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Difficult times don't come your way just so you can survive them God uses these times in your life to form and refine you.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
Minister
Politician
Preacher
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Houston
Texas
Joel Scott Osteen
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Whether a person is straight or gay, Republican, Democrat, good person, not a good person, they're all welcome, because to me, church is a place you're supposed to get healed and whole and loved.
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People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.
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Before you leave the house, you need to make up your mind that you’re going to stay positive and enjoy the day no matter what comes your way. You have to decide ahead of time.
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Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.
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Your idea may not be exactly God's idea, but I can promise you this: God's way will be better than your way.
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You don't have to fight every battle. You don't have to respond to every critic. You don't have to be offended because of what others say. You can rise above these things and soar.
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Maybe you’ve invested a lot of time, effort, money, emotion, and energy in a relationship you did your best to make it work out. But for some reason, things got off course. And now you feel as though you have been robbed. When we focus on or disappointments, we stop God from ringing fresh new blessing into our lives.
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I just think that trusting God means we're going to have unanswered questions, and God is so much bigger than us, we're never going to understand them all.
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What you think is a setback, is really a set-up for a greater comeback!
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God doesn’t care what you’re not. He cares who you are. You are His, you come from the Master, and when He adds His extra to your ordinary and His super to your natural, nothing is impossible for you.
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If you want to be happy, you have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can't just wait to see what kind of day you'll have. You have to decide what kind of day you'll have.
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Sustaining faith is what sets you through those dark nights of the soul when you don’t know where to go or what to do, and it seems that you can’t last another day…but because of your faith in God, you do.
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I'm trying to teach people how to live their everyday lives, and so I do focus on it, probably not as much as some people would like.
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Every day, set your mind in the right direction. Find something to be grateful for.
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Stop living worried & discouraged. You have a Protector, Deliverer & Dream-Giver. No weapon formed against you can prosper.
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I would rather believe for something great and receive half of it, than to believe for nothing and receive all of it!
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At this very moment, God’s working behind the scenes in your life, arranging things in your favor. Stay in faith!
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Don't think small when you pray. God has a way to bring your dreams to pass if you'll dare to be bold enough to ask.
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Don’t talk about the way you are. Talk about the way you want to be.
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