Victoria Osteen

I'll never forget the time we were in another state, and my husband was on a book tour, and we had done an interview with this journalist, and I'll never forget, he got in the car, we all piled in the car, and he sat there for a second, and he said, you know what, I did a good job.

He said, I did everything that I knew to do, I said what I knew to say.

He said, and I just feel good about what I did today.

I did the very best that I could.

And we had a friend with us.

And a little later, he said, Joel, you know, when you affirmed yourself after that important interview, he said, it reminded me of how negative I am towards my own self.

He said, I thought about what if that was me that just came out of that interview.

He said, I would have probably had a mindful of doubt.

I would have probably thought I didn't say the right thing and I didn't do the right thing.

But when you had the boldness and the courage to affirm yourself, he said, it was such a freedom for me.

It made me realize that I can affirm myself.

Because see, the truth is we can only do the best that we can do today.

And if we'll do the best we can do today, whether it was the best or not, we'll be more equipped to do better tomorrow.

You see, my husband is one of the greatest encouragers that I think I've ever seen.

He's encouraged people all over the world.

And I believe one of the greatest secrets to his encouragement is the fact that he knows how to encourage himself.

He practices finding the best in himself.

See, when you're full of good things, it's interesting how you see through that lens of good things.

then you're able to see the best in others, to affirm and encourage other people.

So you can't give away what you don't have.