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I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical. -- Joel Osteen
You can make changes in your life and you can say, "I'm going to be a better parent next year than I am right now," or, "I'm going to take an extra step in my career and not just be satisfied where I am." So it has a lot to do with our will, but also we have to work as well. -- Joel Osteen
I'm honest enough to say I don't know everything. You know, I don't. I don't understand all of God. I don't understand, you know, some kind of why bad things happen. -- Joel Osteen
Understand that the enemy always fights the hardest when he knows you are closest to your breakthrough. He'd leave you alone if he thought you were going to live in mediocrity. If you keep pressing on toward your promise, through faith and patience, you will get there. -- Joel Osteen
Many times, we miss out on God's best because we give up too soon. We don't realize how close we are to victory. -- Joel Osteen
If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media. -- Joel Osteen
I wouldn't ever say if you're having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled. -- Joel Osteen
my joy. That was a great day in my life! Your time is too valuable to worry about pleasing everyone else or making them happy. I know people who spend more time worrying about what others think about them than they do focusing on their own dreams and goals. You've got to get free from that. -- Joel Osteen
The joy of the Lord is your strength." Joy is an emotion, and yet it creates something physical. It creates strength. -- Joel Osteen
Don't waste your time trying to win people over that can never be won over. -- Joel Osteen
If you'll spend time praying for people instead of talking about them, you'll get better results. -- Joel Osteen
Learn to speak God's favor over every area of your life. Remember, the more favor-minded you are, the more of God's favor you're going to experience. -- Joel Osteen
The prerequisite to loving others is to love yourself. If you don't have a healthy respect for who you are, and if you don't learn to accept yourself faults and all, you will never be able to properly love other people. -- Joel Osteen
Wake up every morning with a thankful attitude. Expect something good to happen in your life today. -- Joel Osteen
Make the decision and say, "I'm not letting that worry in. I'm done being upset when my plans don't work out. I'm not letting that stress in." Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don't have to let them into your spirit. -- Joel Osteen
Don't get upset. Just keep being your best each day. -- Joel Osteen
He wants to do something amazing in your life. Get in agreement and say, God, this is for me today. I'm raising my expectations. I'm shaking off doubt, negativity, disappointments, self-pity, little dreams, and little goals, and God, I will make room for a flood of Your goodness. -- Joel Osteen
Start calling yourself healed, happy, whole, blessed, and prosperous. Stop talking to God about how big
your mountains are, and start talking to your mountains about how big your God is! -- Joel Osteen
Live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1 PETER 3:8 -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes we focus on the mess or the broken dream, but in all the mess God sees greatness. He knows how to take your troubles and turn them into trophies, how to take the test and make it your testimony. -- Joel Osteen
Your job isn't to judge. - Your job isn't to figure out if someone deserves something or decide who is right or wrong. - Your job is to lift the fallen, restore the broken, and heal the hurting. -- Joel Osteen
I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He's given you ... but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things ... he's not a small God; this God is incredible. -- Joel Osteen
I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But I do say that I want you to be blessed. To me, prosperity is having health, having great children, having peace, good relationships. It's not about the money. -- Joel Osteen
I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged - 'There's nothing good in my future' - I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there's an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope. -- Joel Osteen
Back in Bible days, there were these famous schools of the prophets, but some of the ones Jesus chose didn't come through that route - and not to say that they weren't good, but I'm comfortable. -- Joel Osteen
A victor's mentality becomes a victor's reality. -- Joel Osteen
To live your best life now, you must learn to trust God's timing, you may not think He's working, but you can be sure that right now, behind the scenes, God is arranging all the pieces to come together to work out His plan for your life. -- Joel Osteen
Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you. -- Joel Osteen
Don't fall in love with the blessings. Fall in love with the Blessor. Seek first the Kingdom & God will reward you! -- Joel Osteen
I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.' -- Joel Osteen
No matter what you've gone through in the past, no matter how many setbacks you've suffered or who or what has tried to thwart your progress, today is a new day, and God wants to do a new thing in your life. -- Joel Osteen
Today is a new day, so rise up and move forward into the victory God has prepared for you! -- Joel Osteen
I believe the scripture says that being gay is a sin. -- Joel Osteen
Other people's opinions do not determine your potential. -- Joel Osteen
Your idea may not be exactly God's idea, but I can promise you this: God's way will be better than your way. -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes you may have to trade places with someone who is hurting. -- Joel Osteen
There is a place that God has specifically designed for you where all your needs will be supplied, where you'll be happy and fulfilled, and where you'll be using your gifts and talents to the full. -- Joel Osteen
When I hear Mitt Romney say that he believes that Jesus is the Son of God, that He's the Christ, raised from the dead, that He's his savior - that's good enough for me. -- Joel Osteen
Well I think a lot of times we're putting things off and I'm going to do it later. I'm going to break this bad habit or I'm going to pursue this dream or I'm going to treat my spouse better. -- Joel Osteen
If you will transform your mind, God will transform your life. -- Joel Osteen
Send your life to a whole new level! Zip up the negative words and start speaking faith and victory into your future. -- Joel Osteen
God wants you to be a winner, not a whiner. -- Joel Osteen
Don't spend all your time trying to win over your critics. Just run your own race. -- Joel Osteen
If I prophesy my future I want to prophesy something good. I'm not saying what I feel. I'm not saying what it looks like in the real world. No, I'm saying what God says about me. -- Joel Osteen
Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows? -- Joel Osteen
Never let discouraging people and discouraging situations talk you out of your dream. -- Joel Osteen
Faith is all about trusting God even when you don't understand His plan. -- Joel Osteen
The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. -- Joel Osteen
If you don't have the gift of a loving supportive family, be that gift for someone else. It doesn't have to be a relative, just someone you know who is alone or hurting over the holiday. -- Joel Osteen
When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me. -- Joel Osteen
Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions. -- Joel Osteen
Quit questioning God and start trusting Him! -- Joel Osteen
God has destined you to soar. You have victory, freedom and excellence on the inside. -- Joel Osteen
Bad habits are easy to develop but difficult to live with. Good habits are difficult to develop, but easy to live with. If you are willing to be uncomfortable for little while, so you can press past the initial pain of change, in the long run, your life will be much better. -- Joel Osteen
True love turns words and feelings into actions. -- Joel Osteen
You need to take pride in what God has given you. -- Joel Osteen
The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Speak victory not defeat. -- Joel Osteen
The marriage partner is not really the problem. No other person can ultimately make you happy. You must learn how to be happy within yourself. -- Joel Osteen
Life is flying by. You don't have time to waste another minute being negative, offended or bitter. If someone did you wrong, get over it and move forward. -- Joel Osteen
Whatever you're facing, it is under your feet. It is not permanent. It's temporary. Stay -- Joel Osteen
People will try to label you not good enough, too slow, too old, too many mistakes. You can't stop negative comments or prevent negative labels, but you can choose to not let them hold you back. -- Joel Osteen
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your peace that rules my heart. I choose Your peace today and thank You for guiding my every step. I choose to be thankful today and bless You for Your faithfulness. In Jesus Name. Amen. -- Joel Osteen
You can be happy where you are. -- Joel Osteen
Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life. -- Joel Osteen
