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You Have To Learn To Follow Your Heart. You Can’t Let Other People Pressure You Into Being Something That You’re Not. If You Want God’s Favor In Your Life, You Must Be The Person He Made You To Be, Not The Person Your Boss Wants You To Be, Not Even The Person Your Parents Or Your Husband Wants You To Be. You Can’t Let Outside Expectations Keep You From Following Your Own Heart.

-Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen

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You Have To Learn To Follow Your Heart. You Can’t Let Other People Pressure You Into Being Something That You’re Not. If You Want God’s Favor In Your Life, You Must Be The Person He Made You To Be, Not The Person Your Boss Wants You To Be, Not Even The Person Your Parents Or Your Husband Wants You To Be. You Can’t Let Outside Expectations Keep You From Following Your Own Heart.

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Take The Limits Off Of Yourself. You Will Never Rise Higher Than Your Thinking. Create A Great Vision For Your Life.

God Has Destined You To Soar. You Have Victory, Freedom And Excellence On The Inside.

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Replace Those Thoughts Of Worry With Thoughts Of Hope, Faith, And Victory.

Slow Down And Enjoy The Journey Right Now. Take Time For The People In Your Life. They Won't Always Be There.

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.

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Truth Is, No Two People Are Completely Compatible. We Have To Learn To Become One. That Means We May Have To Make Sacrifices; We May Have To Overlook Some Things. We Must Be Willing To Compromise For The Good Of The Relationship.

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Positive Thoughts

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The Ultimate Connection Is When You Are Connected To The Creator Of The Universe.

You're Never Going To Please Everyone - You Might As Well Be Who God Made You To Be.

When You Acknowledge God, He Will Go Before You And Make The Crooked Places Straight.

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

Other People's Opinions Do Not Determine Your Potential.

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

To Live Your Best Life Now, You Must Learn To Trust God’s Timing, You May Not Think He’s Working, But You Can Be Sure That Right Now, Behind The Scenes, God Is Arranging All The Pieces To Come Together To Work Out His Plan For Your Life.

Marriage Is A Commitment, Not A Feeling.

God Doesn’t Care What You’re Not. He Cares Who You Are. You Are His, You Come From The Master, And When He Adds His Extra To Your Ordinary And His Super To Your Natural, Nothing Is Impossible For You.

It Doesn't Matter Who Likes You Or Doesn't Like You, All That Matters Is That God Likes You. He Accepts You, He Approves Of You.

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

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.

We Don't Have To Talk About Faith And Family At Dinner-we Just Show It.

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