Top 500 Joel Osteen Quotes (2025 Update)
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401. “The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.”

— Joel Osteen

402. “Smiling resets your mood.”

— Joel Osteen

403. “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

404. “We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It’s ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.”

— Joel Osteen

405. “If you don’t have the gift of a loving supportive family, be that gift for someone else. It doesn’t have to be a relative, just someone you know who is alone or hurting over the holiday.”

— Joel Osteen

406. “You don’t know what’s on the inside until you put a demand on your potential.”

— Joel Osteen

407. “What others say and do cannot stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Your destiny was handed down by Almighty God.”

— Joel Osteen

408. “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

409. “Don’t focus on what’s wrong. Things may not be perfect, but be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day. Live each day like it could be your last.”

— Joel Osteen

410. “We can all control our own destiny. And I think sometimes it’s a copout to say, “Well, it’s this person’s fault or another person’s fault.””

— Joel Osteen

411. “I try to teach people that I believe God wants us to be positive toward ourselves, meaning that, you know what, I like the way I look, I like the way I sound, I’m happy with what I’m doing in my career – and not always be beating ourselves down.”

— Joel Osteen

412. “Nothing in life has happened to you, it’s happened FOR You!”

— Joel Osteen

413. “It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we’ve made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be.”

— Joel Osteen

414. “Just because something didn’t work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.”

— Joel Osteen

415. “Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don’t think God categorizes sins.”

— Joel Osteen

416. “It’s flattering to people who stop you and say that you’ve helped them and all. But, again, you know, you’ve got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down.”

— Joel Osteen

417. “So many people are looking at what’s wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what’s right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.”

— Joel Osteen

418. “If it’s not meeting a need, turn it into a seed. Remember, we will reap what we sow. When you do good for other people, that’s when God is going to make sure that His abundant blessings overtake you.”

— Joel Osteen

419. “Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping; keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He’s going to accelerate your times and lead you into the life of victory He has for you.”

— Joel Osteen

420. “If we don’t forgive ourselves for mistakes we’ve made-and everybody’s made their choices, some worse than others-we’ll never experience the good life God has in store.”

— Joel Osteen

421. “I will pour out my spirit on all flesh.”

— Joel Osteen

422. “You words affect generations after you. Speak blessings and favor over them.”

— Joel Osteen

423. “When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.”

— Joel Osteen

424. “You won’t be free from guilt if you are constantly replaying the negative memories of your past. If you’re going to replay anything, replay your victories!”

— Joel Osteen

425. “People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.”

— Joel Osteen

426. “I think God’s justice is making wrongs right.”

— Joel Osteen

427. “God is a good God, and that he’s on our side, and that he has great things in store and I believe that as we receive the forgiveness that Christ came and was born and died to give us, then we can live a great life.”

— Joel Osteen

428. “When you give up yourself, that’s when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that’s giving that’s serving others and that’s when you feel fulfilled.”

— Joel Osteen

429. “You are full of potential. You are overflowing with creativity. There’s nothing in your heart that you cannot accomplish.”

— Joel Osteen

430. “No matter how many mistakes you’ve made in the past, or what sort of difficulties you struggle with now, you are destined to live in victory.”

— Joel Osteen

431. “Your problems are not there to defeat you, they are there to increase you.”

— Joel Osteen

432. “Whether a person is straight or gay, Republican, Democrat, good person, not a good person, they’re all welcome, because to me, church is a place you’re supposed to get healed and whole and loved.”

— Joel Osteen

433. “My actions will follow my expectations.”

— Joel Osteen

434. “I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.”

— Joel Osteen

435. “God wants us to live consistently, He wants us to enjoy every single day of our lives.”

— Joel Osteen

436. “You must quit looking at what you don’t have and start believing that all things are possible.”

— Joel Osteen

437. “I’m not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I’m just living my life.”

— Joel Osteen

438. “We are set in our ways, bound by our perspectives and stuck in our thinking.”

— Joel Osteen

439. “I would rather believe for something great and receive half of it, than to believe for nothing and receive all of it!”

— Joel Osteen

440. “Don’t be so shortsighted that if it doesn’t happen right now, you’re not going to be happy. You are sowing seeds that will reap a great harvest for generations to come.”

— Joel Osteen

441. “If you want your life to get better, sometimes the best thing you can do is to help improve somebody else’s life.”

— Joel Osteen

442. “The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.”

— Joel Osteen

443. “I’m not the judge. You know, God didn’t tell me to go around judging everybody.”

— Joel Osteen

444. “Other people’s opinions do not determine your potential.”

— Joel Osteen

445. “Do not speak defeat, speak victory.”

— Joel Osteen

446. “We have to remember, when we forgive we’re not doing it just for the other person, we’re doing it for our own good. When we hold on to unforgiveness and we live with grudges in our hearts, all we’re doing is building walls of separation.”

— Joel Osteen

447. “I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I’m on course, and I’m doing what God wants me to do. I’m real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead.”

— Joel Osteen

448. “We’ve got to give people room to have a bad day.”

— Joel Osteen

449. “The question is not, ‘Do you have a problem?’ The question is, ‘Does the problem have you?’”

— Joel Osteen

450. “When I hear Mitt Romney say that he believes that Jesus is the Son of God, that He’s the Christ, raised from the dead, that He’s his savior – that’s good enough for me.”

— Joel Osteen