Turn Down The Noise | 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 be with you today, and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services. I like to start with something funny. One day in heaven, God said to the men, I want you to form two lines. One line is for the men who were the head of the house. The other line is for the men who let the woman be the head of the house.
The line where the woman ran the house was a hundred miles long. The other line only had one man in it. God said, man, I'm ashamed of you. I created you to be the head, but only one man stood up to make me proud. He looked at him and said, son, tell them, how did you manage to be the only one in this line? The man looked confused and said, I don't know. My wife told me to stand here. Come on, 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 turn down the noise.
We are living in the noisiest time in history. There's more technology today than ever before. We're inundated with social media, 24-hour news, hundreds of television channels. Marketing experts are trained at how to get your attention. Clickbait, headlines exaggerated to see if you'll bite. People can contact us today easier than ever. Phone, text, email, direct message. I hear my phone buzzing in my sleep. The other night it was vibrating by my bed three in the morning. I'd usually ignore it, but something said, you better check it. That's important. I reached over and picked it up. It was a newsflash. It says there's a storm coming to Taiwan. I thought I don't need to know about a storm in Taiwan. I need to sleep.
But many people are suffering from information overload. They've taken in so much news, facts, opinions, theories. They wonder why they can't sleep, why they're irritable, don't enjoy their family. They have too much noise in their life. You can't listen to news for hours a day and stay peaceful. You can't take in all the killings, accidents, wars, and stay in faith. That's poisoning your spirit. If you live on social media, read all the gossip, arguing, competing, comparing, you're not going to be your best. You have to turn down the noise. There are forces trying to get your attention to get you distracted and bring divisiveness, cause you to be jealous, discontent, afraid. What if this happens? It's getting so bad.
God said in Isaiah, if you'll keep your mind stayed on me, I will keep you in perfect peace. We wonder why we don't have peace. Our mind is stayed on the wrong things. And I'm not saying to never watch the news, but after a few minutes, you have what you need. Hearing the same thing for the next three hours, all that's gonna do is get you stirred up and frustrated. Noise is not only from technology, but we have people in life that are noisy. A coworker doesn't like you, talks behind your back, that negative chatter. Maybe a friend is noisy. They always have drama. Something's wrong. They're calling you to fix it. As you gain more influence, God promotes you. You manage the department. You lead the team at school.
With that promotion comes more noise. People will find fault, be critical and jealous. Here's the key. You can't stop the noise from coming, but you can turn the noise down. Be selective in what you give your time and attention to. Don't leave the news on at the house in the background all through the day or even drive to and from work with that constantly going into you. That's creating the wrong atmosphere.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:34
2
What is Joel Osteen’s core message about ‘turning down the noise’?
5:34–6:02
3
How does information overload from news and social media affect our peace?
6:02–16:37
4
How does ‘noise’ show up in relationships and workplaces?
16:37–18:50
5
Why can’t you stop all the noise and what can you control instead?
18:50–27:37
6
What practical steps can you take to put on ‘noise‑canceling headphones’ daily?
27:37–30:43