In Empty Out, Joel Osteen has written a brand-new book about dumping all of our negative thoughts. We need to learn to let go and release all of the guilt, worry, doubt, offenses from the day before. They are only holding us back from living our best joyful and peaceful life.

That means give no place to guilt, give no place to worry, give no place to bitterness. It can't come in and automatically take over. You control what's in your container. You control what you think about, what you choose to allow in, and we all have negative emotions and negative feelings.

Osteen has claimed he doesn't take a salary from the church but earns millions for secondary income streams, such as speaking engagements and his best-selling books. He hasn't taken a salary from the Lakewood Church since 2005, according to the Houston Chronicle.

He probably had a pastor's salary in the past, but these days he doesn't really get paid to preach. Joel Osteen earns 55 million a year from his fourteen published books and from speaking engagements. His net worth is estimated to be 60 million.

We'd all like to say, “blessed, confident, grateful, healthy.” But if we're honest, sometimes those four words actually feel like, “stressed, busy, tired, and just trying to get by.” The good news is, you can live with more joy, more energy, more peace - the life God created you for!

God will make sure somebody is always there to take care of you to bring healing to bring encouragement to show your favor. those are seeds that you're sowing. and look around and who's in your life.

5 Signs of Negative Energy

• Cynicism. We tend to judge or doubt others more when energy is low or negative.
• Criticism and Tendency to Complain. When you are living a cynic's life, you criticize everyone around you, including yourself.
• Sleep Disorders.
• Poor Health.
• Negative Emotions.

to remove everything from inside something.

Annual salary is the amount of money your employer pays you over the course of a year in exchange for the work you perform. Salary is usually cash only and does not include non-cash compensation. Certain retirement plans base your contribution limit on how much compensation you earn.

Lakewood Church lists the head pastor's salary as 200,000 dollars per year. However, Joel Osteen doesn't take the salary. He probably had a pastor's salary in the past, but these days he doesn't really get paid to preach.

Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass. You'll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself. I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal... God wants you to excel.

At Lakewood, we base all of our beliefs on the authority of Scripture. In every way, we strive to maintain Biblical standards of living and leadership. We believe that living life according to God's Word is the way to an abundant, fulfilling life.