Quotes from Joel Osteen

We don't have to talk about faith and family at dinner-we just show it.

In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.

The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?'

Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.

Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.

Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.

When my dad founded our church, he used either a globe or a map of the world behind him. It was symbolic of what Christ said: to go forth and preach hope to the world. We believe in the cross, but we just continued with the globe.

To become a better you, you must be positive towards yourself, develop better relationships, embrace the place where you are.

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.

We think when God speaks to us, there's going to be a boom out of Heaven or we're going to get some chill bumps, but I really believe God's talking to us all the time. He's talking to us right in here. I call it our heart, our conscience, but it's the Holy Spirit talking to us.

The facts may tell you one thing. But, God is not limited by the facts. Choose faith in spite of the facts.