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| Excerpt from Joel Osteen's new book; Become a Better You | |
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| AloeGal | Dec 12 2007, 12:11 PM Post #1 |
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Joel Osteen Become a Better You (pg. 43) Too many people learn to function in their dysfunction. They embrace all kinds of things that are not God's best. They're argumentative, bitter, and resentful; they allow strife in their home, and they're critical and judgmental. Instead of dealing with it and being willing to change, they merely put a bandage on it and continue living in bondage, functioning in their dysfunction. You can never change what you tolerate. As long as you accept it and accommodate it, you're going to stay right where you are. But you don't have to live that way. You are learning to function in your dysfunction. I encourage you to go one step further. Try giving up one cigarette a day. Forgive one person who has offended you. Strive to be just a little more disciplined today than you were yesterday. "Well." you say, "Joel, I've been this way so long. I don't see how I could ever change." No, your freedom has already been purchased, but you have to rid yourself of that defeated mentality and start thinking power thoughts. Start saying, "I'm free. This addiction does not control me. Greater is He who is in me than he that's in the world." Don't ever say, "Ill never see my dreams come to pass; I'll probably never get married." Or "My bills are too high, and my income is so low, I don't think I'll ever get out of debt." No, turn that around. You need to be saying, "I am more than a conqueror. I will fulfill my destiny. God is supplying all of my needs." You must press in of you're going to take hold of everything God has in store for you. It's easy to get passive, to say, “That’s a lot of work; that’s hard. I don’t want to change that much. I know I’m prone to be negative, but I don’t feel like having a goof attitude. I know I shouldn’t be eating this junk food, but I enjoy it. I know I need to quit smoking, but I’m tired of trying.” Those kinds of attitudes will keep you from becoming a better you. You can rise higher. You can be a better person, a better parent, spouse, coworker, or a better leader. God has more in store for you. You may have had many negative things in your family line for generations. They just keep being passed down from one generation to the next: sickness, bad attitudes, addictions, financial stress, low self-esteem, and other chronic conditions. Please understand those are some of the things from which you have been redeemed. Those are under the curse, and that curse has been broken. No doubt, the people who went before you-- your parents, family members, your ancestors--were good people. But when a person doesn’t understand what God has done for him or her, it’s easy just to accept a life of mediocrity. A young man named Eric told me, “Joel, my grandfather was an alcoholic and my dad was an alcoholic. Now, I’ve got the same problem. I just can’t beat it.” “No you can’t beat it,” I encouraged him. “The power in you is greater than that addiction. But you’ve got to change your attitude. You’ve got to start saying, ‘I’m free.’ Declare that every day. Don’t talk about the way you are, talk about the way you want to be.” Often you hear people say, “Once you’re addicted, you’re always addicted.” “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.” People may spout such nonsense, but God’s Word says, “Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.” (John 8:36) God’s help can overcome any evil in your life. You can break any bad habit. You can overcome any obstacle. “Well, Joel, my grandmother had diabetes. My mother has diabetes. It looks like I’m going to have it, too.” When you think like that, you’re planning to be diabetic. You’re inviting that malady into your life. You need to put your foot down and say, “Grandmother may have had it. Mother may have had it. But as for me and my house, we’re redeemed from diabetes. I’m going to live under the blessing and not the curse.” don’t make plans for negative things. In my family, on my father’s side, as far back as we can trace, there has been a history of heart disease--people in my family dying early deaths because of heart problems. But I’m not planning to have heart disease. I’m planning to live a long, healthy life. I do my part to stay healthy; I will try to eat right and exercise regularly. And I declare every day, “I will fulfill my destiny in good health..” Maybe Alzheimer’s disease runs in your family genes, but don’t succumb to it. Instead, say every day, “My mind is alert. I have clarity of thought. I have a good memory. Every cell in my body is increasing and getting healthier.” If you’ll rise up in your authority, you can be the one to put a stop to the negative things in your family line. |
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Blessings, AloeGal You never know why you're alive until you know what you would die for....I would die for You. ~ Mercy Me | |
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| Chellebob | Dec 12 2007, 02:44 PM Post #2 |
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Good thoughts. I am becoming more aware of how a way of thinking can affect one's health. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 12 2007, 10:08 PM Post #3 |
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It's really a great book !
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| Selahgal | Dec 13 2007, 07:25 PM Post #4 |
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I LOVE that signature of yours killerbee!!! I crack up every time I read it. Good to see the 'king' bee buzzing around here!!! Joel is a good, positive, motivating, uplifting, encouraging kind of preacher with a big heart who loves people like Jesus loves them. |
| Don't be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all human understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6-7 | |
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| bluebonnet | Dec 20 2007, 06:23 AM Post #5 |
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I saw him on TV a couple of times and loved listening to him. I'd almost rather see him on TV than go to church. He really reaches people. Also, it is true, I believe you can change the "habit" of how you think of things (everything - health, finances, family, etc.). Yes, Killer Bee, I love your signature too - so true! |
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