“Our actions are a direct result of our thoughts. If we have a negative mind, we will have a negative life.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson”
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Joyce Meyer
“The devil will give up when he sees that you are not going to give in.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We must take responsibility for ourselves, and stop expecting others to do for us what we should be doing for ourselves... or trusting God to do for us.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Mary can’t control her actions because she doesn’t control her thoughts.”
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Joyce Meyer
“start their day on the “wrong foot.” They feel all right when they wake up, but as soon as something goes wrong, they lose their footing and walk with a “loser’s limp” the rest of the day. Once they are off to a bad start, it seems they never catch up.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Have God make a message out of your mess.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The mind should be kept peaceful. As the prophet Isaiah tells us, when the mind is stayed on the right things, it will be at rest.”
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Joyce Meyer
“An addiction is something that controls people—something they feel they cannot do without or something they do to alleviate pain or pressure. It is what people run to when they are hurting or feel lonely. It comes in many varieties, such as drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, shopping, eating, work—and yes, even approval. Like any addict, insecure people look for a “fix” when they get shaky. They need someone to reaffirm them and assure them everything is all right and they are acceptable. When a person has an addiction the things they are addicted to are on their mind most of the time. Therefore, if a person is an approval addict, he or she will have an abnormal concern and an abundance of thoughts about what people think of them
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Joyce Meyer
“James 4:2 tells us we have not because we ask not! We can be bold in our asking.”
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Joyce Meyer
“You can either be pitiful, or you can be powerful, but you can't be both.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We have a promise from God that those who place their hope in Him will never be disappointed or put to shame. (Romans 5:5.)”
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Joyce Meyer
“Sometimes when people feel strongly about something, that is all they preach about. That is wrong. There needs to be a balance. We need to use common sense even in our spiritual life.
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Joyce Meyer
“Prayer of Thanks Father, help me to love and appreciate the person You created me to be. I thank You that I don’t have to compare myself to others in order to be accepted. You created me with a unique and wonderful purpose. I’m thankful that to You, I am special and beyond compare.”
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Joyce Meyer
