1,062 Quotes by Joel Osteen

When you keep God in first place, He will take you to places you've never dreamed of

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.

Life is going by. Don't waste a minute being negative, offended, or bitter. Choose to be happy.

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.

Every day, set your mind in the right direction. Find something to be grateful for.

A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.

Start announcing freedom from anything that’s holding you back. Freedom from addictions, freedom from loneliness, freedom from lack, freedom from struggle. You are prophesying your future. Your words are setting the direction for your life.

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

Your future starts today. Don’t go through life looking in the rearview mirror. Your life is filled with possibility.