Just The Opposite | 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. Well, 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. I like to start with something funny. And I heard about this minister that died. He was standing at the pearly gates and the man in front of him was dressed in a loud t-shirt, sunglasses and blue jeans.
And St. Peter asked his name. He said, I'm Joe Cohen, taxi cab driver, New York City. Peter checked his list, handed him a gold staff and a silk robe, said, welcome to heaven. The minister stepped up, said, I'm Reverend Joseph Snow, pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral. Peter checked his list, handed him a wooden staff and cotton rope. He said, wait a minute, that couldn't be right. The taxi cab driver got a gold staff and this is all I get? Peter said, sir, up here we work by results. When you preached, people slept, but when he drove, people prayed. 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 just the opposite. We all have situations that don't look like they're gonna work out. Doors have closed on a dream, medical reports not good, a relationship didn't make it. All the circumstances say that we'll always be lonely, always addicted, always have a child that's off course. But the scripture says God turns mourning into dancing. He turns sorrow into joy. God specializes in turning things around. turning sickness into health, turning addictions into freedom, turning lack into abundance. He has divine reversals where what looks one way turns out just the opposite.
My mother should have died with terminal cancer, but just the opposite happened. She's lived 44 years past that diagnosis. The church should have gone down when my father died. That's what all the critics said. But just the opposite happened. We've gone to levels we've never dreamed. That addiction should have limited your life like it did your relatives, but just the opposite happened. God set you free and now you're healthy and whole. We see this all through the scripture. Goliath should have defeated David. He was twice his size, but just the opposite happened. David defied the odds, brought down a giant. The three teenagers should have burned up in the fiery furnace. Just the opposite happened. They came out without the smell of smoke.
Moses should have been stuck in the desert after he made that mistake and missed his destiny. But just the opposite happened. God came in a burning bush and gave him another chance. He went on to deliver the Israelites and become a hero of faith. You may have situations where all the facts say it's not going to work out. Your child's never going to get back on course and those people at work will always limit you. Can I encourage you the same God that delivered the saints of old is going to turn things around in your life? You're going to have some of these just the opposite moments. I thought I'd be addicted, but now I'm free. I thought I was stuck, but God catapulted me ahead. I thought I'd always be lonely, but God sent someone better than I could imagine.
It's going to be just the opposite of what it looked like. See, the scripture says the enemy is a liar and there is no truth in him. When he whispers his lies that you've reached your limits and this problem is too big, the key is to take just the opposite of what he's telling you. You'll never get well. You saw the report. Thank you. Now I know the truth.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main message of Joel Osteen's podcast episode?
0:00–6:05
2
How can we find hope in seemingly hopeless situations?
6:05–12:16
3
What biblical stories illustrate divine reversals?
12:16–14:02
4
How does God turn mourning into joy according to scripture?
14:02–17:06
5
What steps can we take to align with God's promises?
17:06–20:32
6
How can we overcome negative thoughts and lies?
20:32–31:03