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A Receiving Mindset | Joel Osteen
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God has blessings prepared for you, but you have to be willing to receive them.
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Joel Osteen
Victoria and I are believing you're going to have a blessed summer. Praying for you guys every day. And thanks for being with us today. Hey, I'm excited. Victoria's got a new book out. It's called Grace to Go and I know it's going to bless you. I'm excited because in this book you will See how you are strengthened, that you are prepared and you are ready for anything that's in front of you. You are grace to go enjoy today's message. Well, God bless you. It's great to be with you today and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our Daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services, but I'd like to start with something funny. And I heard about this minister. He was driving down the road when he got pulled over by a policeman. The officer came to the window and smelled alcohol. He saw a thermos and said, sir, what are you drinking? The minister said, just water, officer. He asked to see the thermos. He took one sniff and said, this smells like wine to me. The minister said, what do you know? Jesus did it again. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about a receiving mindset. God has great things in store for all of us, but too often we don't think we deserve it. We've made too many mistakes and we don't see how it can happen. Instead of receiving the mercy, receiving the approval, receiving the abundance, we come up with excuses. I can't get well. You saw the report. I can't be blessed. I've had a rough past. I'll never have abundance. I don't have the training. We don't realize we're self sabotaging our future. We want to be blessed. We're praying for favor. But because of how we feel about ourselves, we're pushing away the very things that we want. Paul said in Romans, the gift of righteousness is for all who will receive it. God has gifts for you. He has mercy, wisdom, favor. You don't earn it, you don't work for it. It's not based on your education, your background. It's a gift. But these gifts won't do you any good if you don't receive them. The enemy will work overtime to try to keep you condemned. Feeling unworthy, not good enough, smart enough, attractive enough. Instead of believing those lies, try a different approach. Have a receiving mindset. God, I've made a lot of mistakes, but I receive Your forgiveness. My dream looks impossible, but I receive your favor. Been fighting this sickness a long time, but I receive your healing. Quit rejecting the good things God has for you and learn to receive the gift. You don't have to force it. You don't have to talk God into it. Perform good enough, just be a receiver. God, you promised. Whom the sun sets free is free indeed. So, Lord, I receive your freedom right now. Lord, you said my latter days would be better than my former days. So I receive a bright future. Now thoughts will whisper not for you. You've had too many bad breaks. You always struggle. No one in your family is successful. You have a choice. You can let the gift sit there and say, yeah, you're probably right. I want to be blessed. But it's never going to happen. That's self sabotaging. Do yourself a favor and take the gift. Lord, I receive your abundance. I receive your favor. I receive your blessing on my life. When our children were small, six years old and three, I would take them up to the toy store. No special occasion, just during the week. I love being good to them. I'd say, hey guys, you want to go to their toy store? Do you know they never once said, no, dad, we don't deserve it. We're not worthy. We didn't clean our room last week. I bit my brother. I threw food at my sister. Children, they know how to receive. They didn't start debating whether or not they deserved it. They didn't question me as their father. Was I telling them the truth? Did I really mean it? They just received the gift. The scripture says you have to have faith as a little child. Children have no problem receiving. They haven't been contaminated with all the inferiority lies about how they don't measure up, what they can't become. But as adults, we can start reasoning things out. I didn't perform up to par. God's not going to bless me. All my family struggles. I'm sure I'll struggle too. I'm not attractive. I don't feel valuable. There's nothing special about me. Why don't you start receiving the gift? God said, you are fearfully and wonderfully made. He calls you a masterpiece. He knew you before you were formed in your mother's womb and and approved you. He approved you before you could do anything good. He didn't approve you based on your performance. He approved you based on the fact that you're his child. Created in his image, crowned with his favor. Now you have to receive that approval. Receive that validation. Not ordinary, but A child of the most high God, hand picked by the creator of the universe. You may not get this from people, but your heavenly Father says you're one of a kind, a prized possession. Don't go through life inferior, not up to par. Have a receiving mindset. God, I receive your approval. I receive your love. I thank you that you have accepted me, that I am worthy, I am valuable, I am a masterpiece. See, the scripture says it is the Father's good pleasure. Give you the kingdom. That means it makes God happy. It gives him great joy to bless you, to forgive you, to show you favor. But there's a condition where you receive the gift. Where you believe