Start announcing freedom from anything that's holding you back. Freedom from addictions, freedom from loneliness, freedom from lack, freedom from struggle. You are prophesying your future. Your words are setting the direction for your life. -- Joel Osteen
You can change your world by changing your words ... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue. -- Joel Osteen
Beauty is in being who God made you to be with confidence. -- Joel Osteen
You don't need everyone to help you. You just need one touch of favor, and you will accomplish in a split second what could have taken your whole lifetime. -- Joel Osteen
Quit dwelling on the negative things people have said about you. You don't have to have everyone's approval. You have God's approval. -- Joel Osteen
As long as you have breath, someone needs your talents. -- Joel Osteen
I feel like what's come out of me is the gift God has given me just to encourage people, to help them know that there's a better life. -- Joel Osteen
Do not speak defeat, speak victory. -- Joel Osteen
No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up. God sees your resolve. He sees your determination. And when you do everything you can do, that's when God will step in and do what you can't do. -- Joel Osteen
My core message is that God has got a good plan for your lives, and we must trust Him, and let go of the past. That's my main message. -- Joel Osteen
Shake off the self-pity, shake off the defeat and get ready for God to do something new. He is going to pay you back for every injustice. -- Joel Osteen
Jesus didn't go around condemning people. The Bible says it's the goodness of God that leads people to repentance. -- Joel Osteen
You see somebody down, that's lonely, take them to lunch. Encourage them. -- Joel Osteen
My daddy tried to get me up to speak for the 17 years that I worked behind the scenes, but I never had the desire. Naturally, I was nervous and kind of shy. I just didn't want to do it. -- Joel Osteen
We don't have to talk about faith and family at dinner-we just show it. -- Joel Osteen
You have excellence on the inside. It's who you are. Now do your part. Bring out your excellence! -- Joel Osteen
Rewards await you if you stay steadfast in your faith. -- Joel Osteen
Our goal should be that we're going to live life to the fullest, pursuing our passions and dreams, and when it comes our time to go, we will have used as much of our potential as possible. -- Joel Osteen
We're not always going to be here. Live life to the full, with purpose & passion, pursuing your dreams. -- Joel Osteen
You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation. -- Joel Osteen
Let's start affecting our whole city, and maybe we can affect the whole nation, the whole world. I'd like to affect it with the fact that God is a good God and He's on your side and He's got a good plan for you and when you put your hand in His, great things can happen. -- Joel Osteen
Your enemies, your critics, the people that are trying to push you down-God can use them to push you up. -- Joel Osteen
Life is short. Don't miss opportunities to spend time with the people that you love. -- Joel Osteen
You don't know why God has put that person in your path. It's not a coincidence. He's strategically lined up every person, every detail and every step of your life. Now do your part
don't miss an opportunity to do good for others. -- Joel Osteen
When God puts something in your heart and deep down you know it's a destiny moment, don't wait for ten confirmations. Do what God is asking you to do now. -- Joel Osteen
There's a belief that you're supposed to be poor, and suffering, and show your humility. I just don't see the Bible that way. I see that God came and Jesus died so that we might live an abundant life and be a blessing to others. -- Joel Osteen
The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends. -- Joel Osteen
Prospering just doesn't have to do with money. -- Joel Osteen
No matter how many mistakes you've made in the past, or what sort of difficulties you struggle with now, you are destined to live in victory. -- Joel Osteen
Stay in peace. When -- Joel Osteen
People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude. -- Joel Osteen
Life's too short to spend it trying to keep others happy. You can't please everyone. To fulfill your destiny, stay true to your heart. -- Joel Osteen
People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that. -- Joel Osteen
Life is not too short ... we just wait too long to begin it. -- Joel Osteen
Invite good things into your life. When you confess good things based on what God is saying, you'll begin to see more favor! -- Joel Osteen
At this very moment, God's working behind the scenes in your life, arranging things in your favor. Stay in faith! -- Joel Osteen
I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father. -- Joel Osteen
This is not the time to shrink back in fear. Move forward in faith. Get up every morning knowing you are gifted. -- Joel Osteen
When you smile and project an aura of warmth, kindness, and friendliness, you will attract warms, kindness, and friendliness. Happy people will be drawn to you. -- Joel Osteen
So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do. -- Joel Osteen
God would not have put a dream in your heart if He had not already given you everything you need to fulfill it. -- Joel Osteen
You were created to give. You were created to make the lives of others better. Someone needs what you have. Someone needs your love. Someone needs your smile. Someone needs your encouragement and your gifts. -- Joel Osteen
If your dream dies, dream another one. If things don't work out the way you've planned, God has a better plan for you. -- Joel Osteen
There's a lot that is good in your life-don't take it for granted. Don't get so focused on the struggles that you miss the gift of today -- Joel Osteen
If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement. -- Joel Osteen
There is a winner in you. You were created to be successful, to accomplish your goals, to leave your mark on this generation. You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out. -- Joel Osteen
Don't focus on the adversity; focus on God. No matter what you go through, stay in faith, be your best each day and trust that God will use it to position you for greatness. -- Joel Osteen
I don't have to figure out how God is going to solve my problem. I don't have to understand how He's going to bring it to pass. That's His responsibility. My job is to simply believe that He will. -- Joel Osteen
I DECLARE God's dream for my life is coming to pass. It will not be stopped by people, disappointments, or adversities. God has solutions to every problem I will ever face already lined up. The right people and the right breaks are in my future. I will fulfill my destiny. This is my declaration. -- Joel Osteen
At the start of each new day, remind yourself: "I am talented. I am creative. I am greatly favored by God. I am equipped. I am well able. I will see my dreams come to pass." Declare those statements by faith and before long, you will begin to see them in reality. -- Joel Osteen
God wants you to go further. -- Joel Osteen
God, I'm not going to look at what I don't have. I'm looking unto you. I know in my weakness, you show up the strongest. -- Joel Osteen
My biggest hobby is hanging out with my family and kids. -- Joel Osteen
You may be in a tough time but that setback is simply a setup for a greater comeback. -- Joel Osteen
God's used me to help turn their life around or give them hope, you know? It's very rewarding -- Joel Osteen
I don't have it in my heart to condemn people. I'm here to encourage them. I see myself more as a coach, as a motivator to help them experience the life God has for us. -- Joel Osteen
When Christmas doesn't fit your expectations of what the perfect holiday should be, think about how Joseph and Mary probably didn't think that manger was the perfect place for their child to be born. but look at what a perfect Christmas that turned out to be. -- Joel Osteen
Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way. -- Joel Osteen
There are a lot of decisions we pass up on because we think, "You know what? That's just going to build - you know, maybe that's going to build me and not build the ministry and what I'm trying to do." So we pass up on a lot of opportunities. -- Joel Osteen
I DECLARE that God has a great plan for my life. He is directing my steps. And even though I may not always understand how, I know my situation is not a surprise to God. He will work out every detail to my advantage. In His perfect timing, everything will turn out right. This is my declaration. -- Joel Osteen
Instead of focusing on how big your problems are, focus on how big your God is! He is everything you need. He is the Great I AM, and He is the one leading and guiding you into victory in every area of your life! -- Joel Osteen
You won't be free from guilt if you are constantly replaying the negative memories of your past. If you're going to replay anything, replay your victories! -- Joel Osteen
I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years. -- Joel Osteen
For a while ... to be an evangelical meant you were a white Republican, and you were against this and against that. I don't want to be put into that mold, because then people judge you before they even listen ... I don't want to divide the very people I am trying to reach. -- Joel Osteen
