Achieve Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits: 14 New Behaviors That Will Energize Your Life Authored By Joyce Meyer Listed As Paper Copy

everything we do in life is the result of our habits, The good ones bring peace, joy and power into our lives, and the bad ones steal our peace and joy and prevent our success,

In this book, Joyce Meyer explains how to develop good habits the things you really want to do and break the bad ones, putting an end to frustration, discouragement and stress that drains your energy.


The most important habit comes first: the God habit, Next comes a willingness to work for the results you want, Joyce reminds us that, "if we don't pay the price for freedom, we will end up paying the price for bondage", Next comes the power of our words, Our words and the thoughts that propel them have tremendous power over our actions, and repeated actions are the basis of our habits,

There are eleven more habits that Joyce discusses in depth, including the habits of happiness, faith, excellence, responsibility, generosity, discipline, decisiveness and confidence,

"Choose one area and begin," she urges, "Don't feel overwhelmed by all the changes that are needed, One thing at a time, one day at a time is the best plan, Celebrate every day of success, and when you make mistakes, shake off the disappointment and keep going forward, "

You can transform your life, one habit at a time, Underwhelmed. I was interested in reading Joyce Meyer and this was on my TBR list for years, so I picked this up at the library, Unfortunately, it felt judgmental, controlling and dated, e. g. you must do the following actions or behave in one certain way or you do not meet the definition of excellence and will not have good habits, Hard pass for me. We all have habits we would like to change, Joyce has written a very practical book to help us do exactly that, Many people will pay for a life coach but Joyce reminds us we have the best life coach there is the Holy Spirit, this is a very practical book on habits, how they are formed and how they can be broken, It will take discipline, there is no way around it, this book gives great encouragement to get going, See my full review at sitelink ly/vAnNU. This is my first Joyce Meyer book and so far, I like her writing style, her use of personal experiences, other people's experiences, everyday examples and clear, simplistic approach to seemingly complex things.
Generally, I think She's a big encouragement, I got derailed and needed a boost this is the book that I kept putting under the pile, It is the one that you need for a break from all the bad,
Make sure you have a journal because I grantee you will making notes and keeping lists and that is a step in the right direction,

Thank

you Joyce for all the reminders and enlightenment, I found this book to be filled with common sense suggestions, It didn't "wow" me or say anything that stuck out to me as super helpful, It was also a little "preachy", That said, I did finish the book and am grateful for the reminders, We all have habits in our lives created consciously or not, Joyce Meyers book help us to separate the good from the bad and gives practical suggestions on how to eliminate those that are not helpful to us, Her main point is that we should focus on what we want to do, rather than obsessing on what we no longer want to do, Controlling our thoughts reprogramming our internal computer is a forceful tool to accomplish this, Other salient points are repetition of good habits, teaching yourself to be organized, and being active in doing the right thing,

She gives us hints on breaking habits such as hurrying, having to be perfect, and being irresponsible, The book encourages us to create worthy habits such as:

Making wise decisions
Becoming physically healthier
Being happier
Cultivating generosity toward others
Addressing our addictions whether they be to cell phones or artificial stimulants.


The book is conversational and encouraging in tone, The author is a prolific writer in the Christian evangelical world, Much of the book is devoted to scripture references and how to commune with God,

ed by Holly Weiss, author of sitelinkCrestmont,
Another good one

Very good as always, . . Joyce always speaks to my heart and at me, . . I love her humor and conviction, I'm never disappointed in any of her books, I can always glean something, This was the gateway for me to Joyce Meyer's teachings, I read it as a selfhelp book without at first knowing it was a Christian selfhelp book, What Joyce has to say is always inspiring to me and at the same time provides an awakening, i consistently feel empowered to make a positive change to my behaviours.
What she says makes perfect sense to me and more importantly seems within reach, This is one of those books that I still draw on from memory, and I have since gone on to seek out Joyce's books and television talks for my self improvement and spiritual development.
Pretty good book. Took me awhile because I read it with one to two chapters a night before bed, A lot of it helped with pointing out bad habits people have and why they are bad, Nice explanations and were easy to understand, Ive been trying hard on some of these habits, Ive got a long way to go, I enjoyed reading Joyce's book on building good habits, Some of my take aways are
, Build your life on principles and not on emotions
, Discipline and selfcontrol are the building blocks for creating good habits
, All things are possible through Christ Inspirational