you're worthy, you're approved, you're valuable, you're blessed, you're favored. Or are you pushing away all the gifts, the love, the mercy, thinking you don't deserve it? You could never get well, never have abundance, never feel attractive. If you want to bring God joy, if you want to make him smile, have a receiving mindset. Start accepting the gifts. Start believing the promises. He said, you haven't seen, heard or imagined what he has in store for you. Your mind will tell you just the opposite. You've seen your best days. Nothing good is in your future. You tune that out. Father, I receive a future greater than I can imagine. I receive your far and beyond favor. Thoughts will tell you that your children will never get back on course. They'll never fulfill their purpose. But God says, you, children will be mighty in the land. He said, the seed of the righteous is blessed. Instead of receiving the doubt, how about receiving the faith, receiving the promises? Father, I thank you that my children will become all that you've created them to be. I see them serving you, doing great things, leaving their mark. What you're receiving is what's going to come to pass. If you're receiving the doubt, the negativity. I can't get well, can't break this addiction. I'll always be lonely. You're receiving the wrong things. Start receiving the gifts. Receive the promises. Receive the abundance. Receive great relationships. Receive a long, healthy life. Receive a bountiful, productive, abundant year. One time, Jesus was in Galilee teaching the people. There were so many gathered that he asked Peter if he could borrow his boat. He never met Peter. Peter agreed and let him use it. Jesus pushed out from the shore and caught the people. When he finished, he wanted to thank Peter. He told him to launch out into the deep and he would catch a great haul of fish. Well, Peter had fished all night and caught nothing. He was tired. He didn't feel like it. But he said to Jesus nevertheless, at your word, I will do it. He went out and caught so many fish that his nets began to break. He had to call another boat over him. When they loaded up all fish, the both boats begin to sink. It was a net breaking, boat sinking blessing. Something Peter had never experienced. But when he got to the shore, the scripture says he fell down at Jesus feet and said, lord, please depart from me. I'm too big of a sinner to be around you. He was saying, I don't deserve this blessing. I'm not worthy of this favor. I've lived a rough life, have a problem with my temper, I use bad language. He came up with all these reasons why this shouldn't have happened. But God was showing us that his blessing is not based on our performance. His favor, his healing, his freedom, his mercy. It's the gift of God. Something we don't deserve. We don't earn it. We couldn't work for it. We can't make it happen in our own strength. It's his goodness. But like Peter, it's easy to find all the reasons not to accept it. But I love what Jesus did. He didn't say, peter, you're right, I made a mistake. I chose the wrong person. I didn't realize how unworthy you were, how you have all these weaknesses and shortcomings. No. He said, peter, don't be afraid. From now on you're going to be fishing for people. I'm going to make you one of my disciples. You're going to impact the world upon this rock upon you, Peter, I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. I can imagine Peter standing there in amazement, looking around, thinking, does he know who I am? I'm not a history maker. I'm a fisherman. He can't build anything on me. I'm not a leader. I don't have any influence. All these excuses flooded his mind, telling him what he was, not how he didn't deserve it. But something rose up in Peter. Despite all the doubt, all the fear, all the insecurity, the scripture says Peter left everything and followed Jesus. His attitude was, I may be a little crazy, but I'm going to accept. This gift seems far out, more than I could imagine. I don't have the training, I've made mistakes, but I believe that I'm forgiven. I believe that I'm worthy. I believe I'm a history maker, a world changer, a barrier breaker. Peter had every reason to reject the Gift to push away the blessing, the abundance, the purpose. By the grace of God. He had that childlike faith that went beyond natural reasoning. And he accepted the gift. The scripture says Peter was awestruck at the size of his catch. He could have gone out and caught a few fish. He would have been grateful. He could have caught a net full of fish. That would have been amazing. He'd have been so impressed. But God on purpose did something out of the ordinary, something that boggled his mind. He was awestruck. He didn't know what to think. No wonder he fell down and thought, I'm not worthy. This gift is something that I can't comprehend. This blessing is bigger than greater, more than I've ever imagined. Like Peter, God is going to bring some gifts across your path that you've never seen. Things that are going to leave you awestruck. Net breaking, boat sinking, blessings. You'll be tempted to dismiss it. I'm not worthy. I don't deserve it. How could this be possible? Dare to receive the gift. Let that seed take root. Let that promise get down in your spirit. Abundance, overflow. Healing, freedom. Joel, I don't deserve it. None of us deserve it. It's the gift of God. He wants to show out in your life. He wants to trust you with more resources, more influence, more favor. When these moments come across your path, don't push away the gift. Don't talk yourself out of it. I'm not qualified. It's never happened in my family. That's