Joel Osteen Message : Stop Counting on People : The lead pastor of Lakewood church, Pastor Joel Osteen has come up with another educative and life changing sermon titled ‘‘Stop counting on people”. This is a highly recommended sermon that you cannot afford to miss.
Preaching on this sermon, Lakewood Church lead pastor, Joel Osteen said, When someone isn’t for you, don’t waste time trying to win them over. Your value and approval come from your Heavenly Father.
Take the pressure off. You don’t need people’s applause. Do what God put in your heart. He’s the one that matters. Promotion doesn’t come from people, it comes from the Lord.
Are you trying to get something from someone that they’re never going to give? Frustrating yourself, trying to convince this person to like you, respect you, approve of you? Today can be a turning point. Take the pressure off. You don’t need their approval. Don’t lose focus.
Is someone not recognizing your talent, downplaying your accomplishments, treating you like you’re inferior? That doesn’t change the fact that you’re a masterpiece. Why are you wasting time trying to get something from someone that they’re never going to give?
When you come to the end of life, you’re not going to stand before people; you’re going to stand before God. It is better to please God than to please people.
It’s great when people are for us and make us feel valuable. But the problem with counting on people is that people can change. People can get busy. People can get jealous. People can get discouraged. Instead of looking to people, you have to go to God.
If you try to keep everyone else happy, you’re going to be unhappy. There will be people who don’t approve, don’t accept, misunderstand. You can’t worry about that. That’s no way to live. Take the pressure off.
Don’t waste time trying to convince people to like you, respect you, include you, call you, come see you. We spend too much time trying to win people over who are never going to be for us.
Check out the full sermon video below:
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