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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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I'm trying to teach people how to live their everyday lives, and so I do focus on it, probably not as much as some people would like.
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I didn't try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into.
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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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You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.
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We minister the Word of God. The proclamation of the Gospel comes after individuals have opened their hearts to God and turned from themselves to others. Only then are they truly ready to hear and benefit fully from the Word of the Lord.
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If it’s not meeting a need, turn it into a seed. Remember, we will reap what we sow. When you do good for other people, that’s when God is going to make sure that His abundant blessings overtake you.
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If they left you, you didn't need them. If they walked away, they weren't part of your DESTINY.
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People have the right to their opinion and you have the right to ignore it.
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Sustaining faith is what sets you through those dark nights of the soul when you don’t know where to go or what to do, and it seems that you can’t last another day…but because of your faith in God, you do.
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Whether a person is straight or gay, Republican, Democrat, good person, not a good person, they're all welcome, because to me, church is a place you're supposed to get healed and whole and loved.
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You can’t talk mediocrity and expect to have victory. You are prophesying your future. If you want a shift to occur, you’ve got to think positive.
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You are full of potential. You are overflowing with creativity. There's nothing in your heart that you cannot accomplish.
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If you think your obstacles are too big, they will be. Don’t set limits on your life with your thinking.
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This is a day that God has given me. It's a gift. I can never relive this day. And I'm not going to live it angry, in unforgiveness, and mad at somebody. If I don't get my way, I'm going to believe that God's still in control.
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A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.
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But I want to motivate. I wanna motivate every person to leave here to be a better father, a better husband, to break addictions to come up higher in their walk with the Lord.
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So many people talk about themselves: I'm unattractive, my mind's so slow, and I can't do this. And you know what I tell them? God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.
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Just because we're in a STRESSFUL situation doesn't mean that we have to get stressed out. You may be in the storm. The key is, don't let the storm get in YOU.
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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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