Joyce Meyer Quotes

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

“What do you do when disappointment comes? When it weighs on you like a rock, you can either let it press you down until you become discouraged, even devastated, or you can use it as a stepping-stone to better things.”

“I wonder how many decisions we make every day. I believe it's probably hundreds. We decide whether or not to get out of bed, what we'll eat, what we'll do, what we'll think about, what we'll say... and on and on.”

“Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it.”

“It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.”

“The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered.”

“We almost always see only what's wrong with other people and not what's wrong with us.”

“Simplicity is a key to avoiding complication. Part of the definition of simplicity is 'not complex or complicated; sincere.'”

“You gotta learn how to think right before you can live right.”

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

“I was in a terrible mess in my childhood.”

“Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.”

“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.”

“When we face our fears, we can find our freedom.”

“Once I realized that right thinking is vital to victorious living, I got more serious about thinking about what I was thinking about, and choosing my thoughts carefully.”

“It seems like a lot of people seek their peace in things. And most of us are not even satisfied with the things we have... we always want more.”

“When you put your feet on the floor every morning, Hell should shake!”

“Just because you feel fear doesn't mean you can't do it. Do it afraid”

“Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it.”

“Loving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purpose. You can't wait for a feeling to motivate you.”

“You may think that if someone else doesn't change, you can never be happy. But if you change, you can be happy no matter what.”

“If you're not at peace with yourself, you can't be at peace with anyone else.”

“If you will stop feeding your feelings, then they will stop controlling you.”

“Don't miss out on today by living in yesterday.”

“Your emotions are very unstable and should never be the foundation for direction in your life.”