way over my head. God will, on purpose, put you in situations, so you have to trust him. It may be over your head, but it's not over his head. When we were trying to find property to build a new auditorium, twice the doors closed. And I was kind of discouraged, thinking that we were stuck. There's no way we could keep growing at the other location. We didn't have the room. A friend called that I hadn't spoken to in a long time. He said, joel, I want to take you to lunch. It's important. We went the next week. He said, I know you're looking for land to build an auditorium, but there's something better. The Rockets basketball team is moving out of the Compact Center. You should get that building for your church. When he said that, something came alive on the inside. It was like an explosion went off in my spirit. I was awestruck at the thought of it. Couldn't even imagine something that amazing. But like Peter, my mind started coming up with excuses. That's impossible. They're never going to let a church have it. Even if they do, Joel, it's going to be too expensive. You're not going to have the funds to buy it. I had to make a decision. Was I going to receive the gift, let the promise take root? Believe that God could do exceedingly, abundantly above what I could imagine? Or was it going to push it away? This is too good to be true. I don't deserve it. I've only been ministering three years, haven't been to seminary. How could I handle that favor, that influence? On one hand, I was praying for God to do something awesome. Let me help people all over the world. Then when the opportunity comes, we're tempted to push it away. Don't self sabotage the greatness God has for your life. Don't let fear, unworthiness, doubt keep you from stepping into levels you've never dreamed. Peter didn't feel qualified. He felt unworthy. He had weaknesses. He was inconsistent. Yet God said, you're going to become a rock. I'm going to build my church on you. God wouldn't have given you the gift if you couldn't handle it. You may not feel qualified, but he's going to train you. You're not a finished product. He's making you, molding you, bringing out talent that you didn't know you had. Now you have to do your part and receive the approval, receive the confidence, receive the favor. We had some big obstacles, but God fought our battles, brought down the giants and gave us the compact center. Here's my point. None of this would have happened had I not had receiving mindset. You have to receive it in your spirit before it will come to pass. And too often, we're good at receiving the negative. You'll never get well, never pay your house off. Your child will never get back on course. You've seen your best days, we think. Yeah, you're probably right. Looks impossible. I've made so many mistakes. Inflation is so bad. You're receiving the wrong things. Start receiving what God says about you. You will lend and not borrow. I receive the abundance. You can do all things through Christ. I receive that strength. A thousand may fall at your side, 10,000 at your right hand, but it shall not come near you. I receive that protection. You have the mind of Christ. You know the right decision. Every time I receive that wisdom, God will make you the happy mother of children. He will give you the desires of your heart. I receive that baby we've been believing for. God will do exceedingly above and beyond what you could ever ask or Imagine I received the favor. I received my compact centers. I received the business. I received the influence. I received the victory. It's interesting how people can put things on the Internet that are not true. And a staff member sent me this screenshot that talked about my net worth. It was like a zillion dollars, many, many times exaggerated. They're just trying to stir things up. And my friend says, does that bother you? Should we try to have them take it down? I said, no, leave it up. I receive it. They are. They are prophesying my future. I have a receiving mindset. They meant it for harm. They don't realize God's going to use it for good. My attitude is, God, let it happen. Show out in my life. See, I have everything I need. But I'll use it to build the kingdom, to get the message of hope out, to build orphanages, to build hospitals. Why don't you have a receiving mindset? Don't push away all the good things that you're believing for. Dare to receive it. You may not see how looks unlikely, but you don't have to figure it out. All you have to do is believe. When you believe, all things are possible. When you believe, angels go to work. Chains are broken, favor is released. Good breaks are set in motion. The scripture says God has blessings stored up for the righteous. There are blessings that have your name on them. Businesses, houses, ministries, inventions, healing, freedom, children, spouses. They already belong to you. At the right time. God's going to release them. The question is, will you receive those blessings? You can't have an I'm unworthy mindset. I don't deserve it. It's too big. I couldn't handle it. That's pushing away what's stored up. Live with a receiving mentality every morning. Lord, I receive your love. Today I'm going to love myself and I'm going to love others. Lord, I receive your peace. I'm not going to live stressed and worry. God, I receive your mercy. Fresh and new every morning. Thank you that you've approved me, accepted me and anointed me. God, I receive your healing. Thank you that I'm healthy, whole, full of vitality, that my youth is being renewed like the eagles. God, I receive your favor. Thank you that blessings are chasing me down, that goodness and mercy are