Joel Osteen Quotes About Decisions

Quotes about: Decisions

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  You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

• Make the decision and say, "I'm not letting that worry in. I'm done being upset when my plans don't work out. I'm not letting that stress in." Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don't have to let them into your spirit.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Work, Stress

• Certainly there are times in all of our lives when bad things happen, or things don’t turn out as we had hoped. But that’s when we we must a decision that we’re going to be happy inspite of our circumstances.

  Joel Osteen

  Decision, When Bad Things Happen, Circumstances

• If you know you have to wait anyway, why not make a decision to enjoy your life while you’re waiting? Why not be happy while God is in the process of changing things? After all, there’s nothing we can really do to make it happen any faster. We might as well relax and enjoy our lives, knowing that at the appointed time God is going to bring his plan to pass.

  Joel Osteen

  Knowing, Decision, Waiting

• 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

  Father, Decision, Trying

  "The Osteens on the Power of Positive Believing". Interview with Lisa Ryan, www.cbn.com.

• John Bunyan, author of the classic book the Pilgrim’s Progress, said “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who cannot pay you back.” Make a decision that you will live to give. Be on the lookout each day for somebody you can bless. Don’t’ live for yourself; learn to give yourself away, and your life will make a difference.

  Joel Osteen

  Book, Differences, Giving

• There are a lot of decisions we pass up on because we think, "You know what? That's just going to build - you know, maybe that's going to build me and not build the ministry and what I'm trying to do." So we pass up on a lot of opportunities.

  Joel Osteen

  Opportunity, Thinking, Decision

  "Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

• Don't get stuck where you are, keep growing. It's a decision you have to make because it is easy to get stuck. Make a decision to develop better habits, to have better relationships and just to keep the enthusiasm for life.

  Joel Osteen

  Enthusiasm For Life, Decision, Growing

  Source: www.foxnews.com

• We keep a lot of humor and laughter in the home. A lot of times these days, people let the stress of life take the joy from the home. When you can laugh and you can have joy, that's very healthy. Victoria is easy going. She's very spontaneous and fun. I can hear her laughter all through the house. It sets the tone for the house. I like someone who can laugh. The second thing is respect. We just do our best. We don't always agree with each other but we make the decision that we want to treat each other with respect.

  Joel Osteen

  Fun, Laughter, Stress

  "Joel Osteen — Always Taking The High Road". Interview with Pat Gallagher, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2013.

• I see God as my heavenly father, like my earthly father, as loving and kind. Yes, he disciplined me, he helped me make good decisions, but I knew my dad was always there for me. If I made a mistake, I wouldn't run from my dad, I'd go to him.

  Joel Osteen

  Running, Dad, Father

  "Joel Osteen on Life, Tragedy and Why He Shuns 'Prosperity Gospel' Label". Interview with Melissa Barnhart, www.christianpost.com. April 21, 2013.

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