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
If you spend your life trying to please people or letting them control you, you may make them happy, but you'll miss your destiny.
Some of you had big dreams, but you had some disappointments & now you think it’s over. But God is saying, Begin again.
There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance.
It is better to be lonely than allow people who are not going anywhere keep you from your destiny.
When you have big dreams, you’re going to have big challenges. If you were an average person you would have average problems.
You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward.
Quit worrying about what other people think and just be who God made you to be. If you will run your race, God will take care of your critics.
Sometimes you have to put your own dreams on hold temporarily so you can help release a dream in somebody else. What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.
Don't use your words to describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation.
I want to challenge you today to get out of your comfort zone. You have so much incredible potential on the inside. God has put gifts and talents in you that you probably don't know anything about.
Quit worrying about how everything is going to turn out. Live one day at a time; better yet, make the most of this moment.
Too often we make the mistake of remembering what we should forget-our hurts, failures and disappointments -and we forget what we should remember-our victories, accomplishments and the times we have made it through.
Nothing in life has happened to you. It's happened for you. Every disappointment. Every wrong. Even every closed door has helped make you into who you are.
God will give you strength when you think you can’t go on. He will give you joy when you should be discouraged. He can make a way when it looks impossible.