will never make circumstances better, but it will rob us of our strength to deal with them and of our ability to think clearly in the midst of them.

It's been my experience that most people aren't truly happy until they've had many reasons to be sad. I believe this is because it takes all of those bad days and hardships to teach us how to truly appreciate what we have. It builds our resilience."2

God has said repeatedly that we do not need to fear because He is with us. The prayer

We are not jealous of what anyone else has if we have the same thing. Fear comes when we are afraid we will be left out or have to do without what we want.

For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere. —EPHESIANS 6:12

Every good and right decision that we make helps overturn the results of the bad ones.

Years ago I heard a well-known Bible teacher say, "If you want to find a spiritual person, don't look in the church." He said that because in church you can't tell who is real and who is putting

Years later I read a statement that said, "A tot of people have a wishbone, but they don't have a backbone." I thought, That's the truth. Wishing won't get us anything. We have got to dig in and do whatever we have to do to get

Be still and know that He is God. Be assured that as long as you trust Him, He will never fail you or disappoint you.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. PHILIPPIANS 4:6,7 NASB

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C. S. Lewis Would

Worry is failing to trust God to take care of the various situations in our lives. When we worry, we are actually acting on the thought If I try hard enough, I can find a solution to my problem, which is the opposite of trusting God.

If your thoughts have convinced you that you can never do anything right, you'll tend to make more mistakes than normal and have a high rate of failure.

Father, help me today speak only words of excellence. Help me be a good listener and think before I speak. I want my words to glorify You and be a blessing to those who hear them. I need You, Lord. I am nothing without You. Strengthen me in all of my weaknesses