Joyce Meyer Quotes

You don't have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don't have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

I have a tendency to judge everything in its relationship to me instead of the value it has in God's eyes. I cannot judge everything solely on its good or bad effect on me.

Today is important only in light of what we do for God.

‎What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the word and faith from which the obedience and work flow.

No matter what you do each day...or in life...doing things God's way is a matter of the heart.

He knew that conscience was chiefly fear of society or fear of oneself.

I just listened to that inner voice. By the way, it's always a good move to listen to that inner voice... if it doesn't lead to a crime

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone's attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process.

The much-quoted immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary occurred but once so that the world might know that Almighty God, when He so chooses, has no need of men, though He cannot dispense with women.

Most people have no sense of self-awareness. They're not aware of what they really want. They knew it when they were younger but then as they get older they listened to parents, they listened to peers and they think that, for instance, money is the most important thing when it really isn't.

Do you know who the upright of heart are? They are those who wish what God wishes. Therefore, do not try to twist God's will to you own but correct your will to that of God. The will of God is a rule of conduct. By it you have the means of being converted and of correcting your evil ways.

People don't know anything about themselves because they're all worried about everybody else.

I've learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we're starting out in the world. That's because in a way, we're starting out fresh in the world every single day.

Before tomorrow, make a list of your traits. Make YOUR list - who you are and why. Then ask yourself this question: where did it come from? Are you the way you are because it is what you want... or what they want? Are you a product of your imagination or someone else's? Think about it.

... a man has to think of his soul before everything else.

Constantly take inventory of what's important to you.

The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always great when they are done for God.

Holiness consists of doing the will of God with a smile.

Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live.

Everybody has to know where they're coming from, what they're doing, why they're doing it, who they are. These are essentials.

I always take the same perspective with each new adventure. I put myself in the position of being at the end of my life looking back. Then I ask myself if what I am doing is important to me.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

God desires that we become spiritually healthy enough through faith to have a conscience that rightly interprets the work of the Holy Spirit.

Maintaining peace with God is more important than keeping pace with someone else.