DeepSummary
The speaker, Joel Osteen, encourages listeners not to give up on their dreams and promises from God, even if they have faced disappointments or setbacks. He shares stories from the Bible of people who kept believing despite delays or obstacles, and how God ultimately fulfilled His promises to them. The speaker emphasizes the importance of looking again at those dreams and promises with faith and expectancy.
Osteen recounts the story of a blind man whom Jesus healed in stages, first giving him partial sight and then fully restoring his vision after the man acknowledged he could not see clearly and had faith for complete healing. The speaker likens this to people's dreams and promises from God, saying they should honestly admit when they are not where they thought they would be and keep believing for the fullness of what God has for them.
The speaker shares examples of people who did not give up on God's promises in their lives, such as his brother who fulfilled his childhood dream of doing medical missions after years of delays. He encourages listeners to start looking again at their unfulfilled dreams, believing that God will bring them to pass despite setbacks or delays.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Don't give up on dreams and promises from God, even after facing disappointments or delays.
- Be honest with God about unfulfilled dreams and keep asking for their manifestation.
- Have faith that God will ultimately fulfill His promises in your life.
- Keep an attitude of expectancy and keep looking with faith for God's promises to come to pass.
- God can make impossible things happen and bring to pass what He has promised.
- Share testimonies of how God fulfilled promises after delays to encourage others.
- Don't settle for partial fulfillment of God's promises; believe for the fullness.
- What God has started in your life, He will finish if you don't give up.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “God wouldn't have given you the dream if he wasn't still planning on bringing it to pass.“ by Joel Osteen
- “When you're honest with God, when you're bold enough to ask, get ready for the second touch. Get ready for God to make things happen that you couldn't make happen.“ by Joel Osteen
- “With God, nothing is impossible. What he promised he will bring to pass.“ by Joel Osteen
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Joel Osteen Podcast
Joel Osteen, SiriusXM
5/14/24