Quotes about Progress
Don't talk about the way you are. Talk about the way you want to be.
— Joel Osteen
If you're going to be an eagle, if you're going to soar, you can't go back to the dead things in your life that will poison you. Too many people are feeding off what didn't work out, reliving the disappointments, the failures, the bad breaks.
— Joel Osteen
You are closer than you think.
— Joel Osteen
You don't have to be bound by the barriers of the past. God wants you to go further than your parents. I'm sure your parents were fine, hardworking people, but don't fall into that trap of just sitting back and accepting the status
— Joel Osteen
No, quit limiting God. He may want to open another opportunity or a better position for you. God may intervene in your situation, replacing your supervisor so you can be promoted. One day, you may run that entire company! Once you begin
— Joel Osteen
I'm getting better. I'm improving. My health is coming back," those words began to create a new image on the inside. Before long, they started seeing themselves strong, healthy, and whole.
— 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
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
The only competition you have is with yourself, to be the best that you can be.
— 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
In the Bible when Paul told Timothy, "Stir up the gift. Fan the flame" (2 Timothy 1:6 (NIV), he was saying, "Timothy, life is flying by. Get busy pursuing your destiny." Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.
— Joel Osteen