Quotes from Joyce Meyer

Asking for something is easy… being responsible for it is the part that develops character.

Good relationships require a lot of hard work, education, and willingness to meet each other's needs.

We like everything instantaneous. We have the fruit of patience inside, but it is being worked to the outside. Sometimes God takes His time about bringing us our full deliverance. He uses the difficult period of waiting to stretch our faith and to let patience have her perfect work (see James 1:4 KJV). God's timing is perfect. He is never late.

Enjoyment of life is not based on enjoyable circumstances. It is an attitude of the heart, a decision to enjoy everything because everything - even little, seemingly insignificant things - have a part in the overall big picture of life.

Are you living up to your potential? God made you with potential - potential for greatness! If you do what you can do, and trust Him to do what you can't, you will grow into the person He gave you the potential to be!

Gaining a victory is more difficult than maintaining it once you have it.

I may not be where I need to be but at least I am not where I used to be.

When you put your feet on the floor every morning, Hell should shake!

Because of the lingering discrimination, many women still lack confidence. They live in fear of stepping beyond what they feel is acceptable 'female' behavior. I can remember feeling that I wasn't 'normal' because I was aggressive, had dreams and goals, and wanted do do great things...I am glad now that I found courage to do something radical and chase my dreams.

Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it.

We can get excited by thinking about what all we have or can have, OR we can get discouraged by thinking about what all we don't have.

We only have one life to give, and we should be careful who and what we give it to.