Mix Your Faith | 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 have you with us today. I know God has amazing things in your future. I hope you'll stay connected with us all through the week. You can download our podcast, listen to the messages anytime, or you can go to our YouTube channel. But thanks for tuning in. I like to start with something funny. I heard about this mom. She was cooking breakfast for her two young boys. Ryan was five, Kevin was three. They'd begin to argue over who should get the first pancake.
She saw this as an opportunity to teach them a lesson. She said, boys, boys, if Jesus were here, he would say, let my brother have the first pancake. Ryan turned to his younger brother, said, okay, Kevin, you be Jesus. 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 mix your faith. God has given us all these powerful promises in the scripture. Promises that say we will live an abundant life. We will be healthy and whole. We can do all things through Christ.
On and on. Hundreds of promises of favor, increase, restoration. But as powerful as these promises are, As encouraging and inspiring as they can be, by themselves, these promises won't do you any good. On their own, you won't see any change. They're just nice, encouraging words. You have to add an ingredient that activates the power. There's something you have. When you put it with the promise, that's what makes it come alive and become what God said. Hebrews 4 says, the word did not profit them not being mixed with faith when they heard it. These people heard the promises. God told them they were going to overcome opposition, defeat enemies, and make it into the promised land. He told them they would live in houses that they didn't build and have vineyards that they didn't plant.
But just because God promised it doesn't mean it's automatically going to happen. He throws the promise out like a seed. What kind of ground is it going to fall on? Some people hear the promise that God is restoring health back into them. Instead of mixing faith, they think, I'll never get well. Did you see the medical report? They're mixing something. The problem is it's the wrong thing. They're mixing doubt, mixing unbelief. That's why God's word did not profit them. Profit means they didn't see increase. They didn't overcome the challenge. They didn't have the favor. Not because God wasn't able. Not because the promise lost its power. It's because the promise wasn't mixed with faith. God brought the Israelites out of slavery.
He parted the Red Sea, drowned their enemies, and they made it to the promised land. They were camped next door. You would think they would be full of faith, ready to take the land, knowing that God brought them through in the past and he would bring them through this time. Moses sent 12 men to spy out the promised land. 10 of them came back and said, we don't have a chance. The people are too big. We felt like grasshoppers compared to them. God had already promised them the victory. He'd already told them the land was theirs. They just had to go in and possess it. they had the promise God had spoken to them but the promise alone is not enough God does his part then he waits to see what we're going to do what are you going to mix with the promise there's only one ingredient that activates the power only one ingredient that ignites what God said and that's faith how do we mix our faith we agree with what God promised
Lord, thank you that as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Thank you that the number of my days you will fulfill. That's not just being positive, that's mixing your faith.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:56
2
How can faith activate God's promises in your life?
4:56–14:55
3
What ingredients are needed to mix with God's promises?
14:55–19:10
4
What lessons can we learn from the Israelites' journey to the promised land?
19:10–21:45
5
How do negative thoughts impact our faith and outcomes?
21:45–27:20
6
What role does faith play in overcoming challenges?
27:20–30:37