When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to jus...
JOEL OSTEEN God made you a masterpiece - be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.
JOEL OSTEEN We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though,...
JOEL OSTEEN Why don't you start believing that no matter what you have or haven't done, that your best d...
JOEL OSTEEN I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to...
JOEL OSTEEN If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.
JOEL OSTEEN If you don't set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you.
JOEL OSTEEN I always try to put a seed of hope into people's hearts. I'm not there to teach them doctrin...
JOEL OSTEEN We think when God speaks to us, there's going to be a boom out of Heaven or we're going to g...
JOEL OSTEEN I believe that God breathed life into every person and that every person is made in the image of God...
JOEL OSTEEN When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got mad to...
JOEL OSTEEN Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is r...
JOEL OSTEEN Quit questioning God and start trusting Him!
JOEL OSTEEN You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have ...
JOEL OSTEEN Jesus was saying that you can't have a larger life with restricted attitudes.
JOEL OSTEEN Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.
JOEL OSTEEN Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that wi...
JOEL OSTEEN I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am...
JOEL OSTEEN Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are ...
JOEL OSTEEN Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're do...
JOEL OSTEEN A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what th...
JOEL OSTEEN I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening ...
JOEL OSTEEN You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mis...
JOEL OSTEEN You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the...
JOEL OSTEEN Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passin...
JOEL OSTEEN Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to...
JOEL OSTEEN When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that'...
JOEL OSTEEN It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we've made and sins. God wants us to do that because He...
JOEL OSTEEN I want to challenge you today to get out of your comfort zone. You have so much incredible potential...
JOEL OSTEEN You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you...
JOEL OSTEEN Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, 'Hey, I did my religious duty.' That&#...
JOEL OSTEEN You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had ...
JOEL OSTEEN I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're gr...
JOEL OSTEEN I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you ...
JOEL OSTEEN When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.
JOEL OSTEEN Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you'll get t...
JOEL OSTEEN See, when you drive home today, you've got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you...
JOEL OSTEEN The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You...
JOEL OSTEEN Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.
JOEL OSTEEN I wouldn't ever say if you're having tough times then there must be something wrong with you...
JOEL OSTEEN I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.
JOEL OSTEEN We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.
JOEL OSTEEN God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.
JOEL OSTEEN People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past b...
JOEL OSTEEN God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right...
JOEL OSTEEN One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful..we let ...
JOEL OSTEEN If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.
JOEL OSTEEN Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it&#...
JOEL OSTEEN Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may...
JOEL OSTEEN It doesn't matter who likes you or doesn't like you, all that matters is that God likes you....
JOEL OSTEEN It's easy to get negative because you get beat down. You go through a few disappointments and it...
JOEL OSTEEN Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all day long thinking, 'I'm unattract...
JOEL OSTEEN There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't ge...
JOEL OSTEEN God has already done everything He's going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want suc...
JOEL OSTEEN I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send ...
JOEL OSTEEN Well I think a lot of times we're putting things off and I'm going to do it later. I'm g...
JOEL OSTEEN God puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He crea...
JOEL OSTEEN Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't t...
JOEL OSTEEN We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up o...
JOEL OSTEEN If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize you...
JOEL OSTEEN If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, ...
JOEL OSTEEN I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.
JOEL OSTEEN I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's no...
JOEL OSTEEN You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don&...
JOEL OSTEEN A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut...
JOEL OSTEEN In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing...
JOEL OSTEEN It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard...
JOEL OSTEEN Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.
JOEL OSTEEN Whether a person is straight or gay, Republican, Democrat, good person, not a good person, they'...
JOEL OSTEEN Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, strong...
JOEL OSTEEN I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank G...
JOEL OSTEEN The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friend...
JOEL OSTEEN I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity wo...
JOEL OSTEEN You have enough people against you... be for yourself.
JOEL OSTEEN God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out...
JOEL OSTEEN People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.
JOEL OSTEEN I want the services to look and sound like the Grammys. It's not showy, but we represent God, an...
JOEL OSTEEN Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.
JOEL OSTEEN Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Wel...
JOEL OSTEEN I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But...
JOEL OSTEEN I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encou...
JOEL OSTEEN I'm not looking to exclude people, I'm looking to include them.
JOEL OSTEEN I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
JOEL OSTEEN It seems like when I was growing up there was more compromise, wanting to work with each other, and ...
JOEL OSTEEN People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, th...
JOEL OSTEEN Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you recei...
JOEL OSTEEN You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.
JOEL OSTEEN I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.
