Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

Former presidential candidate John McCain has described Osteen as "inspirational". In an interview on Fox News in 2008 during the U. Joel Scott Osteen (born March 5 1963) is an American author televangelist and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston Texas.

His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over 100 nations around the world.