Top 500 Joel Osteen Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “Never let discouraging people and discouraging situations talk you out of your dream.”

— Joel Osteen

352. “Nothing can take your joy; you have to give it away. You’re in complete control of your happiness.”

— Joel Osteen

353. “One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful; we take for granted what God has done for us. We let what once was a miracle become common to us. We get so accustomed to goodness, it becomes routine; it doesn’t really excite us anymore.”

— Joel Osteen

354. “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

355. “When you release your faith in uncommon ways, youll see God do uncommon things.”

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

357. “Check your spiritual birth certificate, you were made in the mighty image of God.”

— Joel Osteen

358. “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

359. “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

360. “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

361. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

363. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

365. “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

366. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

368. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

370. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

372. “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

373. “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

374. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

376. “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

377. “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

378. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

380. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

382. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

385. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

387. “Some things you can only learn in the struggle. When it’s easy, when everything is going your way, that doesn’t take any faith.”

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

389. “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

390. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

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

— Joel Osteen

398. “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

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

— Joel Osteen

400. “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