Joyce Meyer
Joyce Meyer is one of the world's leading practical Bible teachers. A New York Times bestselling author, Joyce’s books have helped millions of people find hope and restoration through Jesus Christ. Through Joyce Meyer Ministries, Joyce teaches on a number of topics with a particular focus on how the Word of God applies to our everyday lives. Her candid communication style allows her to share openly and practically about her experiences so others can apply what she has learned to their lives.
Joyce’s programs, Enjoying Everyday Life and Everyday Answers with Joyce Meyer, can be seen around the world through television, radio, and the Internet. Joyce has authored more than 100 books, which have been translated into more than 100 languages and over 65 million of her books have been distributed worldwide. She teaches in cities across America as well as internationally. Joyce Meyer Ministries has offices in nine countries.
Joyce’s passion to help hurting people is foundational to the vision of Hand of Hope, the missions arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Hand of Hope provides worldwide humanitarian outreaches such as feeding programs, medical care, orphanages, disaster response, human trafficking intervention and rehabilitation, and much more – always sharing the love and Gospel of Christ.
Her latest book, LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE, releases Spring 2018.
Hachette Book Group has sold over 30 million copies of Joyce Meyer's books.
“The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release.”
“The biggest black eye that you can give the devil is to give God your pain and let Him turn it into gain.”
“Wow! you might actually have to act like a Christian sometimes!”
“I always say believe for a bunch, and even if you only get half of it you are better off than believing for a little and getting all of it.”
“It is amazing the quality of human beings that are in this world if we can just get past people not dressing the way we want them to dress.”
“Justified means just as if you've never sinned.”
“Faithfulness is not doing something right once but doing something right over and over and over and over.”
“Grace is the power of the Holy Spirit coming to us free of charge to enable you to do with ease what you could never do on your own with any amount of struggle and effort.”
“Average is very acceptable in our society but I don't think the angels are applauding. If you are determined to be excellent, to not back out of it, you will reap a harvest in your life.”
“Come to me all who are weary and heavy burden.." Go to the throne, not the phone. The people on the other end aren't qualified to fix your problems, they don't know what they're doing either!!! ~ -Joyce Meyers”
“Wisdom is doing now what you are going to be happy with later on”
“Seek His face and not His hand.”
“Why wouldn’t we run to God. He’s sooo good. God’s not mad at anybody. He just wants to help us be the best that we can be.”
“God doesn’t tell you to do hard things so He can stand back and laugh and watch you struggle. He tells you to do things the things that He knows are gonna work out to your good in the end.”
“Complain and remain. Praise and be raised.”
“Do what you don’t want to do to get what you want to get.”
“Don’t run to the phone, run to the throne.”
“Just because you go to church doesn't mean you're a Christian. I can go sit in the garage all day and it doesn't make me a car”
“You can be pitiful, or you can be powerful, but you can't be both”
“If you are accused of being a Christian, there should be enough evidence to convict you.”
“When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner.”
“There are no drive-thru breakthroughs. Breakthroughs take time.”
“Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.”
“We don't want to survive. We want to be healed.”
“Excellence - Take what you have and do the BEST with it.”
“Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.”
“Where there is a rotten root, there will always be rotten fruit.”
“Addictions - Run to Jesus instead of running to your addiction.”
“1 Peter 5 - Be well balanced because Satan 'roams about like a hungry lion seeking who he can devour.”
“It is not about reading the Word. It is about obeying the Word.”
“Romans 6 - Our flesh is the instrument that Satan works through. When we say no to the flesh, we say no to the devil.”
“Start believing the Word of God over our feelings. The truth always overrides our feelings. Find the truth in the scriptures.”
“Brother and Sister So & So are not your standard; Jesus is.”
“It is not about doing what we feel like. It is about doing what God says.”
“It is not as important how we start (our past), but how we finish.”
“We need a backbone, not a wishbone.”
“Don't just learn from God's Word, but believe it will change your life.”
“Be it unto you, even as you believe.In God's economy, we believe first and then see.”
“Unity increases power.”
“An affirmation to say everyday:The healing power of God is working in me right now. Eveyr day I get better and better in every way.”
“Have God make a message out of your mess.”
“Everytime you feed the flesh, you strenghten it. This is good if you are trying to build a good habit, but detrimental if you are trying to stop a bad habit. The way to "kill the flesh" is to starve it; to stop feeding it.”
“You can not live your life just based on what everyone else thinks.”
“Stop determining your worth and value by what other people say. Be determined by what the Word of God (scriptures)says.”
“Stop being tomented by everyone else's reaction to you.”
“Satan can control you if you let outward things determine your security.”
“Don't let your feelings be a God to you.”
“80% of people's problems are about how they feel about themselves.”
“Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.”
“Put your expectations on God, not on people.”