Joel Osteen Quotes

Your destiny is not cancelled because of a mistake, because of a failure. Get back up and go again.

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.

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.

You may be in a tough time but that setback is simply a setup for a greater comeback.

Appreciation - Learn to give flowers while people are still living

There's probably a balance between. I believe you have to know Christ. But I think that if you know Christ, if you're a believer in God, you're going to have some good works.

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.

Your circumstances will line up with your words. ... Words are like seeds, they have creative power. ... The more you talk about it the more you call it in. ... Your words will give life to what you are saying. ... You can change your world by simply changing your words. ... You can use your words to bless your life or curse your life.

I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.

Invite good things into your life. When you confess good things based on what God is saying, you'll begin to see more favor!

Don't confuse small with insignificant.

You'll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.

You will never go beyond the barriers in your own mind. If you think you can't do something, then you never will.

Don’t hold on to the old when you're being led somewhere new. Come out of your comfort zone.

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.

When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could very well be what God will use to promote you.

I think Bible principles are principles for life.

Don't put a question mark where God has put a period.

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.

When I used to play sports, I'd be the one cheering the team on, 'Come on, we can beat these guys!' That's just in me.

We all have unfair situations and things we don't like. You can get bitter, discouraged and sour, or you can see it as fertilizer and say, “ This difficulty is not going to defeat me; it's going to promote me. It's not going to hinder me; it's going to help me.” Don't just go through it, grow through it.

You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.

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

You don't have to tell people what they're doing wrong. They already know. Your job is to love them.

I'm not leading them to some false God or something like that.

Your life is too valuable to waste being distracted.

Today could be the start of something amazing.

Life begins each morning.

If you’re controlled by your circumstances, life is going to be a roller coaster with ups and downs. God wants you to be stable, consistent, not moved by any of these things. When you face an adversity, when you hit a tough time, one of the best things you can do is simply stay calm. Keep your peace.

The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?'

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.

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.

Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith.

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.

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.

When you keep God in first place, He will take you to places you've never dreamed of

Quit worrying about how everything is going to turn out. Live one day at a time; better yet, make the most of this moment.

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. Salvation and Christ's love is a gift. You don't earn it. You've got to receive that gift. I think one of the most important things is starting off the day forgiving others and forgiving yourself. You learn from your mistakes, but I don't think you have to drag them back into today.

God made you a masterpiece - be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.

Why don't you start believing that no matter what you have or haven't done, that your best days are still out in front of you.

When you stir up the passion, your faith will allow God to do amazing things. If you want to remain passionate, you cannot let what once was a miracle become ordinary.

We can all control our own destiny. And I think sometimes it's a copout to say, "Well, it's this person's fault or another person's fault."

If you give, you will be blessed.

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.

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.

I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple.

The greater the giving, the greater the living.

You're never going to please everyone - you might as well be who God made you to be.