Quotes from Joel Osteen

When you help others rise higher, God will help you rise higher. When you give your time to help others, God will give you more time. When you give your encouragement to someone, God will keep you encouraged.

Our goal should be that we're going to live life to the fullest, pursuing our passions and dreams, and when it comes our time to go, we will have used as much of our potential as possible.

I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.

Take the limits off of yourself. You will never rise higher than your thinking. Create a great vision for your life.

You've got to send your words out in the direction you want your life to go.

I believe God's keeping the records and I believe you will be rewarded even in this life; somehow, some way God will make it up to you.

There's power when you call on God, you ask Him, and you invite Him into your life. God will be in your life as much as you allow Him to.

Life is not too short... we just wait too long to begin it.

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

If you're going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, you're going to have big challenges.

We're not always going to be here. Live life to the full, with purpose & passion, pursuing your dreams.

If you want your life to get better, sometimes the best thing you can do is to help improve somebody else's life.

I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am healthy. I pray for long life and good health.

If you will transform your mind, God will transform your life.

My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.

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.

If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?

The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

You can have average talent, but when God breathes on your life, you will go further than people that have great talent. Don't talk yourself out of it.

Your life is too valuable to waste being distracted.

Take time to make a difference. Don't just obsess about how you can make your life better. Think about how you can make somebody else's life better as well.

Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside.

Life is short. You can't afford to put off what God has put in your heart. You don't have time to live with things holding you back.

Slow down and enjoy the journey right now. Take time for the people in your life. They won't always be there.