I DECLARE I will experience God's faithfulness. I will not worry. I will not doubt. I will keep my trust in Him, knowing that He will not fail me. I will give birth to every promise God put in my heart and I will become everything God created me to be. This is my declaration. -- Joel Osteen
Will build you up, people who will celebrate your victories, not people who will criticize and be jealous any time you succeed. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not beating people over the head, and I'm saying that there are good things in store - you can make it in life. Most of the stuff that I minister [is] not real complicated deep things. -- Joel Osteen
God's dream is that you have an abundance, that you be totally out of debt, pay your house off, pay your credit cards off, and have so much overflow that you can be a blessing to everyone around you! -- Joel Osteen
You can become all God created you to be even if you've had difficulties, even if you weren't born into a good, loving family, God still has a plan for your life. -- Joel Osteen
One study says that 90 percent of our everyday behavior is based on our habits ... That means how we treat people, how we spend our money, what we watch, what we listen to - 90 percent of the time, we're on autopilot. We do what we've always done. -- Joel Osteen
Happiness is always a choice. You can't wait for circumstances to get better. You have to create your own good fortune. So look for ways to be happy every day. -- Joel Osteen
Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased. -- Joel Osteen
You don't have to tell people what they're doing wrong. They already know. Your job is to love them. -- Joel Osteen
Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change. -- Joel Osteen
I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I'm on course, and I'm doing what God wants me to do. I'm real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead. -- Joel Osteen
I struggled for a long time with survivin', and no matter what, you keep finding something to fight for. -- Joel Osteen
You will never go beyond the barriers in your own mind. If you think you can't do something, then you never will. -- Joel Osteen
Put your shoulders back, hold your head up high knowing that the same power that raised Christ from the dead lives on the inside of you. -- Joel Osteen
Our expectations set the limits for our lives. If you expect little, you're going to receive little. If you don't anticipate things to get better, then they won't. But if you expect more favor, more good breaks, a promotion, and an increase, then you will see new levels of favor and success. -- Joel Osteen
No matter what may be happening today, God has good things in store for your future! It may not be easy to see now, but God has already lined up a new beginning, new friendships and new opportunities for you. -- Joel Osteen
The moment God put the dream in your heart, He lined up everything you need to bring it to pass. -- Joel Osteen
God has already lined up the right people for you, people that will inspire you, challenge you and motivate you. If you'll let go of the wrong people, then the right people will show up. -- Joel Osteen
I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell. -- Joel Osteen
I believe that God breathed life into every person and that every person is made in the image of God and you have accept them as they are, on their journey. I'm not here to preach hate or push people down. -- Joel Osteen
It's easy to see the negative, but every person has something great about them. Develop a habit of looking for the good. -- Joel Osteen
God has put people in your life on purpose, Don't live to get, live to give. -- Joel Osteen
Maybe right now you can't see how to overcome an obstacle, accomplish your dreams, or forgive someone who hurt you, but understand that when you get there God will hand you the ticket. He purchased it two thousand years ago on a cross at Calvary. -- Joel Osteen
Be happy with who God made you to be, and quit wishing you were something different. -- Joel Osteen
When we don't forgive, we're not hurting the other person. We're not hurting the company that did us wrong. We're not hurting God. We're only hurting ourselves. -- Joel Osteen
God wants to bless us where we are. -- Joel Osteen
You're not being responsible with what God gave you if you're hanging out with time wasters who have no goals and no dreams. -- Joel Osteen
If people talk about you, being jealous, critical, and trying to make you look bad, don't let that change you. You don't need their approval when you have God's approval. -- Joel Osteen
It's so important for you to get around people who will stir up those seeds of greatness. Don't surround yourself with naysayers. Life is too short to hang around negative, critical, cynical, skeptical, judgmental, small-minded, jealous people ... Did I leave out anything? -- Joel Osteen
What you receive is directly connected to what you believe -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes what we think is a disappointment, is really God getting us in position to go to a new level. -- Joel Osteen
I DECLARE God is going before me making crooked places straight. He has already lined up the right people, the right opportunities and solutions to problems I haven't had. No person, no sickness, no disappointment, can stop His plan. What he promised will come to pass. -- Joel Osteen
We are set in our ways, bound by our perspectives and stuck in our thinking. -- Joel Osteen
Maybe you once were excited about that person God supernaturally brought into your life as a marriage partner, but now all the excitement has worn off. Don't' allow that sense of a miracle to slip away. Don't get so familiar with each other that you take one another for granted. -- Joel Osteen
Love overlooks a person's faults. That's not always easy, but love believes the best in every person. Anybody can return evil for evil, but God wants His people to help heal wounded hearts. -- Joel Osteen
It doesn't matter what it looks like in the natural; God is a supernatural God. He's not limited by your resources, by your environment, by your education, by your nationality. If you'll have a big vision, God will not only do what you're dreaming about, He will do more than you can ask or think. -- Joel Osteen
I think we use God's word. I think the principles that you hear Dr. Phil and some of those others talk about many times are right out of the Bible. -- Joel Osteen
You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, 'I don't care how hard this is, I don't care how disappointed I am, I'm not going to let this get the best of me. I'm moving on with my life. -- Joel Osteen
Learn to trust His timing. Don't get in a hurry; don't grow impatient; don't try to force doors open. Don't try to make things happen in your own strength. Let God do it His way. -- Joel Osteen
You may not be where you want to be, but you can look back and be thankful you're not where you used to be. -- Joel Osteen
I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am healthy. I pray for long life and good health. -- Joel Osteen
I don't have all the answers. -- Joel Osteen
I know when one door closes God will open up another door. What was meant for my harm God will use to my advantage. I'm not only coming out, I will come out better off than I was before. -- Joel Osteen
You can be in the storm, but don't let the storm get in you. -- Joel Osteen
People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior. -- Joel Osteen
If you want to know where you'll be five years from now, listen to what you're saying about yourself today. -- Joel Osteen
Listen carefully to the words and tone of voice you use with your spouse. Are you complaining all the time and telling her what she's not doing right? Or are you doing like Solomon-blessing, encouraging, and uplifting that woman? -- Joel Osteen
Some things you can only learn in the struggle. When it's easy, when everything is going your way, that doesn't take any faith. -- Joel Osteen
Do all you can to make your dreams come true. -- Joel Osteen
Father, I desire to please You in everything I do. I declare that You are good and faithful. I trust You with my whole heart and believe that You are a rewarder of those who diligently seek You. I bless You and honor You today in Jesus' name. Amen. -- Joel Osteen
The Scripture says that God wants to pour out "His far and beyond favor."1 God wants this to be the best time of your life. But if you are going to receive this favor, you must enlarge your vision. You can't -- Joel Osteen
We can not prepare for defeat and expect to live a life in Victory. -- Joel Osteen
You can't talk defeat and expect to have victory. You can't talk lack and expect to have abundance. You've got to send your words out in the direction you want your life to go. -- Joel Osteen
I try to teach people that I believe God wants us to be positive toward ourselves, meaning that, you know what, I like the way I look, I like the way I sound, I'm happy with what I'm doing in my career - and not always be beating ourselves down. -- Joel Osteen
God loves to use ordinary people just like you and me, faults and all, to do extraordinary things. -- Joel Osteen
Every day is a gift from God. There's no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it. -- Joel Osteen
Your life will follow your expectations. What you expect is what you will get. If you dwell on positive thoughts, you will move in that direction; if you continually think negative thoughts, you will live a negative life. -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living in the good old days. -- Joel Osteen
