Prepared In The Process | Joel Osteen
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How does Joel introduce the message 'Prepared in the Process' and set the tone?
Thanks so much for listening to the podcast today. I want you to know that Victoria and I are praying for you and your family this summer and just asking God to bring you more peace and joy and victory than you've ever seen before. Know that God's for you. He's got you in the palm of his hand, and I hope you enjoy the message today. Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into your homes. And if you're ever in our area, please stop by. Be a part of one of our services. I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home. I like to start with something funny. And I heard about this pastor. He found a small box hidden in his wife's closet. He opened it up. There were six eggs and a thousand one dollar bills.
He asked his wife about it. She explained how every time he preached a bad sermon, she put an egg in the box. After 35 years of ministering, he felt pretty good about himself. Only six bad sermons. He asked what the thousand dollars was. She said, every time I got a dozen eggs, I sold them for a dollar. You 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 prepared in the process. When Victoria and I found out we were pregnant with our first son, Jonathan, we were so excited.
We called our parents, told our friends. Over the next few weeks, we started getting the baby's room together, moving furniture around. All we could think about was this baby was on the way. Six months later, Victoria's feet started swelling. Her back started hurting. She couldn't sleep well at night. Some morning she was nauseated. Suppose we went back to the doctor and said, doctor, something's wrong with Victoria. She's gaining all this weight. Her feet are swelling. She's uncomfortable. Will you give us something to make it go away? He'd say, no, I'm sorry. It's all a part of the process. If you're going to give birth, you have to go through a season of being uncomfortable. You may not like gaining the weight, but it's necessary.
It's making room for what's coming. Your feet may swell. Your back may hurt. It's uncomfortable, but it's not unusual. Without the process, you wouldn't be prepared. It's the same principle in life. We all have dreams God's placed in our heart, goals we want to accomplish. We know we're pregnant, but too often we get discouraged by the process. It's taken longer than we thought. We had some bad breaks. We went through a loss. Somebody did us wrong. We think this couldn't be right. I'm uncomfortable. But like a pregnancy, it's a part of the process. Everything you go through, every struggle, every disappointment, every delay, if you'll keep the right attitude, that's depositing something in you. It's making you stronger.
It's developing your character. It's growing you up. Here's the key. You're anointed before you're appointed. There's going to be a preparation period between the time God puts the dream in your heart and the time that it comes to pass. Just because you're anointed doesn't mean the appointing is going to come. It's up to us to pass these tests. to be willing to go through the pregnancy, the uncomfortable seasons, the lonely times when we don't understand it. We're doing the right thing, but we're not making progress. This is when many people give up on their dreams. They were pregnant, they were anointed, but because they wouldn't go through the preparation process, they never gave birth. They never saw the appointing come.
In the scripture, David was anointed to be the next king of Israel at the age of 17. The prophet Samuel traveled to his house, chose David out of all the other brothers, poured the oil on his head. David was excited. It was a destiny moment. But what's interesting is after David was anointed, after he was given this incredible promise, where did David go? To the palace, to get his royal robe, to meet his new staff.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
How does Joel introduce the message 'Prepared in the Process' and set the tone?
0:01–5:09
2
What analogy does Joel use to explain why discomfort is part of preparation?
5:09–16:53
3
How does the story of David illustrate being 'anointed before appointed'?
16:53–27:54
4
Why does Joel emphasize humility and faithfulness in small tasks?
27:54–30:35