Joel Osteen - Become a Better You (2007)

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What others say and do cannot stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Your destiny was handed down by Almighty God.

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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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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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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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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 dream in your heart may be bigger than the environment in which you find yourself. Sometimes you have to get out of that environment in order to see your dream fulfilled.

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At times we're going to get angry. Anger is an emotion God built into us. But we don't have to blow up and say hurtful things that are going to damage our relationships. Learn to take a step back, collect your thoughts, and think about what you want to say.

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Don't settle for mediocrity; never let good enough be good enough.

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Be careful with whom you associate, especially when you feel emotionally vulnerable, because negative people can steal the dream right out of your heart.

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The creator of the universe is lining up things in my favour.

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If you have a big challenge today, that just
means you have a big destiny.

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

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You didn't just show up on planet Earth by accident.. You were handpicked by Almighty God.

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

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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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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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Take time to make a difference. Don't just obsess about how you can make your life better. Think about how you can make somebody else's life better as well.

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At the start of each new day, remind yourself: I am talented. I am creative. I am greatly favored by God. I am equipped. I am well able. I will see my dreams come to pass.

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You must quit looking at what you don't have and start believing that all things are possible.

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Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.

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One study says that 90 percent of our everyday behavior is based on our habits... That means how we treat people, how we spend our money, what we watch, what we listen to - 90 percent of the time, we're on autopilot. We do what we've always done.

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Many times, we miss out on God's best because we give up too soon. We don't realize how close we are to victory.

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Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.

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