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We can all control our own destiny. And I think sometimes it's a copout to say, Well, it's this person's fault or another person's fault.

Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 5
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Joel Scott Osteen
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You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.
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You don't need everyone to help you. You just need one touch of favor, and you will accomplish in a split second what could have taken your whole lifetime.
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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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Nothing can take your joy you have to give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness.
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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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Your destiny is too great, your assignment too important, your time too valuable. Don't let fear intimidate you.
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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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Again I think my gift is bringing hope to everybody, and I don't want someone to look at me and say, I would listen to him, I like what he's saying, but he's this or that politically and that turns me off.
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I DECLARE that God has a great plan for my life. He is directing my steps. And even though I may not always understand how, I know my situation is not a surprise to God. He will work out every detail to my advantage. In His perfect timing, everything will turn out right. This is my declaration.
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I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society. And I think talking in everyday terms and making sure people can understand it - I think that's important.
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I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know.
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There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.
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Psalm 34 says, 'Those who trust in the Lord will never lack any good thing.' This means if you don't have it right now, you don't need it right now. Our attitude should be, 'I'm equipped, empowered and anointed for this moment. I am not lacking, shortchanged or inadequate. I have what I need for today.'
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A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.
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No matter what comes your way, don't lose your joy.
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I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it.
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Start calling yourself healed, happy, whole, blessed, and prosperous. Stop talking to God about how big your mountains are, and start talking to your mountains about how big your God is!
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You weren’t created to simply exist, to endure, or to go through the motions you were created to be really alive.
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To be happy in life... You've got to train your mind to see the good, to be grateful for what you have.
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I like to start my day off every morning, take the first half hour and just search my own heart, see if I'm on the right course, try to be honest with myself - am I doing this for the right reasons?
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