Quote

You've got to believe that God is in control of your life. It may be a tough time but you've got to believe that God has a reason for it and he's going to make everything good.

Joel Osteen

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
Minister
Politician
Preacher
Writer
Houston
Texas
Joel Scott Osteen
Time
Hope
Life
May
Reason
Everything
Going
Believe
Encouragement
Make
Tough
Good
Control

More quotes by Joel Osteen

Image
Every one of us has secret dreams and desires along with seeds of greatness implanted within us. You too have gifts to share with this world. There is buried treasure within you, waiting to be discovered. Your full potential has not been released yet. Your God-given divine destiny awaits you.
Joel Osteen
Image
People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.
Joel Osteen
Image
What others say and do cannot stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Your destiny was handed down by Almighty God.
Joel Osteen
Image
You may have had unfair things happen to you, but the depth of your pain is an indication of the height of your future.
Joel Osteen
Image
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.
Joel Osteen
Image
I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.
Joel Osteen
Image
To become a better you, you must be positive towards yourself, develop better relationships, embrace the place where you are.
Joel Osteen
Image
I think faith is incredible important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it.
Joel Osteen
Image
I try to teach people that I believe God wants us to be positive toward ourselves, meaning that, you know what, I like the way I look, I like the way I sound, I'm happy with what I'm doing in my career - and not always be beating ourselves down.
Joel Osteen
Image
Stones of judgment, discouragement or doubt may be thrown at you. You can't stop them, but you can make the choice to keep your walls up and not let them affect you.
Joel Osteen
Image
Don't use your words to describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation.
Joel Osteen
Image
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.
Joel Osteen
Image
I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple.
Joel Osteen
Image
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.
Joel Osteen
Image
The facts may tell you one thing. But, God is not limited by the facts. Choose faith in spite of the facts.
Joel Osteen
Image
I spent a lot of time in India with my father. I don't know all about their religion. But I know they love God. And I don't know. I've seen their sincerity.
Joel Osteen
Image
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
Image
Too often we make the mistake of remembering what we should forget-our hurts, failures and disappointments -and we forget what we should remember-our victories, accomplishments and the times we have made it through.
Joel Osteen
Image
You will never rise above the image you have of yourself in your own mind.
Joel Osteen
Image
I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it.
Joel Osteen