Joyce Meyer Quotes

If we didn't have to stand against temptation, we'd never know our own spiritual strength.

Trusting God brings life.

Satan can control you if you let outward things determine your security.

Faith is not the price that buys God's blessing, it is the hand that receives His blessing. The price was paid for us by Jesus Christ on the cross

There is no man on Earth or devil in Hell who can keep you from the very best God put in you.

It pleases our heavenly Father when we acknowledge and confess to Him our inability to run our own lives. That is what we are doing when we say, "Father, help me! I need You!"

God has blessed me in many ways. Money is not the greatest blessing you can have, but I literally had absolutely nothing. The first message that I preached at Life in the Word, I had to borrow a suit from my pastor's wife, because I didn't have any decent clothes, and I was driving a 20-year-old car. We went through a lot of years of having nothing, sleeping in McDonald's parking lots, because we didn't have money to stay all night in a hotel. But, like anybody else who works hard and is diligent and doesn't quit and doesn't give up, there is a day the blessings come.

[T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably and continually. They are very much aware of their wrong actions, and they are very miserable.

Nobody has a perfect life and it's entirely possible that if you want someone else's life they are busy wanting someone else's too–maybe even yours.

We need to put no confidence in the arm of flesh, but rather trust ourselves entirely to the arm of the Lord.

Any day that we don't give up puts us one day closer to success!

When you're hurt very badly in your childhood, the area that it has the greatest effect on is relationships. Once you feel like you can't trust people, once you feel like that they don't care about you, that they're really not going to take care of you, it gets very difficult in relationships.

Stop comparing yourself to other people; you are an original. We are all different and it's okay.

It is better to dream big and get half of it, then dream small and get all of it.

There is no power in your name or my name, but there is awesome power in the name of Jesus because of everything he represents.

Once we know the Word of God, we have a responsibility to be obedient to it.

Do you feel disappointed because something you planned didn’t work out If so you can get re-appointed today. In God there are never any dead-ends only detours. Don’t ever give up. Just keep trying until you succeed.

Don’t feel like you have to take every suggestion people give you. Not every good idea is a God idea.

Courage means to keep making forward progress while you still feel afraid!

If you make a mistake, it doesn't mean you're a mistake.

Everyone knows how to smile. Its one of the greatest gifts God has given us. A smile makes people feel good, and people look so beautiful when they smile.

Your fellowship with God flows freely when you're willing to forgive, but it gets blocked by unforgiveness.

I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let's face it - we all would like to be happy.

Be it unto you, even as you believe. In God's economy, we believe first and then see.

Don’t run to the phone, run to the throne.

You can't have real love without operating in forgiveness. Love keeps giving the other person another chance.

I believe, when in my behavior or in relationships or in the way I react to something, that I'm still dealing with some leftover stuff from my childhood, but the good thing is now, because I have learned so much from the Bible, I can tell when I'm behaving wrong and when I'm not, and it doesn't take me very long to realize that's out of fear, or that's because I was controlled as a child, and I can make a conscious decision to behave the way I know I should behave.

When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner.

Is all anger sin? No, but some of it is. Even God Himself has righteous anger against sin, injustice, rebellion and pettiness.

Grace is the power of the Holy Spirit coming to us free of charge to enable you to do with ease what you could never do on your own with any amount of struggle and effort.

We may not know what to do, but it is sufficient to know the One who knows. We all like specific direction; however, when we don't have it, knowing God is faithful and ever true to His promise, and that He has promised to be with us always, is comforting and keeps us stable until His time is right to speak to us more specifically.

Set your mind that no matter what is going on in your life, you will have a good attitude.

God can take better care of you than you could ever take of yourself. He could open doors for you that you could never open. He can close doors that will keep you out of trouble. God can give you favor everywhere that you go.

We don't always help people by doing everything for them. That type of behavior can actually contribute to their problems because it helps then never take responsibility on their own.

If we didn't struggle through some things, we would never develop the strength and stamina we need to survive in this world.

God hears and He sees, and you are not alone in your struggles. Remain firm and stable, for God has your deliverance planned.

Love can melt the hardest heart, heal the wounds of the broken heart and quiet the fears of the anxious heart.

Don't be afraid to step out, have dreams, have visions, have hopes and always, always, always believe in miracles.

Enjoyment of life is not based on enjoyable circumstances. It is an attitude of the heart, a decision to enjoy everything because everything - even little, seemingly insignificant things - have a part in the overall "big picture" of life.

There are no drive-thru breakthroughs. Breakthroughs take time.

Why wouldn’t we run to God. He’s sooo good. God’s not mad at anybody. He just wants to help us be the best that we can be.

Ask God to fill your mouth with the words you need to say today. No issue is so small that it doesn't require God's wisdom.

Home Run portrays the church in its beauty--true life transformation through real and honest relationships with one another and with Jesus.

Too often we spend our time in the past or the future. We need to learn to live now - mentally as well as physically and spiritually.

I always say believe for a bunch, and even if you only get half of it you are better off than believing for a little and getting all of it.

You can be pitiful, or you can be powerful, but you can't be both

Helplessness is a place of power if you're helpless before God. Ask God for help in everything you do.

The more we keep our mind on ourselves and our wants, the more unhappy we become. God wants us to love others and meet their needs.