Joel Osteen

God doesn’t remove everything that’s uncomfortable. If He did, we would never grow. Instead of praying, "God, change the other person." I’ve learned to pray, “God, change me. Help me to come up higher. Help me to be more patient. Help me to stay in peace.”

Sometimes, little things keep us from big blessings: a little pride, a little compromise, a little jealousy. Put your old self down and put on the new you: the free you, the blessed you, the happy you, the victorious you.