Joel Osteen

Quotes

• “God has already done everything He's going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom...”
• “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 m...”
• “Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we are to truly unders...”
• “I do know this... I seem to reach a lot of previously unchurched people. So many people have told me they never went to ...”
• “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 th...”
• “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 ...”
• “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 bel...”
• “God never said that we wouldn’t have unfair situations, that we wouldn’t experience loss. But He promised if we would st...”
• “You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the p...”
• “You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. We were created to be victor...”
• “Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.”
• “I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.”
• “If you can see the invisible, God will do the impossible.”
• “Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.”
• “You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.”
• “Prospering just doesn't have to do with money.”
• “Quit questioning God and start trusting Him!”