Top 500 Joel Osteen Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “When you release your faith in uncommon ways, youll see God do uncommon things.”

— Joel Osteen

352. “If we’re going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.”

— Joel Osteen

353. “If you’re going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, you’re going to have big challenges.”

— Joel Osteen

354. “If Jesus were here today, he wouldn’t be riding around on a donkey. He’d be taking a plane, he’d be using the media.”

— Joel Osteen

355. “If you’ll dare to take your mind off your troubles, get your mind off your own needs and, instead, seek to be a blessing to other people, God will do more for you than you could even ask or think.”

— Joel Osteen

356. “Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people’s stories, it’s easier to understand their demeanor.”

— Joel Osteen

357. “Your life may have taken a detour, but God is still on the throne. He has brought you this far, and sooner or later, your peace will be restored.”

— Joel Osteen

358. “I’m going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.”

— Joel Osteen

359. “The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that’s really the essence of the Christian faith.”

— Joel Osteen

360. “A merry heart is good like a medicine.”

— Joel Osteen

361. “Don’t think small when you pray. God has a way to bring your dreams to pass if you’ll dare to be bold enough to ask.”

— Joel Osteen

362. “Don’t spend all your time trying to win over your critics. Just run your own race.”

— Joel Osteen

363. “I believe God’s keeping the records and I believe you will be rewarded even in this life; somehow, some way God will make it up to you.”

— Joel Osteen

364. “You don’t have to have a great gift for God to use it in a great way.”

— Joel Osteen

365. “Don’t live worried, frustrated or upset because of what somebody did or what didn’t work out. Come back to a place of peace. It’s not going to work against you; it’s going to work for you.”

— Joel Osteen

366. “Your situation may look impossible, but don’t ever rule out the favor of God.”

— Joel Osteen

367. “Don’t settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That’s your location, it’s not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.”

— Joel Osteen

368. “When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves.”

— Joel Osteen

369. “We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views.”

— Joel Osteen

370. “I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that’s not in me. I want to lift people up.”

— Joel Osteen

371. “It’s vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself.”

— Joel Osteen

372. “Opposition is not there to stop you, it’s there to establish you.”

— Joel Osteen

373. “Many times, we miss out on God’s best because we give up too soon. We don’t realize how close we are to victory.”

— Joel Osteen

374. “Stones of judgment, discouragement or doubt may be thrown at you. You can’t stop them, but you can make the choice to keep your walls up and not let them affect you.”

— Joel Osteen

375. “It’s better to become who God created you to be than to try to promote yourself to become something you’re not.”

— Joel Osteen

376. “We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that’s the mercy you’re going to be receiving.”

— Joel Osteen

377. “If you think your obstacles are too big, they will be. Don’t set limits on your life with your thinking.”

— Joel Osteen

378. “God made us for more than just barely getting by. We weren’t meant to sit on the sidelines of life because with God, we are on the winning team!”

— Joel Osteen

379. “When you believe, it activates God’s power.”

— Joel Osteen

380. “Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, ‘Hey, I did my religious duty.’ That’s fine, but the scripture says to pray without ceasing. And I think that means all through the day you’re talking to God. Even if it’s in your thoughts.”

— Joel Osteen

381. “The love of life is the root of all good.”

— Joel Osteen

382. “Every twenty-four hours God has a fresh new supply of grace, of favor, of wisdom, of forgiveness.”

— Joel Osteen

383. “We minister the Word of God. The proclamation of the Gospel comes after individuals have opened their hearts to God and turned from themselves to others. Only then are they truly ready to hear and benefit fully from the Word of the Lord.”

— Joel Osteen

384. “Today, decide not to speak negatively about yourself. When you criticize yourself, you are criticizing God’s very own creation.”

— Joel Osteen

385. “It’s easy to see the negative, but every person has something great about them. Develop a habit of looking for the good.”

— Joel Osteen

386. “I’m not looking to exclude people, I’m looking to include them.”

— Joel Osteen

387. “If you don’t let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?”

— Joel Osteen

388. “Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.”

— Joel Osteen

389. “You’re never going to please everyone – you might as well be who God made you to be.”

— Joel Osteen

390. “Strive to make every person feel special. After all, every person you meet is made in the image of God.”

— Joel Osteen

391. “Don’t confuse small with insignificant.”

— Joel Osteen

392. “No bad break, no disappointment, no accident can shorten one second of my divine destiny.”

— Joel Osteen

393. “Only God can look at somebody’s heart.”

— Joel Osteen

394. “I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do.”

— Joel Osteen

395. “That’s my thing – keep filled with faith. Keep doing what you can do and I believe God will do what you can’t do.”

— Joel Osteen

396. “Appreciation – Learn to give flowers while people are still living.”

— Joel Osteen

397. “When it’s all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you’ll come out standing strong.”

— Joel Osteen

398. “No matter what you’ve gone through in the past, no matter how many setbacks you’ve suffered or who or what has tried to thwart your progress, today is a new day, and God wants to do a new thing in your life.”

— Joel Osteen

399. “The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.”

— Joel Osteen

400. “Smiling resets your mood.”

— Joel Osteen