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

When I used to play sports, I'd be the one cheering the team on, 'Come on, we can beat these guys!' That's just in me. — Joel Osteen

God has destined you to soar. You have victory, freedom and excellence on the inside. — Joel Osteen

I'm not leading them to some false God or something like that. — 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

I think we use God's word. I think the principles that you hear Dr. Phil and some of those others talk about many times are right out of the Bible. — 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

Your destiny is not determined by your critics. Focus on running your own race. — Joel Osteen

I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal ... God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of. — Joel Osteen

People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior. — Joel Osteen

FORGIVE The People That Hurt You. God Will Pay You Back With Double The Joy ... Double The Victory. — Joel Osteen

Appreciation - Learn to give flowers while people are still living — Joel Osteen

We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore. — Joel Osteen

A victor's mentality becomes a victor's reality. — Joel Osteen

Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster. — Joel Osteen

A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what the Bible said hundreds of years ago: a merry heart is good like a medicine. — Joel Osteen

I'm not beating people over the head, and I'm saying that there are good things in store - you can make it in life. Most of the stuff that I minister [is] not real complicated deep things. — Joel Osteen

Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life. — Victoria Osteen

That's my thing - keep filled with faith. Keep doing what you can do and I believe God will do what you can't do. — Joel Osteen

Life is flying by. You don't have time to waste another minute being negative, offended or bitter. If someone did you wrong, get over it and move forward. — Joel Osteen

I am a victor and not a victim.'" She — Joel Osteen

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

A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish. — Joel Osteen

Almighty God." So put your shoulders back and hold your head up high. You are extremely valuable. When those thoughts come telling you everything that you're not, remind yourself, "I have the fingerprints of God all over me - the way I look, the way I smile, my gifts, my personality. I know I am not average. I am a masterpiece." Those are the thoughts that should be playing in your mind all day long. Not I am slow. I am unattractive. I am just one of the seven billion people on Earth. No, God did not make anything average. If you have breath to breathe, you are a masterpiece. Now, — Joel Osteen

When u have this spirit of excellence, u do the right thing always :even if no one is watching you. — Joel Osteen

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. — Joel Osteen

When you receive God's love and encouragement, it will empower you to do more than you ever thought possible. — Victoria Osteen

When you go through a disappointment, when you go through a loss, don't stop on that page. Keep moving forward. There's another chapter in front of you, but you have to be willing to walk into it. — Joel Osteen

You know what? I'm not going to beat myself up. I did the best I can do, and so I'm going to believe that - I'm going to believe good things about myself. — Joel Osteen

Imagine Him smiling down on you right now. Embrace His love. Remember, you are His most prized possession, the apple of His eye! — Victoria Osteen

When life feels like a yoyo, no matter the ups or the downs know that you'll always end up in the hands of Almighty God. — Victoria Osteen

Prospering just doesn't have to do with money. — Joel Osteen

If you will focus on meeting other people's needs, God will always make sure your needs are supplied. God will take care of your problems for you. — Joel Osteen

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

The moment God put the dream in your heart, He lined up everything you need to bring it to pass. — Joel Osteen

Do not speak defeat, speak victory. — Joel Osteen

Don't be intimidated by the size of your problem or the size of your dream. God will see to it that it is finished completely. — Joel Osteen

Dare to believe SOMETHING AMAZING is going to happen in your life. When you believe, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. — Joel Osteen

Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all day long thinking, 'I'm unattractive, I'm slow, I'm not as smart as my brother.' God wasn't having a bad day when he made you ... If you don't love yourself in the right way, you can't love your neighbour. You can't be as good as you are supposed to be. — Joel Osteen

Who you associate with makes a difference in how far you go in life. — 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

If I prophesy my future I want to prophesy something good. I'm not saying what I feel. I'm not saying what it looks like in the real world. No, I'm saying what God says about me. — 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

Life is short. You can't afford to put off what God has put in your heart. You don't have time to live with things holding you back. — Joel Osteen

Next time you're tempted to be upset, frustrated, offended, remind yourself, it's a part of that ten percent of things in life that you can't control - but you can control how you respond. — Joel Osteen

I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life defeated and not see God's blessings. But you have to make the right choices and follow that still, small voice within you. Because I think that's how God leads us. — Joel Osteen

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

I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell. — Joel Osteen

You know what, my faith is like this - when I die, I'm going to live with God forever and ever. But I believe He wants us to have a good life here on Earth. — Victoria Osteen

