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I Want To Challenge You Today To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone. You Have So Much Incredible Potential On The Inside. God Has Put Gifts And Talents In You That You Probably Don't Know Anything About.

-Joel Osteen

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I Want To Challenge You Today To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone. You Have So Much Incredible Potential On The Inside. God Has Put Gifts And Talents In You That You Probably Don't Know Anything About.

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I Feel Like When I Stay Focused On Encouraging People, And Giving Them Hope, And Helping Them Live Their Everyday Life, I Think That's Where I Can Have The Most Impact.

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I Believe God Wants You To Have Money To Pay Your Bills, Send Your Kids To College And Do Charity Work And Build Orphanages. There's The Teaching That We're Supposed To Be Poor To Show That We're Humble. I Don't Buy That. I Think We're Supposed To Be Leaders. We're Supposed To Excel.

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Don't Go Into The New Year Holding A Grudge From Last Year. Leave The Hurts And Disappointments Behind.

I Deal With More Practical Issues Of The Bible.

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When I Grew Up, The Devil Was A Reason Why I Had A Headache Or The Devil Was The Reason I Got Mad Today. We Always Blamed The Devil. I Think Today When I Say The Enemy, I Like To Make It Broader. Sometimes The Enemy Can Be Our Own Thoughts.

Happiness Does Not Depend On Your Circumstances; It Depends On Your Will. It's A Choice That You Make.

When We Focus On Or Disappointments , We Stop God From Ringing Fresh New Blessing Into Our Lives.

God Always Wants Us To Be Growing.

No Matter What May Be Happening Today, God Has Good Things In Store For Your Future! It May Not Be Easy To See Now, But God Has Already Lined Up A New Beginning, New Friendships And New Opportunities For You.

Be Careful What You Say. You Can Say Something Hurtful In Ten Seconds, But Ten Years Later, The Wounds Are Still There.

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.

You Can Become All God Created You To Be Even If You've Had Difficulties, Even If You Weren't Born Into A Good, Loving Family, God Still Has A Plan For Your Life.

Your Best Days Are Still Out In Front Of You

Where You Are Now Is Not Where You Will Always Be. There Are Brighter Days Up Ahead.

Don’t Fall In Love With The Blessings. Fall In Love With The Blessor. Seek First The Kingdom & God Will Reward You!

Falling In Love

People Have The Right To Their Opinion And You Have The Right To Ignore It.

Today, Use Your Words To Lift Up And Bless The People Around You.

Strive To Make Every Person Feel Special. After All, Every Person You Meet Is Made In The Image Of God.

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.

No Matter How Many Times You Get Knocked Down, Keep Getting Back Up.

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Positive Thoughts

I Believe That God Breathed Life Into Every Person And That Every Person Is Made In The Image Of God And You Have Accept Them As They Are, On Their Journey. I'm Not Here To Preach Hate Or Push People Down.

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Make Up Your Mind That No Matter What Comes Your Way, No Matter How Difficult, No Matter How Unfair, You Will Do More Than Simply Survive. You Will Thrive In Spite Of It.

Don't Ever Say Anything Negative About Yourself.

Everybody Is Going To Have Their Critics. It's Easy To Get Discouraged In Life.

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In Difficult Times, We're Not Supposed To Quit Believing; We're Not Supposed To Quit Growing.

The Death Of My Father Is Probably The Biggest Thing That I Ever Faced. Daddy And I Were Best Friends.

Choosing To Be Positive And Having A Grateful Attitude Is Going To Determine How You're Going To Live Your Life.

When I Took Over From My Father, He Came From The Southern Baptist Background, And Back 40-50 Years Ago, There Was A Lot More Of That.i Don't Believe - Maybe It Was For A Time. But I Don't Have It In My Heart To Condemn People. I'm There To Encourage Them.

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Don't Focus On The Adversity; Focus On God. No Matter What You Go Through, Stay In Faith, Be Your Best Each Day And Trust That God Will Use It To Position You For Greatness.

Sometimes, God Uses Difficult People, Like Sandpaper, To Rub The Rough Edges Off Us.

We Can Be Civil. We Can Still Be Friends, And Be Democrats And Republicans, And Have Different Views.

To Me, It's Ok To Have Differences. But We Don't Have To Be Mad About It. You Know? And I Think That's Where Sometimes We Get So Passionate That We - You Know, It Turns Into Anger.

