“God never promised that we wouldn’t have challenges. In fact, He said just the opposite. His word says, ‘Be truly glad!...these trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure…’ so if your faith remains strong after being tried in the test tube of fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of His return.”
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Joel Osteen
“We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up on the inside.”
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Joel Osteen
“Be happy with who God made you to be, and quit wishing you were something different.”
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Joel Osteen
“You need to be around people who know more than you and have more talent than you. Don’t be intimidated by them; be inspired.”
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Joel Osteen
“Your thoughts about your circumstances have you down. On the other hand, you can be in one of the biggest battles of your life, and still be filled with joy and peace and victory - if you simply learn how to choose the right thought. It’s time to think about what you’re thinking about.”
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Joel Osteen
“God wouldn’t have given you the dream unless He already had a way to bring it to pass.”
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Joel Osteen
“This is what Paul told Timothy in the Bible: “Stir up the gift, fan the flame.” When you stir up the passion, your faith will allow God to do amazing things.”
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Joel Osteen
“When you acknowledge God, He will go before you and make the crooked places straight.”
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Joel Osteen
“If your thinking is limited, then your life is going to be limited.”
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Joel Osteen
“You have to come to your closed doors before you’ll ever get to your open doors.”
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Joel Osteen
“One definition of hope is “happy anticipation of something good.”
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Joel Osteen
“You weren’t created to simply exist, to endure, or to go through the motions; you were created to be really alive.”
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Joel Osteen
