“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
“We need to be enthusiastic! Too many of us walk around with long faces looking and feeling worn-out. But the human heart was made for passion, for strong desire to reach for something beyond ourselves.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“and decide you really do want a hot fudge sundae! Go ahead and eat it. It is continual excess that causes trouble—not occasional liberties. God created a wide variety of foods for us to eat. Every good food God made, you can eat.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Where the mind goes the person follows, so be sure that your thoughts are on what you want rather than what you don’t want.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential.”
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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
“Don’t wait to “feel” like doing a thing to do it. Live by decision, not emotion.”
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Joyce Meyer
“If we are truly listeners and givers, we will try to help others receive what they need and be a blessing to them. But often our problem is that we spend far too much time trying to bless ourselves and not nearly enough time trying to bless someone else.
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Joyce Meyer
“Power Thought: I will not give up. I will run my race with perseverance and finish with joy.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Where there is a rotten root, there will always be rotten fruit. We must be rooted in Jesus Christ.”
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Joyce Meyer