JOEL OSTEEN Be a victor, not a victim.
JOEL OSTEEN One touch of His (God’s) favor can put you fifty years ahead of where you thought you’d be.
JOEL OSTEEN When you are tempted to get discouraged, remind yourself that according to God’s word, your future...
JOEL OSTEEN Every day is a gift from God. There's no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good...
JOEL OSTEEN I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed dow...
JOEL OSTEEN Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ.
JOEL OSTEEN You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.
JOEL OSTEEN I've always been - you know, my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I'm just b...
JOEL OSTEEN It's our faith that activates the power of God.
JOEL OSTEEN What you keep before your eyes will affect you.
JOEL OSTEEN The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
JOEL OSTEEN If you want to see God do wonders in your marriage, start praising your spouse. Start appreciating a...
JOEL OSTEEN People of excellence go the extra mile to do what's right.
JOEL OSTEEN Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you’ll get to ...
JOEL OSTEEN Rewards await you if you stay steadfast in your faith.
JOEL OSTEEN My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preac...
JOEL OSTEEN I'm a reverend and a pastor. A pastor of the church. I go by usually pastor.
JOEL OSTEEN I believe God's keeping the records, and I believe you will be rewarded even in this life. Someh...
JOEL OSTEEN Prospering just doesn't have to do with money.
JOEL OSTEEN You need to take pride in what God has given you.
JOEL OSTEEN Love overlooks a person’s faults. That’s not always easy, but love believes the best in every pe...
JOEL OSTEEN When you go through difficult times, make sure you pass the test. Don’t be stubborn and hardheaded...
JOEL OSTEEN Maybe you’ve invested a lot of time, effort, money, emotion, and energy in a relationship; you did...
JOEL OSTEEN You may live or work around a bunch of weeds, but don’t let that stop you from blooming. Realize t...
JOEL OSTEEN Certainly, other people can pray for you, they can believe for you, they can quote the scripture to ...
JOEL OSTEEN Keep in mind, just because you don’t know the answer doesn’t mean that one does not exist. You s...
JOEL OSTEEN Don’t just accept whatever comes your way in life. You were born to win; you were born for greatne...
JOEL OSTEEN The bible says no man can take your joy. That means no person can make you live with a negative atti...
JOEL OSTEEN If you’ll dare to take your mind off your troubles, get your mind off your own needs and, instead,...
JOEL OSTEEN It’s vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want...
JOEL OSTEEN It’s not always easy to get over some of those bumps in the road, those disillusionments and disap...
JOEL OSTEEN God wants you to have a good life, a life filled with love, joy, peace, and fulfillment. That doesn�...
JOEL OSTEEN Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your ...
JOEL OSTEEN You may think there is a lot wrong with you, but there is also a lot right with you.
JOEL OSTEEN To live your best life now, you must learn to trust God’s timing, you may not think He’s working...
JOEL OSTEEN When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could ver...
JOEL OSTEEN You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being somethi...
JOEL OSTEEN Start calling yourself healed, happy, whole, blessed, and prosperous. Stop talking to God about how ...
JOEL OSTEEN Quit worrying about how everything is going to turn out. Live one day at a time; better yet, make th...
JOEL OSTEEN Keep doing the right. God is building character in you, and you are passing that test. Remember, the...
JOEL OSTEEN When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He’s offering you an opportunity t...
JOEL OSTEEN No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up. God sees your resolve. He sees ...
JOEL OSTEEN God knows your value; He sees your potential. You may not understand everything you are going throug...
JOEL OSTEEN God can make your enemies your footstool.
JOEL OSTEEN Be the one to stand out in the crowd.
JOEL OSTEEN I do know this... I seem to reach a lot of previously unchurched people. So many people have told me...
JOEL OSTEEN Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now!
JOEL OSTEEN You are victors, not victims!
JOEL OSTEEN Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we...
JOEL OSTEEN If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactl...
JOEL OSTEEN In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and produci...
JOEL OSTEEN See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They're taking in every single thing you...
JOEL OSTEEN You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. We were ...
JOEL OSTEEN When my dad founded our church, he used either a globe or a map of the world behind him. It was symb...
JOEL OSTEEN Isn't it funny how babies laugh a lot? I read a toddler, a young child laughs 300 times a day. T...
JOEL OSTEEN You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created ...
JOEL OSTEEN I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged - 'There's nothing...
JOEL OSTEEN We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you...
JOEL OSTEEN If you can see the invisible, God will do the impossible.
JOEL OSTEEN I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.
