#joycemeyerquotes

God is in the waiting...

”They who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

 "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation,be constant in prayer." Romans 12:12

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Psalm 27:14

"The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."  2 Peter 3:9

"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14

"Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!" Isaiah 30:18

"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." 2 Peter 3:8

Friend, if God is making you wait, He has His reasons, and all of them are good and for your long-term benefit!

God’s timing is not our timing. Friend, there is never a moment when God loses sight of your bigger picture. There is never a moment when God loses sight of the tiny details that lead to your bigger picture and He is AWESOME at moving those little details around until they create something breathtaking. And if the enemy is whispering that God has forgotten about you or you’re to small for Him to notice OR you have failed God in some way and don’t qualify for God’s notice, please ignore those LIES! There is not one teency little thing in your life that doesn’t matter to your loving Heavenly Father! Friend, He loves YOU!

God is preparing you for SOMETHING GREAT, just hold on, keep the faith and TRUST HIS TIMING! Amen!

"Being upset about your problems never changes them. A bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don't change it, you won't go anywhere. Because God is always with us, we can go through trials in our lives with stable, positive attitudes, trusting Him completely, even against seemingly impossible odds."

1 Peter 1:6-7: "In this (your salvation) you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in (your) praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."

Psalm 37:3

"Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed." (AMPC)

"Believe in the Eternal, and do what is good— live in the land He provides; roam, and rest in God’s faithfulness." (VOICE)  

Jesus didn’t pray for us to be out of the world, but that we would be safe in it. (Jn 17:15) He said there will be trials and sorrows but to stay courageous, confident, cheerful and at peace through Him. (Jn 16:33) We are all now going through a sad, terrible and terrifying trial. Jesus’s commandment of “Loving our neighbor” (Mt 22:39/Mk 12:31) may now include prayerfully “social distancing” to help stop infection spreading. So what’s the answer when you're uncertain about what to do and what the future holds? How do you cope with it all? Our key to answers is the Bible. This living, spirit-filled book isn’t described by many as “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth” for nothing - it has the answers to every problem.  

Joyce Meyer has said "Trust God and do good" many times, for when you don't know what to do next, because this phrase has tremendous power. From Adam and Eve onward, God didn't create Man to worry; He created Man to care for others. The Psalmist isn’t just talking about food in Ps 37:3, because helping others also feeds the soul. When we reach out to others in kindness, it sows good seeds into their lives and ours. Good feelings grow from good deeds and can open the door for Jesus to change someone's life for the better. It also opens a door for God to bless US in greater ways. When you freely give something, God gives you back much more than you gave. This is God-maths and all it takes is faith in Him. Friend, trust God and do good and see what God unfolds in your life when you do! 

From “The Lord is my Strength” - Joyce Meyer

"The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him." (AMP)

“I am continually amazed by, and thankful for, the enabling power of God in our lives. Through Him, we truly can do all things that He’s given us to do. Because of my history and journey with God, I can say without a doubt that He is faithful, and I want to assure you that He’ll enable you to do all you need to do.

Keeping a good attitude and continuing to believe God opens the door for Him to give you any strength, ability, and wisdom that you need. You may not always feel that you have it, but when you step out in faith, you’ll find that He’s working in you, giving you the ability to finish the task in front of you.

I encourage you to believe that you can instead of being afraid that you can’t. God gives us grace (ability and strength) for one day at a time, so it’s unwise to look too far ahead in life. If we do, we’ll feel overwhelmed about everything we have to do. When we take time to look back at what God has already enabled us to do and what He’s brought us through, we’ll be reminded that through Christ, we can fulfill His purpose for us, both now and in the future.

You are stronger than you think! God is in you, He is for you and He will never leave you or forsake you, so live courageously—and always remember that God is your strength!

God-Pleaser or People-Pleaser?