We're not always going to understand why something happens.True faith is trusting even when it doesn't make sense -- Joel Osteen
Again I think my gift is bringing hope to everybody, and I don't want someone to look at me and say, "I would listen to him, I like what he's saying, but he's this or that politically and that turns me off." -- Joel Osteen
Take the limits off of yourself. You will never rise higher than your thinking. Create a great vision for your life. -- Joel Osteen
Take your dreams and the promises God has put in your heart, and every day declare that they will come to pass. -- Joel Osteen
When you go through a loss, a disappointment or a bad break up, don't expect to come out the same. Expect to come out better off than you were before. -- Joel Osteen
The bigger your obstacle, the bigger your future. Don't get discouraged, keep moving forward. -- Joel Osteen
God created every one of us to be successful. Before the foundation of the world, He laid out an exact plan for our lives. And in this plan He has moments of favor that will come across our path. These moments are not ordinary. They are destiny-altering moments. -- Joel Osteen
Never put a question mark where God has put a period. When something is over and done, let it go and move on to the next chapter of your life. -- Joel Osteen
Forgiveness is a choice, but it is not an option. -- Joel Osteen
If you spend your life trying to please people or letting them control you, you may make them happy, but you'll miss your destiny. -- Joel Osteen
Don't fight change; embrace it, and you will step into the fullness of what God has in store. -- Joel Osteen
You are the head and not the tail. You will lend and not borrow. You are a victor and not a victim. -- Joel Osteen
At times we're going to get angry. Anger is an emotion God built into us. But we don't have to blow up and say hurtful things that are going to damage our relationships. Learn to take a step back, collect your thoughts, and think about what you want to say. -- Joel Osteen
You can't be in neutral and hope to reach your full potential -- Joel Osteen
Your job is not to judge. Your job is not to figure out if someone deserves something. Your job is to lift the fallen, to restore the broken, and to heal the hurting. -- Joel Osteen
Closed doors are a test of our faith. Keep moving forward, being your best, living with determination and faith. When you do, you'll see amazing changes all around you. -- Joel Osteen
To me, it's OK to have differences. But we don't have to be mad about it. You know? And I think that's where sometimes we get so passionate that we - you know, it turns into anger. -- Joel Osteen
Nothing can take your joy; you have to give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness. -- Joel Osteen
The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift. -- Joel Osteen
Your situation may look impossible, but don't ever rule out the favor of God. -- Joel Osteen
I do know this ... I seem to reach a lot of previously unchurched people. So many people have told me they never went to church until they heard our message of hope that God is a good God who desires to bless those who are faithful and obedient to Him through Jesus Christ. -- Joel Osteen
God is fighting your battles. When you're at rest, God will make your enemies your footstool. -- Joel Osteen
I believe God will fight my battles for me. -- Joel Osteen
I guess no matter how hard you try, you can't escape your past. -- Joel Osteen
I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple. -- Joel Osteen
Don't hold on to the old when you're being led somewhere new. Come out of your comfort zone. -- Joel Osteen
We think when God speaks to us, there's going to be a boom out of Heaven or we're going to get some chill bumps, but I really believe God's talking to us all the time. He's talking to us right in here. I call it our heart, our conscience, but it's the Holy Spirit talking to us. -- Joel Osteen
We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you. -- Joel Osteen
But I want to motivate. I wanna motivate every person to leave here to be a better father, a better husband, to break addictions to come up higher in their walk with the Lord. -- Joel Osteen
I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up. -- Joel Osteen
If your thinking is limited, then your life is going to be limited. -- Joel Osteen
When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled. -- Joel Osteen
You have armed me with strength for the battle. -- Joel Osteen
I see people - they won't be negative toward other people, but inside they're negative toward themselves, and I think that holds us back. -- Joel Osteen
When you get up and say, "God, I want to thank you for being alive, I've got family, I've got my health," you're going to draw in more of the good things from God. -- Joel Osteen
You have to make a switch. Decide today to start appreciating your spouse's strengths and learn to downplay their weaknesses. If you do, your marriage will be filled with more peace, unity and love, and you'll see God bless your marriage in greater ways. -- Joel Osteen
If you don't cut off negative information it will depress you. Step out of the natural and say, This may be impossible with men, but I know with God all things are possible. -- Joel Osteen
If you will keep being your best right where you are, you will come into more favor, promotion and opportunity than you ever imagined. -- Joel Osteen
By faith you need to walk like a king, talk like a king, think like a king, dress like a king, smile like a king. Don't go by what you see. Go by what you know. There is royalty in your DNA. You have the blood of a winner. You were created to reign in life. -- Joel Osteen
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. COLOSSIANS 3:15 -- Joel Osteen
To me, we're marketing hope. -- Joel Osteen
You are a person of destiny. You are not here by accident. There is no obstacle too big, no dream you can't accomplish. -- Joel Osteen
Associate with people of vision. Be around those who inspire you and motivate you to reach your dreams. -- Joel Osteen
Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. -- Joel Osteen
Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.' -- Joel Osteen
You have to change on the inside before change will happen on the outside. -- Joel Osteen
Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one. -- Joel Osteen
Who you associate with makes a difference in how far you go in life. -- Joel Osteen
No matter what's happening, choose to be happy. Don't focus on what's wrong. Find something positive in your life. Thank God for the small things. -- Joel Osteen
In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing. -- Joel Osteen
I'm trying to teach people how to live their everyday lives, and so I do focus on it, probably not as much as some people would like. -- Joel Osteen
If you want to be happy, you have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can't just wait to see what kind of day you'll have. You have to decide what kind of day you'll have. -- Joel Osteen
God made us for more than just barely getting by. We weren't meant to sit on the sidelines of life because with God, we are on the winning team! -- Joel Osteen
The facts may tell you one thing. But, God is not limited by the facts. Choose faith in spite of the facts. -- Joel Osteen
When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He's offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person's life. You must learn to follow that love. Don't ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have. -- Joel Osteen
The only difference between black coal and a precious diamond is the amount of pressure it endured. -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside. -- Joel Osteen
You will overcome every obstacle, defeat every enemy, -- Joel Osteen
Of preparing for defeat, prepare for victory. Prepare for increase. Prepare for God's favor. You have to set the tone at the start of each day. -- Joel Osteen
You can take pride in yourself without comparing yourself to anybody else. If you run your race and be the best that you can be, then you can feel good about yourself. -- Joel Osteen
If you truly want to become a better you, it is imperative that you learn to feel good about yourself. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not the judge. You know, God didn't tell me to go around judging everybody. -- Joel Osteen
You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events. -- Joel Osteen
When you are committed to doing what's right, you are sowing seeds for God's blessings. You will never go wrong by taking the high road and doing more that is required. -- Joel Osteen
Keep in mind, just because you don't know the answer doesn't mean that one does not exist. You simply haven't discovered it yet. -- Joel Osteen
Being successful doesn't necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great. -- Joel Osteen
I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality. -- Joel Osteen
What you think is a setback, is really a set-up for a greater comeback! -- Joel Osteen
Ask God to give you the strength to endure, and rest assured, He will take care of you. -- Joel Osteen
Don't go into the new year holding a grudge from last year. Leave the hurts and disappointments behind. -- Joel Osteen
