“Jesus did not die for us so we could have a religion. He died so we could have our sins forgiven.”
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Joyce Meyer
“God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the IMPOSSIBLE.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Above all that I put on, I put on love. I clothe myself with behavior marked by mercy, tender hearted pity, kind feeling, a lowly opinion of myself, gentle ways [and] patience. I have the power to endure whatever comes with good temper. I am gentle and forbearing with others and, if I have a difference or a grievance with someone; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven me, I also forgive others. —COLOSSIANS 3:12-14”
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Joyce Meyer
“The absence of pain means death, so when something no longer bothers you, you've died to that thing.”
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Joyce Meyer
“he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love”
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Joyce Meyer
“Don’t receive condemnation when you have setbacks or bad days. Just get back up, dust yourself off, and start again.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We can’t control what other people do and how they decide to treat us, but we can control our response to them. Don’t let other people’s behavior control you. Don’t let them steal your joy; remember that your anger won’t change them, but prayer can.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“[And it is, indeed, a source of immense profit, for] godliness accompanied with contentment (that contentment which is a sense of inward sufficiency) is great and abundant gain. 1 TIMOTHY 6:6”
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Joyce Meyer
“The Holy Spirit showed me that when I put up walls to keep others out I also wall myself into solitary place of confinement.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We are the only ones who can make decisions for ourselves about how we will handle the situations that arise in our lives. Life is not likely to get any easier, but our approach to life can change and that will make it easier.”
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Joyce Meyer
“on. Colossians 3:1–2 says: If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth (emphasis added).”
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Joyce Meyer
“If we are truly listeners and givers, we will try to help others receive what they need and be a blessing to them. But often our problem is that we spend far too much time trying to bless ourselves and not nearly enough time trying to bless someone else.
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Joyce Meyer
“If something is wrong in your life, don’t spend the rest of your days feeling bad about it… do something about it!”
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Joyce Meyer
“By just being positive, having the best perspective on everything, and always believing the best of everybody, we release peace and joy in our lives.”
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Joyce Meyer
