Copy of Progress Under Pressure | Joel Osteen
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Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you enjoyed today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend? We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. God bless you. It's great to be with you today and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services. But I like to start with something funny. And one day Adam was feeling very lonely. God said, Adam, I'm going to make you a companion. It's going to be called a woman. This person will cook for you, wash your clothes.
She'll bear your children, never ask you to get up in the middle of the night. She will always agree with you. If you do have a disagreement, she'll be the first to admit she was wrong. Adam said, wow, God, what will a woman like this cost? God said an arm and a leg. Adam said, what can I get for a rib? And the rest is history. All right, y'all say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about progress under pressure. We all have times when we feel pressure.
We're dealing with a health issue or people have done us wrong, a door closed on our dream. There's pressure that comes from raising children, pressure to pay bills, pressure from a conflict at work. If we don't handle it the right way, pressure will cause us to get stuck and live worried, feeling overwhelmed. But if you're going to reach your destiny, you have to learn how to make progress under pressure, to keep moving forward despite opposition, despite uncertainty, despite being misunderstood. You can't control everything that happens on the outside, traffic, a cranky coworker, a health issue, but you can control what happens in you. And often we think, once I get through this tough season, then I'll get my joy back.
Once these people quit talking about me or my boss gives me credit, when I get out from under this pressure, then I'll have a good attitude. But if you're waiting for the pressure to subside, you're going to be waiting your whole life. The enemy would love for us to become paralyzed by the pressure. We're so focused on what's come against us. We put everything on hold, waiting for the pressure to go away. Then we'll move forward. But the pressure is a sign that something amazing is coming. You wouldn't be facing pressure if you didn't have something significant in you. This is not the time to get discouraged. Strength back. This is the time to say, I've come too far to stop now. This may be difficult, but I know I'm armed with strength for this battle.
Greater is he that's in me than what's coming against me. You can not only handle the pressure, but you can thrive in that pressure. God gives you grace for every season. The more pressure, the more strength you'll have. The more difficult, the more determination. The more adversity, the more favor. You can turn that pressure into power. Pressure is what turns a black piece of coal into a diamond. If you'll have the right attitude, instead of stopping you, that pressure will propel you. But it's not enough to just endure it. All right, Joel, I'll try to withstand it. Be in a defensive mode, weak and worried. Don't stand strong. Put your shoulders back. Keep shining despite the trouble. Keep taking steps of faith despite the naysayers.
Keep believing despite the doubt. When you can make progress under pressure, you can't be stopped. See, God is not only using the pressure to refine you, to develop your character, but that pressure is leading to your purpose. You can't reach your potential without pressure. Airplanes take off against the wind. You would think they'd want the wind blowing with them to make it easier, but to lift off, they need resistance.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:50
2
What does it mean to make progress under pressure?
5:50–8:51
3
How can pressure lead to personal growth?
8:51–10:40
4
What should you do when facing overwhelming pressure?
10:40–22:51
5
How did the Apostle Paul handle pressure in his life?
22:51–30:54