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" God wants to bless us where we are. "
Joel Osteen
Where
Bless
Wants
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" Let go of yesterday. "
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" Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy. "
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" On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home. "
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" When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled. "
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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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Loved
Service
" God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you. "
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" 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. "
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" I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well. "
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Think
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" I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people. "
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Against
People
Marriage
" 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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History
" I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it. "
Joel Osteen
Moving On
Faith
You
" I want the services to look and sound like the Grammys. It's not showy, but we represent God, and it should be first class. "
Joel Osteen
Want
Class
God
" You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward. "
Joel Osteen
Great
Moving Forward
Door
" Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. "
Joel Osteen
Most
Loving
People
" I deal with more practical issues of the Bible. "
Joel Osteen
Issues
More
Practical
" In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing. "
Joel Osteen
Difficult
Believing
Growing
" So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do. "
Joel Osteen
Looking
Look
Life
" I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be. "
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God
Intended
Think
" Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. "
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Faith
Life
Good
" It doesn't matter who likes you or doesn't like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you. "
Joel Osteen
Likes
Matter
Matters
" 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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Life
Positive
" Only God can look at somebody's heart. "
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Heart
God
Look
" I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation. "
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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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God
Speak
" A lot of churches have not moved with the times. "
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Churches
Lot
Moved
" Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction. "
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Distraction
You
Sometimes
" The truth is, somebody is always talking about you, so you have to let it go... if it's not a part of your God-given destiny. "
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Truth
Truth Is
Talking
" If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay? "
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Why
Stay
People
" We think when God speaks to us, there's going to be a boom out of Heaven or we're going to get some chill bumps, but I really believe God's talking to us all the time. He's talking to us right in here. I call it our heart, our conscience, but it's the Holy Spirit talking to us. "
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Believe
God
Heaven