--- title: "27 Sometimes Quotes By Joel Osteen" description: "27 Sometimes quotes by Joel Osteen. Plus more from Joel Osteen and more Sometimes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/joel-osteen-194_sometimes_sometimes-what-works-40-years-ago-doesn_926352.jpg" --- > [Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-what-works-40-years-ago-doesn-t-work-today/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/joel-osteen-194_sometimes_sometimes-what-works-40-years-ago-doesn_926352.jpg) > [I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-mean-we-all-need-a-second-chance-sometimes/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/joel-osteen-194_chance_i-mean-we-all-need-a-second-chance-somet_1047760.jpg) > [Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-you-have-to-smile-by-faith-if-you-ll-smile-by-faith-soon/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/joel-osteen-194_christ_sometimes-you-have-to-smile-by-faith-if_2199676.jpg) > [Sometimes, God uses difficult people, like sandpaper, to rub the rough edges off us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-god-uses-difficult-people-like-sandpaper-to-rub-the-rough/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/joel-osteen-194_betterment_sometimes-god-uses-difficult-people-like_2439180.jpg) > [Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-you-need-faith-and-victory-spoken-over-your-life-words-have/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/joel-osteen-194_faith_sometimes-you-need-faith-and-victory-spo_1014851.jpg) > [Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-we-look-at-gay-being-a-bigger-sin-than-being-proud-or-not/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/joel-osteen-194_be-proud_sometimes-we-look-at-gay-being-a-bigger_701513.jpg) > [Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-we-look-back-and-10-years-from-now-we-think-boy-those-were/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/joel-osteen-194_boys_sometimes-we-look-back-and-10-years-from_1916291.jpg) > [Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-when-you-take-strong-stands-if-you-re-not-called-to-do-it/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/joel-osteen-194_audience_sometimes-when-you-take-strong-stands-if_1554191.jpg) > [I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that's not in me. I want to lift people up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-think-sometimes-the-critics-want-me-to-beat-people-down-and-that-s/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/joel-osteen-194_beat_i-think-sometimes-the-critics-want-me-to_1665419.jpg) > [Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-god-will-deliver-you-from-the-fire-and-other-times-god-will/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/joel-osteen-194_fire_sometimes-god-will-deliver-you-from-the_345617.jpg) > [Sometimes you face difficulties not because you're doing something wrong, but because you're doing something right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-you-face-difficulties-not-because-you-re-doing-something/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/joel-osteen-194_adversity_sometimes-you-face-difficulties-not-beca_840146.jpg) > [If you want your life to get better, sometimes the best thing you can do is to help improve somebody else's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/if-you-want-your-life-to-get-better-sometimes-the-best-thing-you-can/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/joel-osteen-194_best-things_if-you-want-your-life-to-get-better-some_2192069.jpg) > [Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-in-life-a-fog-sets-in-and-you-don-t-know-which-way-is-the/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b7/joel-osteen-194_believe_sometimes-in-life-a-fog-sets-in-and-you_245084.jpg) > [My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/my-parents-were-the-same-in-the-pulpit-as-they-were-at-home-i-think/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/joel-osteen-194_home_my-parents-were-the-same-in-the-pulpit-a_2029696.jpg) > [When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/when-i-grew-up-the-devil-was-a-reason-why-i-had-a-headache-or-the/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/joel-osteen-194_devil_when-i-grew-up-the-devil-was-a-reason-wh_2186326.jpg) > [To me, it's OK to have differences. But we don't have to be mad about it. You know? And I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/to-me-it-s-ok-to-have-differences-but-we-don-t-have-to-be-mad-about/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bc/joel-osteen-194_anger_to-me-it-s-ok-to-have-differences-but-we_2854725.jpg) > [Sometimes we focus on the mess or the broken dream, but in all the mess God sees greatness. He knows how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-we-focus-on-the-mess-or-the-broken-dream-but-in-all-the/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/joel-osteen-194_broken_sometimes-we-focus-on-the-mess-or-the-br_2869100.jpg) > [Isn't