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" I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal... God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of. "

Joel Osteen

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" We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving. "

" Only God can look at somebody's heart. "

" Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you'll get to where God wants you to be. "

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" I'm honest enough to say I don't know everything. You know, I don't. I don't understand all of God. I don't understand, you know, some kind of why bad things happen. "

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" You are victors, not victims! "

" There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers. "

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" Don't grow accustomed to living with less, doing less, and being less to the point that you eventually sit back and accept it. "

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" God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us. "

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