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So Many People Talk About Themselves: "i'm Unattractive, My Mind's So Slow, And I Can't Do This." And You Know What I Tell Them? "god Didn't Make A Mistake When He Made You. You Need To See Yourself As God Sees You."

-Joel Osteen

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So Many People Talk

Joel Osteen

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So Many People Talk About Themselves: "i'm Unattractive, My Mind's So Slow, And I Can't Do This." And You Know What I Tell Them? "god Didn't Make A Mistake When He Made You. You Need To See Yourself As God Sees You."

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Where God Gives Vision He Always Provides Provision

I Don't Believe We Are Supposed To Go Through Life Defeated And Not Having Enough Money To Pay Our Bills Or Send Our Kids To College. When I Hear Some Of That, I Think That Is Not Who I Am, He Doesn't Know Me Or What I Teach. I Always Talk About God Rewards Obedience. When You Follow His Way, The Bible Says That His Blessings Will Chase You Down And Overtake You.

I See People - They Won't Be Negative Toward Other People, But Inside They're Negative Toward Themselves, And I Think That Holds Us Back.

Be A Victor , Not A Victim.

In My Early Teens, I Knew I Wanted To Do Television Production. I Loved Cameras, Editing And Producing, Anything That Had To Do With Television Production. My Friend Had A Production Studio Across Town, And We'd Go Over There At Night And Shoot And Edit. I Produced My Father's Televised Service For 17 Years.

Sometimes, I Think If You Get Away From What You're Called To Do, It's More Of A Distraction.

I Know For Me, And What The Bible Teaches, I Want To Have A Relationship With Jesus.

I'm Going To Let God Be The Judge Of Who Goes To Heaven And Hell.

To Me, We're Marketing Hope.

Men, Learn To Speak Blessings Over Your Wife And You Will See That Woman Rise To A New Level. She Will Respond To Your Praise And Encouragement. Your Words Don't Have To Be Poetic, Fancy, Or Profound. Tell Her Simply But Sincerely, "you're A Great Mother To Our Children. And You Are A Great Wife To Me. I'm So Glad I Can Always Count On You."

When You Serve Others, When You Make Somebody Else’s Life Better, When You Lift Up People, When You Help Heal Those That Are Hurting, Not Only Are They Being Blessed, But You’re Being Blessed.

When You Smile And Project An Aura Of Warmth, Kindness, And Friendliness, You Will Attract Warms, Kindness, And Friendliness. Happy People Will Be Drawn To You.

If You Don't Let People Flourish In Their Jobs, Why Are They Going To Stay?

Being Successful Doesn’t Necessarily Make You Great. What Makes You Great Is When You Reach Back And Help Somebody Else Become Great.

Being Successful

I Tell People All The Time, Preached A Couple Sundays About It. I'm For Everybody. You May Not Agree With Me, But To Me It's Not My Job To Try To Straighten Everybody Out.

God Works Where There's An Attitude Of Faith. I Believe Faith Is All About Hope.

I Encourage People In A Lot Of My Messages That You've Got To Make The Most Of Every Day.

I Preach That Anybody Can Improve Their Lives. I Think God Wants Us To Be Prosperous. I Think He Wants Us To Be Happy. To Me, You Need To Have Money To Pay Your Bills. I Think God Wants Us To Send Our Kids To College. I Think He Wants Us To Be A Blessing To Other People. But I Don't Think I'd Say God Wants Us To Be Rich. It's All Relative, Isn't It?

God Didn't Make A Mistake When He Made You. You Need To See Yourself As God Sees You.

So Many People Talk About Themselves: "i'm Unattractive, My Mind's So Slow, And I Can't Do This." And You Know What I Tell Them? "god Didn't Make A Mistake When He Made You. You Need To See Yourself As God Sees You."

You Don't Have To Tell People What They're Doing Wrong. They Already Know. Your Job Is To Love Them.

If You Will Transform Your Mind, God Will Transform Your Life.

You Will Become What You Believe. The Truth Is, I Am What I Am Today Because Of What I Believed About Myself Yesterday. And I Will Be Tomorrow What I Believe About Myself Right Now

We Were Old Sinners - But When We Came To Christ We Are Not Sinners Anymore.

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.

You Don't Have To Live Up To Anyone's Expectations, Just Be The Best You Can Be

When You Get Up And Say, "god, I Want To Thank You For Being Alive, I've Got Family, I've Got My Health," You're Going To Draw In More Of The Good Things From God.

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.

