A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.
Joel Osteen

A lot of churches have not moved with the times.
Joel Osteen

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

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.
Joel Osteen

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.
Joel Osteen

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

God wants to bless us where we are.
Joel Osteen

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

I don't go down the road of condemning.
Joel Osteen

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


I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.
Joel Osteen

I have always believed in God.
Joel Osteen

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.
Joel Osteen

I think Bible principles are principles for life.
Joel Osteen

I think God's justice is making wrongs right.
Joel Osteen

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.
Joel Osteen

I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.
Joel Osteen

I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know.
Joel Osteen

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.
Joel Osteen

If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media.
Joel Osteen