Quotes by Joyce Meyer

Patience is not simply the ability to wait - its how we behave while were waiting.

I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to me as a seed, and its up to me to choose to develop them.

I used to let other peoples struggles affect my happiness. If they werent happy, there was no way I was going to be happy. The opposite was also true: If I wasnt happy, I didnt want anyone around me to be happy.

Gods mercy is fresh and new every morning.

Ive been saying for a couple of years now that people need to let God out of the Sunday morning box, that He doesnt want to just be with you for an hour or two on Sunday morning and then put back in His box to sit there until you have an emergency, but He wants to invade your Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.

Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do. But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man.

Stay active. Read the Word. Worship with other believers. Continue to give. Keep learning and growing. Your faith will be unleashed!

Learning to live for others isnt something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it.

As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we equally cannot and should not excuse those who would hide behind religion or misuse Gods word to justify bigotry and persecution.

If someone decides theyre not going to be happy, its not your problem. You dont have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.

When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, I dont believe they meant to hurt me. Maybe theyre having a bad day or dont feel well. They probably dont even realize how they sound.

No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no power to keep you from having an amazingly good future if you will walk by faith in God. God loves you! He wants you to live with victory over sin so you can possess His promises for your life today!

When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem.

Its amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but wont lift a finger to help at home!

When you become a Christian, something truly amazing happens: God comes to live inside your heart. You become the home of God.

Its amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what theyre doing. Ive learned to take notice of those things and if its something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

Theres no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.