You Were Created To Excel. There’s No Limit To How High You Can Go In Life. Keep Stretching To The Next Level.

Instead Of Talking Yourself Out Of Your Future Start Talking Yourself Into It.

Your Thoughts About Your Circumstances Have You Down. On The Other Hand, You Can Be In One Of The Biggest Battles Of Your Life, And Still Be Filled With Joy And Peace And Victory - If You Simply Learn How To Choose The Right Thought. It’s Time To Think About What You’re Thinking About.

Hold On To That New, Enlarge Vision Of Victory That God Has Given You. Start Expecting Things To Change In Your Favor. Dare To Boldly Declare That You Are Standing Strong Against The Forces Of Darkness.

God Made You A Masterpiece - Be Blessed, Secure, Disciplined And Equipped.

I Try To Live What I Teach. A Lot Of Things Come Against Us In Life, But We Should Try To Find Something To Be Grateful For, And See Each Day As A Gift.

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.

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.

We All Have Unfair Situations And Things We Don't Like. You Can Get Bitter, Discouraged And Sour, Or You Can See It As Fertilizer And Say, “ This Difficulty Is Not Going To Defeat Me; It's Going To Promote Me. It's Not Going To Hinder Me; It's Going To Help Me.” Don't Just Go Through It, Grow Through It.

No Matter How Dark And Gloomy It Looks In Your Life Right Now, If You'll Release The Weight Of Those Burdens, You Will See The Sun Break Forth.

I Don't Argue When People Say That My Message Is Simple, But I Believe Jesus' Message Was Simple.

It's Our Faith That Activates The Power Of God.

Don't Use Your Faith To Try To Get Rid Of Problems. Use Your Faith To Remain Calm In The Midst Of Your Problems.

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.

You Were Never Created To Live Depressed, Defeated, Guilty, Condemned, Ashamed Or Unworthy. You Were Created To Be Victorious.

You Can Make Changes In Your Life And You Can Say, "i'm Going To Be A Better Parent Next Year Than I Am Right Now," Or, "i'm Going To Take An Extra Step In My Career And Not Just Be Satisfied Where I Am." So It Has A Lot To Do With Our Will, But Also We Have To Work As Well.

Don’t Simply Settle For What Your Parents Had. You Can Go Further Than That. You Can Do More, Have More, Be More.

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

The Gospel Is Called The Good News. My Message Is A Message Of Hope, That's God's [message] For You.

Message Of Hope

There's A Belief That You're Supposed To Be Poor, And Suffering, And Show Your Humility. I Just Don't See The Bible That Way. I See That God Came And Jesus Died So That We Might Live An Abundant Life And Be A Blessing To Others.

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.

Your Idea May Not Be Exactly God's Idea, But I Can Promise You This: God's Way Will Be Better Than Your Way.

It Seems Like When I Was Growing Up There Was More Compromise, Wanting To Work With Each Other, And I Think All Of Them - All Of The Lawmakers - Have Hearts To Do What's Right, And They All Are Passionate About It.

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.

When My Father Died, It Sounds Kind Of Simple But I Just Had The Desire To Step Up And Pastor The Church. It Was What I Was Supposed To Do. I Just Took That Step Of Faith.

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

(after Listening To People Gripe And Complain Just Smile And Remember) Crows Can’t Hang With Eagles.

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.

Jesus Was Saying That You Can't Have A Larger Life With Restricted Attitudes.

I Think It's A Cop-out To Say I'm A Christian But I Don't Ever Do Anything...

Every One Of Us Has Secret Dreams And Desires Along With Seeds Of Greatness Implanted Within Us. You Too Have Gifts To Share With This World. There Is Buried Treasure Within You, Waiting To Be Discovered. Your Full Potential Has Not Been Released Yet. Your God-given Divine Destiny Awaits You.

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

I Don't Focus On The Critics. Everyone Who Is Making Any Difference In Any Field Has Critics. As Long As I Feel Like I'm Doing What I'm Supposed To Be Doing, Then I Don't Worry About It.

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.

When You Are Tempted To Get Discouraged, Remind Yourself That According To God’s Word, Your Future Is Getting Brighter; You Are On Your Way To A New Level Of Glory. You May Think You’ve Got A Long Way To Go, But You Need To Look Back At How Far You’ve Already Come. You May Not Be Everything You Want To Be But Atleast You Can Thank God That You’re Not What You Used To Be.

