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" I think, for years, people have been pushed down by religion, and I don't say that disrespectfully, but they've been shown a God that you can't measure up to. "

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" Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you. "

Joel Osteen

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Anger

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" Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows? "

" If you don't set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you. "

" Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind. "

" Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.' "

" My friends and I had fun together, but I was more reserved, not at all the life of the party. I would just be the quiet one in the room. "

" Salvation and Christ's love is a gift. You don't earn it. You've got to receive that gift. "

" 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. "

" I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical. "

Joel Osteen

God

Speak

" 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. "

" It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test. "

" Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now! "

Joel Osteen

Live

Fear

" You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church. "

" I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be. "

" It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we've made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be. "

Joel Osteen

Mistakes

Will

" The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?' "

" I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality. "

" 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. "

" I don't focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, then I don't worry about it. "

" God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you're able to pay off your house. That's God shifting things in your favor. "

" I mean we all need a second chance sometimes. "

" I'm not looking to exclude people, I'm looking to include them. "

" 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. "

" I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it. "