Living Without Crutches | 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. Always a joy to come into your homes. We love you and we know God has great things in store. If you're ever in our area, I hope you'll come out and be a part of one of our services. We'd love to have you. I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so much for tuning in today I like to get started each week with something kind of funny. I heard about this groom at the wedding rehearsal. He said to the minister, I'll make a deal with you.
If you'll change my wedding vows and leave out all that love, honor, and obey stuff, I'll give you $100. He pressed a hundred dollar bill into the minister's hand and walked away quietly with a big smile. The next day during the ceremony, the minister said, do you promise to bow down before your wife, take her breakfast in bed every day, fulfill her every desire? He gulped in astonishment, said in a weak voice, I do. Then he leaned forward and said, I thought we had a deal. The minister handed him the money back and said, your wife made me a much better offer. Amen. 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 without crutches. A crutch is something or someone we rely on too much. It's supposed to be temporary, just there till we heal up or until we're able to do it on our own. It's not supposed to be permanent. One of the hardest things for us to accept is everyone was not meant to be in our lives forever. Some people are, of course, our husband, our wife, our children. But then there are other people that God brings across our path for a season. They weren't meant to always be there. Maybe for a season, there's somebody there to help mentor you, to help you grow, or to help you raise your children, to help you make it through a difficult time.
But too often we think this is the way it's always going to be. They're not going to leave. I couldn't make it without them. What happens is we become too dependent on them. If God didn't move them away, instead of helping us, they would end up actually hindering us. They were good for a time, but now they're limiting our growth. We have to be big enough to recognize when somebody's part in our story is over. Does it mean they're not a good person? Does it mean we still can't be friends, love and respect them? But we have to accept the fact that things are changing. This is a new season and if we're gonna go forward, we've gotta be willing to let that go. And this is very difficult for most people because we don't like change.
We don't like the uncertainty that comes from things being shaken up. But if we could just see change in the right way and realize when God closes a door, it's because he has something better in store. And when a person has served their purpose in your life, if you don't freely let them go, it's going to keep you from the new things God wants to do. I hear people say, well, I couldn't make it without this person that trains me at work. I couldn't make it without this friend that calls me every week and encourages me. Or I don't know what I'd do without this neighbor that drives me around everywhere. And that's great. Those are divine connections. But what I'm saying is don't be surprised if that doesn't last forever.
If God allowed them to always be there, you wouldn't become everything he's created you to be. And just as God supernaturally brings people into our lives, God will supernaturally move people out of our lives. And if we don't stay open and recognize what's happening, we'll try to hold on to someone that's not supposed to be there.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:21
2
What does living without crutches mean?
6:21–10:10
3
How can we recognize when someone’s role in our life is over?
10:10–13:08
4
What should we do when people leave our lives?
13:08–18:12
5
How can we grow without relying on others?
18:12–31:18