“You can be in the storm, but don’t let the storm get in you.”
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Joel Osteen
“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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Joel Osteen
“You’re not being responsible with what God gave you if you’re hanging out with time wasters who have no goals and no dreams.”
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Joel Osteen
“half of our happiness is determined by factors other than biology. Ten percent is connected to “life circumstances” and the other 40 percent is dependent on our life decisions.
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Joel Osteen
“Get up in the morning and invite good things into your life. “I am blessed. I am strong. I am talented. I am wise. I am disciplined. I am focused. I am prosperous.”
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Joel Osteen
“Often, out of our greatest rejection comes our greatest direction.”
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Joel Osteen
“It's our faith that activates the power of God.”
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Joel Osteen
“It’s not always easy to get over some of those bumps in the road, those disillusionments and disappointments. It’s going to take a strong will. Sometimes, it may take courage. Sometimes nothing but faith in God and say, I refuse to be trapped in the past. I’m not going to let the past destroy my future. I’m pressing on. I’m straining forward, knowing that God has great things in store for me.”
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Joel Osteen
“If you don't set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you.”
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Joel Osteen
“Love overlooks a person’s faults. That’s not always easy, but love believes the best in every person. Anybody can return evil for evil, but God wants His people to help heal wounded hearts.”
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Joel Osteen
“People of excellence go the extra mile to do what's right.”
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Joel Osteen
“God can do in a split second what might otherwise take you many years.”
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Joel Osteen
“If you will remain at rest and hold your peace, then the battle is not yours, but the battle is the Lord’s.”
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Joel Osteen
“If you’re always thinking thoughts of lack, not enough, and struggle, you’re moving toward the wrong things.”
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Joel Osteen
“Do you know what that word reign means? It means, “time in power.” God said we’re to reign how long? In life. That means as long as you’re alive that is your time in power.”
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Joel Osteen