following me, that my latter days will be better than my former days. A friend of mine is very good at encouraging people. You can't be around him five minutes without him complimenting you and telling you how great you are. He always makes you feel so blessed, so uplifted. But what's interesting is for years he could never receive a compliment. He always had some reason to downplay it. It's like he had trained himself to not feel good about who he was, to push away any kind of thoughts that would build him up. He would speak in front of people and I would call and say, man, that was great today. That was so strong. Yeah, but I got distracted and I should have said this, and I left this part out. He didn't realize he was self sabotaging. He was letting this inner recording keep playing. You're not worthy. You're not good enough. You don't deserve to be happy. You have to turn that recording off and start receiving the approval, receiving the honor, receiving the blessing. You can't love others the way you should without loving yourself. You're supposed to feel good about who you are. You compliment others, why don't you receive the compliments? It's not honoring to God to go around down on yourself, feeling unworthy, like you don't measure up. The scripture says, God has crowned you with his favor. You want to honor God? Put your crown on, put your shoulders back, hold your head up high, and receive the honor. His friend went with me to an interview I was doing on television with a big deal, a national thing live. And I was kind of nervous about it. When we got finished, we got in the car and the first thing I said was, I did really good. I felt relieved and I thought I did great. I didn't think anything about saying it, but he said that moment changed his life. He realized he had never complimented himself. He'd never once said, I did good. That's not how he was raised. He was taught, to show your humility. You need to be down on yourself, feel like you're less than. Don't think too good about who you are, but you can't reach your destiny. Feeling inferior, inadequate. You have enough people in life against you. Don't be against yourself. You're supposed to feel good about who you are. You're supposed to not only receive compliments, but learn to compliment yourself. You build others up, build yourself up. You tell your friends how great they are, tell yourself how great you are. It's not being selfish. That's receiving the approval, receiving the honor. When God was creating the universe, at the end of each day he stopped and said, that was good. He complimented himself. Nobody else was around. But he said, you know what? I did good today. He was showing us a principle. Have you ever said to yourself, I Did good today. I worked hard today. I looked good today. I was good to others today. Some people, all they do is find the negative. I didn't get enough done. I didn't stay on my diet. I should have spent more time with my children. Shouldn't have said that to my co worker. They focus on their faults, their weaknesses. It's not doing anything productive to beat yourself up. Being critical towards yourself is not going to help you do better. You're receiving the wrong things, the guilt, condemnation. Do yourself a favor and start being for yourself and not against yourself. The scripture says our faith is made effective when we acknowledge everything good. Your faith is not effective when pointing out your flaws, focused on your shortcomings, down on yourselves. Peter would have never left his mark if he had kept that unworthy, don't deserve it mentality. He had to learn to receive the approval, receive the honor that came from his heavenly Father. When the church was first starting back there in the book of Acts, they needed someone to speak at the inaugural service. Very prestigious position. They could have chosen one of the apostles, a religious leader, an esteemed scholar. But out of all the people, they chose Peter. Look at how his mentality had shifted from I'm unworthy, go away from me, Jesus, to let me step up and start the church. I'm well able, I'm strong in the Lord, I'm anointed. All depends on what you're receiving. Start receiving God's approval. Lord, thank you that I'm a masterpiece. Receive his mercy, Father, thank you that your mercy is bigger than my mistakes. Thank you that I'm redeemed, restored and forgiven. Receive his favor, Lord, thank you that you're shining down on my life, taking me where I've never dreamed. Or how about receiving those net breaking blessings, Blessings that leave you awestruck, your compact sinners. Lord, this seems too good to be true. But I'm a believer and not a doubter show out in my life. This is what a teenage girl in the scripture did, named Mary. An angel appeared to her and said she was going to have a baby without knowing a man, that he would be the Messiah. You can imagine what went through her mind. That's impossible. That defies the laws of nature. She could have dismissed it, walked away. But she asked the angel, how can this be? The angel said, the spirit of God will come on you and cause you to conceive despite all the doubt, all the uncertainty. She looked at the angel and said, be it unto me even as you have said. She was saying this doesn't make sense. It's never been done. But God, I receive what you promised. Let it happen. She gave birth to the Messiah. You're going to have these times like Mary. It's not going to make sense. The odds are against you. Your mind is telling you no way. Don't get your hopes up. You can't get well. Start your business. Never have that baby dare to do like Mary and say God, let it happen. I