The Moment You Speak Something Out, You Give Birth To It. This Is A Spiritual Principle, And It Works Whether What You Are Saying Is Good Or Bad, Positive Or Negative.

Ask God To Give You The Strength To Endure, And Rest Assured, He Will Take Care Of You.

You Don't Know Why God Has Put That Person In Your Path. It's Not A Coincidence. He's Strategically Lined Up Every Person, Every Detail And Every Step Of Your Life. Now Do Your Part--don't Miss An Opportunity To Do Good For Others.

Nothing Can Take Your Joy; You Have To Give It Away. You're In Complete Control Of Your Happiness.

You Need To Associate With People Who Inspire You, People That Challenge You To Raise Higher, People That Make You Better. Don't Waste Your Valuable Time With People That Are Not Adding To Your Growth. Your Destiny Is Too Important.

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.

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

Your Time Is Too Valuable, Your Destiny Is Too Great, And Your Future Is Too Bright To Waste A Single Moment. Be A Now Person.

If You’re Controlled By Your Circumstances, Life Is Going To Be A Roller Coaster With Ups And Downs. God Wants You To Be Stable, Consistent, Not Moved By Any Of These Things. When You Face An Adversity, When You Hit A Tough Time, One Of The Best Things You Can Do Is Simply Stay Calm. Keep Your Peace.

You've Got To Send Your Words Out In The Direction You Want Your Life To Go.

I'm Not For Gay Marriage, But I'm Not For Discriminating Against People.

If You Want To Be Happy, You Have To Be Happy On Purpose. When You Wake Up, You Can't Just Wait To See What Kind Of Day You'll Have. You Have To Decide What Kind Of Day You'll Have.

Positive Thinking

You Must Make A Decision That You Are Going To Move On. It Wont Happen Automatically. You Will Have To Rise Up And Say, ‘i Don’t Care How Hard This Is, I Don’t Care How Disappointed I Am, I’m Not Going To Let This Get The Best Of Me. I’m Moving On With My Life.

Understand That The Enemy Always Fights The Hardest When He Knows You Are Closest To Your Breakthrough. He'd Leave You Alone If He Thought You Were Going To Live In Mediocrity. If You Keep Pressing On Toward Your Promise, Through Faith And Patience, You Will Get There.

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

Your Life Is Too Valuable To Waste Being Distracted.

God Wants To Increase You Financially, By Giving You Promotions, Fresh Ideas And Creativity

Instead Of Focusing On How Big Your Problems Are, Focus On How Big Your God Is! He Is Everything You Need. He Is The Great I Am, And He Is The One Leading And Guiding You Into Victory In Every Area Of Your Life!

I Don't Think That A Same-sex Marriage Is The Way God Intended It To Be.

When You Come To A Dark Valley, A Difficult Season Or A Sickness, Don't Worry About It, God Will Give You The Grace And Strength You Need.

It May Look Impossible, But God Can Do The Impossible. Just Because You Don’t See Anything Happening Doesn’t Mean God Is Not Working

As Long As You Have Breath, Someone Needs Your Talents.

Check Your Spiritual Birth Certificate, You Were Made In The Mighty Image Of God.

There Is A Place That God Has Specifically Designed For You Where All Your Needs Will Be Supplied, Where You'll Be Happy And Fulfilled, And Where You'll Be Using Your Gifts And Talents To The Full.

Gifts And Talents

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.

Gays Are Some Of The Nicest, Kindest, Most Loving People In The World.

The Power To See Change In Your Life Can Be Found In The Words You Speak. You Have The Power To Set The Destiny For Your Life By What Comes Out Of Your Mouth.

Words You Speak

You Have To Come To Your Closed Doors Before You Come To Your Open Doors

You Can't Talk Defeat And Expect To Have Victory. You Can't Talk Lack And Expect To Have Abundance. You've Got To Send Your Words Out In The Direction You Want Your Life To Go.

It's Amazing What People Will Do When You See The Best In Them, When You Honor Them, When You Respect Them. It Not Only Strengthens The Relationship, But It Will Help That Other Person Rise Higher.

You Can't Live A Positive Life Thinking Negative Thoughts. Dwell On The Positive.

Buying A Share Of A Good Business Is Better Than Buying A Share Of A Bad Business. One Way To Do This Is To Purchase A Business That Can Invest Its Own Money At High Rates Of Return Rather Than Purchasing A Business That Can Only Invest At Lower Ones. In Other Words, Businesses That Earn A High Return On Capital Are Better Than Businesses That Earn A Low Return On Capital.

