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" The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?' "
Joel Osteen
You
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" I always try to put a seed of hope into people's hearts. I'm not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith. "
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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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" Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass. "
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" 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. "
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Life
" 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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Night
Loved
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" When my dad founded our church, he used either a globe or a map of the world behind him. It was symbolic of what Christ said: to go forth and preach hope to the world. We believe in the cross, but we just continued with the globe. "
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" A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do. "
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Got
" My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places. "
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" I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality. "
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Personality
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" I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective. "
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Great
Perspective
Negative
" 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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God
Life
Think
" I think Bible principles are principles for life. "
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" I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose. "
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Trying
God
Believe
" People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior. "
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" If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again. "
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Dream
Back Up
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. "
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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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God
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" I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell. "
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Who
Going
" I always want to listen to people and receive good criticism, but I just don't have to answer to them; I have to answer to God. "
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" Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you're supposed to be. "
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" 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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God
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" I feel like my message is to let people know that God is a good God, that He's on their side, and no matter what happens, He has a great plan for them. "
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" 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. "
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Doing
Worry
" People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind. "
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Future
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" God wants to bless us where we are. "
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Where
Bless
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" God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you. "
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" Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach. "
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Reach
Strong
Trying
" We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views. "
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Still
Different
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" Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all day long thinking, 'I'm unattractive, I'm slow, I'm not as smart as my brother.' God wasn't having a bad day when he made you... If you don't love yourself in the right way, you can't love your neighbour. You can't be as good as you are supposed to be. "
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