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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
Destiny
Focus
Race
Running
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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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God works where there's an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.
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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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I'm getting better every day in every way.
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When you're tempted to be upset, ask yourself 'Is this worth giving up my joy?'
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Truth is, no two people are completely compatible. We have to learn to become one. That means we may have to make sacrifices we may have to overlook some things. We must be willing to compromise for the good of the relationship.
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I believe that God breathed life into every person and that every person is made in the image of God and you have accept them as they are, on their journey. I'm not here to preach hate or push people down.
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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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Instead of telling God how big your problems are, tell your problem how BIG your God is.
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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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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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When you come to a dark valley, a difficult season or a sickness, don't worry about it, God will give you the grace and strength you need.
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We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.
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Every one of us has secret dreams and desires along with seeds of greatness implanted within us. You too have gifts to share with this world. There is buried treasure within you, waiting to be discovered. Your full potential has not been released yet. Your God-given divine destiny awaits you.
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I want to be blessed so I can build orphanages. Blessed so I can build hospitals and do other things with our finances.
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I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years.
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We think when God speaks to us, there's going to be a boom out of Heaven or we're going to get some chill bumps, but I really believe God's talking to us all the time. He's talking to us right in here. I call it our heart, our conscience, but it's the Holy Spirit talking to us.
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Don't use your words to describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation.
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Shake off the self-pity, shake off the defeat and get ready for God to do something new. He is going to pay you back for every injustice.
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Learn to trust His timing. Don't get in a hurry don't grow impatient don't try to force doors open. Don't try to make things happen in your own strength. Let God do it His way.
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