Top 500 Joel Osteen Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “Replace those thoughts of worry with thoughts of hope, faith, and victory.”

— Joel Osteen

152. “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

153. “Life’s a fight. It’s a good fight of faith.”

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

155. “The prerequisite to loving others is to love yourself. If you don’t have a healthy respect for who you are, and if you don’t learn to accept yourself faults and all, you will never be able to properly love other people.”

— Joel Osteen

156. “Your best days are still out in front of you.”

— Joel Osteen

157. “Life begins each morning.”

— Joel Osteen

158. “Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you’ll get to where God wants you to be.”

— Joel Osteen

159. “The only difference between black coal and a precious diamond is the amount of pressure it endured.”

— Joel Osteen

160. “Associate with people of vision. Be around those who inspire you and motivate you to reach your dreams.”

— Joel Osteen

161. “It is your choice to be happy. Make up your mind to enjoy this day, to have a blessed, prosperous, victorious year. You may have some setbacks and your circumstances may change, but don’t let that change your mind. Keep it set to happiness.”

— Joel Osteen

162. “Too often we make the mistake of remembering what we should forget-our hurts, failures and disappointments -and we forget what we should remember-our victories, accomplishments and the times we have made it through.”

— Joel Osteen

163. “When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don’t wait until you feel better.”

— Joel Osteen

164. “When you smile and project an aura of warmth, kindness, and friendliness, you will attract warms, kindness, and friendliness. Happy people will be drawn to you.”

— Joel Osteen

165. “True love turns words and feelings into actions.”

— Joel Osteen

166. “A victor’s mentality becomes a victor’s reality.”

— Joel Osteen

167. “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”

— Joel Osteen

168. “God doesn’t ask you to figure it all out. He only asks you to believe.”

— Joel Osteen

169. “If you spend your life trying to please people or letting them control you, you may make them happy, but you’ll miss your destiny.”

— Joel Osteen

170. “Often, out of our greatest rejection comes our greatest direction.”

— Joel Osteen

171. “You were created to excel. There’s no limit to how high you can go in life. Keep stretching to the next level.”

— Joel Osteen

172. “You weren’t created to be unhappy in order to keep everyone else happy. Run your own race.”

— Joel Osteen

173. “God loves to use ordinary people just like you and me, faults and all, to do extraordinary things.”

— Joel Osteen

174. “I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.”

— Joel Osteen

175. “When you’re tempted to be upset, ask yourself ‘Is this worth giving up my joy?’”

— Joel Osteen

176. “To me, we’re marketing hope.”

— Joel Osteen

177. “I will not talk to God about how big my problems are. I will talk to my problems about how big my God is. This is my declaration.”

— Joel Osteen

178. “What you expect is what you will get.”

— Joel Osteen

179. “You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won’t receive the good things God has in store.”

— Joel Osteen

180. “Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it’s hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.”

— Joel Osteen

181. “No matter what comes your way, don’t lose your joy.”

— Joel Osteen

182. “Faith is not in your head. Faith is in your heart. Sometimes you have to turn your mind off and listen to your heart.”

— Joel Osteen

183. “God’s dream is that you have an abundance, that you be totally out of debt, pay your house off, pay your credit cards off, and have so much overflow that you can be a blessing to everyone around you!”

— Joel Osteen

184. “Nothing in life has happened to you. It’s happened for you. Every disappointment. Every wrong. Even every closed door has helped make you into who you are.”

— Joel Osteen

185. “You may think you’ve got a long way to go, but you need to look back at how far you’ve already come. You may not be everything you want to be but atleast you can thank God that you’re not what you used to be.”

— Joel Osteen

186. “Truth is, no two people are completely compatible. We have to learn to become one. That means we may have to make sacrifices; we may have to overlook some things. We must be willing to compromise for the good of the relationship.”

— Joel Osteen

187. “You cannot soar with the eagles as long as you hang out with the turkeys.”

— Joel Osteen

188. “To become a better you, you must be positive towards yourself, develop better relationships, embrace the place where you are.”

— Joel Osteen

189. “At the start of each new day, remind yourself: I am talented. I am creative. I am greatly favored by God. I am equipped. I am well able. I will see my dreams come to pass.”

— Joel Osteen

190. “Ask God to give you the strength to endure, and rest assured, He will take care of you.”

— Joel Osteen

191. “Not every person is going to understand you and that’s okay. They have a right to their opinion and you have every right to ignore it.”

— Joel Osteen

192. “God didn’t make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.”

— Joel Osteen

193. “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.”

— Joel Osteen

194. “Marriage is a commitment, not a feeling.”

— Joel Osteen

195. “God can make greatness out of a great mess.”

— Joel Osteen

196. “When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He’s offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person’s life. You must learn to follow that love. Don’t ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have.”

— Joel Osteen

197. “Your life will follow your expectations. What you expect is what you will get. If you dwell on positive thoughts, you will move in that direction; if you continually think negative thoughts, you will live a negative life.”

— Joel Osteen

198. “You don’t have to tell people what they’re doing wrong. They already know. Your job is to love them.”

— Joel Osteen

199. “Be a people builder. Look for opportunities to encourage others to bring out the best in them.”

— Joel Osteen

200. “If your dream dies, dream another one. If things don’t work out the way you’ve planned, God has a better plan for you.”

— Joel Osteen