You're Being Talked About | Joel Osteen
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What a joy to be with you today. We're praying for you and your family. I know God has great things in store. You wouldn't be alive if there weren't more victories in front of you. So know that we love you. We're praying for you. Hey, I hope you'll stay tuned to the very end. We've got some special resources to help you stay encouraged and inspired. Well, 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 or YouTube channel and 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. And I heard about this pastor that decided to skip church one Sunday morning and go play golf.
He told his assistant that he wasn't feeling well and drove to a golf course in another city where nobody would know him. He teed off on the first hole, a huge gust of wind caught his ball, carried it an extra hundred yards and dropped it right in the hole for a 450 yard hole in one. An angel looked at God and said, what did you do that for? God smiled and said, who's he going to tell? All right, y'all, 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 speak to you today on you're being talked about.
God has already lined up the right people to open doors for you and to show you favor, to help you out of a difficulty. Some dreams we can't accomplish on our own. Some challenges we can't get through by ourselves. We tried our best, but we couldn't start the business or we weren't able to break the addiction or still haven't met the right person. Seems like we're stuck. We don't see any other options. But what you can't see is God is talking about you to other people. He's speaking to them to be good to you. You may not even know them. They're not in your contacts, but God will cause them to see you. He'll put you on their mind and give them the desire to help you. They may not know why, but suddenly they want to put in a good word for you.
They go out of their way to help your child or lend their influence to move you forward. These are not things that you could make happen. This is the hand of God ordering your steps and ordering the steps of the people you need. This is why you don't have to live worried, wondering how it's going to work out. discouraged over a situation that's not changing. On your own, you may be stuck, but you're not on your own. God is working behind the scenes. He's speaking to people right now to show you favor, to give you that contract, to be good to that loved one, to help turn that problem around. You don't have to try to manipulate people, strive and strain. Maybe they'll be good to me. That's gonna wear you out.
That's not your job. That's God's job. He will speak to people that you've never thought of. Unlikely. You didn't have a connection with that person. There was no reason for them to even think about you, but God put you on their mind. He gave them the desire to be good to you. And here's the key. Sometimes you don't even know they did it. You just see the good break, the promotion, the turnaround. You don't realize behind the scenes, God used that person to orchestrate it all. They put in a good word. They told the contract to come to you. They had mercy and the problem worked out. God's been talking about you your whole life to people. whispering to them to be good to you, causing them to notice you, want to help, giving them that feeling to go out of their way and make you shine.
When you understand this, it takes the pressure off, striving, straining, thinking we're stuck. You can live from a place of peace, a place of hope. God, my life is in your hands. Lord, I thank you that you've ordered my steps and the steps of the people that I need, that you're speaking to those who are instrumental to my destiny, making things happen that I could never make happen.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
How does Joel introduce the message and set the tone for today's sermon?
0:00–5:54
2
Why does Joel say ‘God is talking about you’ when you feel stuck?
5:54–19:36
3
How does the story of Ruth illustrate divine favor and unexpected connections?
19:36–30:22
4
What practical lessons does Joel draw from Ruth about staying faithful in hardship?
30:22–30:54