Inspiring Quotes by Joel Osteen
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Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ.

I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.

You are victors, not victims!

You have enough people against you... be for yourself.

A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what the Bible said hundreds of years ago: a merry heart is good like a medicine.

I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do.

You may make some mistakes -- but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you.

If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.

We need to, you know, restore people. 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.

I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality.

My message is that God is a good God.

If you give, you will be blessed.

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.

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.

I'm not the judge. You know, God didn't tell me to go around judging everybody.

Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

The greatest difficulty always comes right before the birth of a dream.

I really believed that fear is contagious.

If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize yourself, you're criticizing God.

I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.

If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?

Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.

When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.

So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

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.

Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins.

If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

I think how you start the day many times determines what kind of day you're going to have.

Prospering just doesn't have to do with money.

Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.

Only God can look at somebody's heart.

God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.

Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now!

I think God gives every one of us our own will, and unfortunately, some people choose to do evil things with it.

I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.

God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.

The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.

A lot of churches have not moved with the times.

A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.

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.

In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.

God's got you in the palm of His hand. You won't leave one second before your time. If God wants you to be here, then you're going to be here.

Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.

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.

I don't focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, then I don't worry about it.

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.

It doesn't matter who likes you or doesn't like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you.

If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially.

Faith activates God -- Fear activates the Enemy.

If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying.

Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith.

God wants to bless us where we are.

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.

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.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.