Wow! This is a powerful message given by Pastor Joel Osteen titled, 'You Are Equipped'. It's true, if you walk in love and are sincere in your efforts, God will take care of the rest. There is nothing to be feared if you put your trust and faith in God. For God is in control. This is a three part message, with each segment lasting 10 minutes. I have typed a transcript for my international readers who need to use Babel Fish to translate. Enjoy!
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I want to talk to you today about how God has equipped you with everything you need to fulfill your destiny. The scipture tells us we are annointed. The word annointing is defined as courage, strength and ability. That means you are well able to do what God's called you to do. You can accomplish your goals. You have the ideas, the creativity, the talent to be successful. You can overcome ANY obstacle. You've been armed with strength for every battle. The forces that are for you are greater than the forces that are against you.
Being annointed means that God's already lined up the right people to come across your path. He's already lined up the right breaks. You have everything you need to live a victorious life. Not an average life. Not a barely get by, mediocre life. You were created to excel. You have seeds of Greatness on the inside. We were never supposed to drag around, barely making it. We're supposed to live an abundant life! You may not have seen it in the past, but if you'll stay in faith, it's just a matter of time it's on its way.
Don't settle where you are! Don't have a weak, defeated mentality. NO put your shoulders back and have the attitude, I AM annointed. I CAN accomplish my dreams. I CAN overcome ANY obstacle. I've equipped and empowered by the Creator of the Universe. Well, you say Joel I've had a lot of disappointments. I've tried and failed. I think I've reached my limits. NO, you may have been through a lot. You may have had some bad breaks in life. But it's not over until God's says it's over! The enemy ALWAYS fights you the hardest when he knows God has something great in store.
You may have been through tough times, but let me announce to you... you are coming into a new season! The winds are changing in your favor. The breath of Almighty God is blowing in your direction. If you'll release your faith and believe, then you're going to see new seasons in your health, new seasons in your finances, new seasons in your career. You've been faithful. You've seen it happen for others, but God is saying this is your time to shine. This is your time to come up higher. Why don't you let that seed take root.
In Mark chapter 5, there was a woman who had been sick for twelve years. The doctors had given her no hope. She was very down and discouraged. But one day she heard that Jesus was coming through her town. Something deep on the inside said to her, this is your season, this is your time to get well, this is your time to be free. In the natural when she saw all of the people around him, she thought I'll never get to Him. It's so crowded and I'm weak, I don't feel well. I just don't think I can do this. She almost missed her season. But instead of dwelling on those negative can't do it thoughts, she started reminded herself I am annointed, I can do what I need to do, I've been armed with strength for this battle. She got her mind going in the right direction. She started pressing her way through the crowd, moving people out of the way. I can imagine hearing her saying excuse me but this is my season. Pardon me, I don't mean to be rude but this is my time to get well.
She finally got to Jesus and touched the edge of his robe and instantly she was made whole. Jesus said to her in Mark 5:34 Daughter, your faith has made you well. Notice it is our faith that activates God's power! It's easy to sit back and think oh Joel it's not going to be my season. I haven't had anything good happen in three years. I've missed all kinds of opportunities. NO, you have to shake OFF that defeated mindset and DARE to believe! Dare to rise up and say, this is my season! This is my time to be free!
I know that it's just symbolic but I'm bold enough to believe that you and I are coming into our year of Jubilee! It's going to be a time when you see God's favor in a Greater way. You are going to get Supernatural breaks and Supernatural opportunities. The year of Jubilee is when you are going to get released from debt and lack. You are going to be set free from bondages and addictions and wrong mindsets. It is going to be a time when health is going to flow through you in a new way. The sicknesses, the pains that have held you back for years in the year of Jubilee everything is restored.
I know some of you have had a lot negativity in your past and it's easy to just settle where you are. But I'm asking you to dig your heels in and have the attitude ~ this is a new day and I am coming into my year of Jubilee, every bondage, every limitation is coming off of me, I am annointed, I am equipped, I'm not staying where I am because I'm coming up higher! This is my season!
I love to think about the fact that God has already equipped us with everything we need. We don't have to struggle and make things happen. It's already in you. The strength, the creativity, the ideas. God has already lined up the right people. He's already given you the breaks you need.
Some of you in the natural should have given up a long time ago. You've had so many obstacles to overcome. Other people in your same situation just settled right where they were. But not you, you just kept on keeping on. Why? Because you know you are annointed. Like that little spider, the annointing is the oil that lubricates us and keeps things from sticking. People talking behind your back at work, trying to ruin your reputation, trying to make you look bad. Alot of people get mad and alot of people trying to get even. But not you, it just glides right off of you. Why? Because you are all oiled up. When you walk in your annointing, nothing is going to stick to you and nothing is going to pull you down.
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