If you cannot get along with yourself, you'll never be able to get along with other people. -- Joel Osteen
If you want your life to get better, sometimes the best thing you can do is to help improve somebody else's life. -- Joel Osteen
I always try to put a seed of hope into people's hearts. I'm not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith. -- Joel Osteen
When you serve others, when you make somebody else's life better, when you lift up people, when you help heal those that are hurting, not only are they being blessed, but you're being blessed. -- Joel Osteen
Faith is not in your head. Faith is in your heart. Sometimes you have to turn your mind off and listen to your heart. -- Joel Osteen
You sacrifice the few to save the many. -- Joel Osteen
Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping; keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He's going to accelerate your times and lead you into the life of victory He has for you. -- Joel Osteen
Isn't it funny how babies laugh a lot? I read a toddler, a young child laughs 300 times a day. The average adult laughs, like, four times a day. God put it in them. He put the laugh in us, but I think sometimes we let life get us down, you know, have bad breaks, and we lose our breaks. -- Joel Osteen
There's a lot of negative things trying to pull people down, and I think people respond when you tell them that hey, there are good things up ahead. -- Joel Osteen
Find some dreamers, people who -- Joel Osteen
If you're going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, you're going to have big challenges. -- Joel Osteen
You may have had unfair things happen to you, but the depth of your pain is an indication of the height of your future. -- Joel Osteen
Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it. -- Joel Osteen
Faith is easy; I think people complicate it. -- Joel Osteen
Don't be determined to never have problems. Be determined to stay full of joy in the midst of your problems. -- Joel Osteen
Happiness does not depend on your circumstances; it depends on your will. It's a choice that you make. -- Joel Osteen
If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially. -- Joel Osteen
I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There's the teaching that we're supposed to be poor to show that we're humble. I don't buy that. I think we're supposed to be leaders. We're supposed to excel. -- Joel Osteen
Some of you had big dreams, but you had some disappointments & now you think it's over. But God is saying, Begin again. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not perfect, but I think that I've done good to stay focused on what I'm called to do. -- Joel Osteen
If it's not meeting a need, turn it into a seed. Remember, we will reap what we sow. When you do good for other people, that's when God is going to make sure that His abundant blessings overtake you. -- Joel Osteen
The greater the giving, the greater the living. -- Joel Osteen
Quit worrying about what other people think and just be who God made you to be. If you will run your race, God will take care of your critics. -- Joel Osteen
Quit worrying about people that are trying to hold you back. God knows how to move the wrong people out of your life and bring the right people in. He knows how to prepare you to Break Out. -- Joel Osteen
If you'll dare to take your mind off your troubles, get your mind off your own needs and, instead, seek to be a blessing to other people, God will do more for you than you could even ask or think. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life. -- Joel Osteen
You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off. -- Joel Osteen
Change the way you speak about yourself and you can change your life. -- Joel Osteen
I'm getting better. I'm improving. My health is coming back," those words began to create a new image on the inside. Before long, they started seeing themselves strong, healthy, and whole. -- Joel Osteen
It's amazing what people will do when you see the best in them, when you honor them, when you respect them. It not only strengthens the relationship, but it will help that other person rise higher. -- Joel Osteen
Get your fire back. -- Joel Osteen
Your best days are not behind you. They're in front of you. -- Joel Osteen
God can take what was meant for my harm and turn it around and use it to my advantage. -- Joel Osteen
Every day, set your mind in the right direction. Find something to be grateful for. -- Joel Osteen
You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people. -- Joel Osteen
There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance. -- Joel Osteen
Your destiny is not determined by your critics. Focus on running your own race. -- Joel Osteen
It is your choice to be happy. Make up your mind to enjoy this day, to have a blessed, prosperous, victorious year. You may have some setbacks and your circumstances may change, but don't let that change your mind. Keep it set to happiness. -- Joel Osteen
How do you tap in to what God has already done? Very simple: just act like you're blessed, talk like you're blessed, walk like you're blessed, think like you're blessed, smile like you're blessed, dress like you're blessed. Put actions behind your faith, and one day you will see it become a reality. -- Joel Osteen
You have to turn it around and say God still has a great plan for my life. I may not understand things that happen, but faith is all about trusting when you don't understand it. -- Joel Osteen
You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors ... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way' ... Keep moving forward. -- Joel Osteen
I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society. And I think talking in everyday terms and making sure people can understand it - I think that's important. -- Joel Osteen
Too often we talk ourselves out of God's best. We allow doubts, fears, and discouraging things people have said to limit us and convince us to settle where we are. Negative voices always speak the loudest. -- Joel Osteen
If God says I'm highly favored, then I will not talk myself out of it. I believe I'm highly favored. If God says the impossible can happen, then I believe the impossible will happen. -- Joel Osteen
Be a victor, not a victim. -- Joel Osteen
If you want to build lifelong, loyal friendships, if you want to build trust, learn to protect your family members and friends even when they make mistakes. -- Joel Osteen
The creator of the universe is lining up things in my favour. -- Joel Osteen
No matter how dark it looks, no matter how long it's been, no matter how many people are trying to push you down; if you will stay in faith, God will always take you from Friday to Sunday. He will always complete what He started in you! -- Joel Osteen
God usually meets us at our level of expectancy. That's why, in many ways, your expectations will set the boundaries for your life. Jesus said, According to your faith ... be it done to you. -- Joel Osteen
God can make your enemies your footstool. -- Joel Osteen
Strive to make every person feel special. After all, every person you meet is made in the image of God. -- Joel Osteen
I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it. -- Joel Osteen
I feel like when I stay focused on encouraging people, and giving them hope, and helping them live their everyday life, I think that's where I can have the most impact. -- Joel Osteen
What would have happened to me if I would not have believed I would see the goodness of God? -- Joel Osteen
God wants us to live consistently, He wants us to enjoy every single day of our lives. -- Joel Osteen
That's it. I'm going to start making the right choices. -- Joel Osteen
You need to be around people who know more than you and have more talent than you. Don't be intimidated by them; be inspired. -- Joel Osteen
You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody. -- Joel Osteen
I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life defeated and not see God's blessings. But you have to make the right choices and follow that still, small voice within you. Because I think that's how God leads us. -- Joel Osteen
I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college. -- Joel Osteen
Whatever follows 'I AM' will always come looking for you! -- Joel Osteen
Get up in the morning and invite good things into your life. I am blessed. I am strong. I am talented. I am wise. I am disciplined. I am focused. I am prosperous. -- Joel Osteen
God will supply our needs according to His riches. -- Joel Osteen
You don't have to fight every battle. You don't have to respond to every critic. You don't have to be offended because of what others say. You can rise above these things and soar. -- Joel Osteen
If you hold on to what you want so tightly, it almost becomes an idol. -- Joel Osteen
A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish. -- Joel Osteen
Instead of talking yourself out of your future start talking yourself into it. -- Joel Osteen
Life begins each morning. -- Joel Osteen
Your time is too valuable, your destiny is too great, and your future is too bright to waste a single moment. Be a now person. -- Joel Osteen
You're not RESPONSIBLE for somebody else's happiness. You're responsible for your own HAPPINESS. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not looking to exclude people, I'm looking to include them. -- Joel Osteen