You Cannot Let Where You Are Today Cause You To Get Stuck. I'm Going To Be My Best Right Now. That's What Faith Is All About.

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."

When God Puts Love And Compassion In Your Heart Toward Someone, He’s Offering You An Opportunity To Make A Difference In That Person’s Life. You Must Learn To Follow That Love. Don’t Ignore It. Act On It. Somebody Needs What You Have.

You Cannot Expect Victory And Plan For Defeat.

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

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.

God Has Already Lined Up The Right People For You, People That Will Inspire You, Challenge You And Motivate You. If You’ll Let Go Of The Wrong People, Then The Right People Will Show Up.

I Always Try To Put A Seed Of Hope Into People's Hearts. I'm 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.

Start Believing Bigger, Dreaming Bigger & Expecting Bigger.

Keep Honoring God With Your Life, Stay In Peace, Trust His Timing And God Will Open Doors That No Man Can Shut.

Don't Grow Accustomed To Living With Less, Doing Less, And Being Less To The Point That You Eventually Sit Back And Accept It.

I Think The People Already Know What They're Doing Wrong, And I Certainly Believe In Hell. But To Me, When I See Thousands Of People Before Me, It Just Doesn't Come Out Of Me To Say, 'you Guys Are Terrible, And You're Going To Hell.' I'd Rather Say That God Is A God Of Mercy. You've Got To Live An Obedient Life, But For Every Mistake You've Made, There's Mercy There, And I Believe We Can Do Better.

When You Have Big Dreams, You’re Going To Have Big Challenges. If You Were An Average Person You Would Have Average Problems.

Not Every Person Is Going To Understand You And That's Okay. They Have A Right To Their Opinion And You Have Every Right To Ignore It.

We Never Like To Miss An Opportunity To Make Jesus The Lord Of Our Life. That's Why I Never Like To Have A Service Without Giving An Invitation Or Writing A Book, Without Giving An Invitation And Presenting That Truth. I Believe This Is The Whole Key To Living Your Best Life, Living A Fulfilled Life Or Becoming A Better You.

Associate With People Of Vision. Be Around Those Who Inspire You And Motivate You To Reach Your Dreams.

There Are Times You Will Be Given Intuition, You Just Know Something, And You Can't Explain It. Don't Override It. Don't Talk Yourself Out Of It. That's The Creator Giving You Inside Information.

I Do Know This... I Seem To Reach A Lot Of Previously Unchurched People. So Many People Have Told Me They Never Went To Church Until They Heard Our Message Of Hope That God Is A Good God Who Desires To Bless Those Who Are Faithful And Obedient To Him Through Jesus Christ.

No Matter What Comes Your Way, Shake It Off And Move Forward. When You Have A Positive Mindset, You Can't Be Defeated.

I Believe Here's What The Bible Teaches And From The Christian Faith This Is What I Believe.

God Has Put People In Your Life On Purpose, Don't Live To Get, Live To Give.

What You Believe Has A Much Greater Impact On Your Life Than What Anybody Else Believes.

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.

You Didn't Just Show Up On Planet Earth By Accident.. You Were Handpicked By Almighty God.

It’s Not Always Easy To Get Over Some Of Those Bumps In The Road, Those Disillusionments And Disappointments. It’s Going To Take A Strong Will. Sometimes, It May Take Courage. Sometimes Nothing But Faith In God And Say, I Refuse To Be Trapped In The Past. I’m Not Going To Let The Past Destroy My Future. I’m Pressing On. I’m Straining Forward, Knowing That God Has Great Things In Store For Me.

There Are Some Things You Can Only Learn In A Storm.

You Weren’t Created To Simply Exist, To Endure, Or To Go Through The Motions; You Were Created To Be Really Alive.

It's Amazing How People Will Give When You Don't Ask. Many Of Them Send Money Because They Believe In The Message.

When Thoughts Tell You It’s Too Late, Dismiss Them. You Haven’t Dreamed Your Best Dream. You Haven’t Run Your Best Race.

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.

If You’re Not Seeing God Move In Your Life Right Now, One Of Two Possibilities Must Be Considered. Either Your Requests Are Not God’s Best And Will Probably Not Be Answered The Way You’d Like Or It Must Not Be The Right Time. If God Were To Answer That Prayer The Way You Are Hoping, It Could Interfere With His Ideal Plan For You.

You Must Quit Looking At What You Don’t Have And Start Believing That All Things Are Possible.

