“Some things you can only learn in the struggle. When it's easy, when everything is going your way, that doesn't take any faith.”
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Joel Osteen
“Don’t just accept whatever comes your way in life. You were born to win; you were born for greatness; you were created to be a champion in life.”
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Joel Osteen
“God wants to use you in spite of your weaknesses. Of God chose to use perfect people only, He’d have no one to use”
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Joel Osteen
“You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.”
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Joel Osteen
“Your challenge is to live in such a way as to cause others to win.”
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Joel Osteen
“Dwelling on defeats, failures, and unfair situations will keep you stuck.”
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Joel Osteen
“You may live or work around a bunch of weeds, but don’t let that stop you from blooming. Realize that your environment does not prevent you from being happy. Some people spend all their time trying to pull up all the weeds. Meanwhile, they miss much of their lives. Don’t worry about things you can’t change. You can’t change the traffic in the morning. You can’t fix everybody at work. You can’t make all your family members serve God. But you shouldn’t let that keep you from being happy. Bloom anyway and focus on the things that you can change. You can change your own attitude. You can choose to be happy right where you are.”
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Joel Osteen
“Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you to make matters worse by responding angrily.”
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Joel Osteen
“Beauty is in being who God made you to be with confidence.”
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Joel Osteen
“we can not prepare for defeat and expect to live a life in Victory.”
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Joel Osteen
“I heard about this man who fell into a pit, and while he was down there several people came by and offered their opinions. The Pharisee said, “You deserve to be in the pit.” The Catholic said, “You need to suffer while you’re in the pit.” The Baptist said, “If you’d been saved, you wouldn’t have fallen into the pit.” The charismatic said, “Just confess I’m not in the pit.” The mathematician said, “Let me calculate how you fell into the pit.” The IRS agent said, “Have you paid taxes on that pit?” The optimist said, “Things could be worse.” The pessimist said, “Things will get worse.”
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Joel Osteen
“If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.”
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Joel Osteen
“Whatever follows the “I am” will eventually find you.”
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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
