Quotes from Joyce Meyer

A demonstration of sincere concern can be a strong building block of love.

Really showing love requires more than just words.

Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of gentleness and then continued to love them.

After years of abuse, it was difficult for me to understand God's love. It took me years to truly understand it.

I was tormented with guilt for years and years. In fact, it was so bad that if I didn't feel wrong, I didn't feel right!

Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can make it happen. Thankfully, He doesn't expect us to make ourselves holy. He just wants us to learn to depend on Him to make us holy.

I make mistakes every day. I'm not perfect in my behavior, but I want to be and that's what God is after, a heart that wants to be.

Character isn't developed when we get what we want. Character is developed when we don't get what we want.

Whatever your situation, God wants to heal you, strengthen you, and lead you to a place where you can enjoy life again.

Nobody has a perfect life and it's entirely possible that if you want someone else's life they are busy wanting someone else's too–maybe even yours.

So many people live with anger and unforgiveness, and many of them are Christians.

No matter what you do, 10% of the population will not like you.

A lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: 'You're not making me happy, you're not doing this, you're not doing that.'

Christianity is a lifestyle. And being a Christian is more than a label.

If you're not careful to think and speak words of faith, worry will creep in, and it will not only steal your peace and joy, it will steal your 'today.' The present is the greatest gift God ever gives us. So hold on to the peace that's yours in Christ. Don't let it go.

When you focus on how wonderful God is and all the great things He's done... is doing... and even will do in your life, your natural response will be praise, adoration and awe. Don't let yourself ever get used to it... stay amazed!

Our enemy, the devil, wants to control us, and his target is our will. The main way he tries to influence our will is through lying to us.

We want our marriage to be a triumph, not a tragedy.

There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.

Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me that I needed to be a submissive wife if I wanted to be effective in ministry. The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God.

Our words will either bring life and victory or death and destruction. If we want to be happy, we have to be serious about speaking words of life that line up with God's Word.

Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live.

It is amazing the quality of human beings that are in this world if we can just get past people not dressing the way we want them to dress.

I'm amazed sometimes by the Christians who don't really believe that God wants to help them and bless them.