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" I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college. "
Joel Osteen
Life
Money
Enough
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" 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. "
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" My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow. "
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" I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There's the teaching that we're supposed to be poor to show that we're humble. I don't buy that. I think we're supposed to be leaders. We're supposed to excel. "
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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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" Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions. "
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" A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what the Bible said hundreds of years ago: a merry heart is good like a medicine. "
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" Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, 'Hey, I did my religious duty.' That's fine, but the scripture says to pray without ceasing. And I think that means all through the day you're talking to God. Even if it's in your thoughts. "
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" Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now! "
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" God's got you in the palm of His hand. You won't leave one second before your time. If God wants you to be here, then you're going to be here. "
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" I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am healthy. I pray for long life and good health. "
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" I think the word rich is all relative. "
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" If you don't set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you. "
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" Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. "
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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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" I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are. "
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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. "
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" Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass. "
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" I mean we all need a second chance sometimes. "
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