Quotes from Joel Osteen

Your past does not determine who you are. Your past prepares you for who you are to become.

There's a lot that is good in your life-don't take it for granted. Don't get so focused on the struggles that you miss the gift of today

Invite good things into your life. When you confess good things based on what God is saying, you'll begin to see more favor!

There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'

God will give you strength when you think you can't go on. He will give you joy when you should be discouraged. He can make a way when it looks impossible.

Don't allow negative people to steal your joy. When you lose your joy, you lose your strength.

Ask God to give you the strength to endure, and rest assured, He will take care of you.

When you come to a dark valley, a difficult season or a sickness, don't worry about it, God will give you the grace and strength you need.

No matter what you've been through, no matter what others might have thought about you...you are who God says you are. You are talented, you are a success, and you are an overcomer!

When things gets difficult, and it seems like the intensity has been turned up, that's a sign you are close to your victory.

It is better to be lonely than allow people who are not going anywhere keep you from your destiny.

Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

If you develop an image of success, health, abundance, joy, peace, happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you.

People of excellence go the extra mile to do what's right.

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

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

God's desire is that we excel.

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

We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.

To me, we're marketing hope.

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.

Prospering just doesn't have to do with money.

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