Joel Osteen Podcast

Episode: Having The God Kind Of Faith
Date: November 21, 2025
Host: Joel Osteen

Overview

In this episode, Joel Osteen explores what it means to possess the “God kind of faith.” Moving beyond everyday faith, Joel challenges listeners to believe for the extraordinary by letting God’s own faith take root within them. Through scriptures, personal anecdotes, and powerful stories, Osteen encourages listeners to surrender limiting beliefs, ignore negativity, and receive hope directly from God—faith that defies circumstances, logic, and even expert opinion.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Types of Faith & The "God Kind"

• Everyday faith: Trusting God for daily provision, safety, and health.
• God kind of faith: “Jesus said in Mark 11, have the faith of God. … God wants to take some of his faith and deposit it on the inside of you. … It’s a faith that stretches you, that makes you believe for things you never thought possible.” (04:02)

2. Allowing God to Believe Through You

• The God kind of faith is not self-generated; it comes from God’s spirit within you.
• “When you have this faith of God, it’s as if you’re allowing God to believe through you.” (05:56)
• Your role is not to figure out how, but to agree with God.
• Notable quote: “God will never give you a dream without giving you the faith to accomplish it. He won’t put a promise in your heart without taking some of His faith and putting it on the inside.” (11:30)

3. Rejecting Negative Self-Talk and Doubt

• The battle is between what’s in your heart and the negative voices in your mind.
• “If you’re going to have the God kind of faith, you’ve got to come to the point where you, so to speak, turn your mind off … stop listening to all the negative, discouraging, can’t-do-it thoughts.” (06:38)
• Choose to believe God’s voice of hope over your doubts.

4. Personal Testimonies and Practical Examples

• Joel Stepping into Ministry:
  After his father’s passing, Joel felt unqualified but experienced a “knowing” inside. Despite being inexperienced and feeling unprepared, he allowed that inner faith to take root—a leap that launched his ministry.
  “I was allowing God to believe through me. It was His faith. I let it flow by simply coming into agreement with Him.” (08:38)

• Large Gift Experience:
  Joel describes feeling prompted to make a large ministry donation far beyond his means. He didn’t dismiss this as wishful thinking, but agreed with the divine prompting. In the end, God made a way to provide the exact amount.
  “That wasn’t something I just thought up. That was a desire God deposited into my spirit. … When you realize it’s the faith of God, it takes all the pressure off of you.” (12:38)

• Victoria’s Faith for a New Home:
  Early in their marriage, Victoria confidently declared they would one day live in a dream home, despite their modest circumstances and Joel’s own doubts. Years later, her faith became reality.
  “That was not normal, that was the God kind of faith being deposited into her spirit, and she was bold enough to come into agreement with it.” (22:05)

• Faith for the Impossible – Healing Story:
  Joel tells about a young couple who were told by doctors that the wife would never walk again after a car accident. Ignoring the prognosis, the husband persisted in believing and confessing she would walk again. After years of perseverance, she became fully mobile, stronger than ever.
  “What caused that young man to believe? … That didn’t originate from him, it was the faith of God rising up on the inside…” (16:51)

5. Scriptural Foundations

• Mark 11: “Have the faith of God.”
• Galatians 2:20: “The life I now live, I live by the faith of the Son of God.”
  Paul’s secret was relying on God’s faith, not his own effort:
  “He said, the reason I could overcome every obstacle … accomplished my dreams, was because I learned how to tap into the faith of Almighty God.” (19:57)
• Mustard Seed Faith:
  “Even if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to a mountain, ‘be removed,’ and it will be done. … You have enough faith to overcome every obstacle.” (14:23)

6. How To Let God’s Faith Take Root

• Stop trying to work out details or disqualify yourself with human reasoning.
• Get quiet, listen to the voice in your heart (not your fears or doubts).
• Agree with God’s impossible dreams for you.
• “If you can just shake off that negative, defeated mentality and let the faith of God take root, then something will rise up on the inside.” (25:00)

7. Encouragement for the Listener

• “God will never give you the desire without giving you the faith to accomplish it.” (27:08)
• No situation is hopeless: Not debt, not sickness, not broken relationships.
• “If you’ll learn to get in agreement with the creator of the universe and let His faith take root, nothing will be impossible to you.” (27:45)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Faith that Surprises:
  “You’ll find yourself at times believing for things that you know it’s not your faith … but deep down, you know it is going to happen. That’s the God kind of faith.” (07:32)

• On Disqualifying Thoughts:
  “If you’re constantly dwelling on all the reasons why it’s not going to happen … that seed is not going to take root. … Just say, God, I am bold enough to believe you can do anything.” (07:00)

• On Promptings from God:
  “God’s constantly trying to plant new seeds in your heart … that’s God trying to deposit some of His faith.” (14:05)

• On Overcoming Limitations:
  “It’s not your faith anyway, it’s the faith of Almighty God … Our God is all powerful. He can turn any situation around.” (15:15)

• On Encouragement:
  “Every dream you’ve given up on, every desire you push down, God still has a way to bring it to pass.” (25:33)

Key Timestamps for Important Segments

• 03:35 – Introduction to “the faith of God” concept.
• 05:56 – Difference between faith in God and faith of God.
• 08:38 – Joel’s personal story about stepping into pastoral leadership.
• 11:30 – Principle: God always gives matching faith to the dream.
• 12:38 – The story of the large gift and trusting God for provision.
• 14:23 – Jesus and the mustard seed: “You have enough faith.”
• 16:51 – The healing story: God’s faith overcoming medical impossibility.
• 19:57 – Apostle Paul’s secret: Living by the faith of the Son of God.
• 22:05 – Victoria’s dream home faith.
• 25:00 – Dealing with disappointment and letting faith take root.
• 27:45 – Final encouragement: Nothing is impossible when you let God's faith take root.

Conclusion: Call to Action

Joel closes by urging listeners to receive God’s faith for their lives, dare to believe for new seasons, new beginnings, and bigger dreams. He calls for bold agreement with God’s promises, emphasizing that every desire planted by God comes with the faith to see it fulfilled.

Final Declaration:
“If you’ll learn to get in agreement with the creator of the universe and let His faith take root, nothing will be impossible to you. … Every dream, every desire, every promise God’s put in you, He will bring that to fulfillment. Amen.” (27:45)

For Listeners

This episode provides both hope and practical steps for partnering with God’s faith. There is an invitation to step beyond comfort zones, believe for the extraordinary, and recognize God’s voice—even (especially) when it feels bigger than anything you could concoct on your own.