Joel Osteen Podcast

By Joel Osteen

Religion & Spirituality

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Welcome to the weekly audio Podcast from Joel Osteen. Joel and Victoria Osteen are pastors of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, a vibrant and diverse church that Forbes calls the largest and fastest - growing congregation in America.

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	EPISODES LIST
		Favor Connections In this message, Joel encourages you to develop relationships with people who will propel you into your destiny. Whenever you are connected with people who are living out the dreams you have for your life—who are successful, who are blessed—your vision for your life will begin to expand. You will be called higher.Sometimes, you will have to let go of old relationships, of old habits and mindsets that are keeping you limited if you are going to reach all that God has for you. Be encouraged during these times. You are making room for what God wants to do. You are rising higher, you are moving towards your destiny. Surround yourself with people who will challenge you, who will not allow you to remain in mediocrity. You are an eagle, designed to soar above the crowd!	12.09.2018
		Healthy Families In this message, Joel will give you practical, biblical tips on how you can enrich your family unit and create a healthy, happy home. Family is the greatest gift God has given us.----Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.----Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	12.05.2018
		God Has Great Purpose For Your Life In this message, Victoria will teach that everything we do produces a seed and leaves something for future generations. The Bible says in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds." See, people may not always hear your words, but they are going to observe your life. That is why it is so important to live a positive example before our children and families. We paint a picture with our lifestyles, and our children put their own frame around it.Remember, through your example you are investing in generations to come. Let's leave stepping stones, not stumbling blocks, and build a lasting legacy of faith.	12.04.2018
		It's Payback Time In this exciting message, Joel will show how God is a God of justice. Nobody can pay you back like God can pay you back. He has seen everything you’ve gone through, every person that did you wrong, every tear and every lonely night. God sees what’s unfair and He is keeping record. God promises in Joel 2:25 to repay us for all our troubles. It may not have been fair what you’ve gone through, but don’t worry, payback is coming. God is going to make up for the wrongs that were done. You’re going to come out of your situation and pain loaded with blessings and increase. Get ready; a double dose of blessings is headed your way! He’s not going to just bring you out, He’s going to bring you out with abundance. Get ready payback is coming.	12.02.2018
		The Yoke Destroyer In this message, Joel will show a yoke is something that is a struggle or burden. The good news is that our God is the yoke destroyer (Isaiah 10:27). Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.---Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	11.28.2018
		Know Who You Are In Christ In this message, Victoria will talk about how In Genesis 1 the first thing that God says about you and me is that He created us in His image. Having His image and likeness inside of us was meant to be our source of strength and confidence. The question is, have you allowed the enemy and things that have happened to you distort the image of God in your life? You need to get your true image back!	11.27.2018
		Be Vulnerable In this message, Joel will teach it’s easy to go through life trying to impress people, to show them that we’re strong, that we have it all together. But if you’ll humble yourself, empty out your pride, your fear, your doubts and get real, God will help you to grow. You’ll come up higher.	11.25.2018
		Activate the Right Genes In this message, Joel will encourage you that it’s time to activate your spiritual genes from your heavenly Father. Everything you need to live a blessed, full life is in you right now.----Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.----Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	11.21.2018
		Let Go of the Small Things In this message, Victoria will teach that everything doesn't have to be perfect before we enjoy life. Have you ever been planning something and wanted things so perfect but it didn't go your way? We want everything perfect that we forget why we're celebrating. Don't look at the speck. Let's step back and see the big picture.This holiday season, we're all busy. There's a lot going on. Make memories that will last and we can enjoy for a lifetime.	11.20.2018
		Pulled Strings It’s easy to go through life wondering how things are going to work out. But you don’t have to worry about your future. Your life is divinely orchestrated. God has determined the end from the beginning.He is behind the scenes not only directing your steps, but directing the steps of the people you need. He’s not just in control of your life, He’s in control of all your circumstances. You can live from a place of peace, knowing that nothing randomly happens. Your steps are divinely orchestrated.	11.18.2018
