Quotes from Joel Osteen

I think the first thing to do is to be aware that you can choose what you're thinking about and that your life is going down the path that you're thinking.

God's used me to help turn their life around or give them hope, you know? It's very rewarding

I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.

If we don't forgive ourselves for mistakes we've made-and everybody's made their choices, some worse than others-we'll never experience the good life God has in store.

I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.

You may have failed, but you are not a failure. That's what you did. That's not who you are.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.

God has put people in your life on purpose, Don't live to get, live to give.

The people God put in your life are not there by accident. Don't get so busy that you just give them your leftover time.

You have to turn it around and say God still has a great plan for my life. I may not understand things that happen, but faith is all about trusting when you don't understand it.

My friends and I had fun together, but I was more reserved, not at all the life of the party. I would just be the quiet one in the room.

So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

I don't think it's that hard [to lead a Christian life]. To me it's fun. We have joy and happiness.

I feel like what's come out of me is the gift God has given me just to encourage people, to help them know that there's a better life.

I feel like when I stay focused on encouraging people, and giving them hope, and helping them live their everyday life, I think that's where I can have the most impact.

I'm not beating people over the head, and I'm saying that there are good things in store - you can make it in life. Most of the stuff that I minister [is] not real complicated deep things.

We deal with people that are going through divorces and that are facing life-threatening illnesses, and I'm giving them hope. And to me, I don't think there's anything "lite" about that.

The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that's really the essence of the Christian faith.

If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying.

A lot of preachers' kids are some of the most rebellious kids in the world. I never was like that.

My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation, that that gives us a guarantee for Heaven.

We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct, but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.