I'm Trying To Make God More Relevant In Our Society. And I Think Talking In Everyday Terms And Making Sure People Can Understand It - I Think That's Important.

I'm Trying To Teach People How To Live Their Everyday Lives, And So I Do Focus On It, Probably Not As Much As Some People Would Like.

Quit Worrying About People That Are Trying To Hold You Back. God Knows How To Move The Wrong People Out Of Your Life And Bring The Right People In. He Knows How To Prepare You To Break Out.

It’s Better To Please God And Have A Few People Upset With You Than To Please People And Have God Upset With You.

I Want To Challenge You Today To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone. You Have So Much Incredible Potential On The Inside. God Has Put Gifts And Talents In You That You Probably Don't Know Anything About.

Gifts And Talents

You Were Not Created To Just Get By With An Average, Unrewarding, Or Unfulfilling Life. God Created You To Leave Your Mark On This Generation.

This Generation

Psalm 34 Says, 'those Who Trust In The Lord Will Never Lack Any Good Thing.' This Means If You Don't Have It Right Now, You Don't Need It Right Now. Our Attitude Should Be, 'i'm Equipped, Empowered And Anointed For This Moment. I Am Not Lacking, Shortchanged Or Inadequate. I Have What I Need For Today.'

God Wants To Bless Us Where We Are.

If You Cannot Get Along With Yourself, You'll Never Be Able To Get Along With Other People.

You May Be Sitting Around Waiting For God To Change Your Circumstances. Then You’re Going To Be Happy, Then Your’re Going To Have A Good Attitude, Then You’re Going To Give God Praise. But God Is Waiting On You To Get Up On The Inside. When You Do Your Part, He’ll Begin To Change Things And Work Supernaturally In Your Life.

When You Reach Out To Hurting People, That’s When God Is Going To Make Sure Your Needs Are Supplied. When You Focus On Being A Blessing, God Makes Sure That You Are Always Blessed In Abundance.

We’re Not Always Going To Be Here. Live Life To The Full, With Purpose & Passion, Pursuing Your Dreams.

It's Better To Become Who God Created You To Be Than To Try To Promote Yourself To Become Something You're Not.

I Think How You Start The Day Many Times Determines What Kind Of Day You're Going To Have.

If You Will Keep Being Your Best Right Where You Are, You Will Come Into More Favor, Promotion And Opportunity Than You Ever Imagined.

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.

If Your Thinking Is Limited, Your Life Will Be Limited.

I Think Faith Is Incredible Important Because You Will Become Overwhelmed With What's 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.

God's Used Me To Help Turn Their Life Around Or Give Them Hope, You Know? It's Very Rewarding

Program Your Mind With What God Says About You And A Transformation Will Take Place.

I Realize That As Quick As You Go Up, You Can Really Come Down That Quick. And We've Seen It Happen With Others.

Do Yourself A Favor; Don’t Wear Yourself Out Trying To Please Everybody. Your Time Is Too Valuable.

I Declare That God Has A Great Plan For My Life. He Is Directing My Steps. And Even Though I May Not Always Understand How, I Know My Situation Is Not A Surprise To God. He Will Work Out Every Detail To My Advantage. In His Perfect Timing, Everything Will Turn Out Right. This Is My Declaration.

Life Is Not Too Short... We Just Wait Too Long To Begin It.

I Feel Like My Message Is To Let People Know That God Is A Good God, That He's On Their Side, And No Matter What Happens, He Has A Great Plan For Them.

That’s Why It Is Important To Enjoy The Journey Not Just The Destination. In This World, We Will Never Arrive At A Place Where Everything Is Perfect And We Have No More Challenges. As Admirable As Setting Goals And Reaching Them Maybe, You Can’t Get So Focused On Accomplishing Your Goals That You Make The Mistake Of Not Enjoying Where You Are Right Now.

A Lot Of Psychological Principles And Even Medical Principles, You See Them Coming Around To What The Bible Said Hundreds Of Years Ago: A Merry Heart Is Good Like A Medicine.

You Spend Your Time Like You Spend Money. You Can Waste It Or Invest It.

We Can Not Prepare For Defeat And Expect To Live A Life In Victory.

For A While... To Be An Evangelical Meant You Were A White Republican, And You Were Against This And Against That. I Don't Want To Be Put Into That Mold, Because Then People Judge You Before They Even Listen... I Don't Want To Divide The Very People I Am Trying To Reach.

