Quotes from Joel Osteen

You don't have to be bound by the barriers of the past. God wants you to go further than your parents. I'm sure your parents were fine, hardworking people, but don't fall into that trap of just sitting back and accepting the status

The fact is, we grow in difficult times. That's when character is developed. ... Growth comes when you have to overlook an insult, forgive a wrong, and do the right thing even when the wrong thing is happening.

Don't be determined to never have problems. Be determined to stay full of joy in the midst of your problems.

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.

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. HEBREWS 11:1

When you focus on not just accomplishing your dreams but on being a blessing, serving others, then you're going to have more joy and you're going to be more fulfilled.

The Seventh Year In Deuteronomy 15, there was a law God gave the people of Israel that said every seventh year they had to release any Hebrew slaves. If you were Hebrew and owed another person money that you couldn't repay, they could take you in as a slave and make you work full-time until you paid them back. But every seventh year, if you were a part of God's chosen people, you had a special advantage. You got released. No matter

God will give us a peace that passes understanding." You're not going to figure everything out. If you let go of the questions of life, you will have a peace that goes beyond what you can understand.

If you'll start overflowing with hope, believing despite what it looks like, thanking God in the difficult times, expecting things to change in your favor, then you're going to see God show out in your life.

He gave you the talent you need, the creativity, the strength. You're the right size, and you have the right looks, the right personality, and the right family. You didn't get shortchanged. You are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you.

MARCH 1 Envision Your Dreams I counsel you to buy from me . . . salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. REVELATION 3:18 DO YOU LOOK UPON your life with eyes of faith? Think of it this way: when we close our eyes, we should see more than we do when we have our eyes open. See your whole family serving God. See yourself rising to new levels of effectiveness. See yourself stronger, healthier, and living a more abundant life. See God using you in

Too many people drag through the day with long faces. Some don't smile for months. Then they'll come up with those same sour faces after a service and say to me, "I've got the joy of the Lord." I'll think: You should notify your face!

Cuando usted se enfrente a obstáculos de tamaño gigante en su propia vida—desengaños, reveses, cosas que no funcionan—, no se desaliente, pues esa adversidad podría ser precisamente lo que Dios utilizará para ascenderle. Eso podría ser donde usted vea a Dios acelerar el tiempo, y logrará algo que debería haberle tomado toda la vida. Al

Be who God created you to be. You are an original. You have something to offer the world that nobody else has.

I'm known for smiling a lot. My brother, Paul, says I was born with my Happiness Meter set on 98. His was set on 10, but he's working on it. My earliest baby pictures show me smiling. My mother says for the longest time she wondered if I was up to something, but she finally decided it was just my nature!

Whenever you're on the verge of a new level, negative seeds will come trying to talk you out of it. You can let those words take root or you can guard your mind and not let the doubt, the inferiority, talk you out of your destiny.

It may be difficult, but God will not allow a challenge to come into our lives unless He has a divine purpose for it. I've found that nothing happens to us; it happens for us. If we keep the right attitude, God will always use it for our good.

Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. PROVERBS 23:23

I DECLARE there is an anointing of ease on my life. God is going before me making crooked places straight. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. I will not continually struggle. What used to be difficult will not be difficult anymore. God's favor and blessing on my life is lightening the load and taking the pressure off. This is my declaration.

When someone hurts you, does you wrong, if you keep thinking about it, then you're letting them continue to hurt you. Don't give them your power. You have to let it go and give it to God.

my joy. That was a great day in my life! Your time is too valuable to worry about pleasing everyone else or making them happy. I know people who spend more time worrying about what others think about them than they do focusing on their own dreams and goals. You've got to get free from that.

When you wake up, choose to be happy. That is the fourth undeniable quality of a winner.

God is going to work all things for your good. While you're waiting, when you don't see anything happening, trust Him enough to enjoy your life. See the good in each day; be grateful for what you have.

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.