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" You have enough people against you... be for yourself. "
Joel Osteen
Enough
Against
You
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" 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.' "
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" Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy. "
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" I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life. "
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Living
" I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it. "
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Never
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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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God
" I think the word rich is all relative. "
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Relative
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" So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do. "
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Looking
Look
Life
" A lot of churches have not moved with the times. "
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Lot
Moved
" 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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God
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Time
" 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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God
College
Work
" 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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Prayer
Good
Good Health
" Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now! "
Joel Osteen
Live
Go
Fear
" I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical. "
Joel Osteen
Me
God
Speak
" If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying. "
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Say
Reap
Long
" Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction. "
Joel Osteen
Distraction
You
Sometimes
" God puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He created them to be. Most people will not reach their full potential without somebody else believing in them. "
Joel Osteen
God
Succeed
Purpose
" I didn't try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into. "
Joel Osteen
Tried
Pressure
Try
" 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
" I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He's given you... but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things... he's not a small God; this God is incredible. "
Joel Osteen
Life
Dreams
God
" Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions. "
Joel Osteen
Questions
God
Faith
" I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life defeated and not see God's blessings. But you have to make the right choices and follow that still, small voice within you. Because I think that's how God leads us. "
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Think
Choices
Blessings
" 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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People
Good
God
" 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. "
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Gift
Find
Grateful
" When I used to play sports, I'd be the one cheering the team on, 'Come on, we can beat these guys!' That's just in me. "
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Beat
Me
Used
" God's desire is that we excel. "
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Excel
God
Desire
" It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message. "
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Money
You
People
" Well I think a lot of times we're putting things off and I'm going to do it later. I'm going to break this bad habit or I'm going to pursue this dream or I'm going to treat my spouse better. "
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Better
Dream
Treat
" 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
" Prospering just doesn't have to do with money. "
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Prospering
Just
" I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality. "
Joel Osteen
Easy
Personality
Happy