Joyce Meyer Quotes

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

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

When we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, something wonderful happens: God begins to change our desires, and we want to be more like Him.

Most of us have hoped and prayed for something to happen a certain way, but it didn't. And when this happened, we had a choice to make: to react with offense toward God or to trust Him anyway.

Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have

We need a backbone, not a wishbone.

We're not like robots. God promises to guide us through the Holy Spirit, but He gives us the freedom to make our own decisions.

I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.

We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn't make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.

So many people live with anger and unforgiveness, and many of them are Christians.

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

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

I can tell you from experience that God's help and presence in our lives is vital. He is the Author of all true success and everything that is good-without Him, we can do nothing of true value.

Go home, and let all your relatives off the potter's wheel. You are not the potter!

Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.

If I have to build a big company by mistreating other people then the Bible says WOE to me. I don't know what that is, but I don't want any of it.

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

Things in themselves have no life in them. A car can't comfort or encourage you. A house means nothing if there's no life and love inside.

I tell people, and it's the truth, I could sit in my garage for a week and it won't make me a car. And you can sit in church till your bottom is flat and that won't make you a servant of Christ.

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

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

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.

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

Turn your situation over to God because He can do more in a moment than you can do in a lifetime. – Joyce Meyer

You can enjoy anything if you make up your mind to.

Peace is one of the most precious gifts God has promised His children. I know, because for many years my life was not peaceful, and I was miserable.

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

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

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

Complain and remain. Praise and be raised.

You can have Jesus in your spirit and have an outrageous mess in your soul, and if you don't know what that's called, it's called religion.

It is impossible to be both selfish and happy

It seems like a lot of people seek their peace in things. And most of us are not even satisfied with the things we have... we always want more.

Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.

Maybe you don't just have one Goliath. Maybe you have his whole family!

Loving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purpose. You can't wait for a feeling to motivate you.

We want our marriage to be a triumph, not a tragedy.

If you're fighting moodiness and depression you don't want to hang around a bunch of other moody and depressed people.

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.

It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.

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

There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.

The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.

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

I consider wisdom supernatural because it isn't taught by men - it's a gift from God.

Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity.

Learning to live for others isn't something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it.

Reproach is shame, blame, disgrace, disapproval and a disrespectful attitude toward yourself. When you're under reproach, your behavior shows it.

Too many Christians live their lives like slaves - to the devil - because they believe his lies more than they trust God.

Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.