Quotes from Joel Osteen

What you keep in front of you, you're moving toward.

You can be the first. You can be the one to set a new standard. Don't be moved by what you don't see, by who's against you. God being for you is more than the world being against you.

If you're single and you want to get married, put an empty photo album on your table. That's where you're going to put your wedding photos. When you see it, you're moving toward it.

God is smiling on you. He's going before you, right now, making crooked places straight, moving the wrong people out of the way, lining up the right people, arranging things in your favor.

Sometimes you face difficulties not because you're doing something wrong, but because you're doing something right.

Joel 3: 10 says, "Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'" Notice that they may be weak, but they're supposed to say, "I am strong." Not, "I am so tired. I am so rundown." That's calling in the wrong things. God tells them to declare what they want, not what their present circumstances are.

Explosive Blessings

no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you." ISAIAH 54:17

Look back on past accomplishments and victories and draw inspiration from them. Stay focused on encouraging thoughts—thoughts of hope and thoughts of faith.

When you understand that everything serves His plan, you won't live frustrated by things that aren't fair, stressed over things you don't like, upset because it's taking too long.

God's ways are not our ways. Sometimes He doesn't want you to know. It's a test of your faith. Will you trust Him or will you live worried, stressed, wondering how it's going to work out?

God said if you will delight yourself in Him, He will give you the desires of your heart. That means if you'll keep God first place, if you'll honor Him with your life, He'll cause people to want to be good to you. He'll cause you to be at the right place at the right time.