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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.

-Joel Osteen

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When I Grew Up,

Joel Osteen

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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.

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

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Fear And Faith Have Something In Common. They Both Ask Us To Believe In Something We Cannot See.

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

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You May Have Made A Lot Of Wrong Choices, But You’ve Also Made A Lot Of Choices That Were Right. Focus On Your Good Qualities. Focus On Your Victories. Get Off The Treadmill Of Guilt.

Your Destiny Is Not Determined By Your Critics. Focus On Running Your Own Race.

Don’t Hold On To The Old When You're Being Led Somewhere New. Come Out Of Your Comfort Zone.

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

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God Can Cause Opportunity To Find You. He Has Unexpected Blessings Where You Suddenly Meet The Right Person, Or Suddenly Your Health Improves, Or Suddenly You're Able To Pay Off Your House. That's God Shifting Things In Your Favor.

When You Believe, It Activates God's Power.

Rewards Await You If You Stay Steadfast In Your Faith.

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

I Really Believed That Fear Is Contagious.

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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.

I Don't Have All The Answers.

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.

I Didn't Try To Copy My Dad Or Fit Into The Pressure Or The Mold That Everybody Tried To Make Me Fit Into.

God Will Not Pour Fresh, Creative Ideas And Blessing Into Old Attitudes.

When You Center Life Around Yourself, Not Only Do You Miss Out On God's Best, But You Rob Other People Of The Joy And Blessings That God Wants To Give Them Through You.

Today Could Be The Start Of Something Amazing.

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.

Nothing In Life Has Happened To You. It's Happened For You. Every Disappointment. Every Wrong. Even Every Closed Door Has Helped Make You Into Who You Are.

Shake Off The Self-pity, Shake Off The Defeat And Get Ready For God To Do Something New. He Is Going To Pay You Back For Every Injustice.

If You Have Your Health, If You Have People In Your Life To Love, You Are Blessed. Slow Down And Enjoy The Simple Things In Life.

Don't Focus On The Good Old Days, Look Forward Towards The Good New Days.

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.

Stop Living Worried & Discouraged. You Have A Protector, Deliverer & Dream-giver. No Weapon Formed Against You Can Prosper.

Keep On Keeping On!!!

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

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

I Declare I Am Special And Extraordinary. I Am Not Average! I Have Been Custom-made. I Am One Of A Kind. Of All The Things God Created, What He Is The Most Proud Of Is Me. I Am His Masterpiece, His Most Prized Possession. I Will Keep My Head Held High, Knowing I Am A Child Of The Most High God, Made In His Very Image. This Is My Declaration.

If You Truly Want To Become A Better You, It Is Imperative That You Learn To Feel Good About Yourself.

I Say, Don't Try To Fight Your Own Battles Because God Will Do It.

Quit Questioning God And Start Trusting Him!

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

A Disagreement Or Incident Involving Someone Who's Not That Important To You, Like A Guy Who Cut You Off In Traffic Or A Rude Cashier, Is Something That Should Roll Off Your Shoulders. Save The Effort For Resolving Conflicts With The People You Cherish.

If You Want To Rear Financial Blessings, You Have To Sow Financially.

You Can’t Talk Mediocrity And Expect To Have Victory. You Are Prophesying Your Future. If You Want A Shift To Occur, You’ve Got To Think Positive.

Your Life Is Too Valuable To Waste Being Distracted.

I Declare God Is Going Before Me Making Crooked Places Straight. He Has Already Lined Up The Right People, The Right Opportunities And Solutions To Problems I Haven't Had. No Person, No Sickness, No Disappointment, Can Stop His Plan. What He Promised Will Come To Pass.

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Sometimes God Will Deliver You From The Fire, And Other Times God Will Make You Fireproof.

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