When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could very well be what God will use to promote you. Joel Osteen More Quotes by Joel Osteen More Quotes From Joel Osteen If you'll spend time praying for people instead of talking about them, you'll get better results. Joel Osteen get-bettertalkingpeople You may be at a crossroads in your life. You may have issues to deal with; people you need to forgive. You can go one of the two ways. You can ignore what you now know to be true and keep burying that bitterness in your life, pushing it deeper and allowing it to poison and contaminate you and those around you. Or you can make a much better choice by getting it out in the open and asking God to help you to totally forgive and let it all go. Joel Osteen forgivenessissuestwo Don’t use your energy to worry. Use your energy to believe. Joel Osteen energyworrybelieve Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow. Joel Osteen smilefaithinspirational Every day, set your mind in the right direction. Find something to be grateful for. Joel Osteen thankfulappreciationlife Stop focusing on what you cant do, focus on what God can do. Joel Osteen cantfocuscan-do No matter how long it's been, no matter how impossible it looks, if you'll stay in faith, your time is coming. Joel Osteen christian-inspirationalfaithtime If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again. Joel Osteen knocked-downdreaminspirational The ultimate connection is when you are connected to the creator of the universe. Joel Osteen creatorconnectionsconnected Your future starts today. Don’t go through life looking in the rearview mirror. Your life is filled with possibility. Joel Osteen mirrorslife-istoday Be careful with whom you associate, especially when you feel emotionally vulnerable, because negative people can steal the dream right out of your heart. Joel Osteen dreamheartpeople You can't talk defeat and expect to have victory. You can't talk lack and expect to have abundance. You've got to send your words out in the direction you want your life to go. Joel Osteen positivitypositivelife 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. Joel Osteen husbandheartpeople You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past. Joel Osteen preparedletting-gopast God wants you to have a good life, a life filled with love, joy, peace, and fulfillment. That doesn’t mean it will always be easy, but it does mean that it will always be good. Joel Osteen good-lifeinspirationalmean Just because we're in a STRESSFUL situation doesn't mean that we have to get stressed out. You may be in the storm. The key is, don't let the storm get in YOU. Joel Osteen positive-thinkingkeysmean Your destiny is too great, your assignment too important, your time too valuable. Don't let fear intimidate you. Joel Osteen destinyimportantlife 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, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, you're going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family. Joel Osteen healthyinspirationalbelieve When you keep God in first place, He will take you to places you've never dreamed of Joel Osteen firsts Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows? Joel Osteen encouragingupliftinginspirational
