Joel Osteen Quotes
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Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all day long thinking, 'I'm unattractive, I'm slow, I'm not as smart as my brother.' God wasn't having a bad day when he made you... If you don't love yourself in the right way, you can't love your neighbour. You can't be as good as you are supposed to be.
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I don't have all the answers.
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My message is that God is a good God.
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When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.
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If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media.
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Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you're supposed to be.
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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.
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Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.
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I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.
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See, when you drive home today, you've got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you've got a little bitty rearview mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rearview mirror is so small is because what's happened in your past is not near as important as what's in your future.
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I write all my sermons.
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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.
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Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins.
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You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.
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People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior.
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You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.
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Only God can look at somebody's heart.
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I 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.
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In 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.
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To me, we're marketing hope.
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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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I think God's justice is making wrongs right.
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I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective.
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I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.