it funny how babies laugh a lot? I read a toddler, a young child laughs 300 times a day. The average…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/isn-t-it-funny-how-babies-laugh-a-lot-i-read-a-toddler-a-young-child/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/joel-osteen-194_adults_isn-t-it-funny-how-babies-laugh-a-lot-i_2229438.jpg) > [It’s not always easy to get over some of those bumps in the road, those disillusionments and disappointments. It’s going to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/it-s-not-always-easy-to-get-over-some-of-those-bumps-in-the-road/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/joel-osteen-194_bumps_it-s-not-always-easy-to-get-over-some-of_2848403.jpg) > [The sad truth is, if you push hard enough, and if you’re so stubborn that you must have things your way, God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/the-sad-truth-is-if-you-push-hard-enough-and-if-you-re-so-stubborn/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/joel-osteen-194_blessing_the-sad-truth-is-if-you-push-hard-enough_2828375.jpg) > [Faith is not in your head. Faith is in your heart. Sometimes you have to turn your mind off and listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/faith-is-not-in-your-head-faith-is-in-your-heart-sometimes-you-have/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/joel-osteen-194_faith_faith-is-not-in-your-head-faith-is-in-yo_1060175.jpg) > [The dream in your heart may be bigger than the environment in which you find yourself. Sometimes you have to get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/the-dream-in-your-heart-may-be-bigger-than-the-environment-in-which-2/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/joel-osteen-194_bigger_the-dream-in-your-heart-may-be-bigger-th_1107519.jpg) > [I think sometimes you just lose your focus, and I think that's easy to do when you start getting more fame, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-think-sometimes-you-just-lose-your-focus-and-i-think-that-s-easy-to/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/joel-osteen-194_easy_i-think-sometimes-you-just-lose-your-foc_1132720.jpg) > [Sometimes what we think is a disappointment, is really God getting us in position to go to a new level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-what-we-think-is-a-disappointment-is-really-god-getting-us/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/joel-osteen-194_commitment-to-god_sometimes-what-we-think-is-a-disappointm_191782.jpg) > [We can all control our own destiny. And I think sometimes it's a copout to say, "Well, it's this person's fault or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/we-can-all-control-our-own-destiny-and-i-think-sometimes-it-s-a/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/joel-osteen-194_destiny_we-can-all-control-our-own-destiny-and-i_939835.jpg) > [Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-i-think-if-you-get-away-from-what-you-re-called-to-do-it-s/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/joel-osteen-194_abundance_sometimes-i-think-if-you-get-away-from-w_1717028.jpg) > [Sometimes you have to put your own dreams on hold temporarily so you can help release a dream in somebody else. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-you-have-to-put-your-own-dreams-on-hold-temporarily-so-you/) [Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/joel-osteen-194_caring-for-others_sometimes-you-have-to-put-your-own-dream_1934263.jpg) ## Other authors on Sometimes ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sometimes/joel-osteen/#itemlist", "name": "27 Sometimes Quotes By Joel Osteen", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Osteen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/sometimes-what-works-40-years-ago-doesn-t-work-today/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/joel-osteen-194_sometimes_sometimes-what-works-40-years-ago-doesn_926352.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/joel-osteen-194_sometimes_sometimes-what-works-40-years-ago-doesn_926352.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/joel-osteen-194_sometimes_sometimes-what-works-40-years-ago-doesn_926352.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.” — Joel Osteen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Osteen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/i-mean-we-all-need-a-second-chance-sometimes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/joel-osteen-194_chance_i-mean-we-all-need-a-second-chance-somet_1047760.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/joel-osteen-194_chance_i-mean-we-all-need-a-second-chance-somet_1047760.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/joel-osteen-194_chance_i-mean-we-all-need-a-second-chance-somet_1047760.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.” — Joel Osteen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes you have to smile by faith. 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