JOEL OSTEEN I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has bless...
JOEL OSTEEN Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.
JOEL OSTEEN God wants to use you in spite of your weaknesses. Of God chose to use perfect people only, He’d ha...
JOEL OSTEEN Don't put a question mark where God has put a period.
JOEL OSTEEN It is flattering to be mentioned in such company; However, it is more rewarding to know that so many...
JOEL OSTEEN I am excited about the opportunity of expanding our outreach with Free Press.
JOEL OSTEEN I tell people all the time you can't have faith if you don't have hope. People sometimes criticize m...
JOEL OSTEEN My mother was very ill with terminal cancer she was given a few weeks to live, but she started speak...
JOEL OSTEEN Another thing I remind myself is that God knows what's best for me.
JOEL OSTEEN We slanted the floor and poured concrete,
JOEL OSTEEN I never dreamed my book was going to do what it's done, ... Hopefully I'll never have to take a sala...
JOEL OSTEEN [In August 2004, he did a free appearance at the 18,000-seat Philips Arena in Atlanta and filled it ...
JOEL OSTEEN You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ an...
JOEL OSTEEN Don’t be impatient. It’s not over until God says it’s over.
JOEL OSTEEN One of the most important things you can do in your life is to learn to pull back the curtain of fea...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Let me encourage you to get up every day and focus on what you do have in life. Be thankful for the ...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.
VICTORIA OSTEEN Even in the tough times, He's still a good God.
VICTORIA OSTEEN At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent ...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our ...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Choose to be kind. Choose to forgive. Let your love grow and shine so that people may look at the ex...
VICTORIA OSTEEN The thing is, God has already seen every twist and turn of your life. He already knows what's in...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Bitterness and unforgiveness block the flow of God's blessing in your life and actually hinder y...
VICTORIA OSTEEN We talk a lot about hope, helping, and teamwork. Our whole message is that we are more powerful toge...
VICTORIA OSTEEN As you keep your mind and heart focused in the right direction, approaching each day with faith and ...
VICTORIA OSTEEN I bake a chocolate cake from scratch every week.
VICTORIA OSTEEN Sometimes God presents opportunities that look insignificant or rather ordinary. Perhaps you don'...
VICTORIA OSTEEN I think that we have a great opportunity to impart our wisdom and our knowledge and our experience t...
VICTORIA OSTEEN God doesn't want us to merely sit around dreaming about things we can do and be. That's a go...
VICTORIA OSTEEN It is my desire to break the destructive generational cycle of illiteracy in the home by focusing on...
VICTORIA OSTEEN It's no secret that in our society, and many before, people are trend followers. For some reason...
VICTORIA OSTEEN God has given us all wonderful unique gifts and talents to use to glorify and celebrate Him.
VICTORIA OSTEEN Do good 'cause God wants you to be happy. When you come to church, when you worship Him, you'...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of ...
VICTORIA OSTEEN I think when you have an optimistic attitude, and you believe that God is guiding you, that you will...
VICTORIA OSTEEN We know what we are supposed to do and we don't want to do it, so we do the exact opposite anywa...
VICTORIA OSTEEN At the end of day, what matters most to God, what moves His heart, isn't our fancy words and imp...
VICTORIA OSTEEN You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-ki...
VICTORIA OSTEEN One thing is certain: our families are important. Don't get so stressed out and so preoccupied t...
VICTORIA OSTEEN When we obey God, we're not doing it for God... we're doing it for ourself. Because God take...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Imagine Him smiling down on you right now. Embrace His love. Remember, you are His most prized posse...
VICTORIA OSTEEN You may have made some mistakes, but just like a parent helps their child when they are learning to ...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Let me encourage you, if someone has wronged you, and you still get that cringing feeling on the ins...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Reality TV is to popular because it allows so many people to sit on the sidelines and just watch som...
VICTORIA OSTEEN Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have...
VICTORIA OSTEEN I just think that is so important to keep a strong support system, to keep yourself encouraged.
VICTORIA OSTEEN the words of a madman are only chaos to the sane.
-JOEL You have to have talent. You have to get the audition and then you have to nail the audition.
JOEL MCHALE A pig has a plow on the end of its nose because it does meaningful work with it. It is built to dig ...
JOEL SALATIN Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
BILLY JOEL If I play a villain, I try to find his lightness and his good side. And if I play a hero or a good g...
JOEL KINNAMAN I love 'Breaking Bad.' I'd watch Bryan Cranston read the phone book, for days.
JOEL KINNAMAN