“A story is told of a Quaker man who knew how to live independently as the valued person God had created Him to be. One night as he was walking down the street with a friend he stopped at a newsstand to purchase an evening paper. The storekeeper was very sour, rude, and unfriendly. The Quaker man treated him with respect and was quite kind in his dealing with him. He paid for his paper, and he and his friend continued to walk down the street. The friend said to the Quaker, “How could you be so cordial to him with the terrible way he was treating you?” The Quaker man replied, “Oh, he is always that way; why should I let him determine how I am going to act?”
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Joyce Meyer
“Experience gives us confidence, but we never get experience unless we step out and try things we have not tried before.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Don’t cry out to God for change, and then be afraid of it when it comes.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] MATTHEW 11:28”
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Joyce Meyer
“We are all different. Like the sun, the moon, and the stars, God has created us to be different from one another, and He has done it on purpose. Each of us meets a need, and we are all part of God’s overall plan.”
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Joyce Meyer
“If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you have power and you can resist temptation!”
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Joyce Meyer
“Some people think they have discernment when actually they are just suspicious..
Suspicion comes out of the unrenewed mind; discernment comes out of the renewed spirit.”
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Joyce Meyer
“If you are trying to force someone to change, it will steal your peace.
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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
“From the fruit of his words a man shall be satisfied with good. PROVERBS 12:14”
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Joyce Meyer
“If you want to be free of trying to figure everything out, you can develop the mind of the Spirit by constantly renewing your mind with the Word. Little by little, the Word will wash away the wrong thinking and replace it with truth . . . follow that truth instead of your own ability to reason things out and you’ll have new life and peace.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We must remember that people are not our source
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Joyce Meyer
“Learning to love yourself is the essence of receiving God’s love. It is the ointment that brings healing to your wounded soul. Until we receive God’s love and learn to love ourselves because of it, we will remain sick in our souls and live dysfunctional lives.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Don’t run to the phone, run to the throne.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Millions of people miss today because either they refuse to let go of the past or they worry about the future.”
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Joyce Meyer
