Joel Osteen quotes - page 9

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. (Joel Osteen)
You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you don't set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you. View quote
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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. View quote
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If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement. View quote
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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. View quote
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A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish. View quote
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I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society. View quote
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Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, 'Hey, I did my religious duty.' That's fine, but the scripture says to pray without ceasing. And I think that means all through the day you're talking to God. Even if it's in your thoughts. View quote
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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)
I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope. View quote
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In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television production. My friend had a production studio across town, and we'd go over there at night and shoot and edit. I produced my father's televised service for 17 years. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple. View quote
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Jesus was saying that you can't have a larger life with restricted attitudes. View quote
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I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell. View quote
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See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They're taking in every single thing you do. They are like video cameras with legs. And they are always in the record mode. They learn more from what you do than from what you say. View quote
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If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay? View quote
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The truth is, somebody is always talking about you, so you have to let it go... if it's not a part of your God-given destiny. View quote
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Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach. (Joel Osteen)
Prospering just doesn't have to do with money. View quote
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Salvation and Christ's love is a gift. You don't earn it. You've got to receive that gift. View quote
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People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude. View quote
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I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct,but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe. View quote
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