Not every person is going to understand you and that's okay. They have a right to their opinion and you have every right to ignore it.
Joel OsteenI think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that's not in me. I want to lift people up.
Joel OsteenThere's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.
Joel OsteenSometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.
Joel OsteenThe truth is we all get tired, we all get weary. In fact, if you never feel like giving up, then your dreams are too small. If you never feel like quitting, then you need to set some larger goals. When that pressure comes to get discouraged and to think about how you canโt take it anymore, that is completely normal. Every person feels that way at times.
Joel Osteen