Exceeding Faith Quotes
Chapter 20
#1901 Courage is not the
absence of fear. It is action in the presence of fear. Bold people do what they
know they should do – not what they feel like doing. Joyce Meyer
#1902 Courage means to
keep making forward progress while you still feel afraid. Joyce Meyer
#1903 Cultivate an
attitude of hope. Joyce Meyer
#1904 Day by day God is
changing me … I am not controlled by my sinful nature. I am controlled by the
Spirit because the Spirit of God lives in me. Joyce Meyer
#1905 Deadly emotions,
buried alive, never die. Joyce Meyer
#1906 Dear God, thank You
for Your countless blessings. Thank You for Your unconditional love. Thank You
for carrying me through every storm in life. Amen. Joyce Meyer
#1907 Decide not to spend
your life miserable. God is alive and has a plan for you! Joyce Meyer
#1908 Decide to be a
blessing to everyone you meet today. Forgive anyone who has hurt you, and leave
unresolved circumstances in God’s hands. Joyce Meyer
#1909 Decide today to put
an end to the frustration, discouragement and stress that drains your energy.
Joyce Meyer
#1910 Depression begins
with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to
discouragement. Joyce Meyer
#1911 Determination keeps
us going when the going gets tough. Joyce Meyer
#1912 Did you know … that
you believe what you say more than what anybody else says? Joyce Meyer
#1913 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! Joyce Meyer
#1914 Difficulties will
eventually give way to victory, and good times will become better times. Joyce
Meyer
#1915 Dig into God’s Word.
It’s His love letter to you. Joyce Meyer
#1916 Discipline enables
you to think first and act second. Joyce Meyer
#1917 Discipline is your
friend, not your enemy. Joyce Meyer
#1918 Do I ever doubt? Oh
sure! I deal with doubt all the time. I have to choose to believe God in every
situation. I remind myself all the time to get out of fear, get out of doubt,
and get back into faith. Joyce Meyer
#1919 Do it afraid. Joyce
Meyer
#1920 Do what you can do,
and don’t be frustrated by what you cannot do. Joyce Meyer
#1921 Do what you don’t
want to do, get what you want to get. Joyce Meyer
#1922 Do what’s right,
first. Don’t sit around and wait for someone else to do the right thing first.
Joyce Meyer
#1923 Do you feel disappointed
because something you planned didn’t work out. If so, you can get re-appointed
today. In God, there are never any dead-ends, just detours. Don’t ever give up.
Just keep trying until you succeed. Joyce Meyer
#1924 Doing things right,
or in an excellent manner, always takes more time than merely doing it quickly
just to get it done and check it off your list. But I’m always happy I did it.
Joyce Meyer
#1925 Don’t be afraid of
change, because it is leading you to a new beginning. Joyce Meyer
#1926 Don’t be afraid of
life. Jesus came that we may have life and have it to the full. Joyce Meyer
#1927 Don’t be too
concerned about what others think of you. It’s what you think about yourself
that matters! Joyce Meyer
#1928 Don’t beat on
yourself about something for which God has forgiven you. Joyce Meyer
#1929 Don’t believe
everything you think! Joyce Meyer
#1930 Don’t build walls
and shut people out of your life. To act as if another does not exist is a mean
and cruel weapon. Joyce Meyer
#1931 Don’t complain. The
Israelites wasted forty years murmuring and complaining in the wilderness, when
they could have just obeyed God and entered into their Promised Land. Joyce
Meyer
#1932 Don’t depend on
other people as the source of your happiness or approval. Joyce Meyer
#1933 Don’t ever be
discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead
be pleased that you are pressing toward it. Joyce Meyer
#1934 Don’t ever be
jealous of anyone else. Just ask God what you want and trust Him to give it to
you the right way at the right time. And trust Him not to give it to you if
what you’re asking for is not God’s best for you. Joyce Meyer
#1935 Don’t ever quit on
God, because He will never quit on you. Joyce Meyer
#1936 Don’t ever waste a
day. Once time goes by, you never get it back. Joyce Meyer
#1937 Don’t forget to pray
your way through the day. Joyce Meyer
#1938 Don’t give in to
excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.
Joyce Meyer
#1939 Don’t give up … the
finish line is closer than you think it is! Joyce Meyer
#1940 Don’t give up on the
people you love. Your patient love and faithfulness may be exactly what they
need to make a complete turnaround. Joyce Meyer
#1941 Don’t judge other
people. For example, if you want God’s anointing to be on you for parenting,
you need to be careful not to criticize other parents. Joyce Meyer
#1942 Don’t just learn
from God’s Word, but believe it will change your life. Joyce Meyer
#1943 Don’t just pray for
God to open doors, pray for God to close doors in your life that need to be
closed. Joyce Meyer
#1944 Don’t just try to
slip in the back door of Heaven. Throw your life wide open and say, “God, here
I am.” Joyce Meyer
#1945 Don’t let someone
who has a bad attitude give it to you. Joyce Meyer
#1946 Don’t let the devil
keep you unhappy. Joyce Meyer
#1947 Don’t let the way
another person treats you determine your worth. Joyce Meyer
#1948 Don’t let your
feelings be a god to you. Joyce Meyer
#1949 Don’t let your mind
be a garbage dump for the devil. Joyce Meyer
#1950 Don’t live like
there’s no tomorrow because tomorrow always comes. Joyce Meyer
#1951 Don’t miss out on
today by living in yesterday. Joyce Meyer
#1952 Don’t mourn bad
decisions – overcome them with good ones. Joyce Meyer
#1953 Don’t punish
everybody else for what some people have done to you. Joyce Meyer
#1954 Don’t reason in the
mind, just obey in the Spirit. Joyce Meyer
#1955 Don’t seek to be a
people pleaser. Don’t compromise what you know is right in your heart to gain
the approval of others. The only approval you need is the Lord’s, and you
already have that. Joyce Meyer
#1956 Don’t settle for
anything less than the best God has to offer you. Joyce Meyer
#1957 Don’t spend the rest
of your life mourning something you have lost. Go forward and don’t look back.
