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

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
Minister
Politician
Preacher
Writer
Houston
Texas
Joel Scott Osteen
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There are a lot of decisions we pass up on because we think, You know what? That's just going to build - you know, maybe that's going to build me and not build the ministry and what I'm trying to do. So we pass up on a lot of opportunities.
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I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.'
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We think when God speaks to us, there's going to be a boom out of Heaven or we're going to get some chill bumps, but I really believe God's talking to us all the time. He's talking to us right in here. I call it our heart, our conscience, but it's the Holy Spirit talking to us.
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Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.
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You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.
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I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.
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You're not RESPONSIBLE for somebody else's happiness. You're responsible for your own HAPPINESS.
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When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves.
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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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The prerequisite to loving others is to love yourself. If you don't have a healthy respect for who you are, and if you don't learn to accept yourself faults and all, you will never be able to properly love other people.
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People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that.
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No matter what comes your way, don't lose your joy.
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If you can be a blessing to somebody else, you're sowing a seed for God to help you.
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There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance.
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God never said that we wouldn’t have unfair situations, that we wouldn’t experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen.
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My daddy tried to get me up to speak for the 17 years that I worked behind the scenes, but I never had the desire. Naturally, I was nervous and kind of shy. I just didn't want to do it.
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What you expect is what you will get.
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God always wants us to be growing.
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Don't use your words to describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation.
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Take the limits off of yourself. You will never rise higher than your thinking. Create a great vision for your life.
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