Lana Fields > Lana's Quotes

“One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It's not and it won't. When we make this mistake we tend to spend a lot of time wallowing and/or complaining about what's wrong with life. "It's not fair," we complain, not realizing that, perhaps, it was never intended to be.”
― Richard Carlson, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life

“To lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the crowd.”
― Max Lucado

“What you and I might rate as an absolute disaster, God may rate as a pimple-level problem that will pass. He views your life the way you view a movie after you've read the book. When something bad happens, you feel the air sucked out of the theater. Everyone else gasps at the crisis on the screen. Not you. Why? You've read the book. You know how the good guy gets out of the tight spot. God views your life with the same confidence. He's not only read your story...he wrote it. ”
― Max Lucado, Grace for the Moment Daily Bible, New Century Version

“Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.”
― Max Lucado, Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear

“You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway.”
― Joyce Meyer, I Dare You: Embrace Life with Passion

“Put your expectations on God, not on people.”
― Joyce Meyer

“When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Stop determining your worth and value by what other people say. Be determined by what the Word of God (scriptures)says.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.”
― Joyce Meyer

“God doesn’t tell you to do hard things so He can stand back and laugh and watch you struggle. He tells you to do things the things that He knows are gonna work out to your good in the end.”
― Joyce Meyer

“You can not live your life just based on what everyone else thinks.”
― Joyce Meyer

“I may not be where I need to be but I thank God I am not where I used to be.”
― Joyce Meyers, Woman to Woman: Candid Conversations from Me to You

“Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Happiness is not a feeling, it is a choice. To be happy, one must choose to be happy, not respond to a circumstance that now controls your happiness.”
― Joyce Meyer (Author)

“One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.”
― Joyce Meyer, Any Minute

“Have God make a message out of your mess.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try to work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around Him.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Just because you go to church doesn't mean you're a Christian. I can go sit in the garage all day and it doesn't make me a car”
― Joyce Meyer

“Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.”
― Joyce Meyer

“We need a backbone, not a wishbone.”
― Joyce Meyer

“80% of people's problems are about how they feel about themselves.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Complain and remain. Praise and be raised.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Stop being tomented by everyone else's reaction to you.”
― Joyce Meyer

“It is not about reading the Word. It is about obeying the Word.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Don't just learn from God's Word, but believe it will change your life.”
― Joyce Meyer

“It is not as important how we start (our past), but how we finish.”
― Joyce Meyer

“An affirmation to say everyday:

The healing power of God is working in me right now. Eveyr day I get better and better in every way.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once to get over the fear of doing it. Twice to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.”
― Joyce Meyer

“Don't let your feelings be a God to you.”
― Joyce Meyer