received the abundance. I received the healing. I received the freedom. I believe this baby that we've been dreaming about is on the way. Let that take root in your spirit. That's what allows God to do amazing things. But I wonder how many blessings are we pushing away? How many of the good things God has for us that we're not receiving? We feel unworthy. Don't go through life self sabotaging, receiving the wrong things, the guilt, the doubt, defeating yourself every day. Receive what God says about you. Loved, I'm valuable, I'm approved. I'm worthy. I'm a masterpiece. I'm blessed, I'm favored, I'm victorious. Friends, it's the Father's pleasure to give you the kingdom. He has all these gifts for you, all these promises that he's spoken, dreams he's whispered to you in the middle of the night instead of dismissing it. Have a receiving mindset with that childlike faith. God, I'm in agreement. I know you can do it. Let it happen. If you'll do this, I believe and declare like with Peter, God is going to do things that leave you awestruck. New doors are about to open, the right people tracking you down. Promotion is coming, healing is coming. Freedom is coming. The fullness of your destiny in Jesus name. And if you receive it, can you say amen? Sometimes in life people don't choose us. We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough. It's easy to live inferior thinking we don't measure up. People may have left you out. The good news is God has chosen you. He's the one that matters and in my new book Chosen you, life is marked for distinction. You'll discover before you were born, God not only knew you but he handpicked you and placed a calling on your life. You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny. When you understand that you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay. You'll live with the boldness to step into the greatness God put in you. I'd love to send you my new book Chosen plus the chosen T shirt from our friends at Copperfed as our.
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Victoria Osteen
Way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount. This month we would like to send you a copy of Joel Book Chosen. Your life is marked for distinction in the scriptures. Jesus encouraged us by saying, you didn't choose me, I chose you. This powerful guide will help you discover the abundant life you were designed to live as a child of God. You have a calling, a purpose, a destiny still to be fulfilled when you request your copy. We also want to send you our exclusive Chosen T shirt from Copperfit that will remind you that you've been chosen by Almighty God every time you wear it. Please request these gifts today and discover that God is moving on your behalf. Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Joel Osteen
You're not average. You're not ordinary. You've been chosen by Almighty God. Victoria and I want you to know how much we love you. We pray for you and your family every day and thanks so much for your prayer and support. Your generosity is helping people all over the world. A special thank you to our Champion of Hope partners for your monthly gifts. If you're not a partner, I hope you'll consider becoming one. Remember, you can watch the services online live every Sunday morning. Download our daily podcast watch on YouTube, the new Joel Osteen Network Social Media Listen on Sirius xm. We'll keep you encouraged and inspired until we see you next time. May the Lord bless you and keep you.
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Victoria Osteen
Be sure to request your copy of Chosen. Your Life is marked for distinction plus our exclusive chosen T shirt from CopperFit. Visit jolostein.com or call 888-567-JOEL for an additional donation. This month we are also offering the NLT Large Print Thin Line Reference Bible. This Bible also enables you to connect through your smartphone or tablet to a vast, power packed array of study notes, devotionals, interactive maps, videos and worship music. You can request these inspiring resources by calling 888-567-JOEL or logging on to jolosteen.com today. Call or click anytime 24 hours a day. Yes, God has chosen you for a reason. For a purpose. Request your copies today.
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Katie Nolan
Hey there, it's Katie Nolan, host of Casuals, the sports podcast where we don't care how much you know about sports, we're just happy that you're here. Every week I hang out with some of my good friends to discuss the biggest stories across sports and entertainment, but in a way that's like fun and not boring. Want to know Sue Bird's favorite Diana Taurasi story? Or how heavy the Larry o' Brien Trophy is, or even what baseball team is right for you based on your moon sign we got you. Listen to Casuals every Tuesday and Thursday on the Sirius XM app or wherever you get your podcasts. Bye.
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Joel Osteen
What does possibility mean to you? That's a hard question. Something that you can strive for. I'm able to do anything I set my mind to. You're confident in yourself and you believe in yourself. Stuff that you could achieve. I feel at Saira Eddie Ling is.
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Katie Nolan
Possible when you're more confident.
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Joel Osteen
Shoes are a huge part of that. They are the most important part of my style. You can express yourself in the right shoes. Anything is possible. Dsw Countless shoes of bragworthy prices.
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Rosetta Stone
Imagine the possibilities.