If You Know You Have To Wait Anyway, Why Not Make A Decision To Enjoy Your Life While You’re Waiting? Why Not Be Happy While God Is In The Process Of Changing Things? After All, There’s Nothing We Can Really Do To Make It Happen Any Faster. We Might As Well Relax And Enjoy Our Lives, Knowing That At The Appointed Time God Is Going To Bring His Plan To Pass.

Friend, There's No Greater Investment In Life Than In Being A People Builder. Relationships Are More Important Than Our Accomplishments.

I Think, For Years, People Have Been Pushed Down By Religion, And I Don't Say That Disrespectfully, But They've Been Shown A God That You Can't Measure Up To.

God Loves To Use Ordinary People Just Like You And Me, Faults And All, To Do Extraordinary Things.

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. Salvation And Christ's Love Is A Gift. You Don't Earn It. You've Got To Receive That Gift. I Think One Of The Most Important Things Is Starting Off The Day Forgiving Others And Forgiving Yourself. You Learn From Your Mistakes, But I Don't Think You Have To Drag Them Back Into Today.

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.

See, People Are Watching You. Especially Your Children. They're Taking In Every Single Thing You Do. They Are Like Video Cameras With Legs. And They Are Always In The Record Mode. They Learn More From What You Do Than From What You Say.

You're Going To Go Through Tough Times - That's Life. But I Say, 'nothing Happens To You, It Happens For You.' See The Positive In Negative Events.

Just Because You’ve Come To A Dead End, It’s Not Time To Give Up. Find A Different Route And Keep Pressing Forward.

Our Words Set The Direction For Our Lives.

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.

A Lot Of Churches Have Not Moved With The Times.

You May Have Failed, But You Are Not A Failure. That's What You Did. That's Not Who You Are.

Let's Be The Kind Of People That Do Good For Others Whether We Get Paid Back Or Not, Whether They Say Thank You Or Not.

Saying Thank You

You're Not Responsible For Somebody Else's Happiness. You're Responsible For Your Own Happiness.

We Deal With People That Are Going Through Divorces And That Are Facing Life-threatening Illnesses, And I'm Giving Them Hope. And To Me, I Don't Think There's Anything "lite" About That.

It Is Your Choice To Be Happy. Make Up Your Mind To Enjoy This Day, To Have A Blessed, Prosperous, Victorious Year. You May Have Some Setbacks And Your Circumstances May Change, But Don't Let That Change Your Mind. Keep It Set On Happiness.

I Like To Start My Day Off Every Morning, Take The First Half Hour And Just Search My Own Heart, See If I'm On The Right Course, Try To Be Honest With Myself - Am I Doing This For The Right Reasons?

Put Your Shoulders Back, Hold Your Head Up High Knowing That The Same Power That Raised Christ From The Dead Lives On The Inside Of You.

Seeds Of Discouragement Cannot Take Root In A Grateful Heart.

Life Is Going By. Don't Waste A Minute Being Negative, Offended, Or Bitter. Choose To Be Happy.

It's In The Difficult Times That We're Growing And You Can't Just Rebuke Everything Hard. We've Got To Endure It And Fight The Good Fight Of Faith And Pass The Test.

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!

If We Will Do Our Part And Take A Strong Stand For Our Families, God Will Do His Part. He'll Help Us To Have Great Marriages And Great Relationships With Our Parents And Children.

Every Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback!

What You Expect Is What You Will Get.

You Only Have So Much Emotional Energy Each Day. Don't Fight Battles That Don't Matter.

I Really Believed That Fear Is Contagious.

God's Way Is Better Than Your Way. His Plan Is Bigger Than Your Plan. His Dream For Your Life Is More Rewarding, More Fulfilling, Better Than You've Ever Dreamed Of. Now Stay Open And Let God Do It His Way.

You May Think There Is A Lot Wrong With You, But There Is Also A Lot Right With You.

Forgive The People That Hurt You. God Will Pay You Back With Double The Joy...double The Victory.

No Matter How Dark It Looks, No Matter How Long It's Been, No Matter How Many People Are Trying To Push You Down; If You Will Stay In Faith, God Will Always Take You From Friday To Sunday. He Will Always Complete What He Started In You!

I Don't Mind Saying, You Know, That I Don't Take A Salary From The Church, And God Has Blessed Me With More Money Than I Could Imagine From My Books.

When U Have This Spirit Of Excellence, U Do The Right Thing Always :even If No One Is Watching You.

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

At This Very Moment, God’s Working Behind The Scenes In Your Life, Arranging Things In Your Favor. Stay In Faith!

