“As you wander on through life, brother, whatever be your goal, keep your eye upon the donut and not upon the hole.”
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Joyce Meyer
“At this moment, each one of us is as close to God’s throne of grace as we choose to be.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.
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Joyce Meyer
“One of the biggest causes of stress is focusing on the negative things that are happening around us.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I would like to suggest that you take responsibility for your joy and never again give anyone else the job of keeping you happy. You can control what you do, but you cannot control what other people do. So you may be unhappy a lot of the time if you depend on them as your source of joy. The psalmist David said that he encouraged himself in the Lord, and if he can do it, then we can do it too.”
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Joyce Meyer
“A walk begins with one step and then another and another. No matter how long your journey seems, if you take enough steps in the right direction, you will eventually arrive at your desired destination.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Many people would like a miracle, but like the man in our story, they are not willing to give up their blame and self-pity.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The problem comes when we try to take the gift God has given us and use it to do what someone else is doing instead of developing our own potential.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Some of us are so stubborn we won’t trust God until we have no other choice at all.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We cannot control the temperaments we are born with; they are God’s choice. We can work with the Holy Spirit to achieve balance, but basically we are who we are.”
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Joyce Meyer
Sometimes when people get saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, they think everything is going to come to them by means of a miracle. Getting saved simply means giving ourselves up to God by taking ourselves out of our own keeping and entrusting ourselves into His keeping. God does miracles, but He also expects us to do our part
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Joyce Meyer
“So get rid of all uncleanness and the rampant outgrowth of wickedness, and in a humble (gentle, modest) spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted an
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Joyce Meyer
“It’s very hard to think negative thoughts about someone you’re taking to the Lord every day. You’ll be amazed at how God will change your heart toward that person; your thoughts and ultimately your actions could very well change the way he behaves.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I don't just pray for God to open doors, I also pray for God to close doors.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Don’t allow feelings of any kind to dominate you, but instead remember that feelings are fickle. They are ever-changing. The bad ones are there when you wish they weren’t, and the good ones disappear when you need them most.”
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Joyce Meyer