I gave this book a three star because it has a lot of inspiration to lift up th soul but she was often too personal with her examples and is obvious that she doesn't live in the average person world.
Get pass her personal examples and it's a book worth reading, I borrowed this book from my friend thought of reading the book

This book shows and tells
GOOD HABITS AND HOW TO GET RID OF THE BAD HABITS

This book is in a way interesting because u get a way to know what u are doing is good or bad and how to get rid of it

SO IF U WANT TO KNOW ABOUT UR HABITS WHAT U DOING IS CORRECT OR WRONG THEN READ THIS I read this book at a women's group at my church.
It was insightful and provided practical steps on replacing bad habits with good ones, Many of the bad habits that most people experience are from learned behaviors stemming from the home environment or individuals that we associate with, I like the fact that Joyce shares her own personal struggles and how she overcame areas that were challenging, This was an easy and enjoyable read and I have found it to be an invaluable resource to share with others who want to create good habits in their own lives.
I refer to it often to recalibrate my life to help me stay on track with living a lifestyle filled with positive and fruitful habits, Joyce Meyer provides us with practical advice on makin good habits while breaking bad habits, This was definitely one of those books you NEED to read, Joyce Meyer just has a way of making you feel like she is talking to you and knows exactly what's going on in your mind and heart, I really appreciate her tough love approach and her optimism when she asserts that you can do better and that you absolutely can enjoy your life,

Reading this book showed me just how much I was holding myself back, Instead of taking life by the horns and working toward achieving our dreams, she points out that what many people do is hesitate and choose not to try because they're afraid to fail.
She says that we'd be surprised how many procrastinators were actually just perfectionists who were afraid to do something and it not be good enough, That is me to T! Reading this book made me want to put it down and get off my behind and actually do the things I've always wanted to do but have been too critical of myself and too afraid of being criticized to actually try.
This book instigates action and builds you up where you're saying to yourself the only person in my way is me and the enemy who loves to get in my way.
What a liberating moment when you realize that if you could just forget to think about failure and focus on achieving, God can and will make things happen for you.
I'm taking this advice to heart and running with it,

Some quotes from the book that were really thoughtprovoking:

"If you put your faith in you or in other people, you will be disappointed, but if you put it in God you will be amazed at what He can do through you.
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I think that is so poignant, Often we give other people, and even ourselves, way too much power over us, It's God that knows our potential and has the final say of what we are capable of doing, It's really liberating to think that it's only the Lord who can put limitations on us and often the ones we put on ourselves or allow others to put on us are not His.
He sees far more in us than we allow for our lives,

"Remember this: God is pleased with you as long as you keep pressing on, and He is not disappointed with you because you are not perfect, Our faithlessness does not change God's faithfulness II Timothy:, "

I think this is something I need written on my refrigerator, my bathroom mirror, the homescreen on my cellphone, and maybe behind my eyelids, I am my own worst critic, Constantly, I find myself feeling defeated because my responses, actions, behavior isn't perfect, I'm not a perfect Christian, I'm not always kind when I'm frustrated, I GET frustrated, I get angry at my husband when he's bugging me even though I don't want to, and sometimes I forget to spend time with God in the morning and have to find a way to squeeze it in in the car, or at three in the afternoon, or at two o'clock in the morning.
I fight with doubts, I fight with sin, I fight to be good and I fight to keep learning and focused on my spiritual life, It's a battle sometimes, and it's easy for me to imagine that God is frustrated with me, That He's throwing up his hands when I make that mistake yet again,

The recurring theme I keep finding everywhere though, is that He admires and responds to persistence, I can't feel defeated because I think he's disappointed with me when I know that He knows my heart, He knows I'm trying and that tomorrow I'm going to try some more, and then some more the next day and while I'm never going to be as good as Jesus, I'm using him as a role model, and eventually I'll get better and better.
I'm going to stop torturing myself thinking that God is ready to give up on me, I'm going to remind myself that He treasures my persistence and that He knows, better than anyone, how hard I'm trying and I'm going to take comfort in that.


