Joel Osteen Quotes

One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful..we let what was once a miracle become common to us. We get so accustomed to his goodness it becomes a routine..

~ Joel Osteen

It's our faith that activates the power of God.

~ Joel Osteen

Rewards await you if you stay steadfast in your faith.

~ 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.

~ Joel Osteen

You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.

~ Joel Osteen

Because you have honored God, He will put you in a position you never could have attained on your own. It’s not just your education, not just your talent, or the family you come from. It’s the hand of God shifting you to a new level of your destiny.

~ Joel Osteen

Jesus was saying that you can't have a larger life with restricted attitudes.

~ Joel Osteen

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors.

~ Joel Osteen

Don't waste your time trying to win people over that can never be won over.

~ Joel Osteen

Satan knows, if you are against YOURSELF you will never fulfill your destiny. :(

~ Joel Osteen

You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. We were created to be victorious.

~ Joel Osteen

What you keep before your eyes will affect you.

~ Joel Osteen

Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you to make matters worse by responding angrily.

~ Joel Osteen

If you hold on to what you want so tightly, it almost becomes an idol.

~ Joel Osteen

You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.

~ Joel Osteen

Your job is not to judge. Your job is not to figure out if someone deserves something. Your job is to lift the fallen, to restore the broken, and to heal the hurting.

~ Joel Osteen

We are set in our ways, bound by our perspectives and stuck in our thinking.

~ Joel Osteen

When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.

~ Joel Osteen

You need to take pride in what God has given you.

~ Joel Osteen

People of excellence go the extra mile to do what's right.

~ Joel Osteen

Don't sit around depressed and discouraged. Get a new vision for your life.

~ Joel Osteen

Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.

~ Joel Osteen

We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up on the inside.

~ Joel Osteen

God can make your enemies your footstool.

~ Joel Osteen

It's easy to get negative because you get beat down. You go through a few disappointments and it's easy to stay in that negative frame of mind. Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is a whole cliche, but your attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

~ Joel Osteen

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

~ Joel Osteen

I wouldn't ever say if you're having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.

~ Joel Osteen

People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.

~ Joel Osteen

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged - 'There's nothing good in my future' - I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there's an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

~ Joel Osteen

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'

~ Joel Osteen

I always try to put a seed of hope into people's hearts. I'm not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith.

~ Joel Osteen

I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.

~ Joel Osteen

I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He's given you... but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things... he's not a small God; this God is incredible.

~ Joel Osteen

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

~ Joel Osteen

Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all day long thinking, 'I'm unattractive, I'm slow, I'm not as smart as my brother.' God wasn't having a bad day when he made you... If you don't love yourself in the right way, you can't love your neighbour. You can't be as good as you are supposed to be.

~ Joel Osteen

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.

~ Joel Osteen

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

~ Joel Osteen

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

~ Joel Osteen

When I used to play sports, I'd be the one cheering the team on, 'Come on, we can beat these guys!' That's just in me.

~ Joel Osteen

I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct, but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.

~ Joel Osteen