“I know the effect insecurity can have on lives because I experienced it myself. I know what it does to a person. Those who have been hurt badly through abuse or severe rejection, as I have, often seek the approval of others to try to overcome their feelings of rejection and low self-esteem. They suffer from those feelings and use the addiction of approval to try to remove the pain. They are miserable if anyone seems to not approve of them in any way or for any reason and they are anxious about the disapproval until they feel they are once again accepted. They may do almost anything to gain the approval they feel they have lost—even things their conscience tells them are wrong. For example, if a person is met with disapproval when she declines an invitation, she might change her plans and accept the invitation just to gain approval. She compromises herself for the sake of feeling approved
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Joyce Meyer
“life without peace, is the result of trying to do something about something you cannot do anything about.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The pathway to change is to renew your mind.”
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Joyce Meyer
“One might say that our words are a movie screen that reveals what we have been thinking and the attitudes that we have.”
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Joyce Meyer
“For I was envious of the foolish and arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. PSALM 73:3”
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Joyce Meyer
“Thomas Edison said, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]. (Philippians 4:13)”
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Joyce Meyer
“Power Thought: I begin my day with an attitude of praise—praying and listening for God’s voice.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Power Thought: I trust I will see everything come to pass in my life that God has promised in His Word.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Clean Up Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. HEBREWS 12:1- 2 NIV Have you ever gone on a cleaning rampage to straighten up your home or office? Did you enjoy pitching junk, straightening objects, and organizing materials so that you could find them when you need them? You may need to get on a Holy Ghost rampage and do the same thing with your life. Say, “I’ve had enough bondage. I’ve had enough negative thoughts. I’ve had enough of the lies of the devil. I am not going to have any more bad days. I am not going to be discouraged, depressed, or despondent. I am going to enjoy my life!” Jesus is ready to help you live life to the fullest!”
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Joyce Meyer
“Whatever people think of us is between them and God and not our concern.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We must meditate on what God has done in our life instead of what we are still waiting on Him to do.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The Bible says our warfare is with the devil, not with people (Ephesians 6:12).”
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Joyce Meyer
“O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. Psalm 136:1”
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Joyce Meyer
“There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander the Great”
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Joyce Meyer
