44 Joel Osteen’s Secrets to Happiness, Faith & Success
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
Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life. – Joel Osteen
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
This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. – 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
God didn’t make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.
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God made you a masterpiece – be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.
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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.
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Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.
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God wants you to be a winner, not a whiner.
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Faith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy.
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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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Do all you can to make your dreams come true.
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If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially.
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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.
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It’s God’s will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It’s God’s will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt.
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Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.
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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.
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When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.
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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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You can change your world by changing your words… Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.
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The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.
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You’ll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.
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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.
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Don’t ever criticize yourself. Don’t go around all day long thinking, ‘I’m unattractive, I’m slow, I’m not as smart as my brother.’ God wasn’t having a bad day when he made you… If you don’t love yourself in the right way, you can’t love your neighbour. You can’t be as good as you are supposed to be.
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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.
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I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life’s not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are. Joel Osteen
If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.
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The greatest difficulty always comes right before the birth of a dream.
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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.
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If we’re going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.
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Friend, there’s no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.
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Just because something didn’t work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.
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Every setback means you’re one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.
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A good thing to remember is somebody’s got it a lot worse than we do.
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I’m trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He’s for them and has a purpose.
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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.
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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. – Joel Osteen
I think God gives every one of us our own will, and unfortunately, some people choose to do evil things with it. – Joel Osteen
If you don’t let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay? – Joel Osteen
If you give, you will be blessed. – Joel Osteen
I think how you start the day many times determines what kind of day you’re going to have. – Joel Osteen
Many times, we miss out on God’s best because we give up too soon. We don’t realize how close we are to victory. – Joel Osteen
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. – Joel Osteen