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" A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do. "
Joel Osteen
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" I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical. "
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" I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective. "
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" 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. "
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" Salvation and Christ's love is a gift. You don't earn it. You've got to receive that gift. "
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" In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television production. My friend had a production studio across town, and we'd go over there at night and shoot and edit. I produced my father's televised service for 17 years. "
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" Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you're supposed to be. "
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" When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought. "
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" Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof. "
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" This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. "
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" Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we are to truly understand our own culture and how it came to be. The Bible has influenced every part of western culture from our art, music, and history, to our sense of fairness, charity, and business. "
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" We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you. "
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" Well I think a lot of times we're putting things off and I'm going to do it later. I'm going to break this bad habit or I'm going to pursue this dream or I'm going to treat my spouse better. "
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Treat
" You'll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself. "
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" Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life. "
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" You cannot let where you are today cause you to get stuck. I'm going to be my best right now. That's what faith is all about. "
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" God wants to bless us where we are. "
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" I'm not looking to exclude people, I'm looking to include them. "
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" I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But I do say that I want you to be blessed. To me, prosperity is having health, having great children, having peace, good relationships. It's not about the money. "
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" The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?' "
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" Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass. "
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" I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don't mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you're planted. But I don't have the mindset that money is a bad thing. "
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" People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior. "
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" I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose. "
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" I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift. "
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" You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events. "
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" I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights. "
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" See, when you drive home today, you've got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you've got a little bitty rearview mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rearview mirror is so small is because what's happened in your past is not near as important as what's in your future. "
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" A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish. "
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" I deal with more practical issues of the Bible. "
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