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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.

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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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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You are a person of destiny. You are not here by accident. There is no obstacle too big, no dream you can't accomplish.
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If you want to rear financial blessings, you have to sow financially.
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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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God loves to use ordinary people just like you and me, faults and all, to do extraordinary things.
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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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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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Your idea may not be exactly God's idea, but I can promise you this: God's way will be better than your way.
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I encourage people in a lot of my messages that you've got to make the most of every day.
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God knows your value He sees your potential. You may not understand everything you are going through right now. But hold your head up high, knowing that God is in control and he has a great plan and purpose for your life.
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There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance.
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God works where there's an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.
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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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Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.
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If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.
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Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.
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I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.
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