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

About Joel Osteen

Portrait of Joel Osteen

Joel Scott Osteen ( OH-steen; born March 5, 1963) is an American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author based in Houston, Texas, United States. Known for his weekly televised services and several best-selling books, Osteen is one of the more prominent figures associated with prosperity theology and the Word of Faith...

More quotations from Joel Osteen

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 must make a decision that we're going to be happy in spite of our circumstances.

—Joel Osteen in Your Best Life Now

Don't simply settle for what your parents had. You can go further than that. You can do more, have more, be more.

—Joel Osteen in Your Best Life Now

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 in Your Best Life Now

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