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If you don't have the gift of a loving supportive family, be that gift for someone else. It doesn't have to be a relative, just someone you know who is alone or hurting over the holiday.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
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Houston
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Joel Scott Osteen
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Your life may have taken a detour, but God is still on the throne. He has brought you this far, and sooner or later, your peace will be restored.
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You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don’t need their approval to fulfill your destiny.
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You don't have to live up to anyone's expectations, just be the best you can be
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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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People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.
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Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.
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You may think there is a lot wrong with you, but there is also a lot right with you.
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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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My core message is that God has got a good plan for your lives, and we must trust Him, and let go of the past. That's my main message.
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God never said that we wouldn’t have unfair situations, that we wouldn’t experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen.
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When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.
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That's what I feel like I'm called to do - to plant a seed of hope in people's hearts.
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God loves to use ordinary people just like you and me, faults and all, to do extraordinary things.
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Faith is not in your head. Faith is in your heart. Sometimes you have to turn your mind off and listen to your heart.
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The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To live a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that's really the essence of the Christian faith.
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God is preparing you for greater things. He's going to take you further than you thought possible, so don't be surprised when He asks you to think better of yourself and to act accordingly.
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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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We have to remember, when we forgive we're not doing it just for the other person, we're doing it for our own good. When we hold on to unforgiveness and we live with grudges in our hearts, all we're doing is building walls of separation.
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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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To me, we're marketing hope.
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