Quotes from Joel Osteen

It's the simple things in life that bring us the most joy. You may not have a lot of resources, but if you have family, you're blessed. If you have your health, you're blessed. If you can look up at the stars at night, you're blessed.

You need to take back control of your happiness. Quit putting it in someone else's hands. Make up your mind that no matter what people do, no matter what they say, how they treat you, they're not going to steal your joy.

You have to accept that some people are not going to be for you and that's okay. You don't need them to fulfill your destiny. Your job is to guard your heart. Don't let the offense, the bitterness, the poison get in. You do your part and God will do His part.

If you don't cut off negative information it will depress you. Step out of the natural and say, "This may be impossible with men, but I know with God all things are possible.

This is what faith is all about. You got to believe it before you see it. God's favor is surrounding you like a shield. Every setback is a setup for a comeback. Every bad break, every disappointment, and every person who does you wrong is part of the plan to get you to where you're supposed to be.

When you start seeing yourself as His favorite, you'll go to Him with confidence, you'll pray bold prayers, you'll ask Him for your dreams, you'll believe for your health to turn around, you'll expect new doors to open, you'll move up to the next level—not because of who you are, but because of Who your Father is. You know He'll go out of His way to be good to you.

want any strangers coming in. That's where you live. That's your home. You need to have that same thinking when it comes to your mind. "This is where I live. This is who I am. This is my future. I'm not going to let just any thought come in and have a permanent home. I'm going to guard the doorway to my mind and only give a room to thoughts of hope, thoughts of faith, and thoughts of victory.

When you honor God, live with an abundant mentality, He'll do things you didn't see coming. He won't just meet your needs, but supernatural provision will come. Uncommon, unusual, things you can't explain.

This is going to be a great day. God is guiding and directing my steps. His favor is surrounding me. Goodness and mercy are following me. I'm excited about today!

Don't fall into the trap of being negative, complacent, or just taking whatever life brings your way. Set the tone for victory, for success, for new levels. Enlarge your vision. Make room for God to do something new. You haven't touched the surface of what He has in store.

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." ISAIAH 55:9

You can set a new standard. You were made for more.