Joel Osteen
Joel Osteen
Joel Scott Osteen is an American preacher and televangelist. He is the Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church, the largest Protestant church in the United States, in Houston, Texas. Osteen's televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries. His sermons also broadcast 24 hours a day on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Channel 128. Osteen has written seven New York Times Bestselling books. He has been widely nicknamed "The Smiling Preacher"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth5 March 1963
CountryUnited States of America
Many times, we miss out on God's best because we give up too soon. We don't realize how close we are to victory.
Strive to make every person feel special. After all, every person you meet is made in the image of God.
Don't just go through it; grow through it.
We’ve got to give people room to have a bad day.
If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize yourself, you're criticizing God.
When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He’s offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person’s life. You must learn to follow that love. Don’t ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have.
Your destiny is too great, your assignment too important, your time too valuable. Don't let fear intimidate you.
You don't know why God has put that person in your path. It's not a coincidence. He's strategically lined up every person, every detail and every step of your life. Now do your part--don't miss an opportunity to do good for others.
When you go through enough dark places, you don't complain about little things. You don't lose your joy because you got stuck in traffic; you don't get offended because a coworker was rude to you. You've been through too much to let that sour you.
The marriage partner is not really the problem. No other person can ultimately make you happy. You must learn how to be happy within yourself.
You must quit looking at what you don’t have and start believing that all things are possible.
I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct ,but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.
Some things you can only learn in the struggle. When it's easy, when everything is going your way, that doesn't take any faith.
Stop focusing on what you cant do, focus on what God can do.