Quotes from Joel Osteen

If you will lie about the little things, before long you'll lie about bigger things.

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.

Be the one to stand out in the crowd.

The marriage partner is not really the problem. No other person can ultimately make you happy. You must learn how to be happy within yourself.

Maybe you once were excited about that person God supernaturally brought into your life as a marriage partner, but now all the excitement has worn off. Don't' allow that sense of a miracle to slip away. Don't get so familiar with each other that you take one another for granted.

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.

If it's not meeting a need, turn it into a seed. Remember, we will reap what we sow. When you do good for other people, that's when God is going to make sure that His abundant blessings overtake you.

If you will focus on meeting other people's needs, God will always make sure your needs are supplied. God will take care of your problems for you.

Jesus was saying that you can't have a larger life with restricted attitudes.

Your best days are still out in front of you

What you receive is directly connected to what you believe

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.

Sustaining faith is what sets you through those dark nights of the soul when you don't know where to go or what to do, and it seems that you can't last another day…but because of your faith in God, you do.

Don't think small when you pray. God has a way to bring your dreams to pass if you'll dare to be bold enough to ask.

we can not prepare for defeat and expect to live a life in Victory.

Be a victor, not a victim.

John Bunyan, author of the classic book the Pilgrim's Progress, said "You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who cannot pay you back." Make a decision that you will live to give. Be on the lookout each day for somebody you can bless. Don't' live for yourself; learn to give yourself away, and your life will make a difference.

When you are committed to doing what's right, you are sowing seeds for God's blessings. You will never go wrong by taking the high road and doing more that is required.

God wants us to live consistently, He wants us to enjoy every single day of our lives.

I'm blessed to be a blessing to someone else.

We have to realize that our lives could be gone in a moment. There are no guarantees that we will be here at this time next year. Learn to live each day to the fullest. Don't complain. Don't focus on what's wrong. Be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day.

Appreciation - Learn to give flowers while people are still living

True success is when you reach back and bring somebody along with you.

When you go through a disappointment, when you go through a loss, don't stop on that page. Keep moving forward. There's another chapter in front of you, but you have to be willing to walk into it.