Quotes from Joyce Meyer

Go beyond what you feel like doing and do what's right. Every time you do what's right when you don't feel like it, you are growing.

If we spend enough time with God, He'll either make us strong enough that problems won't bother us, or He'll show us what to do about them.

If you want to be free, just start doing what God wants you to do, one step at a time, and you'll eventually walk out of your messes.

You deal with doubt all the time. You have to choose to believe God in every situation. I remind myself all the time, get out of fear. Get out of doubt. Get back in faith.

It's amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what they're doing. I've learned to take notice of those things and if it's something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.

There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the result of receiving grace is we get better at living like Christ, which is something we all want, right?

It's true my father abused me and didn't love and protect me the way he should have, and at times it seemed no one would ever help me and it would never end. But God always had a plan for my life, and He has redeemed me.

If you're in a workplace you don't like right now, be encouraged because God will use it for your good. Think about it this way: He wants you to be a light in the darkness - and He's putting His confidence in you!

We live in an imperfect world, and imperfect people surround us every day.

To compromise simply means that you go a tiny bit below what you know is right.

Too often we spend our time in the past or the future. We need to learn to live now - mentally as well as physically and spiritually.

When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.

Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening.

Breaking old habits and forming new ones always takes time, but it is worth it in the end.

Don't give up on the people you love. Your patient love and faithfulness may be exactly what they need to make a complete turnaround.

In the midst of your battles, never forget that God loves you and He has a plan for you.

Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

I pray while driving. I pray while working, and while relaxing.

Nobody likes to have trouble. The moment we get a hint that it's coming, a common response is, 'Oh no! Not again!'

Humble people ask for help.

Worry and reasoning are two of Satan's most successful tools. He'll get us started with one negative thought and then sit back and watch us finish ourselves off.

If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. It means to think of something over and over.

When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem.