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Don't waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
Minister
Politician
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Houston
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Joel Scott Osteen
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God will always bring the right people into your life, but you have to let the wrong people walk away.
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I want to challenge you today to get out of your comfort zone. You have so much incredible potential on the inside. God has put gifts and talents in you that you probably don't know anything about.
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Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He's going to accelerate your times and lead you into the life of victory He has for you.
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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.
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Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ.
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That's what I feel like I'm called to do - to plant a seed of hope in people's hearts.
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