Joel Osteen
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
These thoughts try to make us feel insignificant, push us down, so we'll settle for mediocrity.
This is what happened to David in the scripture.
He was the youngest son of a man named Jesse.
He had seven older brothers.
And as a teenager, he got stuck out in the shepherd's fields taking care of his father's sheep.
He spent his days feeding the animals, cleaning up their mess, protecting them from harm.
It was boring, lonely.
His brothers were in the military where it was exciting and prestigious.
They wore a uniform each day, had respect and honor.
When they passed by, people admired them.
Nobody thought of David.
Nobody celebrated him.
In their eyes, what he was doing was insignificant.
They discounted him, thought, oh, that's just David.
He's the youngest, he's small, he's not talented.
He'll never do anything great.
They looked on the outside.
What they couldn't see was what was on the inside.
David had a heart after God.
He didn't complain.