Joyce Meyer Quotes

Fear God, and offend not the Prince nor his laws, And keep thyself out of the magistrate's claws.

Some people's lives would drastically change if they would obey God as strictly as they obey their doctors.

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

We all learn submission because we all have 'bosses', whether we're presidents of companies or not. The easiest place to learn it is in family.

Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.

Give obedience where 'tis truly owed.

By learning to yield to the loving authority of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which will confront him later in his life — his teachers, school principal, police, neighbors and employers.

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

Learn to obey before you command.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.

This, I thought, is what is meant by 'thy will be done' in the Lord's Prayer, which I had prayed time and again without thinking about it. It means that your will and God's will may not be the same. It means there's a good possibility that you won't get what you pray for. It means that in spite of your prayers you are going to suffer.

We are to yield to the authority God has in place, and look to Him to find out what He would have us to do about those things that are concerning to us.

I know that for me I have to get out of the way and let God take control.

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.

Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?

I think people need something to believe in, because they don't want to have control over their own lives. They'd rather be able to blame it on an unknown being, or a greater god, or a greater spirit of sorts. And I think it's easier for them to blame it on that.

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

The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.