I think God gives every one of us our own will, and unfortunately, some people choose to do evil things with it. -- Joel Osteen
God wouldn't have given you the dream unless He already had a way to bring it to pass. -- Joel Osteen
God's way is better than your way. His plan is bigger than your plan. His dream for your life is more rewarding, more fulfilling, better than you've ever dreamed of. Now stay open and let God do it His way. -- Joel Osteen
Your destiny is not cancelled because of a mistake, because of a failure. Get back up and go again. -- Joel Osteen
Stones of judgment, discouragement or doubt may be thrown at you. You can't stop them, but you can make the choice to keep your walls up and not let them affect you. -- Joel Osteen
When my father died, it sounds kind of simple but I just had the desire to step up and pastor the church. It was what I was supposed to do. I just took that step of faith. -- Joel Osteen
If you can see it, then I can do it. If you have a vision for it, then I can make a way. I can open up new doors. I can bring the right people. I can give you the finances. I can break the chains holding you back. -- Joel Osteen
Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. -- Joel Osteen
Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem when all the odds were against him. Determination and persistence pulsate through your bloodline. -- Joel Osteen
I just wanted to get the message that God had put into my heart into another form, because I knew the print media would reach a different group of people. -- Joel Osteen
Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, 'Hey, I did my religious duty.' That's fine, but the scripture says to pray without ceasing. And I think that means all through the day you're talking to God. Even if it's in your thoughts. -- Joel Osteen
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life (Prov. 4:23 KJV). -- Joel Osteen
Before you leave the house, you need to make up your mind that you're going to stay positive and enjoy the day no matter what comes your way. You have to decide ahead of time. -- Joel Osteen
I will not talk to God about how big my problems are. I will talk to my problems about how big my God is. This is my declaration. -- Joel Osteen
I am not who people say I am. I am who God says I am. -- Joel Osteen
God doesn't care what you're not. He cares who you are. You are His, you come from the Master, and when He adds His extra to your ordinary and His super to your natural, nothing is impossible for you. -- Joel Osteen
We live in a day that nobody's lived in before: where you can touch more people. The message I'll speak tonight and the message that I speak at home, people in India will hear. It's just an amazing day. -- Joel Osteen
Sustaining faith is what sets you through those dark nights of the soul when you don't know where to go or what to do, and it seems that you can't last another day ... but because of your faith in God, you do. -- Joel Osteen
God's desire is that we excel. -- Joel Osteen
You didn't accidentally get your personality, looks and gifts. You were designed on purpose to be the way you are. You have what you need to fulfill your destiny. -- Joel Osteen
Satan knows, if you are against YOURSELF you will never fulfill your destiny. :( -- Joel Osteen
God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us. -- Joel Osteen
You have a destiny to fulfill, something greater than you've ever even imagined. But if you're going to become all you were created to be, you've got to take off the "average" label. -- Joel Osteen
You will give birth to more in the future than you've lost in the past. -- Joel Osteen
The greatest difficulty always comes right before the birth of a dream. -- Joel Osteen
When you get knocked down, don't stay down; get back up again. Nothing good is going to happen as long as you're down on yourself. -- Joel Osteen
Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day. -- Joel Osteen
It doesn't matter who likes you or doesn't like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you. -- Joel Osteen
I have the favor of God. I can do all things through Christ. I am blessed. I'm strong. I'm healthy. -- Joel Osteen
One touch of His (God's) favor can put you fifty years ahead of where you thought you'd be. -- Joel Osteen
Hold on to that new, enlarge vision of victory that God has given you. Start expecting things to change in your favor. Dare to boldly declare that you are standing strong against the forces of darkness. -- Joel Osteen
Replace those thoughts of worry with thoughts of hope, faith, and victory. -- Joel Osteen
God wants us to constantly be increasing, to be rising to new heights. He wants to increase you in His wisdom and help you to make better decisions. God wants to increase you financially, by giving you promotions, fresh ideas, and creativity. -- Joel Osteen
The people who are trying to make you look bad, and He can use them to promote you. In -- Joel Osteen
You weren't created to simply exist, to endure, or to go through the motions; you were created to be really alive. -- Joel Osteen
When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance. -- Joel Osteen
Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments. -- Joel Osteen
This is going to be a great day. God is guiding and directing my steps. His favor is surrounding me. Goodness and mercy are following me. I'm excited about today! -- Joel Osteen
Appreciation - Learn to give flowers while people are still living -- Joel Osteen
I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective. -- Joel Osteen
You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life. -- Joel Osteen
You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past. -- Joel Osteen
The God of Abundance. Psalm -- Joel Osteen
It seems like when I was growing up there was more compromise, wanting to work with each other, and I think all of them - all of the lawmakers - have hearts to do what's right, and they all are passionate about it. -- Joel Osteen
I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it. -- Joel Osteen
I have my shield of faith. -- Joel Osteen
I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it. -- Joel Osteen
You didn't just show up on planet Earth by accident.. You were handpicked by Almighty God. -- Joel Osteen
Fear and faith have something in common. They both ask us to believe in something we cannot see. -- Joel Osteen
I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do. -- Joel Osteen
It may look like the difficulty is going to defeat you. But you need to keep telling yourself, "This sickness can't take my life." "This cancer can't defeat me." "No bad break, no disappointment, no accident can shorten one second of my divine destiny." -- Joel Osteen
Because you have honored God, He will put you in a position you never could have attained on your own. It's not just your education, not just your talent, or the family you come from. It's the hand of God shifting you to a new level of your destiny. -- Joel Osteen
Let go of the old, take hold of the new and believe that 2013 will be your best year yet! -- Joel Osteen
If we will do our part and take a strong stand for our families, God will do His part. He'll help us to have great marriages and great relationships with our parents and children. -- Joel Osteen
Program your mind with what God says about you and a transformation will take place. -- Joel Osteen
It may look impossible, but God can do the impossible. Just because you don't see anything happening doesn't mean God is not working -- Joel Osteen
I've come too far to stop now. I may be knocked down, but I'm not knocked out. I'm going to get back up again. I know I'm a victor, not a victim. -- Joel Osteen
I don't go down the road of condemning. -- Joel Osteen
We have to remember, when we forgive we're not doing it just for the other person, we're doing it for our own good. When we hold on to unforgiveness and we live with grudges in our hearts, all we're doing is building walls of separation. -- Joel Osteen
When you center life around yourself, not only do you miss out on God's best, but you rob other people of the joy and blessings that God wants to give them through you. -- Joel Osteen
Our whole message is it's easy to just keep preaching to the church and people that already come. -- Joel Osteen
It's vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself. -- Joel Osteen
The power to see change in your life can be found in the words you speak. You have the power to set the destiny for your life by what comes out of your mouth. -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today. -- Joel Osteen
When my dad founded our church, he used either a globe or a map of the world behind him. It was symbolic of what Christ said: to go forth and preach hope to the world. We believe in the cross, but we just continued with the globe. -- Joel Osteen
Don't settle for mediocrity; never let good enough be good enough. -- Joel Osteen
I've always been - you know, my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I'm just being who God made me to be. -- Joel Osteen
God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you. -- Joel Osteen
You may make some mistakes - but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you. -- Joel Osteen
God wants you to have a good life, a life filled with love, joy, peace, and fulfillment. That doesn't mean it will always be easy, but it does mean that it will always be good. -- Joel Osteen
Look for ways to be a blessing.