		Peace With Your Scars You can’t live very long without being injured and going through hurts and pains. Sometimes the wound heals up and you don’t have any sign that it ever happened. But there are certain injuries that are so severe, a cut so deep that when they heal up, the pain goes away, but they leave a scar.Maybe you have been scarred by a divorce, by what somebody said, by a mistake you made, or by a loss. Joel wants to show you how you don’t have to try to hide your scars or be embarrassed by what you’ve been through. You can be at peace with your scars. God is going to take your wounds and turn them into beautiful scars. Let your scars be a reminder of the grace and goodness of God.	11.16.2018
		Keep Growing In this eye-opening message, Joel will reveal the principle of growth and the rewards that follow. Develop what God put in you, and He’ll take you further than you can imagine. ----Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.----Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	11.14.2018
		The Power of Remembering In the Old Testament, God commanded the children of Israel to take time out of their busy schedule, several times of year, to remember the miracles; how he parted the Red Sea, how he brought water out of the rock, how manna came down from heaven. He wanted them to pause and remember the wonders he had done.So often we forget when we should remember. Sometimes, we remember what we should forget. Let's remember the good to strengthen our life. The Psalmist said, "remember what the Lord has done. I remember his marvelous works." What we are remembering is so very important in our life. Let's remember the good.	11.13.2018
		Peace With Your Scars You can’t live very long without being injured and going through hurts and pains. Sometimes the wound heals up and you don’t have any sign that it ever happened. But there are certain injuries that are so severe, a cut so deep that when they heal up, the pain goes away, but they leave a scar.Maybe you have been scarred by a divorce, by what somebody said, by a mistake you made, or by a loss. Joel wants to show you how you don’t have to try to hide your scars or be embarrassed by what you’ve been through. You can be at peace with your scars. God is going to take your wounds and turn them into beautiful scars. Let your scars be a reminder of the grace and goodness of God.	11.11.2018
		Don't Fight It God uses difficulties to do a work in us. We grow in the tough times. That's when our character is being developed. God will not allow a difficulty unless He has a divine purpose for it.Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.---Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	11.07.2018
		Keep Your Heart Free From Offense Proverbs 19:11 says, "good sense makes one slow to anger and it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense." It does us no good to go around offended.There’s always going to be reasons to take an offense. The word offense comes from the Greek word which means bait. Sometimes that’s what happens to use with offense. It lures use into a trap. We get upset, frustrated, and bitter. Listen, don’t take bait. You can’t take the bait of offense and live in victory, joy, and peace. Shake off the any offense. Give it to God. Live happy, healthy, and whole.	11.06.2018
		By This Time Next Year We all have situations that look permanent, like they’ll never turn around. It’s easy to get discouraged and accept that it’s not going to work out. But what you can’t see is that God is working behind the scenes in your life. It’s time to get ready for God to show out in your life.We serve a supernatural God. You may not see anything changing, but stay in faith. One touch of His favor can make everything fall into place. You’ll be encouraged in this message to let go of the lies that your situation is permanent and believe again. What God has promised you, He still has every intention of bringing it to pass. Let this message help build your faith for the exciting things God wants to do in your life. He’s working in your life!	11.04.2018
		Waiting With Expectancy Waiting with expectancy means instead of worrying if God is going to answer a prayer, you’re thanking Him for working behind the scenes, talking like a miracle is just around the corner, and acting like the answer is on its way. Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.---Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	10.31.2018
		Hope Fuels Our Faith The Scripture says that “faith is the substance of things hoped for” (Hebrews 11:1). Do you have a picture in your mind of what you’re hoping for? God designed hope to fuel your faith. Hope picks you up! The Scripture says that “we have this hope as an anchor for the soul” (Hebrews 6:19). It anchors you in disappointing times, in challenging times, in times of failure! If you keep your hopes up, faith will pick you up and move you to the fulfillment of the promise.	10.30.2018
		Sleep On God doesn’t remove every frustration in our lives. In fact, many of the things that frustrate us, God uses to grow us and take us to the next level. Joel will show you how to live in peace no matter your circumstance. You will learn how to deal with difficult people, let go of the approval of others, and run your race strong, focused, and unshakeable! The Scripture says in Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” As you learn to let go and let God, you will enjoy your life more and become everything He has created you to be!	10.28.2018
		Keep Your Vision In Front of You Many people lose their passion in life because there is nothing to remind them of their dreams, hopes and prayers. If you’ll have a big vision, God will not only do what you’re dreaming about, He will do more than you can ask or think.-Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	10.24.2018
