Quotes from Joel Osteen

Are you fighting what makes you unique? Are you frustrated over something you think is a weakness, when in fact, it's a strength? Quit wishing you were different and step into who God made you to be.

You must conceive it in your heart and mind before you can receive it.

When someone is rude, keep a smile on your face. When you stay on the high road and keep your joy, you take away their power." - Joel Osteen

It may seem like nothing is happening, but behind the scenes, God is working: moving the wrong people out of the way, lining up the favor, arranging the breaks you need. It's important to not only trust God, but to trust His timing.

You don't have to beg people to stay. You are a gift. You are a prize. You are exceptional. Let the wrong people go and God will send people that value who you are and people that can't wait to be with you.

God has you in the palm of His hand. He has already planned out your days for good. ... If you knew the great things God had in your future, you wouldn't go around discouraged and negative. You would go out each day with a smile on your face and a spring in your step.

Are you taking time to declare God's goodness over your life? Are you speaking victory over your future? It's not enough to do it every once in a while. It needs to become a habit where, all through the day, we're declaring that we're blessed, we're strong, we're healthy.

God has a way of removing what looks permanent by showing us an explosion of His goodness.

God is supplying all of our needs. He is Jehovah-Jireh; the Lord our Provider. This may seem impossible but I know God can do the impossible. Where God gives vision He always provides provision.

You don't have to be bound by the barriers of the past. God wants you to go further than your parents. I'm sure your parents were fine, hardworking people, but don't fall into that trap of just sitting back and accepting the status

The fact is, we grow in difficult times. That's when character is developed. ... Growth comes when you have to overlook an insult, forgive a wrong, and do the right thing even when the wrong thing is happening.

Don't be determined to never have problems. Be determined to stay full of joy in the midst of your problems.