Get Your Hopes Up! Quotes

“Your life will go only as high as the level of your expectations.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed a hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” —Elbert Hubbard”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. Proverbs 18:21”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“When you live in the garden of hope, something is always blooming!”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“A weekly paycheck A comfortable bed A dream in your heart Educational opportunities for your children A local church that encourages you A healthy body A closet full of clothes A Bible to read Hope for the future And those are just a few things that came to my mind. I bet if you took the time to think and pray about it, you could come up with a list 10 times longer than this one. Some of those things I mentioned may seem pretty basic, but if you think about it, there are people around the world who don’t have even the most basic things you have. Water, food, shelter—these things aren’t to be taken for granted.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“With that in mind, here is a list of suggested things to thank God for. You may not have everything on this list (right now), but maybe many of them will resonate with you. The leper I met would have been elated to have any of these things. A roof over your head A friend who checks in on you Family members who love you A car that is running (yes, even if it’s barely running) A full stomach Hot and cold running water A sense of humor”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Our circumstances shouldn’t be the things that determine our level of joy. Even if we are having the worst day ever, we can have a confident, joy-filled, hopeful attitude if we learn to look at what we have left, not what we have lost. Always look at what God is doing, not what you think He isn’t doing.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“All you have to do is look for Him and trust that He’ll do whatever it takes—even walk on water—to get to you. So go ahead and get your hopes up. You’re going to come through this stronger than before. Just stay focused on Jesus, have a positive attitude, keep moving, and, whatever you do… don’t look down.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Choose, instead, to believe God is going to do something even better in your life.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Don’t believe that your history is your destiny.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“one of the most valuable things you can do in order to live a hope-filled, joyful, overcoming life is to believe the best in every situation.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Instead of assuming the worst, believe the best. Jesus”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Anytime I start finding it difficult to stay positive about what I am doing, it helps me tremendously to remember that I am serving Christ. Whatever”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“My whole being follows hard after You and clings closely to You; Your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:8”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“It doesn’t matter what the situation looks like around you; God is greater than any obstacle you may be facing. Don’t assume that where you’ve been, or where you are, is as good as it gets.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“The believer’s hope is in the unshakable, all-powerful, all-knowing, and ever-present one true God and His Son, Jesus Christ.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“God is for you and has a great plan for your life.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“A water-bearer in India had two large pots hanging at the ends of a pole that he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house. The other pot had a crack in it, and by the time it reached its destination, it was only half full. Every day for two years the water-bearer delivered only one and one-half pots of water to the master’s house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments—perfect to the end for which it was made. The poor little cracked pot was ashamed of its imperfections and miserable that it could accomplish only half of what it had been designed to do. After two years of what the imperfect pot perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water-bearer and said, “I am ashamed of myself and I want to apologize to you.” “Why?” asked the water-bearer. “What are you ashamed of?” “Well, for these past two years, I have been able to deliver only half a load of water each day because this crack in my side allows water to leak out the whole way back to the master’s house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all this work without getting the full value of your efforts,” the pot said. The water-bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, “As we return to the master’s house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.” Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot noticed the beautiful wildflowers on the side of the path. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because half of its load had leaked out once again. Then the water-bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path and not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I’ve always known about your flaw and took advantage of it by planting flower seeds on your side of the path. Every day as we walked back from the stream, you watered those seeds, and for two years I have picked these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s table. Without you being just what you are, he would not have had this beauty to grace his house.”1 Like that cracked pot, you too can accomplish wonderful things. It doesn’t matter that you have flaws and limitations. Don’t let what you perceive to be a weakness keep you from taking bold steps inspired by hope. 2 Corinthians 12:10 says: “… When I am weak [in human strength], then am I [truly] strong (able, powerful in divine strength).” Isn’t that comforting to know? Even when you’re weak, you’re strong because God is with you. He is using every part of your life—even the cracks—to create something beautiful. Get Your Hopes Up!”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Miracles come in cans.” You can overcome. You can make it through. You can forgive. You can raise godly children. You can have a happy marriage. You can experience joy. You can meet your goal. You can be disciplined. You can move on. You can… you can… you can.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“on. Colossians 3:1–2 says: If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth (emphasis added).”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Whatever goal or dream God has placed in your heart, you’re going to see it come to pass. It might not happen when you thought it would happen, and it might not happen the way you thought it would happen, but God is going to work in such a way as to exceed your wildest expectations too. You won’t have to make it happen in your strength. All you have to do is persevere—just don’t give up. Surround yourself with hope and watch God bless you in ways you never thought possible.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Let peace be the umpire in your life, deciding with finality every question that arises in your mind (see Colossians 3:15).”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“Romans 8:1 says that, as believers, we can “live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.” One of the ways you can tell if you are following the flesh (your own plan) instead of the Spirit (God’s plan) is that you have no peace and you’re struggling.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“live. If you don’t expect God to do anything great in your life, He won’t.”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“The word impossible is not in my dictionary. Napoleon Bonaparte”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

“There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander the Great”
― Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day