The Prerequisite To Loving Others Is To Love Yourself. If You Don't Have A Healthy Respect For Who You Are, And If You Don't Learn To Accept Yourself Faults And All, You Will Never Be Able To Properly Love Other People.

There Will Always Be Somebody More Successful, More Beautiful, More Talented. You Have To Realize, You're Not Running Their Race. You're Running Your Race.

I Believe God Will Fight My Battles For Me.

If You Will Lie About The Little Things, Before Long You’ll Lie About Bigger Things.

I Guess No Matter How Hard You Try, You Can't Escape Your Past.

Appreciation - Learn To Give Flowers While People Are Still Living

If You Give, You Will Be Blessed.

I'm Not A Big Believer In Trying To Jam Stuff Down Somebody's Throat: 'you're Going To Do It My Way.' I'd Rather Show By Example And Live My Life And Have People Say, 'you Know What, I Want To Live Like Joel Has. He's Got Peace And Joy, And He Seems Content.'

The Love Of Life Is The Root Of All Good.

It Takes The Same Amount Of Energy To Worry As It Does To Believe.

God Has Already Done Everything He's 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, You're Going To Have To Do More Than Meditate And Believe; You Must Boldly Declare Words Of Faith And Victory Over Yourself And Your Family.

You Know, There Is Always Times Where You Feel Discouraged And Things Coming Against You, But I Don't Know If I Ever Wanted To Throw In The Towel.

God Will Always Bring The Right People Into Your Life, But You Have To Let The Wrong People Walk Away.

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.

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

You Have Greatness In You. The Key Is To Get It Out.

If You Start Praising Your Wife, If You Start Telling Her How Beautiful She Is, And How Glad You Are To Have Her In Your Life, When You Talk About The Good, You Will Draw Out The Good. If You Talk About The Negative, You'll Draw Out The Negative. It's Up To You.

Sometimes We Look At Gay Being A Bigger Sin Than Being Proud Or Not Telling The Truth. I Don't Think God Categorizes Sins.

You Need To Follow Your Own Heart In Light Of God’s Word And Do What You Feel Is Right And Good For You.

A Lot Of Preachers' Kids Are Some Of The Most Rebellious Kids In The World. I Never Was Like That.

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.

You Must Forgive The People Who Hurt You So You Can Get Out Of Prison. You'll Never Be Free Until You Do. Let Go Of Hose Wrongs They've Done To You. Get That Bitterness Out Of Your Life. That's The Only Way You're Going To Truly Be Free. You Will Be Amazed At What Can Happen In Your Life When You Release All That Poison.

People Of Excellence Go The Extra Mile To Do What's Right.

The Truth Is, Somebody Is Always Talking About You, So You Have To Let It Go... If It's Not A Part Of Your God-given Destiny.

There Is Always Times Where You Feel Discouraged And Things Coming Against You, But I Don't Know If I Ever Wanted To Throw In The Towel. I Think One Of The Most Difficult Things Is Every Sunday I Am Up There Ministering, And So You Have To Have A Fresh Word, You Have To Be Practical, You Need To Keep People's Attention And So That Comes Around Every Seven Days.

God Always Wants Us To Be Growing.

At The Start Of Each New Day, Remind Yourself: I Am Talented. I Am Creative. I Am Greatly Favored By God. I Am Equipped. I Am Well Able. I Will See My Dreams Come To Pass.

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?

I Believe God, Jesus, Died That We Not Just Go To Heaven But That We Excel In This Life. I Never Think You Make Money Your Goal... God Wants You To Excel. Just Keep Him In First Place, And God Will Open Up Doors You Never Dreamed Of.

We’ve Got To Give People Room To Have A Bad Day.

Your Circumstances Will Line Up With Your Words. ... Words Are Like Seeds, They Have Creative Power. ... The More You Talk About It The More You Call It In. ... Your Words Will Give Life To What You Are Saying. ... You Can Change Your World By Simply Changing Your Words. ... You Can Use Your Words To Bless Your Life Or Curse Your Life.

There's A Lot Of Negative Things Trying To Pull People Down, And I Think People Respond When You Tell Them That Hey, There Are Good Things Up Ahead.

I'm Getting Better Every Day In Every Way.

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

On Sundays When I Speak, I Hopefully Give Somebody Something That They Can Use The Next Day At Work Or At Home.

Prospering Just Doesn't Have To Do With Money.

Keep On Keeping On!!!

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