Simple words of encouragement can brighten somebody's day. -- Joel Osteen
I can do all things through Christ. I am strong in the Lord. -- Joel Osteen
Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. -- Joel Osteen
Don't let where you are be an excuse not to grow. -- Joel Osteen
We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore. -- Joel Osteen
God never said that we wouldn't have unfair situations, that we wouldn't experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen. -- Joel Osteen
God honors obedience, and He has distinct plans for us. I think the dreams that God puts in our hearts, we can fulfill. He's equipped us for that. -- Joel Osteen
When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it ... You've got to replace it with a positive thought. -- Joel Osteen
Your life is too valuable to waste being distracted. -- Joel Osteen
I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors. -- Joel Osteen
The stress and worry weaken our immune system, -- Joel Osteen
You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store. -- Joel Osteen
This is going to be a good day! I believe my dreams are coming to pass. God has great things in store. -- Joel Osteen
God is a good God, and that he's on our side, and that he has great things in store and I believe that as we receive the forgiveness that Christ came and was born and died to give us, then we can live a great life. -- Joel Osteen
Don't let negative pictures play on the movie screen of your mind. You are the director and the audience. You are in charge. Take the remote control. Change the channel. If you let your imagination run wild, let it run wild in a positive direction. -- Joel Osteen
You control the doorway to your mind. -- Joel Osteen
You can't think thoughts of mediocrity and expect to excel. The two don't go together. -- Joel Osteen
The truth is, somebody is always talking about you, so you have to let it go ... if it's not a part of your God-given destiny. -- Joel Osteen
Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor. -- Joel Osteen
Whether a person is straight or gay, Republican, Democrat, good person, not a good person, they're all welcome, because to me, church is a place you're supposed to get healed and whole and loved. -- Joel Osteen
When you go through a disappointment, when you go through a loss, don't stop on that page. Keep moving forward. There's another chapter in front of you, but you have to be willing to walk into it. -- Joel Osteen
I think, for years, people have been pushed down by religion, and I don't say that disrespectfully, but they've been shown a God that you can't measure up to. -- Joel Osteen
You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church. -- Joel Osteen
You cannot wait until everything becomes better before you decide to have a good attitude. You have to be the best you can be right where you are. -- Joel Osteen
I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal ... God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of. -- Joel Osteen
Develop the habit of getting daily direction from God...When you do, He will lead you down the best path for your life. -- Joel Osteen
If you start praising your wife, if you start telling her how beautiful she is, and how glad you are to have her in your life, when you talk about the good, you will draw out the good. If you talk about the negative, you'll draw out the negative. It's up to you. -- Joel Osteen
I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know. -- Joel Osteen
The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that's really the essence of the Christian faith. -- Joel Osteen
I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books. -- Joel Osteen
Don't sit around depressed and discouraged. Get a new vision for your life. -- Joel Osteen
I encourage people in a lot of my messages that you've got to make the most of every day. -- Joel Osteen
No, I'm not settling here. I'm going to keep pressing forward. -- Joel Osteen
I'm for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to straighten everybody out. The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you. You can live a good life no matter what's happened to you. -- Joel Osteen
A lot of churches have not moved with the times. -- Joel Osteen
When things gets difficult, and it seems like the intensity has been turned up, that's a sign you are close to your victory. -- Joel Osteen
No matter how dark and gloomy it looks in your life right now, if you'll release the weight of those burdens, you will see the sun break forth. -- Joel Osteen
If you can be a blessing to somebody else, you're sowing a seed for God to help you. -- Joel Osteen
God has a way of removing what looks permanent by showing us an explosion of His goodness. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people. -- Joel Osteen
Every setback is a setup for a comeback! -- Joel Osteen
See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They're taking in every single thing you do. They are like video cameras with legs. And they are always in the record mode. They learn more from what you do than from what you say. -- Joel Osteen
God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you're able to pay off your house. That's God shifting things in your favor. -- Joel Osteen
I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are. -- Joel Osteen
That's my thing - keep filled with faith. Keep doing what you can do and I believe God will do what you can't do. -- Joel Osteen
Today, use your words to lift up and bless the people around you. -- Joel Osteen
Only God can look at somebody's heart. -- Joel Osteen
God will give you strength when you think you can't go on. He will give you joy when you should be discouraged. He can make a way when it looks impossible. -- Joel Osteen
Marriage is a commitment, not a feeling. -- Joel Osteen
Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there. -- Joel Osteen
Keep honoring God with your life, stay in peace, trust His timing and God will open doors that no man can shut. -- Joel Osteen
Smiling resets your mood. -- Joel Osteen
Slow down and enjoy the journey right now. Take time for the people in your life. They won't always be there. -- Joel Osteen
If you complain you will remain, if you praise you will be raised. -- Joel Osteen
My friends and I had fun together, but I was more reserved, not at all the life of the party. I would just be the quiet one in the room. -- Joel Osteen
I want get across to not just the church world. I want to get outside those walls to everyday people. -- Joel Osteen
Your future starts today. Don't go through life looking in the rearview mirror. Your life is filled with possibility. -- Joel Osteen
Whatever follows the "I am" will eventually find you. -- Joel Osteen
When you go through enough dark places, you don't complain about little things. You don't lose your joy because you got stuck in traffic; you don't get offended because a coworker was rude to you. You've been through too much to let that sour you. -- Joel Osteen
Don't be intimidated by the size of your problem or the size of your dream. God will see to it that it is finished completely. -- Joel Osteen
Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you're supposed to be. -- Joel Osteen
You will become what you believe. The truth is, I am what I am today because of what I believed about myself yesterday. And I will be tomorrow what I believe about myself right now -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof. -- Joel Osteen
You spend your time like you spend money. You can waste it or invest it. -- Joel Osteen
Don't waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people. -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach. -- Joel Osteen
And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. -- Joel Osteen
I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don't mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you're planted. But I don't have the mindset that money is a bad thing. -- Joel Osteen
I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well. -- Joel Osteen
Selfishness is weakness. But loving and caring for others is a position of power beyond anything we can possibly imagine. -- Joel Osteen
Life is short. You can't afford to put off what God has put in your heart. You don't have time to live with things holding you back. -- Joel Osteen
You are closer than you think. -- Joel Osteen
Every one of us has secret dreams and desires along with seeds of greatness implanted within us. You too have gifts to share with this world. There is buried treasure within you, waiting to be discovered. Your full potential has not been released yet. Your God-given divine destiny awaits you. -- Joel Osteen
Don't allow negative people to steal your joy. When you lose your joy, you lose your strength. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not going to get upset. I'm not going to let people steal my joy. -- Joel Osteen
I think Bible principles are principles for life. -- Joel Osteen
A grateful heart is like a sponge that soaks up God's goodness. -- Joel Osteen
I feel like my message is to let people know that God is a good God, that He's on their side, and no matter what happens, He has a great plan for them. -- Joel Osteen
Take time to make a difference. Don't just obsess about how you can make your life better. Think about how you can make somebody else's life better as well. -- Joel Osteen
Explosive blessings are coming my way. This is my declaration. -- Joel Osteen
Consider this: you are today what you believed about yourself yesterday. And you will be tomorrow what you believe about yourself right now. -- Joel Osteen
We walk by faith and not by sight. -- Joel Osteen
Be a people builder. Look for opportunities to encourage others to bring out the best in them. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not going to complain, -- Joel Osteen
Certainly there are times in all of our lives when bad things happen, or things don't turn out as we had hoped. But that's when we we must a decision that we're going to be happy inspite of our circumstances. -- Joel Osteen
If you think you're average, then you'll be average. If you think you're ordinary, then you'll live ordinary. The truth is, there is nothing ordinary about you. You have something to offer that nobody else can offer. -- Joel Osteen
