Quotes from Joyce Meyer

God never promised us a trouble-free life.

If you can't learn to enjoy your life when you have problems, you may never enjoy it because we'll always have problems.

Perhaps we could enjoy ordinary, everyday life more if we learned to celebrate the ordinary.

Sometimes if you got a problem deep rooted in your life, it takes a little bit of time to overcome it in that area.

You don't have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don't have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

Giving in to fear alters God's best plan for your life.

Life will not always change, so we must be willing to change.

How one life turns out is not dependent on what people do to us or what they don't do for us.

Trusting God brings life.

Life is not fair; God is.

My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable.

We all get weary sometimes, and we tend to think that life is what makes us weary.

Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.

My teachings are my life.

What's real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as if I did.

When it comes to our everyday habits, it's important to ask: 'Am I putting God first?'

I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink of success.

I wonder how many decisions we make every day. I believe it's probably hundreds. We decide whether or not to get out of bed, what we'll eat, what we'll do, what we'll think about, what we'll say... and on and on.

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

I just really believe people have to get hungry. I think maybe what we need to do, instead of trying to stuff our beliefs down people's throats, is just pray for them to really be hungry and to see their neediness.

I was in my late thirties when my eyes were opened to truth in God's Word that showed me I wasn't living the abundant life Jesus died for me to have. I had a very negative mindset and was miserable most of the time because of the abuse I had experienced throughout my childhood.

So much of what we do every single day is the result of habits that we have formed over time.

The simple power of prayer can save us all kinds of time and trouble if we will ask God to give us wisdom and discernment in our relationships.