Joel Osteen Quotes & Sayings

God takes pleasure in prospering me. — Joel Osteen

People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude. — Joel Osteen

To live your best life now, you must start looking at life through eyes of faith, seeing yourself rising to new levels. See your business taking off. See your marriage restored. See your family prospering. See your dreams coming to pass. You must conceive it and believe it is possible if you ever hope to experience it. — Joel Osteen

Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one. — Joel Osteen

I will not talk to God about how big my problems are. I will talk to my problems about how big my God is. This is my declaration. — Joel Osteen

Be a victor, not a victim. — Joel Osteen

There are some things you can only learn in a storm. — Joel Osteen

My encouragement is: Don't settle where you are. You have seeds of greatness on the inside. Put these principles into action each day. Get up in the morning expecting good things, go through the day positive, focused on your vision, running your race, knowing that you are well able. Winning is in your DNA. The most high God breathed His life into you. You've got what it takes. This is your time. This is your moment. Shake off doubts, shake off fear and insecurity, and get ready for favor, get ready for increase, get ready for the fullness of your destiny. You can, you will! — Joel Osteen

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." Declare those statements by faith and before long, you will begin to see them in reality. — Joel Osteen

Maybe you've invested a lot of time, effort, money, emotion, and energy in a relationship; you did your best to make it work out. But for some reason, things got off course. And now you feel as though you have been robbed. When we focus on or disappointments, we stop God from ringing fresh new blessing into our lives. — Joel Osteen

You can take pride in yourself without comparing yourself to anybody else. If you run your race and be the best that you can be, then you can feel good about yourself. — Joel Osteen

The marriage partner is not really the problem. No other person can ultimately make you happy. You must learn how to be happy within yourself. — Joel Osteen

Send your life to a whole new level! Zip up the negative words and start speaking faith and victory into your future. — Joel Osteen

Difficult times don't come your way just so you can survive them; God uses these times in your life to form and refine you. — Joel Osteen

Pay attention to what you're saying. Are you blessing your life? Or are you cursing it? — Joel Osteen

Don't complain about the problem. It's not random. You're going to need that victory in the future. God is taking you from glory to glory. When you come through this challenge, that victory will be the fuel you use that gets you to the next level of glory. — Joel Osteen

Your destiny is not cancelled because of a mistake, because of a failure. Get back up and go again. — Joel Osteen

What you receive is directly connected to what you believe — Joel Osteen

The Bible indicates that for three days, Jesus went into the very depths of hell. Right into the enemy's own territory. And He did battle with Satan face to face. Can you imagine what a show down that was? It was good vs. evil. Right vs. wrong. Holiness vs. filth. Here are the two most powerful forces in the universe have come together to do battle for the first time in history. But thank God. The Bible says, "Satan was no match for our Champion". This was no contest. — Joel Osteen

We're not always going to be here. Live life to the full, with purpose & passion, pursuing your dreams. — Joel Osteen

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. — Joel Osteen

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people. — Joel Osteen

Life's too short to spend it trying to keep others happy. You can't please everyone. To fulfill your destiny, stay true to your heart. — Joel Osteen

You don't have to tell people what they're doing wrong. They already know. Your job is to love them. — Joel Osteen

When you are committed to doing what's right, you are sowing seeds for God's blessings. You will never go wrong by taking the high road and doing more that is required. — Joel Osteen

Life begins each morning. — Joel Osteen

I am not who people say I am. I am who God says I am. — Joel Osteen

Too often we talk ourselves out of God's best. We allow doubts, fears, and discouraging things people have said to limit us and convince us to settle where we are. Negative voices always speak the loudest. — Joel Osteen

You may think there is a lot wrong with you, but there is also a lot right with you. — Joel Osteen

Don't use your words to
describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation. — Joel Osteen

Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. — Joel Osteen

A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. PROVERBS 16:9 NKJV — Joel Osteen

I'm trying to teach people how to live their everyday lives, and so I do focus on it, probably not as much as some people would like. — Joel Osteen

You have excellence on the inside. It's who you are. Now do your part. Bring out your excellence! — Joel Osteen

God wouldn't have given you the dream unless He already had a way to bring it to pass. — Joel Osteen

There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance. — Joel Osteen

God has so much more in store for you, too. Start making room for it in your thinking. Conceive it on the inside. Start seeing yourself rising to a new level, doing something of significance, living in that home of your dreams. If you want to see God's "far and beyond" favor, then you must replace those old wineskins. — Joel Osteen

I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose. — Joel Osteen

I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am healthy. I pray for long life and good health. — Joel Osteen

Check your spiritual birth certificate, you were made in the mighty image of God. — Joel Osteen

Sometimes what we think is a disappointment, is really God getting us in position to go to a new level. — Joel Osteen

Do all you can to make your dreams come true. — Joel Osteen

See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They're taking in every single thing you do. They are like video cameras with legs. And they are always in the record mode. They learn more from what you do than from what you say. — Joel Osteen

Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are. — Joel Osteen

It's easy to see the negative, but every person has something great about them. Develop a habit of looking for the good. — Joel Osteen

If you hold on to what you want so tightly, it almost becomes an idol. — Joel Osteen

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church. — Joel Osteen

I think the first thing to do is to be aware that you can choose what you're thinking about and that your life is going down the path that you're thinking. — Joel Osteen

When you stir up the passion, your faith will allow God to do amazing things. If you want to remain passionate, you cannot let what once was a miracle become ordinary. — Joel Osteen

am prosperous. I am coming into overflow. — Joel Osteen

Associate with people of vision. Be around those who inspire you and motivate you to reach your dreams. — Joel Osteen

To me, we're marketing hope. — Joel Osteen

God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you're able to pay off your house. That's God shifting things in your favor. — Joel Osteen

A grateful heart is like a sponge that soaks up God's goodness. — Joel Osteen

You may have failed, but you are not a failure. That's what you did. That's not who you are. — Joel Osteen

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone needs to be appreciated. Every person needs that blessing. — Joel Osteen

Develop the habit of getting daily direction from God...When you do, He will lead you down the best path for your life. — Joel Osteen

If you cannot get along with yourself, you'll never be able to get along with other people. — Joel Osteen

The people God put in your life are not there by accident. Don't get so busy that you just give them your leftover time. — Joel Osteen

God usually meets us at our level of expectancy. That's why, in many ways, your expectations will set the boundaries for your life. Jesus said, According to your faith ... be it done to you. — Joel Osteen

A lot of churches have not moved with the times. — Joel Osteen

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

MAY 31 The Power of Your Words Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. PROVERBS 18:21 NASB OUR WORDS have tremendous power and are similar to seeds. By speaking them aloud, they are planted in our subconscious minds, take root, grow, and produce fruit of the same kind. Whether we speak positive or negative words, we will reap exactly what we sow. That's why we need to be extremely careful what we think and say. The Bible compares the tongue to the small rudder of a huge ship, which controls the ship's direction (see James 3:4). Similarly, your tongue will control the direction of your life. You create an environment for either good or evil with your words, and if you're always murmuring, complaining, and talking about how bad life is treating you, you're going to live in a pretty miserable world. Use your words to change your negative situations and fill them with life. — Joel Osteen

Just because you've come to a dead end, it's not time to give up. Find a different route and keep pressing forward. — Joel Osteen

Your best days are not behind you. They're in front of you. — Joel Osteen

God wants to bless us where we are. — Joel Osteen

Wake up every morning with a thankful attitude. Expect something good to happen in your life today. — Joel Osteen

Your past does not determine who you are. Your past prepares you for who you are to become. — Joel Osteen

When you believe, it activates God's power. — Joel Osteen

If people talk about you, being jealous, critical, and trying to make you look bad, don't let that change you. You don't need their approval when you have God's approval. — Joel Osteen

Your problems are not there to defeat you, they are there to increase you. — Joel Osteen

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.' — Joel Osteen

I know God is my vindicator. — Joel Osteen

Instead of telling God how big your problems are, tell your problem how BIG your God is. — Joel Osteen

The greater the giving, the greater the living. — Joel Osteen

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows? — Joel Osteen

To become a better you, you must be positive towards yourself, develop better relationships, embrace the place where you are. — Joel Osteen

When you serve others, when you make somebody else's life better, when you lift up people, when you help heal those that are hurting, not only are they being blessed, but you're being blessed. — Joel Osteen

On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home. — Joel Osteen

I guess no matter how hard you try, you can't escape your past. — Joel Osteen

You control the doorway to your mind. — Joel Osteen

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind. — Joel Osteen

There is a winner in you. You were created to be successful, to accomplish your goals, to leave your mark on this generation. You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out. — Joel Osteen

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. — Joel Osteen

We're not always going to understand why something happens.True faith is trusting even when it doesn't make sense — Joel Osteen

Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof. — Joel Osteen

People have the right to their opinion and you have the right to ignore it. — Joel Osteen

I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message. — Joel Osteen

I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct, but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe. — Joel Osteen

Find some dreamers, people who — Joel Osteen

You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation. — Joel Osteen

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation. — Joel Osteen

When you get up and say, "God, I want to thank you for being alive, I've got family, I've got my health," you're going to draw in more of the good things from God. — Joel Osteen

One touch of His (God's) favor can put you fifty years ahead of where you thought you'd be. — Joel Osteen

We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views. — Joel Osteen

Before you leave the house, you need to make up your mind that you're going to stay positive and enjoy the day no matter what comes your way. You have to decide ahead of time. — Joel Osteen

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing that person to control you. — Joel Osteen

God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us. — Joel Osteen

The main message of it is to not get stagnant and that God wants us to continue to grow and become a better person. — Joel Osteen

You can't live A POSITIVE LIFE thinking negative thoughts. Dwell on the POSITIVE. — Joel Osteen