“I believe that those who stay in faith are highly favored. You need to prepare for an exceeding, abundant, above-and-beyond life; a life where people go out of their way for no reason to be good to you; a life where you get promoted even though you weren’t the most qualified; a life where you find yourself in the right place at the right time.”
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Joel Osteen
“You’ve got to listen to what God’s telling you and not to what other people may tell you. People will try to talk you out of the dream in your heart.”
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Joel Osteen
“That’s why it is important to enjoy the journey not just the destination. In this world, we will never arrive at a place where everything is perfect and we have no more challenges. As admirable as setting goals and reaching them maybe, you can’t get so focused on accomplishing your goals that you make the mistake of not enjoying where you are right now.”
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Joel Osteen
“I DECLARE there is an anointing of ease on my life. God is going before me making crooked places straight. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. I will not continually struggle. What used to be difficult will not be difficult anymore. God’s favor and blessing on my life is lightening the load and taking the pressure off. This is my declaration.”
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Joel Osteen
“I'm blessed to be a blessing to someone else.”
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Joel Osteen
“I am not who people say I am. I am who God says I am.”
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Joel Osteen
“Keep doing the right. God is building character in you, and you are passing that test. Remember, the greater the struggle, the greater the reward.”
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Joel Osteen
“If you hold on to what you want so tightly, it almost becomes an idol.”
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Joel Osteen
“When negative thoughts come, the key is to never verbalize them.”
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Joel Osteen
“If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.”
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Joel Osteen
“Sometimes you may have to trade places with someone who is hurting.”
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Joel Osteen
“Do not swallow anything Satan is trying to ram down your throat. Jesus comes first.”
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Joel Osteen
“God will not pour fresh, creative ideas and blessing into old attitudes.”
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Joel Osteen
God never said that we wouldn’t have unfair situations, that we wouldn’t experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen”
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Joel Osteen
“You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. We were created to be victorious.”
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Joel Osteen