When you wake up, choose to be happy. That is the fourth undeniable quality of a winner. -- Joel Osteen
Truth is, no two people are completely compatible. We have to learn to become one. That means we may have to make sacrifices; we may have to overlook some things. We must be willing to compromise for the good of the relationship. -- Joel Osteen
A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do. -- Joel Osteen
God has ways to increase you beyond your normal income, -- Joel Osteen
When you release your faith in uncommon ways, youll see God do uncommon things. -- Joel Osteen
God is preparing you for greater things. He's going to take you further than you thought possible, so don't be surprised when He asks you to think better of yourself and to act accordingly. -- Joel Osteen
I like to start my day off every morning, take the first half hour and just search my own heart, see if I'm on the right course, try to be honest with myself - am I doing this for the right reasons? -- Joel Osteen
Don't focus on the good old days, look forward towards the good new days. -- Joel Osteen
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality. -- Joel Osteen
Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now! -- Joel Osteen
If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet. -- Joel Osteen
I've learned a simple principle: all I have to do is be the best 'me' that I can be. One day when I read the Scripture about David, that he fulfilled his purpose for his generation. I knew God spoke to me. -- Joel Osteen
Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass. -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow. -- Joel Osteen
God, I'm ready. I'm taking the limits off of You. I'm enlarging my vision. I may not see a way but I know You have a way. I declare I'm coming into a shift. -- Joel Osteen
If you develop an image of victory, success, health, abundance, joy, peace, and happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you. -- Joel Osteen
Don't be impatient. It's not over until God says it's over. -- Joel Osteen
God knows the dreams and desires in your heart; in fact, He gave them to you. He will order your steps and take you where you need to be. -- Joel Osteen
The main message of it is to not get stagnant and that God wants us to continue to grow and become a better person. -- Joel Osteen
We're going to bring our core message of hope and how God is a good God who's on our side. -- Joel Osteen
Don't compare yourself. Celebrate yourself. -- Joel Osteen
That's what I feel like I'm called to do - to plant a seed of hope in people's hearts. -- Joel Osteen
I'm not leading them to some false God or something like that. -- Joel Osteen
Instead of telling God how big your problems are, tell your problem how BIG your God is. -- Joel Osteen
Most of the criticism I get is that I am too positive and too hopeful ... in my words, I don't beat people down enough. -- Joel Osteen
It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we've made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be. -- Joel Osteen
I think we should enjoy our families and everyone that we love right now, each day. -- Joel Osteen
Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are. -- Joel Osteen
When it's all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you'll come out standing strong. -- Joel Osteen
I just think that trusting God means we're going to have unanswered questions, and God is so much bigger than us, we're never going to understand them all. -- Joel Osteen
You've got to believe that God is in control of your life. It may be a tough time but you've got to believe that God has a reason for it and he's going to make everything good. -- Joel Osteen
Salvation and Christ's love is a gift. You don't earn it. You've got to receive that gift. -- Joel Osteen
Start believing bigger, dreaming bigger & expecting bigger. -- Joel Osteen
If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize yourself, you're criticizing God. -- Joel Osteen
Pay attention to what you're saying. Are you blessing your life? Or are you cursing it? -- Joel Osteen
The LORD directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way? PROVERBS 20:24 NLT -- Joel Osteen
Don't get stuck where you are, keep growing. It's a decision you have to make because it is easy to get stuck. Make a decision to develop better habits, to have better relationships and just to keep the enthusiasm for life. -- Joel Osteen
You need to associate with people who inspire you,
people that challenge you to raise higher,
people that make you better.
Don't waste your valuable time with people that are not adding to your growth.
Your destiny is too important. -- Joel Osteen
Be the one to stand out in the crowd. -- Joel Osteen
You've got to believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that you have what it takes. God created you to excel, and He's given you ability, insight, talent, wisdom, and His supernatural power to do so. -- Joel Osteen
God's got you in the palm of His hand. You won't leave one second before your time. If God wants you to be here, then you're going to be here. -- Joel Osteen
Don't live worried, frustrated or upset because of what somebody did or what didn't work out. Come back to a place of peace. It's not going to work against you; it's going to work for you. -- Joel Osteen
I think how you start the day many times determines what kind of day you're going to have. -- Joel Osteen
God is directing every one of your steps. -- Joel Osteen
I'm a reverend and a pastor. A pastor of the church. I go by usually pastor. -- Joel Osteen
You may have failed, but you are not a failure. That's what you did. That's not who you are. -- Joel Osteen
You were created to make somebody else's life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts. -- Joel Osteen
If we don't forgive ourselves for mistakes we've made-and everybody's made their choices, some worse than others-we'll never experience the good life God has in store. -- Joel Osteen
Be sensitive to the needs of those around you. Live as a healer. Lift the fallen, restore the broken, and encourage the discouraged. -- Joel Osteen
One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful..we let what was once a miracle become common to us. We get so accustomed to his goodness it becomes a routine.. -- Joel Osteen
He is still in control. He still has you in the palm of His hand. -- Joel Osteen
(after listening to people gripe and complain just smile and remember) Crows can't hang with eagles. -- Joel Osteen
You know what? I'm not going to beat myself up. I did the best I can do, and so I'm going to believe that - I'm going to believe good things about myself. -- Joel Osteen
Don't complain about the problem. It's not random. You're going to need that victory in the future. God is taking you from glory to glory. When you come through this challenge, that victory will be the fuel you use that gets you to the next level of glory. -- Joel Osteen
I think God's justice is making wrongs right. -- Joel Osteen
If your thinking is limited, your life will be limited. -- Joel Osteen
We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views. -- Joel Osteen
When you keep God in first place, He will take you to places you've never dreamed of -- Joel Osteen
If you will remain at rest and hold your peace, then the battle is not yours, but the battle is the Lord's. -- Joel Osteen
Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster. -- Joel Osteen
If you have your health, if you have people in your life to love, you are blessed. Slow down and enjoy the simple things in life. -- Joel Osteen
You cannot soar with the eagles as long as you hang out with the turkeys. -- Joel Osteen
You don't know what's on the inside until you put a demand on your potential. -- Joel Osteen
Every time you resist temptation you are winning for your children. -- Joel Osteen
Don't confuse small with insignificant. -- Joel Osteen
We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up on the inside. -- Joel Osteen
If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again. -- Joel Osteen
God wants to use you in spite of your weaknesses. Of God chose to use perfect people only, He'd have no one to use -- Joel Osteen
It's better to become who God created you to be than to try to promote yourself to become something you're not. -- Joel Osteen
You need to follow your own heart in light of God's word and do what you feel is right and good for you. -- Joel Osteen
My message is that God is a good God. -- Joel Osteen
When you walk in God's favor, His blessings will chase you down and overtake you. -- Joel Osteen
When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don't wait until you feel better. -- Joel Osteen
Where God gives vision He always provides provision -- Joel Osteen
Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins. -- Joel Osteen
Check your spiritual birth certificate, you were made in the mighty image of God. -- Joel Osteen
Don't go around year after year expecting the same thing the same way. God is a God of increase. He has greater levels. Where you are is not where you're supposed to stay. You're supposed to rise higher. Have a bigger vision. -- Joel Osteen
Don't use your faith to try to get rid of problems. Use your faith to remain calm in the midst of your problems. -- Joel Osteen
It is better to be lonely than allow people who are not going anywhere keep you from your destiny. -- Joel Osteen
My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow. -- Joel Osteen
To be happy in life ... You've got to train your mind to see the good, to be grateful for what you have. -- Joel Osteen
My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation, that that gives us a guarantee for Heaven. -- Joel Osteen
We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving. -- Joel Osteen
Today, decide not to speak negatively about yourself. When you criticize yourself, you are criticizing God's very own creation. -- Joel Osteen
I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation. -- Joel Osteen
Your problems are not there to defeat you, they are there to increase you. -- Joel Osteen
On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home. -- Joel Osteen