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Don't be so shortsighted that if it doesn't happen right now, you're not going to be happy. You are sowing seeds that will reap a great harvest for generations to come.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
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Joel Scott Osteen
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I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it.
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I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.
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Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.
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God's dream is that you have an abundance, that you be totally out of debt, pay your house off, pay your credit cards off, and have so much overflow that you can be a blessing to everyone around you!
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If they left you, you didn't need them. If they walked away, they weren't part of your DESTINY.
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This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.
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Men, learn to speak blessings over your wife and you will see that woman rise to a new level. She will respond to your praise and encouragement. Your words don't have to be poetic, fancy, or profound. Tell her simply but sincerely, You're a great mother to our children. And you are a great wife to me. I'm so glad I can always count on you.
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Being successful doesn’t necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great.
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If you think you’re average, then you’ll be average. If you think you’re ordinary, then you’ll live ordinary. The truth is, there is nothing ordinary about you. You have something to offer that nobody else can offer.
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Replace those thoughts of worry with thoughts of hope, faith, and victory.
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If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize yourself, you're criticizing God.
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You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.
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When you center life around yourself, not only do you miss out on God's best, but you rob other people of the joy and blessings that God wants to give them through you.
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