“APRIL 15 Peculiar Treasure Now therefore, if you will obey My voice in truth and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own peculiar possession and treasure from among and above all peoples; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation [consecrated, set apart to the worship of God]. EXODUS 19:5-6 Self-rejection and self-hatred can almost seem pious in a sense. They can become a way of punishing yourself for your mistakes, failures, and inabilities. People cannot be perfect, so they sometimes reject and despise themselves. Do you lack appreciation for your own worth and value? You may not feel treasured or even acceptable, but you are. In Ephesians 1:6, Paul says that all who believe in Christ have been “accepted in the beloved.” What joyous and amazing affirmation! Surely you are valuable; otherwise your heavenly Father would not have paid such a heavy price for your redemption.”
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Joyce Meyer
“lot of people are good at starting, but they are not good at finishing. The reason is simple. Emotions get us started. They are always there to support us in new things. We get a word from God or someone prophesies to us, and we are off and running. The question is, how long do we keep running once the emotions wear off?
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Joyce Meyer
“Your mess can become your ministry if you will have a positive attitude and decide to let everything you go through prepare you for what is ahead.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Think positive thoughts! I can remember when I thought my thoughts didn’t make much difference. After all, they were in my head and certainly weren’t affecting anyone but me. I was wrong—and so are you if this is your attitude. Thoughts operate in the spiritual realm. You cannot see thoughts just as you cannot see angels, but they are real; they merely function in a realm not visible to the eye. Thoughts become words, attitudes, body language, facial expressions, and moods—and all of these affect the atmosphere we dwell in.”
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Joyce Meyer
“afraid﹘trust God to change you! 64. You will never forgive if you wait until you”
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Joyce Meyer
“We have a promise from God that those who place their hope in Him will never be disappointed or put to shame. (Romans 5:5.)”
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Joyce Meyer
“Is there any real purpose in being alive if all we are going to do is get up every day and live only for ourselves?
Live your life to help others. Give & live selflessly.”
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Joyce Meyer
“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed a hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” —Elbert Hubbard”
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Joyce Meyer
“When we are overly concerned with what people think we will be controlled by the thoughts and opinions of other people.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Trust in Him Next time the wind blows and the waves crash, take the big life decisions off the table (where you’re going to live, your job, your relationships, etc.) and wait. Once the storm passes, trust God to show you what He wants you to do.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Whatever people think of us is between them and God and not our concern.”
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Joyce Meyer
“You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. —HEBREWS 11:1 You can close your eyes and see a disaster or you can choose to see victory.”
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Joyce Meyer
“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.”
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Joyce Meyer
“It is impossible to be both selfish and happy”
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Joyce Meyer
