Joel Osteen Quotes

Nothing hurts if you don't let it.

Although anxiety is part of life, never let it control you.

I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.

Don't live worried, frustrated or upset because of what somebody did or what didn't work out. Come back to a place of peace. It's not going to work against you; it's going to work for you.

I try not to worry about things that I can't control.

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

One of the big things is I try not to worry about things I can't control.

I try not to worry about things that I cannot control.

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".

Not worrying is a skill. It's a skill not breaking down every single moment.

Long ago you may have given up control of your brain and set it on autopilot either because it just felt like too much work. And it is work! But for me, this work was well worth it for the prospect of not waking up sad every day.

No one can create negativity or stress within you. Only you can do that by virtue of how you process your world.

Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides.

We should not let negative influences get to us.

Your thoughts about your circumstances have you down. On the other hand, you can be in one of the biggest battles of your life, and still be filled with joy and peace and victory - if you simply learn how to choose the right thought. It’s time to think about what you’re thinking about.

I only allow that which is good into my life. No one can depress you. No one can make you anxious. No one can hurt your feelings. No one can make you anything.....other than what you allow!

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of anger - the greatest threat to our inner peace, and therefore our happiness. The mind, or spirit, is not physical, it cannot be touched or harmed directly. Only negative thoughts and emotions can harm it. Therefore, only the corresponding positive quality can protect it.

I don't torture myself.

Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.

I've learned to let things roll off my back.

It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliche - but why worry about things you have no control over?

At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.

Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.

I try to keep away exterior events that are going to make me do something negative internally to myself.