Live a No-Excuse Life | Joel Osteen
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How does Joel introduce the 'no excuses' message and set the tone for this episode?
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 is always a joy to come into your homes. We love you and we're believing this is going to be your best year so far. If you're ever in our area, stop by and see us. I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks for tuning in. Thank you again for coming out today. I'd like to start with something funny. And I heard about this husband. He was quietly reading the newspaper when his wife walked up behind him and hit him on the head with a frying pan.
He said, what was that for? She said, that was for the piece of paper I found in your pocket with the name Mary Lou on it. He said, oh honey, that's just one of the horses that I bet on at the racetrack last week. She apologized and went about her business. Three days later, she walked up and hit him with a bigger frying pan. When he came to, he said, what in the world was that for? She said, your horse just called. Mm-hmm. All right, hold up your Bible. 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 living a no excuses life. It's easy to come up with a reason why we can't be our best. And I've found most people have what they think is some kind of handicap, something that's holding them back. It may be something about their personality or something about their looks that they don't like. Or maybe they've been through an unfair situation, a divorce, a business partner cheated them, they got a bad break. I've had people tell me, Joel, I'm just the wrong nationality. I come from the wrong family. We all have things that we feel like could be a disadvantage, things that make it harder on us. It may even be a physical handicap where you can't get around like you used to.
You can't see as well. You're physically challenged in some area. But just because you have a, quote, disadvantage, just because you've been through a tough time, That doesn't mean you're supposed to sit back and settle where you are. God still has something great for you to do. You may not look like everyone else. You may not be able to do what others can do. But if you will stay in faith and not get negative toward yourself or negative toward your future, then what you think is a liability is going to turn out to be an asset. What you think is a disadvantage, God is going to turn around to be an advantage. Many of you know who Joyce Meyer is. She's a great minister, a good friend. She told how in her early days, she couldn't stand the sound of her voice.
Her voice is very deep. In fact, when people used to hear her on the radio, they thought she was a man. She gets so discouraged and say, God, why do I have such an odd voice? God, why can't I just have a nice, polite, feminine voice? But over the years, she began to realize that her voice is so distinct, it makes her stand out. When people hear it, it draws their attention. What she thought was a liability ended up being an asset. You need to quit looking at yourself as being odd and start seeing yourself as being unique. You are not too tall or too short. You are just the right size. You have just the right personality, just the right looks, just the right talents. When God made you, he wasn't having a bad day.
He made you like you are on purpose. When God got finished creating you, He stepped back and said, that was good. I like that. Another masterpiece. And sure, there are things about us that we may not like. Things that we wish were different. but you can't allow that to cause you to get sour and keep you from pursuing your dreams. I think about my mother. She had polio as a child.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
How does Joel introduce the 'no excuses' message and set the tone for this episode?
0:00–5:43
2
What common excuses and perceived disadvantages does Joel identify people use to hold back?
5:43–11:46
3
How does Joel use Joyce Meyer and his mother’s story to illustrate turning liabilities into assets?
11:46–24:31
4
How do stories of Lisa and David Ring demonstrate different outcomes of faith and disability?
24:31–30:51