		Renew Your Mind The scripture says in Romans 12, "do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Our salvation on this earth starts in our mind. We're justified in our spirit, but we have to be sanctified in our mind. We have to set our mind apart from the old way of doing and being.	10.23.2018
		The Power of The Blessing God wants to pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. When you honor God with your life there is a blessing God puts on you that gives you an advantage. It causes you to rise up when circumstances are trying to push you down. There is a force behind you, fighting your battles, bringing the right people, and opening doors you couldn’t open on your own. Find out in this exciting message how you have an advantage in life. You are God’s anointed. The blessing is stronger than any curse!	10.21.2018
		The Power of I AM Instead of saying negative “I Ams”, - “I am unfocused. I am never going to succeed”, say what God says you are. When you change your “I Ams,” your life will change for the better. The seeds of greatness God’s placed on the inside will spring forth. -Visit https://joelosteen.com to receive daily updates and encouragement from Joel Osteen.Have you followed Joel Osteen on Instagram? https://instagram.com/joelosteen.	10.17.2018
		Lift Up Your Eyes The writer of Hebrews says, “We inherit the promises of God through faith and patience” (Hebrews 6:12). You may not look like you want to look or be where you want to be, but don’t devalue the journey to get there. Don’t start thinking that the journey isn’t worth it. Don’t despise the process because you just want to get to the promises. Can I tell you this? The process is what builds your strength and develops you. The process is what makes you become what God’s called you to be.	10.16.2018
		Your Faith There’s nothing more powerful than your faith. When you believe, that’s what activates God’s power. Are you living with expectancy knowing that God is bigger than your problems, greater than that sickness, and more powerful than that addiction? Or, are you discouraged, thinking things will never change? It’s time to get your faith back; God is passing by. He has all power.You have to be more determined than what’s trying to stop you if you’re going to reach your potential. In this message, you’ll learn how to release your faith and reach out to God. Many people are waiting on God, but sometimes God is waiting on us to reach out and release our faith. Show God that you’re ready to be healed, ready to be free, ready to go to a new level with your expectancy. It’s time to believe and release your faith!	10.14.2018
		Embracing Every Season - Jonathan Osteen People say, “My season’s coming. I’m just waiting on my season.” God has a purpose and a plan for today. Let’s not rush through it. Let’s not dread it. Instead, let’s say, “God, since this is where you have me right now, I’m going to embrace it. I’m going to be my best. I’m going to make the most of it."--- --- --- ---Follow Jonathan Osteen on Instagram if you are not alreadyhttps://www.instagram.com/jonathanosteen	10.10.2018
		How Are You Handling Worry? Did you know that the word worry comes from the Old English wyrgan, which means “to strangle?” If we let them, worry and stress literally choke the joy out of our lives. So how are you handling worry?Worry pulls us away from God’s power, but worship draws us to Him, and His presence changes us.	10.09.2018
		A Son Mentality We’ve all been through disappointments and unfair situations. Because of negative things of the past, even mistakes we’ve made, it’s easy to have the wrong image of ourselves. Too many times we’ve developed a slave mentality where we don’t pray bold prayers, we don’t believe for our dreams, and we don’t expect good breaks because we feel unworthy.But 1 John 3:2 tells us we are sons of God. Joel wants to help you gain a new vision and understanding of who you are, not thinking about what you were, what you’ve been through, or the mistakes you’ve made. When you realize who you are—a son and daughter of the Most High God— you’ll think differently and live differently as you expect God’s favor in your life.	10.07.2018
		Next Level Thinking Book Q&A Joel and Victoria discuss topics and answer questions from Next Level Thinking, Joel's latest book. You can get Next Level Thinking now at JoelOsteen.com.	10.03.2018
		Appreciating Every Area of Our Life Every day choose your attitude. Every day you can choose the way you see life. Choose today how you’re going to see your journey into the Promised Land.	10.02.2018
		By This I Know Something powerful happens when you remember what God has done for you. During trials and difficulties, you don’t have to live worried or afraid! You have a history with God. He’s brought you through in the past; He’s going to bring you through in the future. He was fighting your battles then, and He’s fighting your battles now. You will learn in this faith-building message how to go back over your history and see how God has brought you through. When you start thanking God for your past victories, faith will rise in your heart, and you will walk in confidence knowing God is in control of your life. You will find the encouragement to believe God again for another victory.	09.30.2018
		Finding The Extraordinary In The Routine Today I want to remind you that Jesus said, “I came that you may have life, and have it in abundance” (John 10:10). He came so that we could live an abundant live, an extraordinary life, an exceptional life.God wants you to be extraordinary in your thinking. He wants you to expect more, to strive for more, to go for more because when you’re the very best you can be today, your tomorrow will be better.	09.26.2018
