Joel Osteen
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I thought that was just his personality.
I didn't realize that he didn't have the strength.
At 10 years old, he was diagnosed with that defective heart.
Left side didn't work.
Got to the place he couldn't walk upstairs, drive his car.
Had to have medicine flowing into him 24 hours a day intravenously.
Last December, he was so weak, ended up in the hospital.
The doctor told him that his heart had finally given out.
His only chance of survival was a heart transplant.
He was put on the waiting list.
Typically, that takes up to a year.
Problem is, John didn't have a year.
Some of our cameramen sent him my message about how God can accelerate things, make it happen quicker than you thought.
That seed took root in his spirit.
Three weeks later, the doctor called, said, John, we have a heart for you.
He had the transplant.
Today he's here.
He says he feels better than he's felt in 40 years.
He can climb stairs.
He can drive again, laugh again, live again.