Joyce Meyer Quotes

“The great quest of life has always been to discover truth.”

“Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can't let our circumstances or what others do or don't do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless.”

“Learn to do your own thinking - don’t let other people do it for you!”

“When you forgive, you must cancel the debt. Do not spend your life paying and collecting debts.”

“I've learned that usually, the less I know about other people, the better off I am.”

“Happiness is not a feeling, it is a choice. To be happy, one must choose to be happy, not respond to a circumstance that now controls your happiness.”

“The more thankful you are, the happier you will be!”

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

“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 God's word to justify bigotry and persecution.”

“Be patient with yourself even when you make mistakes.”

“You are not free until you have no need to impress anybody.”

“Did you know there's a difference between being busy and being fruitful? Did you ever stop to think that just being busy - running around in circles all day but not accomplishing anything - is the same as wasting your time? It's frustrating to expend so much energy and time and not have any fruit from your effort!”

“A demonstration of sincere concern can be a strong building block of love.”

“Real life is the life that's in you, not your circumstances, like where you live or what job you have or who you're in relationship with.”

“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.”

“Life is what comes along after you have planned something else.”

“Patience is a fruit that only grows under trials.”

“Teenagers are people too!”

“The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release.”

“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.”

“I need to keep pressing on until I am thoroughly thankful.”

“When you are a thankful person it releases joy.”

“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.”

“Small beginnings are the launching pad to great endings.”

“If someone you know makes a bad decision or uses bad judgment, it doesn't mean you have to allow that to alter your attitude. Why should you allow anyone else's bad decisions to send you into a tailspin of misery?”