“I wasted some years trying to be like other people I knew, but I found that God won’t help us be anyone other than ourselves. Relax, learn to love yourself, and don’t be afraid that you won’t be able to do what you need to do. The truth is that none of us can do what we need to do without God’s help. If we look at only what we think we can do, we will all be frightened; but if we look at Jesus and focus on Him, He will give us the courage to go forward even in the presence of fear.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway.”
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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
“Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I always asked for forgiveness for my sins right away but I never accepted it until I felt right that I had suffered enough to pay for it. God revealed to me what I was doing how much unnecessary pain I was causing myself. He even showed me that what I was doing was an insult to Jesus that in essence I was saying Lord the sacrifice of Your life and blood was good but not good enough. I must add my work of feeling guilty before I can be forgiven.”
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Joyce Meyer
“God doesn’t tell you to do hard things so He can stand back and laugh and watch you struggle. He tells you to do things the things that He knows are gonna work out to your good in the end.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Integrity is vitally important to our walk with God. People with integrity take responsibility for their actions. They keep their commitments instead of making excuses for not keeping them. They do what they tell people they are going to do, and, if for some reason they absolutely cannot, then they contact the person, give an explanation (not an excuse), and ask to be released from the commitment.”
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Joyce Meyer
“If you turn things over to God, you will finally find the power you need to break free.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Pray and trust God, and He will show you what to do at the right time. He will show you because He is a God Who never fails His children (see Deut. 31:6, 8). He is a God of faithfulness, and He always comes through.”
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Joyce Meyer
“When we maintain an attitude of thanksgiving, we close the door to grumbling and complaining—which seem to be ever-present temptations in our lives.”
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Joyce Meyer
“There are no drive-thru breakthroughs. Breakthroughs take time.”
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Joyce Meyer
“O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. Psalm 136:1”
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Joyce Meyer
