Joel Osteen Quotes
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The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
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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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When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got mad today. We always blamed the Devil. I think today when I say the Enemy, I like to make it broader. Sometimes the Enemy can be our own thoughts.
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If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?
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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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Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.
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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.
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I didn't try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into.
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The truth is, somebody is always talking about you, so you have to let it go... if it's not a part of your God-given destiny.
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Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.
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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.
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In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.
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Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.
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I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it.
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I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.
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You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store.
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I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct, but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.
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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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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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You cannot let where you are today cause you to get stuck. I'm going to be my best right now. That's what faith is all about.
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A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.
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I believe God's keeping the records, and I believe you will be rewarded even in this life. Somehow, some way, God will make it up to you. It may be He protected you from an accident you never knew. You can't give God something without God giving you more in return, whether it's peace or joy or satisfaction.
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Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ.
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Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.