Joel Osteen Quotes
I think God gives every one of us our own will, and unfortunately, some people choose to do evil things with it.
The main message of it is to not get stagnant and that God wants us to continue to grow and become a better person.
I would rather believe for something great and receive half of it, than to believe for nothing and receive all of it!
I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that's not in me. I want to lift people up.
Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.
If we will do our part and take a strong stand for our families, God will do His part. He'll help us to have great marriages and great relationships with our parents and children.
Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.
If we don't forgive ourselves for mistakes we've made-and everybody's made their choices, some worse than others-we'll never experience the good life God has in store.
At the start of each new day, remind yourself: I am talented. I am creative. I am greatly favored by God. I am equipped. I am well able. I will see my dreams come to pass.
A lot of preachers' kids are some of the most rebellious kids in the world. I never was like that.
I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.
You may have failed, but you are not a failure. That's what you did. That's not who you are.
Failure is an event-it’s not who you are. Don’t let that label get stuck on you. If one dream dies, dream another dream.
My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.
I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society. And I think talking in everyday terms and making sure people can understand it - I think that's important.
I think, for years, people have been pushed down by religion, and I don't say that disrespectfully, but they've been shown a God that you can't measure up to.
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.
I just think that trusting God means we're going to have unanswered questions, and God is so much bigger than us, we're never going to understand them all.
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.
The people God put in your life are not there by accident. Don’t get so busy that you just give them your leftover time.
When we focus on or disappointments , we stop God from ringing fresh new blessing into our lives.
You have to turn it around and say God still has a great plan for my life. I may not understand things that happen, but faith is all about trusting when you don't understand it.
When 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.
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.
Don'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.
I want get across to not just the church world. I want to get outside those walls to everyday people.
Well I think a lot of times we're putting things off and I'm going to do it later. I'm going to break this bad habit or I'm going to pursue this dream or I'm going to treat my spouse better.
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.
