Quotes from Joel Osteen

It takes a mature person to recognize what you're not. Knowing what you're not will help you stay focused on becoming who you are, because there will always be pressures to be this, to be that, to be the other.

You may be in the middle of a setback, in the middle of a silent season, in the middle of mourning, that is not the end. God has a flourishing finish for you. He hasn't brought you this far to leave you. Your greatest victories are not behind you; they're in front of you.

You can't let the outside pressures and other people squeeze you into becoming something that you're not.

Don't get upset. Just keep being your best each day.

You have to walk by faith and not by sight. Keep expecting it. Keep talking like it's going to happen, acting like it's going to happen, thinking like it's going to happen. Your faith is going to take you where you couldn't go on your own.

You've got to believe that God is in control of your life. It may be a tough time but you've got to believe that God has a reason for it and he's going to make everything good.

It doesn't matter what it looks like in the natural; God is a supernatural God. He's not limited by your resources, by your environment, by your education, by your nationality. If you'll have a big vision, God will not only do what you're dreaming about, He will do more than you can ask or think.

Before anyone could put a curse on you, God put a blessing on you.

If you'll celebrate the people that are ahead of you, honor them, show them respect, the favor that's on them will come to you. Don't be intimidated; be inspired. Let where they are challenge you to be the best that you can be.

if you develop an image of victory, success, health, abundance, joy, peace, and happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you.

But if you'll be faithful with the gift you have, if you'll develop it, grow, learn, and get better, that gift will open doors to places you've never dreamed.

Don't discount your gift. It may seem small to you. Compared to others, it feels insignificant, but there is nothing ordinary about you. You have the fingerprints of God all over you. God made you in His own image. He crowned you with favor. You have royal blood flowing through your veins.