“Take responsibility for your anger and learn to deal with it—process it and bring closure to it, and that will relieve the pressure.”
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Joyce Meyer
“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
“The quality of our life is greatly affected by the time we spend with God, and it should have a place of priority in our schedule.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Leaders are not born; I believe they are made.”
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Joyce Meyer
“…search for peace (harmony; undisturbedness from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts) and seek it eagerly. [Do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, and with yourself, but pursue, go after them!]” 1 Peter 3:11
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Joyce Meyer
“If someone hurts you, cry a river, then build a bridge and get over it. Unknown”
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Joyce Meyer
“We must remember that people are not our source
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Joyce Meyer
“Anyone who tries to keep all the people happy all the time will never fulfill their destiny.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Patience is a fruit of the spirit that grows only under trial. It is useless to pray for patience. Well, actually I encourage you to pray for patience, but I'll tell you what you'll get TRIALS!”
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Joyce Meyer
“People living in the vanity of their own mind not only destroy themselves, but far too often, they bring destruction to others around them.”
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Joyce Meyer
“When you pray be sure that you listen as well as talk. You have things you want to say to God but He also has things He wants to say to you.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Do you want everything God has for you? Then be willing to do everything He asks of you.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The power of life and death are in the tongue, and we eat the fruit of them (Proverbs 18:21). Our words affect us and the people around us. They also affect what God is able to do for us. We cannot have a negative mouth and a positive life.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We are not beyond the devil’s ability to tempt us, but we can always resist him in Jesus’ name. There are days when the battle of the mind seems relentless, but victory always comes to those who refuse to give up. Thomas Edison said, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
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Joyce Meyer
“shall He teach in the way that he should choose. He himself shall dwell at ease . . .”
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Joyce Meyer
