Quotes related to James 1:2-4
God is going to work all things for your good. While you're waiting, when you don't see anything happening, trust Him enough to enjoy your life. See the good in each day; be grateful for what you have.
— Joel Osteen
Anyone can trust God when things are going their way, life is good, you're seeing favor. The real test is, will you trust Him when things are shaking? Will you stay in faith when there's uncertainty, things you don't understand?
— Joel Osteen
Stand strong and show the opposition that you're more determined than they are. That problem is not there to stop you; it's there to prepare you. That challenge is not going to defeat you; it's going to promote you.
— Joel Osteen
Don't complain about the problem. It's not random. You're going to need that victory in the future. God is taking you from glory to glory. When you come through this challenge, that victory will be the fuel you use that gets you to the next level of glory.
— Joel Osteen
You won't become all you were created to be without trouble. You don't grow in the good times; you grow in the tough times... In the difficult times, your spiritual muscles are developed, and you gain strength, endurance and wisdom.
— Joel Osteen
There are levels that you can't reach without going through a dry season, without opposition, things that are unfair. That's all leading you to bloom, to greatness, to promotion, to influence.
— Joel Osteen
It looks like a setback, but really it's a setup to move you into your destiny.
— Joel Osteen
You may not understand it now, it may not make sense yet, but one day, you'll see it was a necessary step to reach your destiny. It looked like a setback, but really, it was a setup.
— Joel Osteen
Positive people know that God is in control, and that nothing happens without His permission. They choose to bloom where they are planted. They're not waiting to be happy when the situation changes.
— Joel Osteen
Sometimes you face difficulties not because you're doing something wrong, but because you're doing something right.
— Joel Osteen
You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.
— Joel Osteen
None of us likes difficulties. If we had a choice, we wouldn't go through them. But challenges prepare you for your future.
— Joel Osteen