Remembering The Good | Joel Osteen
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How does Joel introduce the theme of 'remembering the good' and opening remarks?
I hope you and your family are having a great summer. Victoria and I are praying for you, believing for God's very best in your life, and it's always my pleasure to be able to share a message with you. I hope you're encouraged and inspired today. And God bless you. It's always a joy to come into your homes. We love you, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services. I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so much for tuning in, and thank you again for coming out today. I like to start with something funny. I heard about this teenager. He'd just gotten his driver's license. He asked his dad about borrowing the car. His dad said, son, I'll make a deal with you.
If you'll bring your grades up, read your Bible every day, and cut your hair, I'll let you borrow the car. Month later, he came back and asked about it. Dad said, well, son, you've brought your grades up. You've been reading your Bible, but you still haven't cut your hair. He said, well, dad, I've been thinking about it. Moses had long hair. Samson had long hair. Even Jesus had long hair. Dad said, yes, son. And they walked everywhere they went. Hold up your Bible. 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 remembering the good. Our memory is very powerful. You can be driving in your car. All of a sudden, you remember a tender moment with your child, a hug, a kiss. Could have been five years ago, something funny that they did. But when you remember it, it'll bring a smile to your face. You'll start to feel those same emotions, joy and warmth, just like it was happening again. On the other hand, you can be enjoying the day. Everything's going great, but then you start to remember a sad event. where you weren't treated right. Somebody did you wrong. You went through a loss. Before long, you'll be down and discouraged. What made you sad? Dwelling on wrong memories.
What made you happy? Dwelling on right memories. And it's interesting, our mind will naturally gravitate toward the negative. A study showed how positive and negative memories are handled by different parts of the brain. A negative memory takes up more space. There's more to process. Because of this, we will remember the negative more than the positive. The example they used is a person will remember losing $50 more than they will remember gaining $50. The negative carries more weight. It has a greater impact than the positive. I can walk off this platform and a hundred people tell me, Joel, that was good today. I really enjoyed it. But then one person can say, I didn't get anything out of it. Didn't make sense to me.
In the old days, that's all I'd think about. That one negative comment would play over and over. That's how it's stored in our brain. Takes up more space. Knowing this, we have to be proactive. When the negative memories come back to the movie screen of your mind, many people pull up a chair, get some popcorn, watch them all over again. Can't believe they hurt me. That was so unfair. Why do I have all these bad breaks? No, here's my message. That's not the only channel. There's another movie playing. It's not your defeats, your failures, your disappointments. It's a channel filled with your accomplishments, your victories, the things you've done right, the times you were promoted, you met the right person, you bought the new house, your child was born healthy.
Instead of staying on that negative channel, you got to switch over to your victory channel. You're not going to move forward into the new things God has in store if you're always replaying the negative things that have happened to you. We've all been through disappointments, setbacks, and bad breaks. Those memories will play the most often. The good news is you have the remote control.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
How does Joel introduce the theme of 'remembering the good' and opening remarks?
0:01–4:57
2
Why does the mind naturally focus on negative memories and what study does Joel reference?
4:57–14:29
3
How can you 'change the channel' when negative memories replay in your mind?
14:29–18:01
4
What personal story does Joel share about his father to illustrate switching to positive memories?
18:01–30:54