“Our past may explain why we’re suffering, but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.”
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Joyce Meyer
“But have you learned yet that tomorrow's answers usually don't come until tomorrow gets here?”
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Joyce Meyer
“Love Yourself Today: “Lord, I declare that I love myself because You love me. The more I love myself, the more I can love others.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Don’t hesitate to begin because it seems to you that you have a long way to go. It is better to spend your life moving in the right direction one step at a time than to have no direction at all. No matter what your problems may be, things can get better with God’s help.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The mind should not be filled with reasoning, worry, anxiety, fear, and the like. It should be calm, quiet, and serene
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Joyce Meyer
“[Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings. 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6”
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Joyce Meyer
“I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my future unless I allowed it to.”
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Joyce Meyer
“God has never promised a life without suffering, but He has promised to comfort us and give us the strength to carry on. He has also promised to work good out of everything that happens to us if we love Him and continue wanting His will in our lives (Rom. 8:28).”
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Joyce Meyer
“Misunderstanding is another test you will have to go through in order to be a leader. You have to make up your mind that you are going to stand with God and do what He says even if nobody understands you, agrees with you or supports you. Jesus understands you, and that is enough. When we are misunderstood, it is a good opportunity to practice forgiveness and keep a good attitude.
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Joyce Meyer
“Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Stop being tomented by everyone else's reaction to you.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I will say positive, hopeful things no matter how I feel.”
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Joyce Meyer
“There was a time not too far in the past when a person’s word was his honor; to not keep one’s word was unthinkable.”
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Joyce Meyer
“You can control yourself if you really want to. I'll tell you how I know you can control yourself. If you were in a full fledged emotional temper tantrum in your house and I knocked on your front door..... Come on! Let me tell you what, you would get control of yourself, and it would only take a few seconds.
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Joyce Meyer
“It shall be done for you as you have believed. MATTHEW 8:13”
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Joyce Meyer
