“Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.”
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Joyce Meyer
“When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. PROVERBS 16:7”
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Joyce Meyer
“But [as for me personally] it matters very little to me that I should be put on trial by you [on this point], and that you or any other human tribunal should investigate and question and cross-question me, I do not even put myself on trial and judge myself. (1 Corinthians 4:3)”
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Joyce Meyer
“It is not as important how we start (our past), but how we finish.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We can say that we trust God all day long, but if we fear the unknown, then in reality, we don’t trust God.”
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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
“God is the Champion at bringing people from a place of destruction to a place of total victory. As they reach that place of victory they become trophies of his grace. and they are set on the display as a fragrant reminder of God's goodness.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Your life will go only as high as the level of your expectations.”
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Joyce Meyer
“I was afraid to let other make any decisions, because I had no confidence they would be concerned for me.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make. Contentment does not mean that we never want to see change or improvement, but it does mean we can be happy where we are and will do the best we can with what we have. It also means we will maintain an attitude that allows us to enjoy the gift of life.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We can get excited by thinking about what all we have or can have, OR we can get discouraged by thinking about what all we don't have.”
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Joyce Meyer
“The best way to resist the temptation to give up when times are hard is to pray that you won’t give in to the temptation. It’s wiser and more effective to pray and ask for God’s help as you stand against temptation than to try to exert willpower alone. Work with God, and pray you won’t surrender to the temptation to give up.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Father, I thank You that You love me. I thank You that I am always accepted and never rejected. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
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Joyce Meyer
“If you look at your circumstances you will put off doing what God is telling you to do. It can seem like the worst time to do whatever God says to do. BUT there is an anointing on "now" if God has told you to act.”
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Joyce Meyer
“We are the only ones who can make decisions for ourselves about how we will handle the situations that arise in our lives. Life is not likely to get any easier, but our approach to life can change and that will make it easier.”
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Joyce Meyer