I've Always Been - You Know, My Personality Is Motivating And Encouraging. And So I'm Just Being Who God Made Me To Be.

Quit Questioning God And Start Trusting Him!

Yes, The Bible Should Be Taught In Our Schools Because It Is Necessary To Understand The Bible If We Are To Truly Understand Our Own Culture And How It Came To Be. The Bible Has Influenced Every Part Of Western Culture From Our Art, Music, And History, To Our Sense Of Fairness, Charity, And Business.

Western Culture

Hard Times May Have Held You Down, But They Will Not Last Forever. When All Is Said And Done, You Will Be Increased.

You May Think You’re Getting The Short End Of The Stick, But When It’s All Said And Done, God Will Make Sure That You Don’t Lose Anything Truly Valuable. Moreover, He’ll Make Sure You Get Your Just Reward. Your Responsibility Is To Remain Calm And Peaceable Even When Those Around You Are Not.

When Nobody Else Celebrates You, Learn To Celebrate Yourself. When Nobody Else Compliments You, Then Compliment Yourself. It's Not Up To Other People To Keep You Encouraged. It's Up To You. Encouragement Should Come From The Inside.

Compliments You

Quit Dwelling On The Negative Things People Have Said About You. You Don’t Have To Have Everyone’s Approval. You Have God’s Approval.

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.

You Can Be Committed To Church But Not Committed To Christ, But You Cannot Be Committed To Christ And Not Committed To Church.

I Don't Go Down The Road Of Condemning.

My Belief As A Christian Is When We Receive Christ As Salvation, That That Gives Us A Guarantee For Heaven.

I Want Get Across To Not Just The Church World. I Want To Get Outside Those Walls To Everyday People.

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.

I Write All My Sermons.

Don't Waste Your Energy Trying To Convince People To Understand You. Your Time Is Too Valuable To Try To Prove Yourself To People.

Invite Good Things Into Your Life. When You Confess Good Things Based On What God Is Saying, You'll Begin To See More Favor!

It May Look Like The Difficulty Is Going To Defeat You. But You Need To Keep Telling Yourself, "this Sickness Can't Take My Life." "this Cancer Can't Defeat Me." "no Bad Break, No Disappointment, No Accident Can Shorten One Second Of My Divine Destiny."

Don't Make Excuses, Don't Blame The Past. The Rest Of Your Life Can Be The Best Of Your Life!

Rest Of Your Life

I Try To Speak In Everyday Language. I Feel Like God Has Gifted Me To Take Bible Principles And Make Them Practical.

You Have To Change On The Inside Before Change Will Happen On The Outside.

True Success Is When You Reach Back And Bring Somebody Along With You.

When Someone Is Rude, Keep A Smile On Your Face. When You Stay On The High Road.

Just Because We're In A Stressful Situation Doesn't Mean That We Have To Get Stressed Out. You May Be In The Storm. The Key Is, Don't Let The Storm Get In You.

Positive Thinking

This Is A Day That God Has Given Me. It's A Gift. I Can Never Relive This Day. And I'm Not Going To Live It Angry, In Unforgiveness, And Mad At Somebody. If I Don't Get My Way, I'm Going To Believe That God's Still In Control.

Your Problems Are Not There To Defeat You, They Are There To Increase You.

If You Are Against Yourself, You Will Never Reach Your Highest Potential. And When You Criticize Yourself, You're Criticizing God.

I'm Not Trying To Follow A Set Of Rules And Stuff. I'm Just Living My Life.

What Others Say And Do Cannot Stop You From Fulfilling Your Destiny. Your Destiny Was Handed Down By Almighty God.

I'm A Reverend And A Pastor. A Pastor Of The Church. I Go By Usually Pastor.

Heavenly Father, Thank You For Your Peace That Rules My Heart. I Choose Your Peace Today And Thank You For Guiding My Every Step. I Choose To Be Thankful Today And Bless You For Your Faithfulness. In Jesus Name. Amen.

No Bad Break, No Disappointment, No Accident Can Shorten One Second Of My Divine Destiny.

I'm Not. I Don't – I Don't Dislike Anybody. Gays Are Some Of The Nicest, Kindest, Most Loving People In The World. But My Faith Is Based On What I Believe The Scripture Says, And That's The Way I Read The Scripture.

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