“Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7”
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Joyce Meyer
“Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.
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Joyce Meyer
“If you are a woman who truly wants to have peaceful relationships, I encourage you to examine yourself and ask God to reveal to you any unrealistic expectations you may have of other people.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Romans 8:1 says that, as believers, we can “live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.” One of the ways you can tell if you are following the flesh (your own plan) instead of the Spirit (God’s plan) is that you have no peace and you’re struggling.”
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Joyce Meyer
“is unwise to refuse to face reality; however if our reality is negative we can still have a positive attitude toward it.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Jesus did not leave Peter to drown just because he had done fine for a while and then made a mistake.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Power Thought: God has given me the ability to adjust to people and things and remain in peace.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Do yourself a favor and forgive anyone that has anything against you. Do it as an act of faith and trust God to change and heal your emotions. Pray for your enemies and never say another unkind thing about them. It is the only way you can move past the pain and begin to heal.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.”
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Joyce Meyer
“the One Who is with us is greater than all those who oppose us. As King Hezekiah said, with them “is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God” (2 Chron. 32:8).
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Joyce Meyer
“No matter what you do, 10% of the population will not like you.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
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Joyce Meyer
“But if we want God’s peace and joy, we can’t waste our time trying to be people-pleasers.”
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Joyce Meyer
“When we maintain an attitude of thanksgiving, we close the door to grumbling and complaining—which seem to be ever-present temptations in our lives.”
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Joyce Meyer
“Acts 10:38 says, “See how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth who went about doing good.” He just got up every day and did good. Everywhere he went, even though he had a purpose and he was headed somewhere, he let himself be interrupted by the needs of people. So often we study the steps of Jesus. Maybe we need to study the stops of Jesus. The things that he stopped for, the things that interrupted his plan, where he would alter his plan and help somebody here and there.”
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Joyce Meyer