Top 500 Joel Osteen Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “You sacrifice the few to save the many.”

— Joel Osteen

102. “Fear and faith have something in common. They both ask us to believe in something we cannot see.”

— Joel Osteen

103. “People will try to label you not good enough, too slow, too old, too many mistakes. You can’t stop negative comments or prevent negative labels, but you can choose to not let them hold you back.”

— Joel Osteen

104. “You’re not RESPONSIBLE for somebody else’s happiness. You’re responsible for your own HAPPINESS.”

— Joel Osteen

105. “God works where there’s an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.”

— Joel Osteen

106. “Take your dreams and the promises God has put in your heart, and every day declare that they will come to pass.”

— Joel Osteen

107. “Don’t talk about the way you are. Talk about the way you want to be.”

— Joel Osteen

108. “You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. You were created to be victorious.”

— Joel Osteen

109. “God is preparing you for greater things. He’s going to take you further than you thought possible, so don’t be surprised when He asks you to think better of yourself and to act accordingly.”

— Joel Osteen

110. “You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out.”

— Joel Osteen

111. “Make the decision and say, “I’m not letting that worry in. I’m done being upset when my plans don’t work out. I’m not letting that stress in.” Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don’t have to let them into your spirit.”

— Joel Osteen

112. “Where God gives vision He always provides provision.”

— Joel Osteen

113. “You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.”

— Joel Osteen

114. “If you will focus on meeting other people’s needs, God will always make sure your needs are supplied. God will take care of your problems for you.”

— Joel Osteen

115. “If you don’t set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you.”

— Joel Osteen

116. “You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.”

— Joel Osteen

117. “No matter how dark it looks, no matter how long it’s been, no matter how many people are trying to push you down; if you will stay in faith, God will always take you from Friday to Sunday. He will always complete what He started in you!”

— Joel Osteen

118. “God will always bring the right people into your life, but you have to let the wrong people walk away.”

— Joel Osteen

119. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

122. “You will never change what you tolerate.”

— Joel Osteen

123. “Keep honoring God with your life, stay in peace, trust His timing and God will open doors that no man can shut.”

— Joel Osteen

124. “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.”

— Joel Osteen

125. “Learn to trust His timing. Don’t get in a hurry; don’t grow impatient; don’t try to force doors open. Don’t try to make things happen in your own strength. Let God do it His way.”

— Joel Osteen

126. “When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.”

— Joel Osteen

127. “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.”

— Joel Osteen

128. “Being successful doesn’t necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great.”

— Joel Osteen

129. “If you can see the invisible, God will do the impossible.”

— Joel Osteen

130. “There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance.”

— Joel Osteen

131. “Wake up every morning with a thankful attitude. Expect something good to happen in your life today.”

— Joel Osteen

132. “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.”

— Joel Osteen

133. “Where you are now is not where you will always be. There are brighter days up ahead.”

— Joel Osteen

134. “Let’s be the kind of people that do good for others whether we get paid back or not, whether they say thank you or not.”

— Joel Osteen

135. “Faith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy.”

— Joel Osteen

136. “Don’t put a question mark where God has put a period.”

— Joel Osteen

137. “Quit questioning God and start trusting Him!”

— Joel Osteen

138. “I struggled for a long time with survivin’, and no matter what, you keep finding something to fight for.”

— Joel Osteen

139. “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.”

— Joel Osteen

140. “Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.”

— Joel Osteen

141. “God wants to increase you financially, by giving you promotions, fresh ideas and creativity.”

— Joel Osteen

142. “Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you’re supposed to be.”

— Joel Osteen

143. “You don’t have to fight every battle. You don’t have to respond to every critic. You don’t have to be offended because of what others say. You can rise above these things and soar.”

— Joel Osteen

144. “You only have so much emotional energy each day. Don’t fight battles that don’t matter.”

— Joel Osteen

145. “Quit worrying about how everything is going to turn out. Live one day at a time; better yet, make the most of this moment.”

— Joel Osteen

146. “When you get knocked down, don’t stay down; get back up again. Nothing good is going to happen as long as you’re down on yourself.”

— Joel Osteen

147. “If you develop an image of success, health, abundance, joy, peace, happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you.”

— Joel Osteen

148. “A grateful heart is like a sponge that soaks up God’s goodness.”

— Joel Osteen

149. “Don’t focus on the adversity; focus on God. No matter what you go through, stay in faith, be your best each day and trust that God will use it to position you for greatness.”

— Joel Osteen

150. “There’s a lot that is good in your life-don’t take it for granted. Don’t get so focused on the struggles that you miss the gift of today.”

— Joel Osteen