Quotes about Persistence
The dream in your heart may be bigger than the environment in which you find yourself. Sometimes you have to get out of that environment in order to see that dream fulfilled.
— Joel Osteen
It may take a little time to see it come to pass, but it's on the way. Don't get talked out of it. Don't let what's not happening discourage you. Keep believing, keep thanking God, and you're going to see what God has spoken over your life.
— Joel Osteen
God is saying, "Throw that net out one more time." Start believing again, start dreaming again, start taking steps of faith. You don't know what God is about to do. The reason it hasn't happened yet is because it's bigger than you think.
— Joel Osteen
If you let people discourage you, bad breaks talk you out of it, delays cause you to quit believing, then it's going to keep you from God's best.
— Joel Osteen
There will always be dream stealers, naysayers, people that try to pull you down. They'll try to pull you into intimidation, fear, limited thinking. Don't take the bait. People are going to be amazed at where God takes you.
— 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
No disappointment. No setback. No injustice. No person. No hater. No jealousy can stand against our God. When you believe, all the forces of darkness cannot stop God from taking you where He wants you to go. Be a believer and not a doubter.
— Joel Osteen
You can be the first. You can be the one to set a new standard. Don't be moved by what you don't see, by who's against you. God being for you is more than the world being against you.
— Joel Osteen
Keep thanking God that it's coming; keep believing when it's not improving. Don't be moved by what's not changing; walk by faith and not by sight.
— Joel Osteen
I'm not moved by what's not working out, by how long it's been, by what hasn't improved. I know what God has started in my life, He will finish. I know what He promised me will come to pass.
— Joel Osteen
You're a barrier breaker. You can defy the odds. You can beat the cancer, you can break the addiction, you can start the new business. You can go further than the experts have told you.
— Joel Osteen
I will ask God to bring to pass those hidden dreams that are deep in my heart. If certain promises don't look like they will happen, I will not be intimidated and give up
— Joel Osteen