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What you think is a setback, is really a set-up for a greater comeback!

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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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We live in a society that likes to kick people when they’re down. Don’t be a fair-weather friend. Stick with people. They need you more in the tough times than they do in the good times.
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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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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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Believe that God is in control. There is no need to be stressed out or worried
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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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I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.
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When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don't wait until you feel better.
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It takes the same amount of energy to worry as it does to believe.
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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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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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You were created to excel. There’s no limit to how high you can go in life. Keep stretching to the next level.
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Isn't it funny how babies laugh a lot? I read a toddler, a young child laughs 300 times a day. The average adult laughs, like, four times a day. God put it in them. He put the laugh in us, but I think sometimes we let life get us down, you know, have bad breaks, and we lose our breaks.
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Stop living worried & discouraged. You have a Protector, Deliverer & Dream-Giver. No weapon formed against you can prosper.
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Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach.
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The greatest difficulty always comes right before the birth of a dream.
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Your time is too valuable, your destiny is too great, and your future is too bright to waste a single moment. Be a now person.
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If you think you’re average, then you’ll be average. If you think you’re ordinary, then you’ll live ordinary. The truth is, there is nothing ordinary about you. You have something to offer that nobody else can offer.
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Ask God to give you the strength to endure, and rest assured, He will take care of you.
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God's way is better than your way. His plan is bigger than your plan. His dream for your life is more rewarding, more fulfilling, better than you've ever dreamed of. Now stay open and let God do it His way.
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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.
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