Joel Osteen @ Lakewood Chhrch
God's promises aren't going to come to pass without opposition. You have to be relentless not passive or indifferent.
When David was annointed, he had to go back to the shepherd's field then live life on the run.
Struggles weed people out; don't have a weak mentality, have a warrior mentality. You
When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Mark 10:47 NLT
"Be quiet!" many of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, "Tell him to come here." So they called the blind man. "Cheer up," they said. "Come on, he's calling you!" Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus. "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked. "My Rabbi, " the blind man said, "I want to see!" And Jesus said to him, "Go, for your faith has healed you." Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.
Mark 10:48-52 NLT
Bartimaeus didn't let people talk him out of his dreams or make him feel embarrassed.
When the odds are against you you have to believe on a new level.
Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel's great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire.
Daniel 6:3 NLT
Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.
Daniel 6:3 NKJV
It doesn't say that God distinguished him so that means that Daniel put in work.
You can't override natural laws and expect to get where you want to be.
Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."
John 11:38-39 NKJV
Jesus could have moved the stone but he needed to see how bad they wanted it. Likewise, there are things that we need to do.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
James 2:26 NKJV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:6 NKJV
Guy sent letters to all 395 offices of a company but they all went to the hiring office so they were expecting him. He ended up working there and going on to manage a region.
When you want something bad enough you do things that you normally wouldn't do.
When Pastor was dating Victoria he'd go shopping with her even though he hated shopping...get up early to work out with her not even complaining.
Your will is one of the most powerful things at your disposal.
Victoria Osteen @ Lakewood Church
There's a lot of information about taking care of your physical body but a lot of the time we don't think about our spiritual man.
Victoria had a lot of physical pains so she went to the doctor only to learn that she needed to strengthen her core.
Our innerman is the core of who we are. A strong innerman engages our extremities...our flesh. We want to walk in a posture of faith and discipline.
The physical therapist gave her a list of exercises to strengthen her core that she needed to find time in her day to include. There are things that we need to make time for to strengthen our inner man.
PRAYER
"come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16).
MEDITATION
BIBLE STUDY
FASTING
FELLOWSHIP
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
Ephesians 3:16 NLT
Some people feed their physical bodies 3 hot meals a day but feed their spiritual man 1 cold snack.
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1 NLT
God may be invisible but his rich blessings are visible.
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