"Our words affect us and the people around us, They also affect what God is able to do for us, We cannot have a negative mouth and a positive life, "

Oh AMEN, Joyce! Negative words and negative thoughts can ruin your day and your mind more than anything can, I'm a firm believer that you can actually invite bad things to happen to you through worry and negativity, I feel like you're laying it out in detail for the enemy to know exactly how to make you unhappy, I am one of those people that choose to just be as annoyingly positive as I possibly can about everything, When something goes wrong, I'm already searching to find the bright side, Of course, just like everyone else, when I let myself be negative I can be really negative especially when someone has upset me, It's why I don't like to go there I take it to another level, It is just all the proof you need, How can God answer your prayers if you don't even believe in your heart that things are going to get better This has to be why it's a sin to worry, because it goes against your belief system.
Having faith means trusting God and if you're only looking on the gloomy side of things, youre not trusting God at all,

“Quite often we are our own worst enemy, We may want to be involved in everything that everyone we know is involved in, but it may not be best for us, If you follow wisdom you may end up peaceful while everyone you know is stressed from hurrying, ”

This is something I think really resonates with me because I think our society glorifies more, more, more and hurry, hurry, hurry, While that works for a lot of people, and so many are able to perform on that rat race of life the Lord didnt intend that for everyone, In fact, so many people are miserable and on antidepressants or just arent coping with life because theirs is totally out of control, How can you smell the roses How can you enjoy being with the people you love How can you function when youve got a hundred things to be thinking about and worrying about What ever happened to the slower, familyoriented pace of life Where people worked or kept their homes and spent their evenings together loving on one another

I read something the other day that said, “Stop the glorification of busy.
” I really liked that because our culture really does glorify those who take up every moment of their lives with doing something, People that are overbusy are seen as important, more together, more functional people to be admired, Never mind that theyre extremely unhappy and probably medicated or in need of medication to cope with their lives, Never mind that their personal and spiritual lives are in shambles because they dont have enough minutes in the day to take the time to build and nurture those relationships! Joyce also said something to the effect of, “If youre too busy to spend time with God, youre probably doing too much.
” Essentially, God doesnt want you so overloaded you dont have time for Him or yourself or anyone else,

“God is not in a hurry, we are likely to run right past Him and then wonder where He went, Learn to live in Gods divine rhythm, ”

This really spoke to me, Sometimes we forget that our God is not a genie, We cant rub a lamp and make wishes and poof! theyre answered, Gods time isnt ours. Sometimes we have prayed and prayed for something so long ago that when it actually gets answered we dont even remember weve prayed and prayed for this,

Example: A year or so ago my husband was in a terrible job where he was mistreated and overworked, Sometimes pay day would roll around and he wouldnt get a check because the company couldnt manage money well, He was owed thousands of dollars in expenses, we had no insurance, and he was always travelling, Yet, he had a job and so many people were struggling it seemed irresponsible for him to leave without having something else lined up, We prayed and prayed that he would find something else, something with insurance, something where he was treated better, something where his expenses were paid promptly and something comparable to his pay then.
That prayer was a doosy, It took a couple of stepping stone jobs, a failed job interview, turning down another job, and a pay cut or two for that prayer to finally be answered.


Now, over a year later, hes working for a company that treats him so well, he spends a good deal of time working from home, has free insurance for the both of us, his expenses are nonexistent, and a company vehicle.
Recently we got word that he would be receiving a pay raise every quarter until it was back up close to where we were before, What a blessing! But so much time had passed, we had forgotten how much we had prayed for this, and failed to realize that our prayer had been exactly answered, even as a process.
Then, one day we were in the car and it just came to us, The Lord had answered every single one of our prayers, Every single one of them! When you believe, when you pray, when you knock at the door, God listens, and He remembers, Just because Hes not on our timeframe doesnt mean the answer is no, it just means we have to be patient, To slow down and listen, To wait for Him. I really liked this quote for that reason, It reminds me when Im praying and praying and pouring my heart out, that my Father is listening and that He is answering if I will just slow down and let him.


Needless to say, this book was a blessing to read and it really got me thinking about the bad habits I have and what I can do to improve.
I know I have a lot to work on, but I have the ultimate one on my side to encourage and guide and push me to excellence if I am willing to let Him do His work in my life.
I just have to stop resisting and being afraid, Fear has no place with God, He is the best comforter, protector, and encourager, Im so thankful I read this book because it reminds me of how much life I could be living, I think this is one that deserves more than one read because there is so much to be gotten out of it, If I could give it more than five, I would,

Thanks to Joyce, yet again, for the incredible insight!
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