“There are many emotions we have to resist, but happiness is not one of them! So go ahead and be as happy as you can possibly be.”
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Joyce Meyer
“In God’s economy, we usually have to be willing to lose something we have in order to gain what we really want. Why hang on to something that is never going to satisfy you anyway? Don’t live under the tyranny of what people think. Stop trying to convince them of your good intentions and let them think what they want to think. God is your defender; He will vindicate you in due time. What can someone’s thoughts do to you anyway? Why live your life being afraid of a thought?”
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Joyce Meyer
“Staying angry at someone who has hurt you is like taking poison hoping that your enemy will die.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I will restore health to you, and I will heal your wounds, says the Lord. —JEREMIAH 30:17”
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Joyce Meyer
“Because of the lingering discrimination, many women still lack confidence. They live in fear of stepping beyond what they feel is acceptable 'female' behavior. I can remember feeling that I wasn't 'normal' because I was aggressive, had dreams and goals, and wanted do do great things...I am glad now that I found courage to do something radical and chase my dreams.”
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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
“If you are trying to force someone to change, it will steal your peace.
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Joyce Meyer
“Nobody has a perfect life and it's entirely possible that if you want someone else's life they are busy wanting someone else's too–maybe even yours.”
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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
“If I am doing the best I can and people don’t approve, what they think will have to be between them and God.
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Joyce Meyer
“I was afraid to let other make any decisions, because I had no confidence they would be concerned for me.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]. (Philippians 4:13)”
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Joyce Meyer
“Justified means just as if you've never sinned.”
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Joyce Meyer
“When we take steps of faith to make progress in life, there is no guarantee that we will not experience opposition. But we do have God’s guarantee that He will always be with us, and that is truly all we need.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Trust in Him If you are tempted to give up on something or someone, put your trust in God and believe that even if you don’t have the power to change the circumstances, He does.”
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Joyce Meyer