Joyce Meyer
#1958 Don’t spend your
time chasing blessings. Chase God and the blessings will chase you. Joyce Meyer
#1959 Don’t take the
people that love you for granted … being loved is a beautiful gift from God.
Joyce Meyer
#1960 Don’t try to change
people. It won’t work, and they will end up resenting you. Only God can change
people. Joyce Meyer
#1961 Don’t underestimate
the power of your words today. Line up your language with the heart of God, and
enjoy the sweet, delightful healing it brings! Joyce Meyer
#1962 Don’t wait around
waiting for God to do something that He’s already given you the power to do.
Joyce Meyer
#1963 Don’t wait until
everything is perfect before you decide to enjoy your life. Joyce Meyer
#1964 Don’t wait until you
feel like it. Go out and love on purpose. You will be amazed at the joy it
releases in your soul! Joyce Meyer
#1965 Don’t waste another
day of your life grieving over something that you cannot do anything about. Let
God give you a new beginning. Your mistakes are not enough to stop God if you
don’t let them. Joyce Meyer
#1966 Don’t waste one more
day of your life in self-pity. Joyce Meyer
#1967 Don’t waste the
energy God has given you on stress. Save it for living and enjoying life! Joyce
Meyer
#1968 Don’t waste today
regretting the past or dreading the future. Enjoy this day because it is a gift
from God! Joyce Meyer
#1969 Don’t waste your
time being upset about something you can’t change. Begin again, and do it
better this time. Joyce Meyer
#1970 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. Joyce Meyer
#1971 During a storm, hope
gives us the ability to look at things as they are and still be confident that
something better is coming. Joyce Meyer
#1972 Each time we
cooperate with God, we take one more giant step forward. Because when God asks
us to change, it means that He always has something better to give us – more
freedom, greater joy, and greater blessings. Joyce Meyer
#1973 Embrace your life,
count your blessings, and don’t complain about what you don’t have. Joyce Meyer
#1974 Embrace your little
victories. Small successes breed large ones. Joyce Meyer
#1975 Emotions can be
misleading. Joyce Meyer
#1976 Encourage everyone
you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their
presence and they will always be glad to see you coming. Joyce Meyer
#1977 Even if your
fragmented life looks like an abandoned battlefield, Jesus can reshape all the
pieces of your past into something beautiful. Joyce Meyer
#1978 Even the strongest
fear is no match for our God! Joyce Meyer
#1979 Even when everybody
else tells us it’s impossible, if we will step out in faith and follow God, He
will give us the grace to go forward. Joyce Meyer
#1980 Even when I don’t
know what to do, I do know God and I believe He is working. Joyce Meyer
#1981 Even when there
seems to be no way, with God there is always a way. Joyce Meyer
#1982 Every day ask God
for favor. He can open doors for you that no one else can open. Joyce Meyer
#1983 Every day is a gift
from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift! Joyce Meyer
#1984 Every new day in
Christ is a new opportunity for something incredible to happen. Joyce Meyer
#1985 Every time we get
really upset, it takes a lot of emotional energy, tires us out, messes with our
health, steals our joy, and still doesn’t change one thing. Joyce Meyer
#1986 Every time you feel
like doing the wrong thing, but choose to do the right thing, you are growing!
Joyce Meyer
#1987 Every time you look
in the mirror, remember that God created you and that everything He creates is
beautiful and good. Joyce Meyer
#1988 Every time you open
your mouth, your thoughts parade up and down the words you speak. Joyce Meyer
#1989 Everybody wants to
be an overcomer, but nobody wants anything to overcome. Joyce Meyer
#1990 Everybody’s always
looking for a word, here’s a word: LOVE. Walk in love, that will keep you busy
for the rest of your life. Joyce Meyer
#1991 Everyone knows how
to smile. It’s one of the greatest gifts God has given us. A smile makes people
feel good, and people look so beautiful when they smile. Joyce Meyer
#1992 Everything God tells
us to do is for our good. Whether its direction you get in His Word or
something He’s specifically put in your heart for your situation in life, the
absolute best thing you can ever do is obey Him promptly and completely. Joyce
Meyer
#1993 Everything in life
is subject to change, except for God. Joyce Meyer
#1994 Everything in your
life should involve God. Don’t just give Him five minutes in the morning. Live
for Him. Joyce Meyer
#1995 Everything we do is
to be offered to the Lord; and if done so with a pure heart of love, it becomes
holy. Joyce Meyer
#1996 Everything we run
away from has power over us. Everything we go through we conquer. Joyce Meyer
#1997 Everything you do is
a seed that you sow. Seed bad, harvest bad. Seed good, harvest good. And the
list goes on and on. Joyce Meyer
#1998 Excellence – take
what you have and do the BEST with it! Joyce Meyer
#1999 Excellence is going
the extra mile. Joyce Meyer
#2000 Expect God to do
something great! Joyce Meyer
