Joyce Meyer
Why is it that although it takes us years to get into our messes, we expect God to get us out of them in a few days?
Know that as a Christian, your destiny is to be Christlike in all of your ways.
I like gifts. I like to give them and I like to get them.
I believe we live in a love-starved society. Everywhere you go there are probably people who haven't had the right kind of love in their lives.
Really showing love requires more than just words.
Real Christianity can be summed up in two commands: Love God, and love people.
Where there is no opposition to evil, it multiplies.
Jesus didn't die for us so we could pretend to be something we're not.
Every day that goes by puts us closer to the day when Christ will return.
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.
People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'
The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed.
The last thing the devil wants you to do is be an obedient Christian.
It's amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won't lift a finger to help at home!
I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let's face it - we all would like to be happy.
Until you pray, God cannot work.
The most effective prayers are usually the simple prayers.
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.
Learning to live for others isn't something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it.
I believe many people feel like God is mad at them.
It's just human nature to try and figure things out. So, when we're in the midst of a situation, we usually try to reason our way through it.
Jesus is a divine guest inside of you all the time - one who loves, understands, sees and hears you. He wants to live in oneness with you... to be the centerpiece of everything you do.
So much of what we do every single day is the result of habits that we have formed over time.
Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.
Nobody likes to have trouble. The moment we get a hint that it's coming, a common response is, 'Oh no! Not again!'
My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable.
At school I pretended I had a normal life, but I felt lonely all the time and different from everyone else. I never felt like I fit in, and I wasn't allowed to participate in after-school activities, go to sports events or parties or date boys. Many times I had to make up stories about why I couldn't do anything with my classmates.
The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.
All of our problems start in our minds.
Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainment... cares and anxieties... and even the passionate desire and pursuit of things, some good and not so good, can keep our minds and hearts caught up in a flurry of activity.
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.
We have an epidemic of insecure people in our society today.
I've learned that usually, the less I know about other people, the better off I am.
Humble people ask for help.
Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.
I wonder how many decisions we make every day. I believe it's probably hundreds. We decide whether or not to get out of bed, what we'll eat, what we'll do, what we'll think about, what we'll say... and on and on.
Sometimes when you've had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting more of what you've already had.
Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.
If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.
You don't have to be like everybody else or do things like everybody else. God created you to be a unique individual, and He wants you to be free to be who He made you to be.
Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.
Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.
A BMW can't take you as far as a diploma.
We live in an imperfect world, and imperfect people surround us every day.
Jesus paid a tremendous price for us so we could have abundant life. He willingly took all of our sin on Himself and gave His life on the cross so we could be forgiven and have new life in Him.
If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves!
I was in my late thirties when my eyes were opened to truth in God's Word that showed me I wasn't living the abundant life Jesus died for me to have. I had a very negative mindset and was miserable most of the time because of the abuse I had experienced throughout my childhood.
You see, you are a spirit, you have a soul, and you live in a body. You have emotions, you have thoughts, you have a will, and you have a conscience. You are a complex being! And Jesus came to heal every single part of you. There's not one part that He doesn't want to make completely whole.
One of the things I love most about being at home is that I'm comfortable there. And since we are the home of Christ, we need to make sure He's comfortable in us.