My Current Favorite Quotes to a Joyful Life

I say current because I'm kind of a quote junkie... I love words. I love motivation. I love trying to be the best person I can be. I don't like going through life knowing I could do more, act more, and see more. I want life to be the best it can be and that all starts with what I do, say, and choose to think and see. So without further ado, these are the quotes that have stood out to me for the past week or so, which means the ones that I am currently focused on incorporating into my life. I hope these words help you as much as they have helped/are helping me!

These two quotes really spoke to me. Life is all about perspective. And luckily, WE HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR PERSPECTIVE. Also, we can do anything! The "mountain" really isn't all that hard/intimidating, we make it seem that way through many factors: being unprepared/not going with God's timing, having a negative attitude, or simply seeing things not as they actually are to name a few.

Do not let your feelings dictate your life. Look at how you should look at things (how God would want you to see things). I like to assume my feelings are from the devil, all of them at first. Then I think about God's perspective, if it has anything to do with hurt, hatred, or general negativity, it's most likely the devil trying to deceive you and you should ignore it and make yourself believe differently. If it's a loving, thankful, happy feeling, it's from God and how he wants you to feel. At the beginning, it's hard to control your feelings, your mind is like a muscle, the more you actively control it, the stronger and easier it gets. You don't have to feel bad, which leads to a bad attitude, treating people bad, and a bad day/life. You have control over that too! Choose to have positive feelings and a positive mind even when it doesn't come naturally.

This goes back to the previous one. Feelings, moods, circumstances are all fickle and leading a life based on these things will make for an emotional roller coaster of a life and that's not an easy life. Have faith, make yourself believe/think how God wants you to. Keep faith, always.

This too shall pass. Once again, fickle, ever changing. You choose, you control.

We talk so much about what we hate. What we talk about is directly related to how we think and then how we act. Be mindful, be aware. 

Keep this in mind throughout your day. Once you realize what irritates you about other people, find out what makes you think it's so irritating and change it. Don't take your personal issues out on other people and ruin their day with it.

The same goes when other people take their issues out on you. Just move on, it's their personal problems that are making them say negative things to you, it's not you! Don't let people dictate how you think about yourself. Let God dictate that, the ever forgiving God that wants the absolute best for you.

All my words are credited to Joyce Meyer, who has translated the word of God in a way that applies to every day life. And I have just translated the words she gave me. Click here if you would like the direct translation.