The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Don’t simply settle for what your parents had. You can go further than that. You can do more, have more, be more. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I have always believed. I grew up, you know, my parents were a good Christian people. They showed us love in the… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
It's not who you are, but whose you are that counts. Because God is your heavenly Father, doors of opportunity will open… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time in India with my father. I don't know all about their religion. But I know they… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
When my father died, it sounds kind of simple but I just had the desire to step up and pastor the church.… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
But I want to motivate. I wanna motivate every person to leave here to be a better father, a better husband, to… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your peace that rules my heart. I choose Your peace today and thank You for guiding my… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I see God as my heavenly father, like my earthly father, as loving and kind. Yes, he disciplined me, he helped me… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Father, I desire to please You in everything I do. I declare that You are good and faithful. I trust You with… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
When I took over from my father, he came from the Southern Baptist background, and back 40-50 years ago, there was a… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
You can make changes in your life and you can say, "I'm going to be a better parent next year than I… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I was reading in the Bible and one translation says that Jesus said that if you publicly will acknowledge me before people,… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being something that you’re not. If… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
“I love what Jesus said in Luke 19:29-30: “Everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children,… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
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… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
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… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
The only difference between black coal and a precious diamond is the amount of pressure it endured. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
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,… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
When you smile and project an aura of warmth, kindness, and friendliness, you will attract warms, kindness, and friendliness. Happy people will be drawn… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. You were created to be victorious. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
You may not have the approval of someone 'important,' but you have the favor of God. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
“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.”… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
At the start of each new day, remind yourself: I am talented. I am creative. I am greatly favored by God. I am equipped.… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
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… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
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… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
