Joel Osteen Quotes
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Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.
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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 don't have all the answers.
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I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple.
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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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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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Only God can look at somebody's heart.
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I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
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Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'
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My message is that God is a good God.
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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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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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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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I think God's justice is making wrongs right.
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I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don't mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you're planted. But I don't have the mindset that money is a bad thing.
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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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My friends and I had fun together, but I was more reserved, not at all the life of the party. I would just be the quiet one in the room.
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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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I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.
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The ultimate connection is when you are connected to the creator of the universe.
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Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside.
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I write all my sermons.
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You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation.