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.

Character isn't developed when we get what we want. Character is developed when we don't get what we want.

If you want to be unhappy, uncomfortable, and insecure, just spend your life trying to do something that is not right for you. It is just like trying to wear shoes that don't fit.

The best way to get along with people is not to expect them to be like you.

God forgives us and remembers our sin no more; therefore, stop remembering what God has forgotten.

Your value should not be determined by how somebody else has treated you.

You can either keep walking in misery or make the decision to begin taking steps out of it.

You know, it's one thing to say you believe. It's another thing to have your faith tested severely and come out on the other side of it still believing God.

You don't have to be like everybody else or do things like everybody else. God created you to be a unique individual, and He wants you to be free to be who He made you to be.

Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree.

We can never make ourselves better by trying... praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, performing good works, etc. Don't get me wrong... it's not bad to do any of these things. In fact, it's good. It's just that doing them in God's power is the only way those things will have any real and lasting effect in our lives.

It's so easy to settle for less than God's best for us because we don't always feel like taking responsibility for our behavior or putting forth some effort to do what we need to do so we can accomplish great things for God and help people. But the cost of settling for less is actually harder than being completely obedient to God's will.

Why is it that although it takes us years to get into our messes, we expect God to get us out of them in a few days?

Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

I spent most of the early years of my walk with God focused on what was wrong with me. Most of us probably do that, hoping to change ourselves.

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.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.

Our prayers are heard by God not according to what we try to be when we pray, but who we are when we are not praying

Sadly, if we are not confident about our choices, we can easily let other peoples' comments make us feel guilty and ruin the joy we need to experience in life through doing the little things that mean a lot to us.

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.