Quotes about Identity
When you're comfortable with who you are, when you're not trying to impress people, you're not trying to be something that you're not, then your own uniqueness will come out. You'll be more creative. Your talent will come out in greater ways. The right people will show up. Why? Because you've stepped into the anointing on your life. Be you. You are powerful when you're you. Here's a key: Nobody can beat you at being you.
— Joel Osteen
The whole key is to be you, because when you're you, you activate your anointing. There's a favor, a blessing, a grace that is unique to your life.
— Joel Osteen
It's hard to be something that you're not. It's hard to keep everyone happy, wear different masks, and pretend, depending on who you're with. You know what's easy: being you, being real, being vulnerable.
— Joel Osteen
When you base your value on what other people say or do to you, that's going to push you down. But when you base it on what God says about you, it's going to lift you up to the next level.
— Joel Osteen
You belong to God. You don't have to prove anything. You don't have to try to impress people. Just be who you are. Be amazing. If you do this, I believe and declare every chain that's held you back is being broken. You're going to live free, confidently, and securely, knowing you are valuable. You will become the masterpiece that God created you to be.
— Joel Osteen
You are who God says you are. Remove the old labels. I'll give you new labels to wear: "giant killer," "history maker," "world changer.
— Joel Osteen
People can call you many different things, but you are not what people call you. You are what you answer to. They can call you slow, lazy, too old. That's all right. Just don't answer to it. Answer to "victorious," "talented," "history maker." If you'll do this, I believe and declare, today is going to be a turning point. The bondages from the past are no longer going to have any effect on you.
— Joel Osteen
Know that the "Best Possible You" may not be as successful as your neighbor, but that's okay. The best you may not be as thin as your sister, but that's fine. The best you may not be as talented, as dynamic, or as outgoing as your co-worker, but that's all right, too. Be comfortable with the person God made you to be. You can't get distracted and lose your focus by comparing yourself to others. Run your own race.
— Joel Osteen
The good news is, nobody can be a better you than you.
— Joel Osteen
TODAY'S THOUGHT You may have failed in some area of your life—we all have—but you're not a failure. You may have had some bad breaks, but you are not a victim. You are who God says you are.
— Joel Osteen
What they say about you does not define who you are. Their opinion of you does not determine your self-worth.
— Joel Osteen
Sometimes what's holding us back is that we don't really know who we are. We think we're average, just ordinary, when in fact we are royalty. We are sons and daughters of the Most High God. When God breathed His life into you, He crowned you with His favor. He put a robe of righteousness on you. He says, "You have been fearfully and wonderfully made." Don't go through life with a cheese-and-crackers mentality. Have a son mentality, an abundant mentality.
— Joel Osteen