Joyce Meyer Quotes

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Joyce Meyer

Profession : Author

Birth : June 4, 1943

I'm just telling you, God permits things in our lives sometimes for reasons that we do not understand yet because of the spiritual level that we're on. We can't have any understanding of it, because we're not at a place of spiritual growth yet where we understand the deeper things of God.

Joyce Meyer

A lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: 'You're not making me happy, you're not doing this, you're not doing that.'

Joyce Meyer

It's amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what they're doing. I've learned to take notice of those things and if it's something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.

Joyce Meyer

I used to worry about every little thing, trying to figure out every problem. Well, I realize now how foolish that was. I was no more in control of my life than the man on the moon.

Joyce Meyer

I like to talk to myself ahead of time so when temptation comes, I've already made up my mind that I have the victory.

Joyce Meyer

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

Joyce Meyer

I used to let other people's struggles affect my happiness. If they weren't happy, there was no way I was going to be happy. The opposite was also true: If I wasn't happy, I didn't want anyone around me to be happy.

Joyce Meyer

Our enemy, the devil, wants to control us, and his target is our will. The main way he tries to influence our will is through lying to us.

Joyce Meyer

The Bible tells us to be perfect. This is likely a scary thought for many people. It used to scare me. I didn't think I could ever get there, no matter how hard I tried.

Joyce Meyer

You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that's available to us as Christians.

Joyce Meyer

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

Joyce Meyer

There's a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It's deceptive because when you have pride, you're usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn't sell well.

Joyce Meyer

Sadly, the truth is, there aren't many people who can be put in high positions who won't start thinking highly of themselves.

Joyce Meyer

If we're really honest with ourselves, most of us will admit that we want to impress people, and this is what's causing us to do what we do.

Joyce Meyer

Most of us have hoped and prayed for something to happen a certain way, but it didn't. And when this happened, we had a choice to make: to react with offense toward God or to trust Him anyway.

Joyce Meyer

I believe that everyone experiences depression to some degree at some time in their lives. And there are probably millions of people who live with a low level of sadness and heaviness day in and day out.

Joyce Meyer

I like to work and am a focused person.

Joyce Meyer

We all get weary sometimes, and we tend to think that life is what makes us weary.

Joyce Meyer

God never promised us a trouble-free life.

Joyce Meyer

I'm amazed sometimes by the Christians who don't really believe that God wants to help them and bless them.

Joyce Meyer