Quotes from Joel Osteen

A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. PROVERBS 16:9 NKJV

Don't talk about the way you are. Talk about the way you want to be.

Rain falls on the just and the unjust." No one is exempt from difficulties."

If you're going to be an eagle, if you're going to soar, you can't go back to the dead things in your life that will poison you. Too many people are feeding off what didn't work out, reliving the disappointments, the failures, the bad breaks.

God is directing every one of your steps.

You can't stop the offense from coming, but you can keep it from getting down in you. How much time are you spending offended, bitter, holding on to a grudge? How much more could you accomplish if you would start letting things go?

God can take what was meant for my harm and turn it around and use it to my advantage.

Consider this: you are today what you believed about yourself yesterday. And you will be tomorrow what you believe about yourself right now.

Whatever you're facing, it is under your feet. It is not permanent. It's temporary. The power that is for you is greater than any power that comes against you. Keep the right perspective. You and God are a majority. You are armed and dangerous. The problem may have formed, but it is not going to prosper.

It's vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself.

You don't need people's approval. You don't need their validation. The Most High God has approved you. He's the one that matters.

God will supply our needs "according to His riches.