“Our message to you is true, our motives are pure, our conduct is absolutely above board. We speak under the solemn sense of being trusted by God with the Gospel. We do not aim to please men, but to please God who knows us through and through.” 1 Thess 2:3-4 (PHILLIPS)

“We aren’t trying to please everybody, but God, the only One who can truly examine our motives.” 1 Thess 2:4 (VOICE)

This is something that God keeps bringing back to me, that you can't please people and God all the time. It is a choice you will have to make many times in your life: God or people. If you please the people you associate with every day life is much more pleasant. If you follow God you will probably (at least some of the time) face ridicule and disapproval in your workplace, home, amongst your friends. Every day you may face negativity for what you believe. It is a tough choice, but you have to choose which is more important: an earthly life agreeing with people around you, or a heavenly life with God. Jesus understands, He faced ridicule and it ended in His crucifixion. Paul understood, he spent a lot of his life in prison. Neither was willing to back down and deny their true selves for the sake of popularity amongst people. Joyce Meyer says, 

Luke 10:19 

“Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you.” (AMPC)

In Luke 10 Jesus sent out followers ahead of Him to everywhere He was going to go and in verse 19 Jesus gave them authority, power, physical and mental strength and ability to “trample upon serpents and scorpions” and over “all the power the enemy possesses.” I doubt Jesus meant actual serpents and scorpions? He may have meant the scribes and Pharisees, who he called “serpents and a brood of vipers” Matthew 23:33 or He may have meant the enemy. We too have authority and power, because of what Jesus did for us on the cross. What a game-changing gift! Adam and Eve (Man) lost authority in the Garden of Eden - they basically gave it away to the Devil - but Jesus stripped that authority from the Devil and gave it back to Man. The Devil doesn’t want anyone to believe that they now have authority and power and he tells a lot of lies to convince us he still has authority. That isn’t true - believers have authority, but we have to exercise it. A lot of the things we blame on others, or even on God (like bad things happening to good people) are the Devil manipulating our thoughts and circumstances. We need to pray and speak out against the enemy (listen to Joyce Meyer, she talks a lot about the Devil!) We need to ask God to help us to recognize enemy attacks from a mile away and help us to resist the devil immediately, before any of his lies have a chance to take root in our minds.

Joyce Meyer said on one of her TV programs that she'd had a thought that she recognized was not from God: “If God tells you to do something, He's not gonna also, tell you it's not gonna turn out well. And so, I immediately, said, I mean, I said out loud, "Devil, you're a liar. This is gonna turn out good. I resist you and take authority over you in Jesus' name, get out of my thoughts". And so, I think confessing our faith, speaking out against the enemy is a good thing. Now, I know some people think, "Talk back to the devil. I'm not gonna do that". Well, you know what? Jesus did. In Luke chapter 4, Satan tried to lie to Him, and often, in taking scripture out of context. But Jesus knew the word. And it literally, says in Luke 4, "The devil said to Jesus", and, "Jesus said to the devil, 'it is written'", and He quoted him a scripture. The Word of God is our defense against the lies of Satan.”  

PRAYER: Help us to fully believe that we have power and authority over the Devil. Help us to recognize lies and attacks and help us to stay strong, put on our Spiritual Armor (Ephesians 6) and resist any fiery darts the enemy shoots at us. Let’s trample serpents and scorpions in Your name, Lord Jesus, Amen!   

2 Corinthians 9:6

"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." (NIV)

Joyce Meyer says, "As Christians, we should be generous people, giving whatever we can whenever we can. And that doesn't just mean money, we can give help, encouragement, time, talents and forgiveness."    

God's Word says that we will reap what we sow. If we're talking about crops, logically the more seeds you sow, the bigger the harvest. If we're talking about money, the more you invest, the bigger the profit (hopefully!) But what about people? We can sow and reap attitudes and words as well as harvests of crops or finances. The devil loves to encourage us to sow negative thoughts and words in families, friendships, workplaces, churches - in ourselves. Basically, the enemy sets out to destroy relationships of every kind.