“The beginning of new things is almost always exciting. But it is not those who start the race in excitement who win; it is those who stick to it and make it across the finish line when nobody is excited anymore, when nobody is cheering them on, when their emotions are no longer supporting them, when they don't feel like going on any longer, when it looks as if they will never make it to the end, when all they have left is that one word from God that got them started in the first place. That's when the ones who will make it are separated from those who won't do anything but talk about it all their life. We need to learn to walk the walk, not just talk the talk
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Joyce Meyer
“Remember, you become what you think. Think discouraging thoughts, and you’ll get discouraged.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense. PROVERBS 19:11”
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Joyce Meyer
“It is unwise to refuse to face reality; however if our reality is negative we can still have a positive attitude toward it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“If we have to wait to see how we feel before we know if we can enjoy the day, then we are giving feelings control over us. But thankfully we have free will and can make decisions that are not based on feelings. If we are willing to make right choices regardless of how we feel, God will always be faithful to give us the strength to do so. Living the good life that God has made ready for us is based on our being obedient to His way of being and doing. He gives us the strength to do what is right, but we are the ones who must choose it… God won’t do it for us.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Brother and Sister So & So are not your standard; Jesus is.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Most of us concentrate on what we can get in life, but we need to concentrate on what we can give.”
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Joyce Meyer
“God is not necessarily looking for people with amazing abilities, but He searches for availability and a person who is willing to simply do whatever He asks them to do. If we will lift our hands to God and say, “I am available to do whatever You want me to do,” we will have peace and joy as we journey through life.”
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Joyce Meyer
“One way we show our love for God is to graciously receive His love and every good gift He brings into our lives. You see, God has a plan: He wants us to receive His love; love ourselves in a balanced, godly way; generously love Him in return; and love everyone who comes into our lives. Learning to receive graciously helps us give graciously. When God reaches out to love us, He is attempting to start a cycle that will not only bless us, but others as well. Love God Today: “Lord, please help me receive graciously all that You desire to give me.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another and edify (strengthen and build up) one another, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11”
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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
“God can make miracles out of messes and mistakes when we have a positive attitude and believe all things are possible with God.”
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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
“Although we do not always have the power to change every unpleasant circumstance in our lives, we do have the power to change our outlook. We can look out at life from our inmost being with our hearts filled with positive thoughts and attitudes, or we can respond as Charlie did—allowing the events of life to shape our thoughts and attitudes. This is a decision that only we can make—no one can make it for us!”
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Joyce Meyer
