Today’s Word with Joel Osteen 5th February 2025, Wednesday Devotional Message by Joel Osteen.
Joel Osteen Devotional 5th February 2025 TOPIC: Always Rejoice
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
When the apostle Paul wrote today’s Scripture, he had already been held in prison on false charges for several years. He’d also survived a shipwreck on the way to prison in Rome. You would think that he would be discouraged, surely he’d be complaining. But he was telling us that even when it doesn’t go your way, just keep giving God praise, keep thanking God that He’s working, and keep being grateful when you could be complaining.
Keep thinking victory when you’re seeing defeat. Happiness is not dependent on what’s going on around you; it’s dependent on what’s going on inside you. What kind of thoughts are you thinking? “I’ll never get well. I can’t break this addiction. I can’t be happy after this loss.”
You’re thinking yourself discouraged. If you’re going to live happier, you have to tune that out. You can’t take in negative all the time and stay in faith. Paul added, “Think on things that are of a good report, things that are positive, hopeful.” Our thinking the right thoughts is the key to our happiness.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that no matter what my circumstances are that I don’t have to live discouraged and frustrated and unhappy. Thank You that You have made this day and I can rejoice and be glad in it. I will choose joy because I know You are in control. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
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About Joel Osteen
Raised in Houston, Texas, with a loving family of seven and world-renowned parents in full-time ministry, Joel Osteen never imagined that he would follow so closely in his father’s footsteps. As a young man, his training and interests were behind the scenes in television production, though he was close to his father in ministry. (Joel Osteen Devotional 3rd February 2025)