“Calming down is a decision. It has nothing to do with feelings. It is an act of obedience, and we do it to honor God because He lives in our house, and He’s saying: “I want it—I want some peace in this house. I want it quiet in here. I want you to be full of peace.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Please remember that you don’t have to be like someone else to be acceptable. The world’s standards are not God’s. The world may say you need to be like this person or that person, but God’s will is that you be yourself.
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Joyce Meyer
“The Bible says in Romans 12:21 that we overcome evil with good.”
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Joyce Meyer
“They want a miracle to correct their lack of discipline
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Joyce Meyer
“I think a lot of our bad habits are simply the result of being in too big a hurry to do a thing right to start with.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Remaining peaceful in hard times completely disarms the devil.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Lord, thank You that through the blood of Jesus I can come to You with a clear conscience. Help me to walk in power, love, and sound mind today.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Fear tries to get us to give up but faith takes us all the way through to victory”
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Joyce Meyer
“If you feel pressed, confused, controlled, or stressed about something, then it is not of God; that is not how He works. Instead, the Holy Spirit will gently “reveal, (declare, disclose, transmit)” the truth to you.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have”
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Joyce Meyer
“For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The biggest black eye that you can give the devil is to give God your pain and let Him turn it into gain.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We cannot always control all our circumstances, but we can control ourselves with God’s help.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. Proverbs 18:21”
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Joyce Meyer
“Do you have some kind of dream or vision for your future? Are there things that you would love to see happen in the days, months, and years ahead of you? I sincerely hope so, because without goals, we are directionless and very unmotivated. You might say, “Yes, I do have a big dream.” My question is, Have your words been in line with what you say you want?”
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Joyce Meyer
