“God does not always call us to go back physically to a place we have been. But if for example we have a difficult time submitting to a boss with a certain personality God may call us to continue working with someone who has the same personality until we master the situation in a godly way. God does not want us to be on the run He wants us to confront our fears and frustrations in order to find peace in Him.”
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Joyce Meyer
“(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.”
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Joyce Meyer
“It is not as important how we start (our past), but how we finish.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Take responsibility for your anger and learn to deal with it—process it and bring closure to it, and that will relieve the pressure.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We become addicted to approval when we base our self-worth on how people treat us or on what we believe they think about us.”
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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
“Prayer of Thanks Father, I am so thankful that I can choose what thoughts to dwell on. With Your help, I can reject negative thinking, and I can focus on thoughts based on Your Word. Thank You that I can be a confident, positive person.”
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Joyce Meyer
“One might say that our words are a movie screen that reveals what we have been thinking and the attitudes that we have.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Power Thought: I expect good things to happen in my life today.”
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Joyce Meyer
“You can bless or curse yourself with your mouth. You can bring a blessing by speaking positive truths from God’s Word . . . or you can bring a curse by speaking negatively.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I am not going to let negative people control my mood. They have problems and they are not going to give their problems to me.”
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Joyce Meyer
“It is not that we don't have faith it is just that Satan is trying to destroy our faith with lies.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Any day that we don’t give up puts us one day closer to success.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Pray and ask God to show you a specific area where you need to let go of selfishness. Once He shows you, don’t get discouraged or be afraid—trust God to change you!”
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Joyce Meyer
“Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.” Proverbs 3:5”
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Joyce Meyer
