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Your destiny is not determined by your critics. Focus on running your own race.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
Minister
Politician
Preacher
Writer
Houston
Texas
Joel Scott Osteen
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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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Seeds of discouragement cannot take root in a grateful heart.
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What you expect is what you will get.
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Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.
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Make the decision and say, I'm not letting that worry in. I'm done being upset when my plans don't work out. I'm not letting that stress in. Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don't have to let them into your spirit.
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I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.
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The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.
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I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose.
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God works where there's an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.
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I don't think it's that hard [to lead a Christian life]. To me it's fun. We have joy and happiness.
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God has already lined up the right people for you, people that will inspire you, challenge you and motivate you. If you’ll let go of the wrong people, then the right people will show up.
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Be sensitive to the needs of those around you. Live as a healer. Lift the fallen, restore the broken, and encourage the discouraged.
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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.
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People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior.
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You can't live A POSITIVE LIFE thinking negative thoughts. Dwell on the POSITIVE.
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Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.
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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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God made you a masterpiece - be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.
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I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.
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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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