“You can gain or buy friends by letting them control you, but you will have to keep them the same way you got them. After allowing them to control you to keep their friendship for a while, you will eventually get tired of having no freedom. Being lonely is actually better than being manipulated and controlled. When you enter into a new relationship, be careful how you get started. What you allow in the beginning will come to be expected throughout your association with that person. The behavior you tolerate at the start of a relationship should be behavior you can be happy with permanently. Let people know by your actions that even though you would like their approval, you can live without it. Respect others, and let them know you expect them to respect you, too.”
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Joyce Meyer
“And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always]. COLOSSIANS 3:15”
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Joyce Meyer
“Love God Today: Love God more than you love things, and He will always give you what is best for you and will help you fulfill your destiny. August 15 Wisdom Is Calling Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the markets. PROVERBS 1:20 God wants us to use wisdom, and according to today’s Scripture, wisdom is not difficult to obtain; the Holy Spirit wants to reveal it to us; we simply need to pay attention. For example, have you ever needed to make a decision and had your “head” (your intellectual abilities) try to lead you one way while your heart is leading you another? Have you ever had a situation in which your natural thoughts and feelings seemed to be guiding you in one direction, but something inside of you kept nagging you to go another direction? Chances are, wisdom is crying out to you. One way to love yourself is to listen to it and obey. Many times, it cries out in your heart that you should or should not do a certain thing—you should eat healthily, you should be kind to other people, you should not spend money you do not have. These are all”
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Joyce Meyer
“Remember that we cannot judge the moral value of any action by how we feel. Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He will bring it to pass.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Treat everyone you meet as if they have infinite value because in God’s eyes they do”
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“character simply by listening to their conversation. The more loving our words and actions are toward others, the more loving and kind our thoughts will be.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Mary can’t control her actions because she doesn’t control her thoughts.”
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Joyce Meyer
“When you become discouraged, you become weak and lose the courage you need to go forward. What must you do in times of discouragement? Shake it off!
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Joyce Meyer
“Trust in Him How relaxed are you? Your answer is directly related to how much you trust God. It may take you many years, like it did me, to fully trust Him, but each day will be better and better as you trust more and learn to relax.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Trust in Him Are you doing your part to study God’s Word, believe it, and trust Him? When you do, He will do the rest.”
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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 usually talk about doubt and unbelief together as if they are one and the same
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