Joel Osteen Quotes and its meanings

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.

Why don't you start believing that no matter what you have or haven't done, that your best days are still out in front of you.

The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.

I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.

My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.

The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.

God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.

My biggest hobby is hanging out with my family and kids.

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.

God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith.

My message is that God is a good God.

People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

You can be happy where you are.

My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.

On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.

To me, we're marketing hope.

I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.

I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books.

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, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.

You may make some mistakes - but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I've got a lot of that in me as well.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society.

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.

Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.