Joyce Meyer Quotes

Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try to work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around Him.

~ Joyce Meyer

One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.

~ Joyce Meyer

It is impossible to be both selfish and happy

~ Joyce Meyer

Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it.

~ Joyce Meyer

Sometimes new opportunity means new opposition. Not everything God asks us to do will be comfortable.

~ Joyce Meyer

I am not where I need to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.

~ Joyce Meyer

This is the day which the Lord has brought about, we will rejoice and be glad in it ( Psalm 118:24 )

~ Joyce Meyer

Sadly, many people don't make it through the storms of life. Or they give up or they start doing and saying foolish things and abort the journey altogether.It is easy to begin, but God is looking for people who will finish.The apostle Paul declared the stand that he would take in order to complete his journey:, But none of these things move me; neither do I esteem my life dear to myself, if only I may finish my course with joy. Acts 20:24

~ Joyce Meyer

Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference(a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive]. ( Colossians 3:13 )

~ Joyce Meyer

Take the helm and sail your own ship. Don't just get into the boat with nobody at the helm and merely hope that the waves of life take you somewhere good.

~ Joyce Meyer

Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential.

~ Joyce Meyer

It is not about doing what we feel like. It is about doing what God says.

~ Joyce Meyer

You can fight the feelings of depression by reminding yourself of blessings in your life. You can listen to music or sing. Even getting your mind off yourself by doing something kind for someone else will help immensely. Don't forget that our moods are connected to our thoughts; therefore, I urge you to take notice of what you're thinking about when you feel depressed. You may find the source of your problem.

~ Joyce Meyer

If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.

~ Joyce Meyer

Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.

~ Joyce Meyer

I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my future unless I allowed it to.

~ Joyce Meyer

[T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably and continually. They are very much aware of their wrong actions, and they are very miserable.

~ Joyce Meyer

If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you can do.

~ Joyce Meyer

The sooner we learn feelings are fickle, the better off we are.

~ Joyce Meyer

Gaining a victory is more difficult than maintaining it once you have it.

~ Joyce Meyer

No matter what you do, 10% of the population will not like you.

~ Joyce Meyer

Today Lord I am going to do my best with Your help and for Your glory. I realize that there are many different people in the world with a variety of opinions and expectations. I will concentrate on being a God-pleaser and not a self-pleaser or man-pleaser. The rest I leave in Your hands lord. Grant me favor with You and with men and continue transforming me into the image of Your dear Son. Thank You Lord.

~ Joyce Meyer

We often bow down to our feelings without realizing how fickle and unreliable they are.

~ Joyce Meyer

Are you living up to your potential? God made you with potential - potential for greatness! If you do what you can do, and trust Him to do what you can't, you will grow into the person He gave you the potential to be!

~ Joyce Meyer

The more we focus on who we are in Christ, the less it matters who we were in the past, or even what happened to us.

~ Joyce Meyer

I am not where I need to be, but, thank God, I am not where I used to be.

~ Joyce Meyer

Our past may explain why we're suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.

~ Joyce Meyer

The Holy Spirit knows precisely the right timing in our lives. I always say, Only the Holy Spirit knows when you are ready for what. In other words, the Spirit of the Lord is the only One Who knows what it will take to help you, and when you are ready to receive help.

~ Joyce Meyer

Grace equals ability. God gives us grace to match our call. When we do our own thing, we do it on our own. When we follow His leading, He always supplies the grace and the energy to do what He's calling us to do.

~ Joyce Meyer

The mind is often an area where people play around with sin.

~ Joyce Meyer

Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.

~ Joyce Meyer

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

~ Joyce Meyer

May 30 word: ExamplePeople believe a lot more of what they see you do than what they hear you do. That's why it is important that we take the responsibility to set a good, Biblical example. How we live in front of people and even behind closed doors at home is essential to being an effective witness.

~ Joyce Meyer

God wants you to be delivered from what you have done and from what has been done to you - Both are equally imporant to Him.

~ Joyce Meyer

frustration, complication and misery are available in abundance, but so is God's grace.

~ Joyce Meyer

I was afraid to let other make any decisions, because I had no confidence they would be concerned for me.

~ Joyce Meyer

Satan frequently steals the will of God from us due to reasoning. The Lord may direct us to do a certain thing, but if it does not make sense - if it is not logical - we may be tempted to disregard it. What God leads a person to do does not always make logical sense to his mind. His spirit may affirm it and His mind reject it, especially if it would be out of the ordinary or unpleasant or if it would require personal sacrifice or discomfort.

~ Joyce Meyer

Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your relationship with yourself.

~ Joyce Meyer

I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you're able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something... it's about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.

~ Joyce Meyer

Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.

~ Joyce Meyer