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It’s better to please God and have a few people upset with you than to please people and have God upset with 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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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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I don't have it in my heart to condemn people. I'm here to encourage them. I see myself more as a coach, as a motivator to help them experience the life God has for us.
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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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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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When you're blessed, the haters come out. When you wear God's blessings well, don't be surprised if it draws jealousy out on people.
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You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.
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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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If you’re going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, you’re going to have big challenges.
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You can have average talent, but when God breathes on your life, you will go further than people that have great talent. Don't talk yourself out of it.
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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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Our whole message is it's easy to just keep preaching to the church and people that already come.
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When the negative thoughts come - and they will they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought.
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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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You spend your time like you spend money. You can waste it or invest it.
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You must forgive the people who hurt you so you can get out of prison. You'll never be free until you do. Let go of hose wrongs they've done to you. Get that bitterness out of your life. That's the only way you're going to truly be free. You will be amazed at what can happen in your life when you release all that poison.
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Don’t fall in love with the blessings. Fall in love with the Blessor. Seek first the Kingdom & God will reward you!
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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.
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So many people talk about themselves: I'm unattractive, my mind's so slow, and I can't do this. And you know what I tell them? God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.
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