Joel Osteen Quotes

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.

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.

It's better to become who God created you to be than to try to promote yourself to become something you're not.

Instead of talking yourself out of your future start talking yourself into it.

Often, out of our greatest rejection comes our greatest direction.

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.

Associate with people of vision. Be around those who inspire you and motivate you to reach your dreams.

It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt.

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.

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.

It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test.

You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being something that you’re not. If you want God’s favor in your life, you must be the person He made you to be, not the person your boss wants you to be, not even the person your parents or your husband wants you to be. You can’t let outside expectations keep you from following your own heart.

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.

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.

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.

You must forgive the people who hurt you so you can get out of prison. You'll never be free until you do. Let go of hose wrongs they've done to you. Get that bitterness out of your life. That's the only way you're going to truly be free. You will be amazed at what can happen in your life when you release all that poison.

My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.

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.

I want to challenge you today to get out of your comfort zone. You have so much incredible potential on the inside. God has put gifts and talents in you that you probably don't know anything about.

God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.

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.

You need to take pride in what God has given you.

The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you.

What others say and do cannot stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Your destiny was handed down by Almighty God.

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.

What you receive is directly connected to what you believe

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.

Don't waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people.

I would rather believe for something great and receive half of it, than to believe for nothing and receive all of it!

Our words have creative power. With our words, we can speak blessings over our future or we can speak negative things over our future.

Send your life to a whole new level! Zip up the negative words and start speaking faith and victory into your future.

A grateful heart is like a sponge that soaks up God's goodness.

You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.

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.'

I'm getting better every day in every way.

I really believed that fear is contagious.

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.

You have excellence on the inside. It’s who you are. Now do your part. Bring out your excellence!

I want get across to not just the church world. I want to get outside those walls to everyday people.

God loves to use ordinary people just like you and me, faults and all, to do extraordinary things.

Winning is in your DNA. The most high God breathed His life into you. You've got what it takes. This is your time. This is your moment. Shake off doubts, shake off fear and insecurity, and get ready for favor, get ready for increase, get ready for the fullness of your destiny. You can, you will!!

It's not who you are, but whose you are that counts. Because God is your heavenly Father, doors of opportunity will open for you.

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.

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!

Keep doing the right. God is building character in you, and you are passing that test. Remember, the greater the struggle, the greater the reward.

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.

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.

Slow down and enjoy the journey right now. Take time for the people in your life. They won't always be there.