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" 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
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" Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy. "
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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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" I just think that trusting God means we're going to have unanswered questions, and God is so much bigger than us, we're never going to understand them all. "
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" If you give, you will be blessed. "
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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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Think
" You are victors, not victims! "
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You
Victors
" I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message. "
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Feel
Message
Want
" I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights. "
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Basketball
Like
Enjoy
" I don't have all the answers. "
Joel Osteen
Answers
" 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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" I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple. "
Joel Osteen
I Believe
Simple
Say
" I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.' "
Joel Osteen
Peace
Joy
Life
" 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. "
Joel Osteen
People
Great
Good
" I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life. "
Joel Osteen
My Life
Rules
Living
" Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments. "
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More
People
Important
" 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 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. "
Joel Osteen
Good
Hope
God
" 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. "
Joel Osteen
Friends
Fun
Life
" Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. "
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Faith
Life
Good
" Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. "
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Most
Loving
People
" 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. "
Joel Osteen
God
College
Mindset
" 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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Feel
Doing
Worry
" You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue. "
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Change
Communication
Life
" Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change. "
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Know
You
People
" Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we are to truly understand our own culture and how it came to be. The Bible has influenced every part of western culture from our art, music, and history, to our sense of fairness, charity, and business. "
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Culture
Music
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" 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. "
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Humble
You
Say
" In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing. "
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Difficult
Believing
Growing
" I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it. "
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Stay
Never
Away
" A lot of preachers' kids are some of the most rebellious kids in the world. I never was like that. "
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Rebellious
Never
World
" 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. "
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You
Life
Positive