Exceeding Faith Quotes
Chapter 18
#1701 When you really know
who God is – that He’s for you and not against you – that He loves you, that
He’s the source of everything you need – then life gets really exciting! Joyce
Meyer
#1702 When you receive
Christ, you never have to go through a problem alone again. Joyce Meyer
#1703 When you see the
least, and feel the least, that’s often when God is doing the most. Joyce Meyer
#1704 When you stand up
and you trust God, He will give you the grace to do what you need to do in
every situation. Joyce Meyer
#1705 When you take time
with God and listen to His Voice, He renews your strength and enables you to
handle life. Joyce Meyer
#1706 When you turn the
construction of your life over to God, He will build something beautiful. Joyce
Meyer
#1707 When you walk in
love, you give up your right to be right. Joyce Meyer
#1708 When your soul is
resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace
with God, not resisting what He’s doing. Joyce Meyer
#1709 Where the mind goes,
the man follows. Joyce Meyer
#1710 Where there is a
rotten root, there will always be rotten fruit. We must be rooted in Jesus
Christ to bear good fruit. Joyce Meyer
#1711 Where there is no
peace, there is no power. Joyce Meyer
#1712 Whether we’re happy
with our circumstances or not, giving God praise is so important. Joyce Meyer
#1713 While God is working
on your problem … stay calm, stay sweet, stay out of fear, and keep on keepin’
on. Joyce Meyer
#1714 While you are
waiting for God to move, be a very thankful and grateful person for all that
God has done for you already. Joyce Meyer
#1715 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. Joyce Meyer
#1716 Wisdom is doing now
with what you will be happy with later on. Joyce Meyer
#1717 With God we can face
anything and do anything that is His will. Joyce Meyer
#1718 With God’s help I am
continually reminded that my past does not have to control my future. Joyce
Meyer
#1719 With God’s help, I
don’t have to be aggravated or frustrated. I can stay calm and hold my peace.
Joyce Meyer
#1720 With God’s help,
your past does not have to define your future. Joyce Meyer
#1721 Without Jesus I am
not able to do one single thing, but with Him and in Him I can do all I need to
do. Joyce Meyer
#1722 Words are containers
for power. You choose what kind of power they carry. Joyce Meyer
#1723 Words are powerful;
if you change your words, you can change your life. Joyce Meyer
#1724 Words are so
awesome. Words are containers for power. They carry either creative power or
destructive power. Joyce Meyer
#1725 Worry and reasoning
are two of Satan’s most successful tools. He’ll get us started with one
negative thought and then sit back and watch us finish ourselves off. Joyce
Meyer
#1726 Worry increases
pressure; prayer releases peace. Joyce Meyer
#1727 Worry is a down
payment on a problem you may never have. Joyce Meyer
#1728 Worry is like a
rocking chair … always in motion, but not going anywhere. Joyce Meyer
#1729 Worry is like
rocking in a rocking chair all day, because it keeps you busy but gets you
nowhere. Joyce Meyer
#1730 Worry is useless, so
why do it? Joyce Meyer
#1731 Worry sees the
problem, but faith sees the God who can handle the problem. Joyce Meyer
#1732 Worrying is trying
to figure out what to do to save yourself, rather than trusting in God for
deliverance. Joyce Meyer
#1733 You and I cannot
change ourselves, but we can spend time seeking the One who can change us.
Joyce Meyer
#1734 You are fearfully
and wonderfully made by God…a unique and valuable creation. You are not a
mistake and there’s nothing accidental about you. Joyce Meyer
#1735 You are God’s
masterpiece. Believe it! Joyce Meyer
#1736 You are loved! Joyce
Meyer
#1737 You are not free
until you have no need to impress anybody. Joyce Meyer
#1738 You are wonderfully
made! Joyce Meyer
#1739 You can be bitter or
better, but you can’t be both at the same time. Joyce Meyer
#1740 You can be pitiful
or powerful, but you can’t be both. Joyce Meyer
#1741 You can change your
life by letting the Word of God change your mind. Joyce Meyer
#1742 You can decide to
trust God or you can decide to be miserable. Joyce Meyer
#1743 You can get over a
broken past if you decide to believe that there’s nothing in your past that can
keep you from having a great future. Joyce Meyer
#1744 You can have a
glorious destiny! Joyce Meyer
#1745 You can have a life
without strife! Joyce Meyer
#1746 You can live with
God’s power (His miraculous ability, might and strength). Joyce Meyer
#1747 You can make it
through your emotional trials. Jesus wasn’t led by His feelings. And you don’t
have to be either when God lets things affect you emotionally. Seize the moment
and view it as an opportunity to step into a place of absolute trust in God.
