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Character isn't developed when we get what we want. Character is developed when we don't get what we want.

Joyce Meyer

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Joyce Meyer
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 4
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St. Louis
Missouri
Pauline Joyce Hutchison
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The more thankful you are, the happier you will be!
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A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.
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The best way to GET forgiveness is to GIVE forgiveness.
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Don’t feel like you have to take every suggestion people give you. Not every good idea is a God idea.
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If you're strong enough on the inside, you can handle anything that comes at you on the outside.
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Just because you feel fear doesn't mean you can't do it. Do it afraid
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Don’t waste your life waiting until everything is perfect before you start enjoying it.
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