Joyce Meyer Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“If we're really honest with ourselves, most of us will admit that we want to impress people, and this is what's causing us to do what we do.”

“Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for your problems, pray for God to help you take an inventory of what's been on your mind so you can think about what you've been thinking about.”

“Each time we cooperate with God, we take one more giant step forward. Because when God asks us to change, it means that He always has something better to give us - more freedom, greater joy, and greater blessings.”

“Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.”

“Hope is favorable and confident expectation; it's an expectant attitude that something good is going to happen and things will work out, no matter what situation we're facing.”

“If you're not careful to think and speak words of faith, worry will creep in, and it will not only steal your peace and joy, it will steal your 'today.' The present is the greatest gift God ever gives us. So hold on to the peace that's yours in Christ. Don't let it go.”

“In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend my time with Him, then I'm just accomplishing a checklist of things I feel obligated to do to please Him. This makes my spiritual life more about doing what I need to do to fulfill an obligation than something meaningful.”

“It's impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives.”

“If you will do what God tells you to do, there's no person on Earth and no devil in Hell that can keep you from having what God wants you to have.”

“I don't think even ungodly people realize what a society would be like that had no godly influence at all.”