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In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend my time with Him, then I'm just accomplishing a checklist of things I feel obligated to do to please Him. This makes my spiritual life more about doing what I need to do to fulfill an obligation than something meaningful.

Joyce Meyer

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Joyce Meyer
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 4
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Pauline Joyce Hutchison
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Love and Self-control are the bookends of the fruit of the Spirit. Remove one of them and the rest fall over
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We should be reminding ourselves that no matter how many problems may be facing us, the One Who is with us is greater than all those who oppose us.
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I like to work and am a focused person.
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If you don't like yourself, you're going to have a really hard time getting along with anyone else.
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I want to look my best for God. So many people have the attitude that if you're a Christian you've got to dress bad, wear an old color, not do anything to your hair, have nothing. It's no wonder that Christianity is not very attractive. I mean, how many people do you know in a Western culture that's going to go, 'Yeah, give me some of that?'
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Wisdom is doing now what you are going to be happy with later on
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There are people in the world who aren't necessarily Christians, but they're just naturally nice people who do a lot for other people. Those people will almost always be prosperous people.
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If you look at your circumstances you will put off doing what God is telling you to do. It can seem like the worst time to do whatever God says to do. BUT there is an anointing on now if God has told you to act.
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Romans 6 - Our flesh is the instrument that Satan works through. When we say no to the flesh, we say no to the devil.
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We all have two lives: an inner life and an outer life. Your inner life is your soul life, which includes your mind, will and emotions. Your outer life is your physical life. And while God cares about every detail of your life, He is more concerned with your inner life than your outer life.
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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 only detours. Don’t ever give up. Just keep trying until you succeed.
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If you're gonna be free, you gotta stop caring what everyone thinks.
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