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This reads as advice about mental discipline, but also about active self-management. It can be taken to mean that resisting a harmful thought is only half the work, because the mind needs something else to hold onto, and it lands in the ordinary struggle of anxiety or discouragement, when blank resistance leaves a person stuck.
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About Joel Osteen
American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author
Joel Osteen is an American pastor, televangelist, businessman, and author based in Houston, Texas. He is known for his weekly televised services and for several best-selling books. Osteen is closely associated with prosperity theology and the Word of Faith movement. His public message has made him a familiar figure in American religious broadcasting and popular Christian publishing.
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