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 OsteenI 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 OsteenI believe there's a heaven you know. Afterwards, there's, you know, a place called hell. And I believe it's when we have a relationship with God and his son Jesus and that's what the Bible teaches us. I believe it.
Joel OsteenBe careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.
Joel OsteenThere'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 OsteenWe 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 OsteenI 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 OsteenIf you develop an image of success, health, abundance, joy, peace, happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you.
Joel OsteenGod 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 OsteenI 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 OsteenYou can’t talk mediocrity and expect to have victory. You are prophesying your future. If you want a shift to occur, you’ve got to think positive.
Joel OsteenSometimes what we think is a disappointment, is really God getting us in position to go to a new level.
Joel OsteenYou may have made a lot of wrong choices, but you’ve also made a lot of choices that were right. Focus on your good qualities. Focus on your victories. Get off the treadmill of guilt.
Joel OsteenLife is too short to live that way. Learn to travel light. Every morning when you first get up, forgive the people that did you wrong the day before. Forgive your spouse for what they said. At the start of the day, let go of the disappointments, the set backs from yesterday. Start every morning fresh and new. God did not create you to carry around all that baggage. Let it go and move forward in the life of blessing He has in store for you!
Joel OsteenChristmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.
Joel OsteenYou were created to excel. There’s no limit to how high you can go in life. Keep stretching to the next level.
Joel OsteenIn my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television production. My friend had a production studio across town, and we'd go over there at night and shoot and edit. I produced my father's televised service for 17 years.
Joel OsteenIf youre alive and breathing, you can still become everything God has created you to be.
Joel OsteenThe first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. If you think it is permanent then it's permanent. If you think you've reached your limits then you have. If you think you will never get well then you won't. You have to change your thinking. You need to see everything that's holding you back, every obstacle, every limitation as only temporary.
Joel OsteenI 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 OsteenYou 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 OsteenI just want to continue to grow and be open to what God wants to do. I guess my main goal is just to continue to reach people the best I can, hopefully help impact their lives and just change culture for better.
Joel OsteenWhen 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 OsteenYour life may have taken a detour, but God is still on the throne. He has brought you this far, and sooner or later, your peace will be restored.
Joel OsteenIn difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.
Joel OsteenBeing successful doesn’t necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great.
Joel OsteenChoose today to let the peace of Christ rule in your heart and have an attitude of gratitude toward the Lord. Even if you have things that are upsetting you, take a step of faith and begin to thank God for His goodness in your life. Thank Him for working behind the scenes on your behalf. As you do, you will walk forward into the life of blessing He has in store for you!
Joel OsteenSometimes 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 OsteenDon'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 OsteenHeavenly 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 OsteenIf one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.
Joel OsteenSometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing.
Joel OsteenGod puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He created them to be. Most people will not reach their full potential without somebody else believing in them.
Joel OsteenMost 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 OsteenDon't go into the new year holding a grudge from last year. Leave the hurts and disappointments behind.
Joel OsteenWe can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views.
Joel OsteenGod'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!
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