Top 908 Quotes & Sayings by Joyce Meyer - Page 4

If you're in a workplace you don't like right now, be encouraged because God will use it for your good. Think about it this way: He wants you to be a light in the darkness - and He's putting His confidence in you!

Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.

Jesus is a divine guest inside of you all the time - one who loves, understands, sees and hears you. He wants to live in oneness with you... to be the centerpiece of everything you do.

I don't think even ungodly people realize what a society would be like that had no godly influence at all.

Know that as a Christian, your destiny is to be Christlike in all of your ways.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come into your mind that don't line up with God's Word, you'll begin to realize when those thoughts come and you can renew your mind with the Word.

If you will do what God tells you to do, there's no person on Earth and no devil in Hell that can keep you from having what God wants you to have.

Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.

God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions.

It's amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won't lift a finger to help at home!

There is no hope of anyone going to Heaven unless they believe this truth I am presenting. You cannot go to Heaven unless you believe with all your heart that Jesus took your place in Hell.

As we regularly spend time reading God's Word and talking to Him in prayer, we put ourselves in position for Him to do things in our lives we could never do on our own.

There are many things that happen every day that we could murmur about if we let ourselves go there. But they really aren't worth the effort it takes to get upset and gripe about it.

When it comes to our everyday habits, it's important to ask: 'Am I putting God first?'

Our faith is released as we say, pray and do the Word.

Sometimes you must suffer through something to defeat your fear of it.

Until you pray, God cannot work.

Each time we cooperate with God, we take one more giant step forward. Because when God asks us to change, it means that He always has something better to give us - more freedom, greater joy, and greater blessings.

I was tormented with guilt for years and years. In fact, it was so bad that if I didn't feel wrong, I didn't feel right!

We can approach God's throne with boldness because we are confident in the power of what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross.

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

Sometimes when you've had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting more of what you've already had.

The Word of God is active, energizing, sharp and powerful like a two-edged sword.

The conscience can be a strong guide in life if we allow it.

As you read or listen to God's Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh.

I am not promising that God will give you everything you want. There are times when we want things that God knows would not be good for us.

We can fear things into existence. Fear looks into the future and imagines the worst that can happen.

I've discovered that when we take time to renew our minds with God's Word, we learn how to think like God thinks, say what God says, and act like He wants us to act.

I believe we live in a love-starved society. Everywhere you go there are probably people who haven't had the right kind of love in their lives.

We can never make ourselves better by trying... praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, performing good works, etc. Don't get me wrong... it's not bad to do any of these things. In fact, it's good. It's just that doing them in God's power is the only way those things will have any real and lasting effect in our lives.

If you want to live in the fullness of God's anointing, fill your mouth with His Word.

Whether we're happy with our circumstances or not, giving God praise is so important.

I believe many people feel like God is mad at them.

I don't think there's anyone who would say they don't want or need more of God's power in their life.

If God can't get you to obey Him concerning your money, he won't get to anything else you got.

Any time we are misused or used for a purpose other than what God intended us for, it's damaging.

I just really believe people have to get hungry. I think maybe what we need to do, instead of trying to stuff our beliefs down people's throats, is just pray for them to really be hungry and to see their neediness.

When you feel like it's too hard to obey God, remember that He will never tell you to do something without giving you the grace, power and ability to do it.

The last thing the devil wants you to do is be an obedient Christian.

The Israelites' slavery in Egypt is the equivalent of our slavery to sin. God sent Moses to deliver them from bondage, and He sent Jesus Christ to set us free.

Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.

God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him.

If we are hungry enough for God, we will find a way into His presence. We should be so hungry for the presence of God that we absolutely will not go out of our house or tackle any kind of project until we have spent some time with Him.

Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for your problems, pray for God to help you take an inventory of what's been on your mind so you can think about what you've been thinking about.

You don't have to be like everybody else or do things like everybody else. God created you to be a unique individual, and He wants you to be free to be who He made you to be.

Our words will either bring life and victory or death and destruction. If we want to be happy, we have to be serious about speaking words of life that line up with God's Word.

Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can make it happen. Thankfully, He doesn't expect us to make ourselves holy. He just wants us to learn to depend on Him to make us holy.

Giving is just one way of expressing that God has been good to you and will continue to do so through your being good to others.

God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you will be because you reap what you sow.

God never promised us a trouble-free life.

Instead of judging people, we need to pray.

Over the years, I've learned that a confident person doesn't concentrate or focus on their weaknesses - they maximize their strengths.

What's real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as if I did.

The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.

Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things.

Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

Sometimes if you got a problem deep rooted in your life, it takes a little bit of time to overcome it in that area.

Really showing love requires more than just words.