The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!
— Joyce Meyer
God doesn't do things halfway. He goes all out! When God does something, it's not just barely enough, mediocre or lukewarm.
I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink of success.
The great quest of life has always been to discover truth.
I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
Whatever is making you so angry, it's time for you to give it to God and get over it.
Where there is no opposition to evil, it multiplies.
The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered.
When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, 'I don't believe they meant to hurt me.' 'Maybe they're having a bad day or don't feel well.' 'They probably don't even realize how they sound.'
Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture.
Know that as a Christian, your destiny is to be Christlike in all of your ways.
Hope is favorable and confident expectation; it's an expectant attitude that something good is going to happen and things will work out, no matter what situation we're facing.
When we make progress quickly, it feeds our emotions. Then, when there's a period of waiting or we hit a plateau, we find out how committed we really are and whether we're going to see things through to the finish or quit.
Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.
God's first line of defense - and offense - for every situation is prayer.
Spiritual people don't float around all day on clouds of glory; they live in the real world and deal with real issues in real ways.
God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him.
Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.
The last thing the devil wants you to do is be an obedient Christian.
People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'
Every day that goes by puts us closer to the day when Christ will return.
Jesus didn't die for us so we could pretend to be something we're not.
I was tormented with guilt for years and years. In fact, it was so bad that if I didn't feel wrong, I didn't feel right!
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.
Really showing love requires more than just words.
I like gifts. I like to give them and I like to get them.
There are many things that happen every day that we could murmur about if we let ourselves go there. But they really aren't worth the effort it takes to get upset and gripe about it.
I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to me as a seed, and it's up to me to choose to develop them.
Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.
I've been studying the Bible for a long time. I remember that after the first five years or so of diligently studying the Word, I didn't feel like I had made any progress. There were a lot of things in my life that were out of order, and I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere.
Simplicity is a key to avoiding complication. Part of the definition of simplicity is 'not complex or complicated; sincere.'
I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend.
Many sophisticated, intelligent people lack wisdom and common sense.
I'm amazed sometimes by the Christians who don't really believe that God wants to help them and bless them.
It's amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won't lift a finger to help at home!
The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed.
Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.
You see, you are a spirit, you have a soul, and you live in a body. You have emotions, you have thoughts, you have a will, and you have a conscience. You are a complex being! And Jesus came to heal every single part of you. There's not one part that He doesn't want to make completely whole.
Life isn't fair, but God is.
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!
Real Christianity can be summed up in two commands: Love God, and love people.
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.
What's real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as if I did.
Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your relationship with yourself.
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?
Don't just let the devil use your mind as a garbage dump.
Now, we can't stop the devil from coming against us, but we can overcome him each time - if we exercise the authority of Jesus and decide not to put up with him.
Instead of judging people, we need to pray.
We live in a time-crunched world, and just about everything we do seems to be urgent.
I consider wisdom supernatural because it isn't taught by men - it's a gift from God.