		What's On Your Throne God wants to reign in your life in a new way. He wants to show you his favor like you’ve never seen.But are you letting worry, offense, or a problem consume your mind to where you’re not giving God any thought? You see, what you constantly think about or give your attention to, is what you’re putting on the throne. Life is too short to live worried, overwhelmed by problems, and upset. This message will help you live more praise minded as you let God reign over your circumstances and fight your battles. If you will put God on the throne and let Him reign, then He will rain down blessings, favor, healing, and vindication.	09.23.2018
		Investing In Your Future I want to remind you today to spend your time investing in your future, not in the past. Investing in the past is when you relive your pains and disappointments, focusing on who hurt you, what didn’t work out, and the mistakes you’ve made. That’s a waste of time and energy. You can’t do anything about what happened in your past—it’s over with. But you can do something about today. When you focus on what you can change, and not on what you can’t change, that is a good investment in the future.	09.19.2018
		The Right Recording There’s a recording constantly playing in our mind telling us who we are. The problem for some people is their recording is negative. The good news is you can control your recording. Joel wants to show you how you don’t have to let negative thoughts keep playing. You can replace them with God’s voice of victory! Just like the negative gets down into your subconscious and holds you back, God’s voice of victory will push you forward. This message will help you pay attention to what’s playing in your mind. Don’t go through life being against yourself, focused on all your faults, feeling inferior, thinking, “nothing good is going to happen.” Learn to replace the negative with God’s voice of victory! You’ll be amazed at what happens in your life when you go through the day playing in your mind what God says about you. When you declare, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I’m a masterpiece, I’m one of a kind, I have seeds of greatness.” Your life will change in amazing powerful ways. Your seeds of greatness will flourish and you will become all that God has created you to be!	09.16.2018
		Keep The Right Perspective The Bible tells us to constantly “be made new in the attitude of your minds” (Ephesians 4:23). We choose the way we see life, whether we will be grateful or negative about what we think is good and not good. Your attitude has a direct correlation with your success. Someone with a good attitude sees solutions and feels as though they can tackle anything. How you see your life makes all the difference in the world!	09.12.2018
		No More Hiding God created you to shine, leave your mark, and make a difference in the world. Your gift isn’t just for you; it’s to share with the world.Are you hiding your gifts, talents and personality today because of fear? It’s time to let your light shine! Joel wants to show you in this inspiring message how God has put gifts and talents in you and has given you dreams and goals that are unique to your life.God calls you a mighty hero and He will equip and increase you, but you have to do your part and step out. It’s easy to let fear hold us back: fear of failure, fear of what people are going to think, fear of the unknown. But if you’ll take a step of faith, God will step in and help you. This message will help you step out of the boat and be all that God has created you to be.	09.09.2018
		Let The S-O-N Shine On You It’s time to let the light shine in fully. Make a decision to do what it takes to grow up tall and straight. Get rid of whatever is blocking the light and let God’s presence shine on you and light your life to a blaze!	09.05.2018
		God's Got This We all have things that come against us and experience things we don’t understand. It’s easy to live uptight wondering how everything is going to work out. It we’re not careful, we’ll get discouraged, live worried, and not believe things are going to change. But there’s a simple phrase you have to get down in your spirit - God’s got this. Joel wants to teach you in this encouraging message that you don’t have to figure it all out. In the natural, you may not see a way, but that’s okay, we serve a supernatural God. He sees what’s happening in our lives and already has a solution. Instead of living frustrated, learn to let go and let God. When you turn it over to Him and say, “God, I know You’ve got this. I know You’re in control,” not only will you feel the heaviness lift off of you, but God will make things happen that you couldn’t make happen on your own.	09.02.2018
		Encourage Yourself It’s great when family and friends are there to encourage us in difficult times, but we can’t depend on others to encourage us. We have to learn to encourage ourselves in the Lord every day. We have to remember what God has done in our life. We have to get in agreement with God and say, “Thank You, God, for who You made me to be. You made me to be more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus. I’m an overcomer because You back me up, because I have Your Word in me, and I will overcome this.”	08.29.2018
		The Chain Breaker No chain is too much for the Most High God! Have you found yourself saying, “I’ll always struggle with my temper. I’ll never get ahead. I’ll always have this sickness?”Joel wants to show you in this eye-opening message the conquering power of our God! Our God is a chain breaker. You were not created to be bound.It doesn’t matter how big of a struggle you may face, or how long something has held you back, time is not a limiting factor with our God. He is ready to release you today into wholeness, power, and victory. It is not your destiny to go through life with any limitations. It’s your time to be free.	08.26.2018