Our words have creative power. With our words, we can speak blessings over our future or we can speak negative things over our future. — Joel Osteen

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. — Joel Osteen

Our whole message is it's easy to just keep preaching to the church and people that already come. — Joel Osteen

Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions. — Joel Osteen

Quit worrying about what other people think and just be who God made you to be. If you will run your race, God will take care of your critics. — Joel Osteen

There are times you will be given intuition, you just know something, and you can't explain it. Don't override it. Don't talk yourself out of it. That's the Creator giving you inside information. — Joel Osteen

I just wanted to get the message that God had put into my heart into another form, because I knew the print media would reach a different group of people. — Joel Osteen

You sacrifice the few to save the many. — Joel Osteen

Where is the love that will overlook a person's faults? — Joel Osteen

Today, decide not to speak negatively about yourself. When you criticize yourself, you are criticizing God's very own creation. — Joel Osteen

Believe that God is in control. There is no need to be stressed out or worried — Joel Osteen

It's not who you are, but whose you are that counts. Because God is your heavenly Father, doors of opportunity will open for you. — 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. — Joel Osteen

A small pot boils quick. You can tell much about the depth of one's character by how quickly he 'boils'. — Joel Osteen

Forgiveness is a choice, but it is not an option. — Joel Osteen

God didn't create you to be average. You were created to excel You have everything — Joel Osteen

The pressure you are facing is not going to break you. It's going to make you. — Victoria Osteen

When you wake up, choose to be happy. That is the fourth undeniable quality of a winner. — Joel Osteen

Don't be determined to never have problems. Be determined to stay full of joy in the midst of your problems. — Joel Osteen

I didn't try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into. — Joel Osteen

I really believed that fear is contagious. — Joel Osteen

I have fabulous children. — Victoria Osteen

At this very moment, God's working behind the scenes in your life, arranging things in your favor. Stay in faith! — Joel Osteen

In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing. — Joel Osteen

God can make greatness out of a great mess — Joel Osteen

Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins. — Joel Osteen

You need to live every day like it could be your last. — Joel Osteen

I believe God will fight my battles for me. — Joel Osteen

I know what's in my future is greater than what's in my past so I am pressing forward in life. — Joel Osteen

Don't let negative pictures play on the movie screen of your mind. You are the director and the audience. You are in charge. Take the remote control. Change the channel. If you let your imagination run wild, let it run wild in a positive direction. — Joel Osteen

If you're controlled by your circumstances, life is going to be a roller coaster with ups and downs. God wants you to be stable, consistent, not moved by any of these things. When you face an adversity, when you hit a tough time, one of the best things you can do is simply stay calm. Keep your peace. — Joel Osteen

Be a people builder. Look for opportunities to encourage others to bring out the best in them. — Joel Osteen

Remember, the choices we make today shape the people we become tomorrow. — Victoria Osteen

By faith you need to walk like a king, talk like a king, think like a king, dress like a king, smile like a king. Don't go by what you see. Go by what you know. There is royalty in your DNA. You have the blood of a winner. You were created to reign in life. — 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. — Joel Osteen

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you. — Joel Osteen

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

Life is going by. Don't waste a minute being negative, offended, or bitter. Choose to be happy. — Joel Osteen

Many people are unhappy and are not experiencing life to its fullest because they've closed their hearts to compassion, they are motivated by only what they want and what they think they need. They rarely do anything for anybody else unless they have an ulterior goal in mind. They are self-involved and self-centered. — 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

If you know you have to wait anyway, why not make a decision to enjoy your life while you're waiting? Why not be happy while God is in the process of changing things? After all, there's nothing we can really do to make it happen any faster. We might as well relax and enjoy our lives, knowing that at the appointed time God is going to bring his plan to pass. — Joel Osteen

I spend my money like I don't have anything. — Victoria Osteen

Start believing bigger, dreaming bigger & expecting bigger. — Joel Osteen

Faith doesn't always instantly deliver you, but it always carries you through. — 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. — Joel Osteen

Reality TV is to popular because it allows so many people to sit on the sidelines and just watch somebody else's life. God is saying, 'Don't sit on the sidelines of life. I have put so much in you, but you have got to be strong and very courageous. You have got to step out in faith.' — Victoria Osteen

You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events. — Joel Osteen

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. — Joel Osteen

What you keep before your eyes will affect you. — Joel Osteen

If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement. — Joel Osteen