Top 779 Quotes & Sayings by Joel Osteen - Page 6

When it's all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you'll come out standing strong.

You cannot wait until everything becomes better before you decide to have a good attitude. You have to be the best you can be right where you are.

No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up.

Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing.

You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody.

You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don’t need their approval to fulfill your destiny.

Your situation may look impossible, but don't ever rule out the favor of God.

Understand that the enemy always fights the hardest when he knows you are closest to your breakthrough. He'd leave you alone if he thought you were going to live in mediocrity. If you keep pressing on toward your promise, through faith and patience, you will get there.

You spend your time like you spend money. You can waste it or invest it.

God never said that we wouldn’t have unfair situations, that we wouldn’t experience loss. But He promised if we would stay in faith, He would restore everything that was stolen.

We have to realize that our lives could be gone in a moment. There are no guarantees that we will be here at this time next year. Learn to live each day to the fullest. Don't complain. Don't focus on what's wrong. Be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day.

Life is short. You can't afford to put off what God has put in your heart. You don't have time to live with things holding you back.

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing them to control you.

If you want to know where you'll be five years from now, listen to what you're saying about yourself today.

Believe that God is in control. There is no need to be stressed out or worried

We live in a society that likes to kick people when they’re down. Don’t be a fair-weather friend. Stick with people. They need you more in the tough times than they do in the good times.

The creator of the universe is lining up things in my favour.

You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.

When you release your faith in uncommon ways, youll see God do uncommon things.

If you have a big challenge today, that just means you have a big destiny.

No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated.

You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being something that you’re not. If you want God’s favor in your life, you must be the person He made you to be, not the person your boss wants you to be, not even the person your parents or your husband wants you to be. You can’t let outside expectations keep you from following your own heart.

Sometimes we focus on the mess or the broken dream, but in all the mess God sees greatness. He knows how to take your troubles and turn them into trophies, how to take the test and make it your testimony.

Dare to believe SOMETHING AMAZING is going to happen in your life. When you believe, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

Before you leave the house, you need to make up your mind that you’re going to stay positive and enjoy the day no matter what comes your way. You have to decide ahead of time.

It’s vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself.

Your destiny is not cancelled because of a mistake, because of a failure. Get back up and go again.

You're not RESPONSIBLE for somebody else's happiness. You're responsible for your own HAPPINESS.

There is a place that God has specifically designed for you where all your needs will be supplied, where you'll be happy and fulfilled, and where you'll be using your gifts and talents to the full.

Your job isn't to judge. - Your job isn't to figure out if someone deserves something or decide who is right or wrong. - Your job is to lift the fallen, restore the broken, and heal the hurting.

You may be sitting around waiting for God to change your circumstances. Then you’re going to be happy, then your’re going to have a good attitude, then you’re going to give God praise. But God is waiting on you to get up on the inside. When you do your part, He’ll begin to change things and work supernaturally in your life.

Jesus didn't go around condemning people. The Bible says it's the goodness of God that leads people to repentance.

Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.

The truth is we all get tired, we all get weary. In fact, if you never feel like giving up, then your dreams are too small. If you never feel like quitting, then you need to set some larger goals. When that pressure comes to get discouraged and to think about how you can’t take it anymore, that is completely normal. Every person feels that way at times.

If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.

God wants to increase you financially, by giving you promotions, fresh ideas and creativity

Nothing can take your joy; you have to give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness.

When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don't wait until you feel better.

The Bible talks about how God uses difficult situations to develop our character and get us stronger. The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends. But out of that darkness, out of that disappointment in my life, that's what God used to push me into another level of victory or another level of ministry that I never knew I had.

Don't waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people.

He is still in control. He still has you in the palm of His hand.

Don't think small when you pray. God has a way to bring your dreams to pass if you'll dare to be bold enough to ask.

Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping; keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He's going to accelerate your times and lead you into the life of victory He has for you.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern.

To live your best life now, you must learn to trust God’s timing, you may not think He’s working, but you can be sure that right now, behind the scenes, God is arranging all the pieces to come together to work out His plan for your life.

Your destiny is not determined by your critics. Focus on running your own race.

The moment God put a dream in your heart, the moment the promise took root, God not only started it, but He set a completion date.

The bigger your obstacle, the bigger your future. Don't get discouraged, keep moving forward.

Don’t allow negative people to steal your joy. When you lose your joy, you lose your strength.

Life is too short to live that way. Learn to travel light. Every morning when you first get up, forgive the people that did you wrong the day before. Forgive your spouse for what they said. At the start of the day, let go of the disappointments, the set backs from yesterday. Start every morning fresh and new. God did not create you to carry around all that baggage. Let it go and move forward in the life of blessing He has in store for you!

You weren't created to be unhappy in order to keep everyone else happy. Run your own race.

Don't ever say anything negative about yourself.

You will become what you believe. The truth is, I am what I am today because of what I believed about myself yesterday. And I will be tomorrow what I believe about myself right now

No bad break, no disappointment, no accident can shorten one second of my divine destiny.

Instead of telling God how big your problems are, tell your problem how BIG your God is.

Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.

I know what's in my future is greater than what's in my past so I am pressing forward in life.

At this very moment, God’s working behind the scenes in your life, arranging things in your favor. Stay in faith!

Never let discouraging people and discouraging situations talk you out of your dream.

Don’t use your energy to worry. Use your energy to believe.