Quotes from Joyce Meyer

Stop focusing on what's wrong with everyone else and start focusing on how blessed you are.

You are not hopeless. You are not helpless. Because there is a God who is alive and loves you!

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

Today is a brand new beginning for me!

You cannot have a testimony without a test. Will you pass the test or have the monies?

Most of us have a "Do Not Disturb" sign around our necks.

Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can't let our circumstances or what others do or don't do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless.

Did you know there's a difference between being busy and being fruitful? Did you ever stop to think that just being busy - running around in circles all day but not accomplishing anything - is the same as wasting your time? It's frustrating to expend so much energy and time and not have any fruit from your effort!

Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree.

Spiritual people don't float around all day on clouds of glory; they live in the real world and deal with real issues in real ways.

People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

A lot of people don't enjoy their jobs, and it's one of the main things we like to complain about.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

Grace is the power of the Holy Spirit coming to us free of charge to enable you to do with ease what you could never do on your own with any amount of struggle and effort.

There is no power in your name or my name, but there is awesome power in the name of Jesus because of everything he represents.

We all need God's power in our lives, and prayer is the dynamic that releases His power, sometimes in dramatic ways.

You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that's available to us as Christians.

When you pray be sure that you listen as well as talk. You have things you want to say to God but He also has things He wants to say to you.

Worry increases pressure; prayer releases peace.

Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway.

God's first line of defense - and offense - for every situation is prayer.

Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.