Quotes by Joel Osteen

People in tough times - it doesnt mean they dont have a great attitude.

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged - Theres nothing good in my future - I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where theres an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe its the real test of your character and of your faith to say, Things are not going our way, but Im still being good to people; Im still attending church; I still have a good attitude.

I always try to put a seed of hope into peoples hearts. Im not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith.

I dont know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.

I dont think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what Hes given you... but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things... hes not a small God; this God is incredible.

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

Dont ever criticize yourself. Dont go around all day long thinking, Im unattractive, Im slow, Im not as smart as my brother. God wasnt having a bad day when he made you... If you dont love yourself in the right way, you cant love your neighbour. You cant be as good as you are supposed to be.

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is Gods perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

When I used to play sports, Id be the one cheering the team on, Come on, we can beat these guys! Thats just in me.

I just think that its strong and its important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; its about the birth of our Savior, and theres a lot of pressure today to be politically correct, but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.

When you give up yourself, thats when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And thats giving thats serving others and thats when you feel fulfilled.

I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with whats happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it.

Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what youre doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.

You can be happy where you are.

Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, Hey, I did my religious duty. Thats fine, but the scripture says to pray without ceasing. And I think that means all through the day youre talking to God. Even if its in your thoughts.

Theres pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I dont get to know everybody, I dont get to go to their ballgame, I dont get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.

God has already done everything Hes going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, youre going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family.