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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

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
Minister
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Houston
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Joel Scott Osteen
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I tell people all the time, preached a couple Sundays about it. I'm for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to straighten everybody out.
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No matter how many mistakes you've made in the past, or what sort of difficulties you struggle with now, you are destined to live in victory.
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Start calling yourself healed, happy, whole, blessed, and prosperous. Stop talking to God about how big your mountains are, and start talking to your mountains about how big your God is!
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I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.
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If you have your health, if you have people in your life to love, you are blessed. Slow down and enjoy the simple things in life.
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If you think your obstacles are too big, they will be. Don’t set limits on your life with your thinking.
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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.
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When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got mad today. We always blamed the Devil. I think today when I say the Enemy, I like to make it broader. Sometimes the Enemy can be our own thoughts.
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You may have failed, but you are not a failure. That's what you did. That's not who you are.
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You can be happy where you are.
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When you get knocked down, don't stay down get back up again. Nothing good is going to happen as long as you're down on yourself.
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God made you a masterpiece - be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.
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Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.
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Quit dwelling on the negative things people have said about you. You don’t have to have everyone’s approval. You have God’s approval.
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When you're tempted to be upset, ask yourself 'Is this worth giving up my joy?'
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The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To live a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that's really the essence of the Christian faith.
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He is still in control. He still has you in the palm of His hand.
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Faith doesn't always instantly deliver you, but it always carries you through.
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The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you.
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Fear and faith have something in common. They both ask us to believe in something we cannot see.
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