“Faith, Gratitude, and Rest So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:5 Faith allows us to rest—both mentally and emotionally. Even our will gets a rest when we have faith in God. We don’t worry or reason, we are not upset or downcast, and we are not trying to make something happen that is not God’s will—we are thankful that God is in control so that we can rest! Paul sang praises to God while he was in jail. Jesus prayed for others while He was being crucified. Joseph decided that if he was going to be a slave, he would be the best slave his owner ever had. All throughout Scripture, we see the connection between faith, gratitude, and rest. We need to be honest about what the real cause of our stress is. Is it really our circumstances in life, or is it the way we respond to the circumstances? There is a rest that comes with gratitude and faith. This is a rest we can live in every day. Prayer of Thanks I thank You today, Father, that I can live in rest. I don’t have to worry or be downcast when I face challenges. Thank You that I can have faith, knowing that You are the One in control.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Forgive as often as you must and don’t put limits on it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“If something is wrong in your life, don’t spend the rest of your days feeling bad about it… do something about it!”
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Joyce Meyer
“Remember that we cannot judge the moral value of any action by how we feel. Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Whatever may be troubling you, shake it off! God has great things planned for you. The dreams of the future leave no room for the snakebites of the past.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Because of what Jesus has done, I love and accept myself.”
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Joyce Meyer
“God tries to tell us in His Word how much He loves us and He accepts us, and that even though He already knows every mistake we will ever make, He still chose us for Himself.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We must take responsibility for our responses to daily events, especially the little offenses that tempt us to be angry.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I may not be where I need to be but I thank God I am not where I used to be.”
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Joyce Meyer
“God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the IMPOSSIBLE.”
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Joyce Meyer
“God's love for me is perfect because it's based on Him not on me. So even when I failed He kept loving me.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Wisdom is doing now what you are going to be happy with later on”
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Joyce Meyer
“Don’t just try to “make it” through the day. Celebrate the day. Say, “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it” (see Psalm 118:24). Don’t dread the day; attack the day. Know what you want to accomplish today and go for it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We can defeat Satan much more quickly by praising God than by worrying.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once to get over the fear of doing it. Twice to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.”
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Joyce Meyer
