Joel Osteen Quotes And Sayings

There's Plenty About God That I Don't Understand And Can't Explain. But I Come Back To My Core Belief That God Is Good, That He's For Us.

The Greatest Difficulty Always Comes Right Before The Birth Of A Dream.

People Are Skeptical Of Many Televangelists, And I'm Sensitive To That.

We Live In A Day That Nobody's Lived In Before: Where You Can Touch More People. The Message I'll Speak Tonight And The Message That I Speak At Home, People In India Will Hear. It's Just An Amazing Day.

I Think The Word Rich Is All Relative.

I Think God's Justice Is Making Wrongs Right.

God Made You A Masterpiece - Be Blessed, Secure, Disciplined And Equipped.

I Write All My Sermons.

I'm Trying To Make God More Relevant In Our Society.

A Lot Of People Have It A Lot Worse Than You Do.

A Lot Of Preachers' Kids Are Some Of The Most Rebellious Kids In The World. I Never Was Like That.

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.

For A While... To Be An Evangelical Meant You Were A White Republican, And You Were Against This And Against That. I Don't Want To Be Put Into That Mold, Because Then People Judge You Before They Even Listen... I Don't Want To Divide The Very People I Am Trying To Reach.

I Want Get Across To Not Just The Church World. I Want To Get Outside Those Walls To Everyday People.

If We're Going To Bring Out The Best In People, We, Too, Need To Sow Seeds Of Encouragement.

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.

Just Because Something Didn't Work Out Your Way, Or Somebody Disappointed You, That Does Not Change Who You Are.

I Think That God Gives You Your Own Will And Choices. I Don't Believe That We're Supposed To Drag Ourselves Through Life Defeated And Not See God's Blessings. But You Have To Make The Right Choices And Follow That Still, Small Voice Within You. Because I Think That's How God Leads Us.

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?

I Really Believed That Fear Is Contagious.

Choosing To Be Positive And Having A Grateful Attitude Is Going To Determine How You're Going To Live Your Life.

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.

A Lot Of Churches Have Not Moved With The Times.

God Wants To Bless Us Where We Are.

God Didn't Make A Mistake When He Made You. You Need To See Yourself As God Sees You.

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.

People Respond When You Tell Them There Is A Great Future In Front Of You, You Can Leave Your Past Behind.

Most People Already Know What They're Doing Wrong. When I Get Them To Church I Want To Tell Them That You Can Change.

We Were Old Sinners - But When We Came To Christ We Are Not Sinners Anymore.

I Mean We All Need A Second Chance Sometimes.

I've Always Been - You Know, My Personality Is Motivating And Encouraging. And So I'm Just Being Who God Made Me To Be.

God's Desire Is That We Excel.

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.

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.

I Don't Argue When People Say That My Message Is Simple, But I Believe Jesus' Message Was Simple.

I Don't Mind Saying, You Know, That I Don't Take A Salary From The Church, And God Has Blessed Me With More Money Than I Could Imagine From My Books.

The Death Of My Father Is Probably The Biggest Thing That I Ever Faced. Daddy And I Were Best Friends.

I Like Sports, And I Enjoy Playing Basketball And Lifting Weights.

People In Tough Times - It Doesn't Mean They Don't Have A Great Attitude.

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.

The Main Rule To Me Is To Honor God With Your Life. To Life A Life Of Integrity. Not Be Selfish. You Know, Help Others. But That's Really The Essence Of The Christian Faith.

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.

It Is A Hard Thing To Let Go Of Mistakes We've Made And Sins. God Wants Us To Do That Because He Knows The Guilt And The Condemnation Will Keep Us From Becoming Who He Has Created Us To Be.

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.

I Purposely Don't Talk About Money, Because People Are Already Skeptical About Tv Preachers. But I Do Say That I Want You To Be Blessed. To Me, Prosperity Is Having Health, Having Great Children, Having Peace, Good Relationships. It's Not About The Money.

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 Think How You Start The Day Many Times Determines What Kind Of Day You're Going To Have.

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'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.

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.