Joel Osteen Quotes
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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.
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I really believed that fear is contagious.
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It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.
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I don't focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, then I don't worry about it.
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This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.
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Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.
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I believe the scripture says that being gay is a sin.
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Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.
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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.
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You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don't know if I ever wanted to throw in the towel.
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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.
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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.
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The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.
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I think the word rich is all relative.
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I deal with more practical issues of the Bible.
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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.'
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It's flattering to people who stop you and say that you've helped them and all. But, again, you know, you've got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down.
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If you give, you will be blessed.
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The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
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I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope. Causing people to have better relationships. I'm not leading them to some false God or something like that.
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You can be happy where you are.
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People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.
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My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.
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My biggest hobby is hanging out with my family and kids.