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I see people - they won't be negative toward other people, but inside they're negative toward themselves, and I think that holds us back.

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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What others say and do cannot stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Your destiny was handed down by Almighty God.
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You must quit looking at what you don’t have and start believing that all things are possible.
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I'm getting better every day in every way.
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If you spend your life trying to please people or letting them control you, you may make them happy, but you'll miss your destiny.
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The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you.
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The facts may tell you one thing. But, God is not limited by the facts. Choose faith in spite of the facts.
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There's plenty about God that I don't understand and can't explain. But I come back to my core belief that God is good, that He's for us.
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It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we've made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be.
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I don't have to figure out how God is going to solve my problem. I don't have to understand how He's going to bring it to pass. That's His responsibility. My job is to simply believe that He will.
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The creator of the universe is lining up things in my favour.
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I've learned a simple principle: all I have to do is be the best 'me' that I can be. One day when I read the Scripture about David, that he fulfilled his purpose for his generation. I knew God spoke to me.
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There are people in your path just so you can be a blessing to them. Anytime you do good for others, you are sowing a seed for God to be good to you.
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You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.
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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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Don't put a question mark where God has put a period.
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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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I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.
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My daddy tried to get me up to speak for the 17 years that I worked behind the scenes, but I never had the desire. Naturally, I was nervous and kind of shy. I just didn't want to do it.
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