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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With God there are no disadvantages. You may have been through bad breaks in life. You may have had some disappointments. But let me encourage you don't stay on that page. There are new chapters up ahead. The scripture talks about how God has recorded every day of our life before we were ever even born. That means there is a book already written with your life story in it. The good news is, it has a great ending. But a lot of people when they face set backs or like Ester, they go through disadvantages. They just accept it and think oh well this is my lot in life. I'll never get out of this mess. I'll never rise any higher. What's happening? They are getting stuck on that page.
If you'll get your fire back and start pressing forward, believing, expecting, somewhere in your future you'll come to a new chapter that'll pull it all together. Even those dark times that you don't understand right now, it will cause it to all make sense. Stay in faith, the next chapter is coming. A new season is on its way. Here is the key: Ester was taught about the goodness of her God. Mordecai was constantly speaking faith into her. Saying things like Ester, you may be an orphan, you may not have a nice place to lay your head, you may not be wearing pretty clothes. But let me tell you, you're something special girl. God has His hand on you. You are going to do great things. And as she heard that over and over, she started believing it. That got down on the inside and she started thinking I am annointed. I am equipped. This is my season.
The truth is everyone of us needs someone speaking faith over us. Victoria, my wife, told me I was going to pastor this church when I was afraid to get up in front of anyone. She told me I was annointed when I didn't feel annointed. She told me I was going to stand in front of great leaders when I was working behind the scenes running the camera. She spoke faith, strength and increase into me. Someone has to stir up those seeds of greatness. Joshua had Moses. Elisha had Elijah. Timothy had Paul.
You may not have anyone speaking VICTORY in your life right now, but allow me to be your Mordecai. Let me tell you... YOU were created for GREATNESS! YOU have the seed of Almighty God in you. There is NO obstacle that you cannot overcome. There is NO disadvantage that can hold you back. YOU are in the palm of God's hand. He has equipped you. He has empowered you. The right people are already in your path. He's already released favor into your future. YOU are coming into new seasons of increase. The dreams that you've given up on, God is going to resurrect those dead dreams. The family members you've written off, God is going to restore those relationships. He is going to breathe new life into your health, new life into finances, new life into your career. I can hear God saying you are coming into your year of Jubilee. This is your time to come up higher. This is your time to be free.
Why don't you do like that lady who pressed through the crowd and rise up and say YES this is for me, this is my season. If you do that, you'll see God's goodness in a greater way. Like Ester, God will take you to places you've never dreamed of. My prayer is that everyone of you will know without a shadow of a doubt, YOU ARE equipped, YOU ARE annointed and your best days are NOT behind you, they are still out in front of YOU!
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