“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
“By just being positive, having the best perspective on everything, and always believing the best of everybody, we release peace and joy in our lives.”
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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
“Character is doing what you don't want to do, but know you should do. There's plenty of room and company on the broad road, but it's not easy to walk on that narrow path.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Enjoyment of life is not based on enjoyable circumstances. It is an attitude of the heart, a decision to enjoy everything because everything - even little, seemingly insignificant things - have a part in the overall "big picture" of life.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Praying before you have an emergency is like putting money in the bank. If you have money set aside, then a car problem you were not expecting does not need to upset you. You have provided a way to continue living a simple, joy-filled life before you experienced a need. Start today getting some prayers in reserve. Fill up your prayer tank and you will avoid constantly living in crisis mode.”
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Joyce Meyer
“What imagined deficiency or handicap in your life is holding you back?”
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Joyce Meyer
“The way anything is developed is through practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice and more practice.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Whatever you run from will always be waiting for you somewhere else.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Always living in the safe zone of life and never taking chances actually makes one a thief and a robber.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The three most harmful negative emotions are anger, guilt, and fear. And anger is number one. It is also the strongest and most dangerous of all passions.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Those who are easily offended and touchy are insecure.”
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Joyce Meyer
“on. Colossians 3:1–2 says: If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth (emphasis added).”
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Joyce Meyer
“One of the ingredients of forming good habits and breaking bad ones is focusing on what you want to do and not on what you want to stop doing.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.”
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Joyce Meyer
