Joel Osteen Quotes

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You have to change on the inside before change will happen on the outside.

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Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.

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The moment God put a dream in your heart, the moment the promise took root, God not only started it, but He set a completion date.

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It's vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself.

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Bad habits are easy to develop but difficult to live with. Good habits are difficult to develop, but easy to live with. If you are willing to be uncomfortable for little while, so you can press past the initial pain of change, in the long run, your life will be much better.

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Seeds of discouragement cannot take root in a grateful heart.

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Men, learn to speak blessings over your wife and you will see that woman rise to a new level. She will respond to your praise and encouragement. Your words don't have to be poetic, fancy, or profound. Tell her simply but sincerely, "You're a great mother to our children. And you are a great wife to me. I'm so glad I can always count on you."

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Where you are now is not where you will always be. There are brighter days up ahead.

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Being successful doesn't necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great.

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You may not be where you want to be, but you can look back and be thankful you're not where you used to be.

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You will never rise above the image you have of yourself in your own mind.

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God has already lined up the right people for you, people that will inspire you, challenge you and motivate you. If you'll let go of the wrong people, then the right people will show up.

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Don't use your faith to try to get rid of problems. Use your faith to remain calm in the midst of your problems.

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Psalm 34 says, 'Those who trust in the Lord will never lack any good thing.' This means if you don't have it right now, you don't need it right now.
Our attitude should be, 'I'm equipped, empowered and anointed for this moment. I am not lacking, shortchanged or inadequate. I have what I need for today.'

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Truth is, no two people are completely compatible. We have to learn to become one. That means we may have to make sacrifices; we may have to overlook some things. We must be willing to compromise for the good of the relationship.

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The prerequisite to loving others is to love yourself. If you don't have a healthy respect for who you are, and if you don't learn to accept yourself faults and all, you will never be able to properly love other people.

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No matter what you've gone through in the past, no matter how many setbacks you've suffered or who or what has tried to thwart your progress, today is a new day, and God wants to do a new thing in your life.

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People can call you many different things, but you are not what people call you. You are what you answer to.

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God's dream is that you have an abundance, that you be totally out of debt, pay your house off, pay your credit cards off, and have so much overflow that you can be a blessing to everyone around you!

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Take your dreams and the promises God has put in your heart, and every day declare that they will come to pass.

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If you start praising your wife, if you start telling her how beautiful she is, and how glad you are to have her in your life, when you talk about the good, you will draw out the good. If you talk about the negative, you'll draw out the negative. It's up to you.

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Listen carefully to the words and tone of voice you use with your spouse. Are you complaining all the time and telling her what she's not doing right? Or are you doing like Solomon-blessing, encouraging, and uplifting that woman?

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Keep honoring God with your life, stay in peace, trust His timing and God will open doors that no man can shut.

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Don't talk about the way you are. Talk about the way you want to be.

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If you never feel like giving up, then your dreams are too small

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If we will do our part and take a strong stand for our families, God will do His part. He'll help us to have great marriages and great relationships with our parents and children.

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If you will transform your mind, God will transform your life.

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Nobody owes me anything. I am not at a disadvantage. I am equipped, empowered, and anointed.

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Put your shoulders back, hold your head up high knowing that the same power that raised Christ from the dead lives on the inside of you.

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Your life will follow your expectations. What you expect is what you will get. If you dwell on positive thoughts, you will move in that direction; if you continually think negative thoughts, you will live a negative life.

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