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"Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you."
Joel Osteen"To me, it's OK to have differences. But we don't have to be mad about it. You know? And I think that's where sometimes we get so passionate that we - you know, it turns into anger."
Joel Osteen"You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue."
Joel Osteen"Do all you can to make your dreams come true."
Joel Osteen"I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He's given you... but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things... he's not a small God; this God is incredible."
Joel Osteen"When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance."
Joel Osteen"God has already done everything He's going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, you're going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family."
Joel Osteen"Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions."
Joel Osteen"God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you."
Joel Osteen"Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy."
Joel Osteen"It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test."
Joel Osteen"I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors."
Joel Osteen"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."
Joel Osteen"I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it."
Joel Osteen"Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith."
Joel Osteen"I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it."
Joel Osteen"God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us."
Joel Osteen"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."
Joel Osteen"Only God can look at somebody's heart."
Joel Osteen"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."
Joel Osteen"My message is that God is a good God."
Joel Osteen"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."
Joel Osteen"God puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He created them to be. Most people will not reach their full potential without somebody else believing in them."
Joel Osteen"Every day is a gift from God. There's no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it."
Joel Osteen"Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you'll get to where God wants you to be."
Joel Osteen"God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you're able to pay off your house. That's God shifting things in your favor."
Joel Osteen"God made you a masterpiece - be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped."
Joel Osteen"Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living in the good old days."
Joel Osteen"You can be happy where you are."
Joel Osteen"I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am healthy. I pray for long life and good health."
Joel Osteen"I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope."
Joel Osteen"Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life."
Joel Osteen"I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people."
Joel Osteen"I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be."
Joel Osteen"Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?"
Joel Osteen"If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially."
Joel Osteen"You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events."
Joel Osteen"When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought."
Joel Osteen"It's easy to get negative because you get beat down. You go through a few disappointments and it's easy to stay in that negative frame of mind. Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is a whole cliche, but your attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life."
Joel Osteen"Prospering just doesn't have to do with money."
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