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" I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be. "
Joel Osteen
God
Intended
Think
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" Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are. "
Joel Osteen
Work
You
Way
" I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective. "
Joel Osteen
Great
Perspective
Negative
" My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation, that that gives us a guarantee for Heaven. "
Joel Osteen
Belief
Us
Christian
" I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell. "
Joel Osteen
Judge
Who
Going
" You'll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself. "
Joel Osteen
Yourself
Rise
See
" 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
" 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
" It's flattering to people who stop you and say that you've helped them and all. But, again, you know, you've got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down. "
Joel Osteen
Humble
You
Say
" 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
Life
Attitude
Grateful
" When I hear Mitt Romney say that he believes that Jesus is the Son of God, that He's the Christ, raised from the dead, that He's his savior - that's good enough for me. "
Joel Osteen
Son
Say
Enough
" It seems like when I was growing up there was more compromise, wanting to work with each other, and I think all of them - all of the lawmakers - have hearts to do what's right, and they all are passionate about it. "
Joel Osteen
Think
Growing
Growing Up
" Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change. "
Joel Osteen
Know
You
People
" People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that. "
Joel Osteen
People
Many
Skeptical
" I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it. "
Joel Osteen
Own
Say
Battles
" 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
" The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. "
Joel Osteen
Some
Nicest
Meet
" To me, it's OK to have differences. But we don't have to be mad about it. You know? And I think that's where sometimes we get so passionate that we - you know, it turns into anger. "
Joel Osteen
Anger
Think
You
" Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside. "
Joel Osteen
Life
Power
Victory
" Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. "
Joel Osteen
Faith
Life
Good
" 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. "
Joel Osteen
You
Life
Positive
" I don't have all the answers. "
Joel Osteen
Answers
" 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
Good
Attitude
God
" Only God can look at somebody's heart. "
Joel Osteen
Heart
God
Look
" 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
God
Believe
Money
" 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. "
Joel Osteen
Live
People
Culture
" It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message. "
Joel Osteen
Money
You
People
" 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. "
Joel Osteen
Night
Loved
Service
" 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. "
Joel Osteen
Truth
Truth Is
Talking
" I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know. "
Joel Osteen
Know
Who
Heaven
" I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do. "
Joel Osteen
God
Gives
You