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title: "6 Defeated Quotes By Joel Osteen"
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> [You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. You were created to be victorious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/you-were-never-created-to-live-depressed-defeated-guilty-condemned/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

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> [When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/when-people-are-around-us-they-should-leave-better-off-than-they-were/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

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> [I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-don-t-believe-we-are-supposed-to-go-through-life-defeated-and-not/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

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> [No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/no-matter-what-comes-your-way-shake-it-off-and-move-forward-when-you/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/joel-osteen-194_defeated_no-matter-what-comes-your-way-shake-it-o_956010.jpg)

> [I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-don-t-believe-we-are-supposed-to-go-through-life-defeated-and-not-2/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

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> [I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-think-that-god-gives-you-your-own-will-and-choices-i-don-t-believe/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0b/joel-osteen-194_believe_i-think-that-god-gives-you-your-own-will_1322008.jpg)

## Other authors on Defeated

## More by Joel Osteen

> [Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping; keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/resist-discouragement-by-speaking-his-word-over-your-future-keep/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [I don't have to figure out how God is going to solve my problem. I don't have to understand how He's going to bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-don-t-have-to-figure-out-how-god-is-going-to-solve-my-problem-i-don/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [The only difference between black coal and a precious diamond is the amount of pressure it endured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/the-only-difference-between-black-coal-and-a-precious-diamond-is-the/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/faith-is-easy-i-think-people-complicate-it/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/there-s-pros-and-cons-of-a-big-church-cons-is-i-don-t-get-to-know/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [When you smile and project an aura of warmth, kindness, and friendliness, you will attract warms, kindness, and friendliness. Happy people will be drawn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/when-you-smile-and-project-an-aura-of-warmth-kindness-and/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. You were created to be victorious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/you-were-never-created-to-live-depressed-defeated-guilty-condemned/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [You may not have the approval of someone 'important,' but you have the favor of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/you-may-not-have-the-approval-of-someone-important-but-you-have-the/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [“In the Bible, God called Gideon a mighty man of (fearless) courage. Gideon looked around and said, “Who’s He talking to? That’s not me.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/in-the-bible-god-called-gideon-a-mighty-man-of-fearless-courage/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [At the start of each new day, remind yourself: I am talented. I am creative. I am greatly favored by God. I am equipped.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/at-the-start-of-each-new-day-remind-yourself-i-am-talented-i-am/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [Don't be intimidated by the size of your problem or the size of your dream. God will see to it that it is finished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/don-t-be-intimidated-by-the-size-of-your-problem-or-the-size-of-your/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [No matter what's happening, choose to be happy. Don't focus on what's wrong. Find something positive in your life. Thank God for the small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/no-matter-what-s-happening-choose-to-be-happy-don-t-focus-on-what-s/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [I deal with more practical issues of the Bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-deal-with-more-practical-issues-of-the-bible/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [I've learned a simple principle: all I have to do is be the best 'me' that I can be. One day when I read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-ve-learned-a-simple-principle-all-i-have-to-do-is-be-the-best-me/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

> [“Too often we don’t realize how great we have it until something is taken away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/too-often-we-don-t-realize-how-great-we-have-it-until-something-is/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

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