Joyce Meyer
#1748 You can make this
journey little by little: you don’t have to give up or quit. Joyce Meyer
#1749 You can never be
free through avoidance and running away from things. Joyce Meyer
#1750 You can suffer the
pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are. Joyce Meyer
#1751 You can take all
that stress and pressure, and learn to give it to God and live in the peace and
joy He has planned for your life. Joyce Meyer
#1752 You can tell how
spiritually mature you are when somebody else gets blessed with something you
want. Joyce Meyer
#1753 You can’t be a
worshipper and a worrier at the same time. Joyce Meyer
#1754 You can’t bother God
because He picked you … you can’t impose on Him! He’s not rolling His eyes when
you have a problem. Instead, He will always remind you how far you have come,
how well you are doing, how precious you are in His sight, and how much He
loves you. God already knew your weaknesses, every flaw you would have, every
time you would fail, and He still said, “I want you”. Ephesians 1:5 declares
that He foreordained you to be adopted as His own. God is your daddy! With Him
on your side, things are bound to work out all right in the end. Joyce Meyer
#1755 You can’t fulfill
all the expectations of everyone you know, so you might as well go ahead and
disappoint them and get it over with. Joyce Meyer
#1756 You can’t have a
testimony without the test. Joyce Meyer
#1757 You can’t have peace
without grace – undeserved favor and power. Joyce Meyer
#1758 You can’t have real
love without operating in forgiveness. Love keeps giving the other person
another chance. Joyce Meyer
#1759 You cannot be
selfish and happy. Joyce Meyer
#1760 You cannot have a
positive life and a negative mind. Joyce Meyer
#1761 You cannot live your
life just based on what everyone else thinks. Joyce Meyer
#1762 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.
Joyce Meyer
#1763 You don’t have to
fear anything or anyone. Joyce Meyer
#1764 You don’t have to
give way to careless speech or complaining. You don’t have to let your feelings
get in the way of what God wants to do in your life. Joyce Meyer
#1765 You don’t have to
wait until you’re perfected to like yourself. You can start even while God’s
changing you. Joyce Meyer
#1766 You don’t need to
know what tomorrow holds. All you need to know is the One who holds tomorrow.
Joyce Meyer
#1767 You have a great God
who loves you and cares about you. Be full of hope that something good can
happen to you. God is a master at new beginnings. He loves fresh beginnings,
and He makes everything new. Joyce Meyer
#1768 You have so many
capabilities and potential. Start celebrating the life God has given you. Joyce
Meyer
#1769 You have the power
to make the world a better place by being kind to someone today. Joyce Meyer
#1770 You have to go
through to get through. Joyce Meyer
#1771 You have to realize
that you don’t have someone else’s life and you’re never going to. You better
start loving the one you got. Embrace the life you have and stop wishing you
could be someone else. Just stop all that and start saying, “God, here I am. Do
what You want to do with me.” Joyce Meyer
#1772 You know, God will
give favor to anyone who will believe Him. Every day you should confess that
you have favor everywhere you go. God will begin to open doors that you
wouldn’t believe. Joyce Meyer
#1773 You may be going
through something, but the good news is, you’re going through to victory. Joyce
Meyer
#1774 You may have had a
bad start in life, but you can have a great finish. Joyce Meyer
#1775 You may need to be
patient, but God is always faithful. Joyce Meyer
#1776 You may still feel
fear, but you don’t have to let fear stop you. Joyce Meyer
#1777 You must turn to God
and say, “Father, I need Your strength. By faith I choose to receive Your grace
so that I may forgive those who mistreated me or wronged me. I ask You to bless
them and help me go on with my life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.” Joyce Meyer
#1778 You need to be
moving if you want God to show you which way to go. Joyce Meyer
#1779 You never know how
close you are. Never give up on your dreams. Joyce Meyer
#1780 You never really
know yourself until you see yourself under pressure. Joyce Meyer
#1781 You only have one
life, and if it is not going in the direction you want it to, now is the time
to make changes. Joyce Meyer
#1782 You see, rebellion,
and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that’s
available to us as Christians. Joyce Meyer
#1783 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. Joyce Meyer
#1784 You think when
you’re having to wait, that means God doesn’t love you. Maybe God has got
something deeper in mind than your immediate relief. Joyce Meyer
#1785 You were created to
do amazing things. Joyce Meyer
#1786 You were not an
accident. You were designed on purpose for a purpose. Joyce Meyer
#1787 You will never enjoy
life if you do not enjoy yourself. Joyce Meyer
#1788 You will never
forgive if you wait until you feel like it. Joyce Meyer
#1789 You will never see
the end, if you give up in the middle. Joyce Meyer
#1790 You’ll have to give
God a little more room in your life if you really want peace. Joyce Meyer
#1791 You’ll never get up
on the outside until you get up on the inside. Joyce Meyer
#1792 You’re going to make
it! Joyce Meyer
#1793 You’re no surprise
to God. He knew what He was getting when He made you. Joyce Meyer
#1794 You’re not a failure
until you stop trying. If you have no other testimony, you have this one: “I’m
still here.” Joyce Meyer
#1795 You’re not free,
unless you come to the place where you have nothing to prove. Joyce Meyer
#1796 You’re so caught up
in grumbling, complaining, and seeing what’s wrong that you have no energy or
time to appreciate what’s good. Joyce Meyer
#1797 You’re worth
something because God says you’re worth something – not because of what people
think or say about you. Joyce Meyer
#1798 You’ve been set
apart by God to do amazing things. And better yet, you’ve been given the Holy
Spirit to help you do it! Joyce Meyer
#1799 You’ve got just as
much opportunity as everybody else. It just depends on what you’re willing to
believe and how you’re willing to live. Joyce Meyer
#1800 You’ve got to be
very careful that you don’t try to make things happen. Joyce Meyer
