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title: "2 Hard things Quotes By Joel Osteen"
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> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/it-is-a-hard-thing-to-let-go-of-mistakes-we-ve-made-and-sins-god/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/joel-osteen-194_becoming_it-is-a-hard-thing-to-let-go-of-mistakes_845537.jpg)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/it-is-a-hard-thing-to-let-go-of-mistakes-we-ve-made-and-sins-god-2/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/joel-osteen-194_becoming_it-is-a-hard-thing-to-let-go-of-mistakes_1121811.jpg)

## Other authors on Hard things

- [Cal Newport 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-things/cal-newport/)

## 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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