		Your Father's World Before you were formed in your mother’s womb, God knew you. In fact, He’s already planned out all of your days. He didn’t create you to be ordinary, average, and to just make it through life. No, Joel wants to show you in this exciting message how God can’t wait to give you His world. Luke 12:32 tells us that, “It is the Father’s good pleasure to the give you the kingdom.”His world is big! His kingdom is abundant, full of favor, joy, peace and opportunity. Because you are His most prized possession, He’s going to take you places you have never dreamed. He’s going to open doors bigger than you can imagine!	08.19.2018
		Don't Faint In Your Mind We all face opposition and things that come against us. It’s easy to get discouraged and give up on what we’re believing for. But Joel wants to excite your faith and show you how Hebrew 12:1 teaches us that all of heaven is cheering you on!When you feel alone and are tempted to faint in your mind and settle, you can look up and see through your eyes of faith that all of heaven is rooting for you. You’re not running alone!Let this message inspire you to persevere through your trials so you can leave a mark on the generation so that they can go even further in life.	08.12.2018
		Build People Up with Your Words In Matthew 7:12 Jesus said, "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you." In light of Jesus' words, we need to carefully choose the words we speak to others because the truth is that we are going to be a product of what we say. We are going to eat from the fruit of our lips (see Proverbs 18:21). You can create the life you want with the words you speak. If you want grace to come to you from others, you have to extend grace. If you extend grace, grace will be extended to you.	08.08.2018
		The Twenty-First Day The Psalmist said in Psalm 56:9, “The moment you pray, the tide of the battle turns.” In the unseen realm, God begins to change things in your favor the moment you pray. But many times, when we’ve been praying for a long time for something, and don’t see anything happening in the natural, it can seem like God went on vacation and our prayers aren’t doing any good. Joel wants to show you that even when you can’t see behind the scenes, God is at work. He not only heard you when you prayed, but He took it one step further; He put the miracle in motion.Just because you don’t see anything happening doesn’t mean the answer is not on the way. The people that see breakthroughs and promises fulfilled are the people that keep praying, keep believing and keep standing in faith. This message will inspire and equip you to be one of those people!--- --- --- ---Make sure you like and follow on Facebook and Instagram for daily updates.https://www.facebook.com/JoelOsteenhttps://www.instagram.com/joelosteen	08.05.2018
		Realign Your Focus to Stay on Course Let’s be on guard every single day. The apostle Paul says, “Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things” (Colossians 3:2). That means to set your mind on the important things in life—the things that bring you closer to your destiny, that cause you to have a strong marriage, good relationships, and a great job. Set your mind to walk in integrity and lay aside every weight and sin that causes you to drift. Set your mind to honor God in all you do—big and small!	08.01.2018
		Keep Your Joy Are you letting the little things steal your joy? We all have opportunities to get upset and go around frustrated each day. But in the big picture, most of the things that are upsetting us don’t really matter. Joel wants to teach you how to keep your joy no matter what goes on around you. Psalm 94:13 teaches us that God gives us the power to remain calm in times of adversity. We can’t control how other people act or what happens to us, but we can control how we respond.Don’t let the small things keep you from seeing the gift of each day. Live from a place of peace and joy each day and watch your life change for the better.	07.29.2018
		Protect Your Heart from Offense Proverbs 17:9 says, “He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love.” You have to cover that offense. You have to forgive. It doesn’t belong to you. It didn’t originate with you. That offense came from that situation. It belongs to that person. It is not yours unless you take it in. It is only yours to forgive and to cover. The Scripture doesn’t say that offenses won’t come, but it tells us how to deal with an offense—cover it and forgive. The choice is ours. We can either seek and go after love or we can go after the offense.	07.25.2018
		More Than Enough Psalm 35:27 tells us that God takes pleasure in prospering and increasing us in ways that we can never imagine. Yet, many people today live with a limited mindset expecting to barely get by when God has so much more for His children!Joel will show you in this exciting message how lack is not your destiny. You were created to live an abundant life.Let this message build your expectancy level for the exciting things God wants to do in your life. When you keep God first place, there is a blessing on your life that causes you to prosper, favor that causes you to increase, to rise higher and accomplish things beyond your own ability.	07.22.2018

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Favor Connections

12.09.2018

In this message, Joel encourages you to develop relationships with people who will propel you into your destiny. Whenever you are connected with people who are living out the dreams you have for your life—who are successful, who are blessed—your ...