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> [My father was a negative person. He actually taught me to be negative, if that makes any sense. I remember him saying:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/my-father-was-a-negative-person-he-actually-taught-me-to-be-negative/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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> [I've learned through my own relationship with God that He's not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/i-ve-learned-through-my-own-relationship-with-god-that-he-s-not/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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> [Sometimes when you've had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/sometimes-when-you-ve-had-a-long-series-of-disappointing-things/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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## Other authors on Expecting

## More by Joyce Meyer

> [Grace is the power of the Holy Spirit coming to us free of charge to enable you to do with ease what you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/grace-is-the-power-of-the-holy-spirit-coming-to-us-free-of-charge-to/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [God doesn't love me any more or less because I had some work done on my face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/god-doesn-t-love-me-any-more-or-less-because-i-had-some-work-done-on/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [I encourage you to be a person who is not afraid of responsibility. In meeting resistance you will build your strength. If you only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/i-encourage-you-to-be-a-person-who-is-not-afraid-of-responsibility-in/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [Have God make a message out of your mess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/have-god-make-a-message-out-of-your-mess/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/forgiveness-is-not-a-feeling-it-s-a-decision-we-make-because-we-want/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [The Bible says that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. On the job, in the grocery store,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/the-bible-says-that-christians-are-the-salt-of-the-earth-and-the/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [Addictions - Run to Jesus instead of running to your addiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/addictions-run-to-jesus-instead-of-running-to-your-addiction/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [Don't miss out on today by living in yesterday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/don-t-miss-out-on-today-by-living-in-yesterday/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [I never get tired of hearing the great testimonies of people whom God has touched. I pray that the changes God has done in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/i-never-get-tired-of-hearing-the-great-testimonies-of-people-whom-god/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [Early on in my life, I had a broken soul. I was abused by my father, abandoned by my mother and ended up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/early-on-in-my-life-i-had-a-broken-soul-i-was-abused-by-my-father/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [frustration, complication and misery are available in abundance, but so is God's grace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/frustration-complication-and-misery-are-available-in-abundance-but-so/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [There is no power shortage in heaven, and God is never in a recession. But His grace is sufficient to meet every need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/there-is-no-power-shortage-in-heaven-and-god-is-never-in-a-recession/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [Stop being tomented by everyone else's reaction to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/stop-being-tomented-by-everyone-else-s-reaction-to-you/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [“… about midnight, as Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God…. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/about-midnight-as-paul-and-silas-were-praying-and-singing-hymns-of/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

> [“As a Spirit-filled believer, you need to take the initiative to treat people the way you want to be treated, not the way they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/as-a-spirit-filled-believer-you-need-to-take-the-initiative-to-treat/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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