Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 14th January 2026 (Wednesday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 14th January 2026 TOPIC: Healthy Boundaries
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:10, NIV
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TODAY’S WORD
It’s easy to go through life trying to please others out of guilt and pressure. A relative or friend will get upset and have their feelings hurt every time we don’t do what they want. They use control and manipulation to get their way. They expect us to perform, to be there every time they call, to make sure they’re taken care of. If not, they try to make you feel guilty as though it’s your job to keep them fixed, happy, encouraged, and entertained. But here’s a key: You are not responsible for other people’s happiness. You are responsible for your own happiness. Take that pressure off. If you continue to give in, you’ll not have the time and energy for your dreams, and you’ll enable their dysfunction. As long as they have you, they don’t have to change.
You have to set some healthy boundaries, or you won’t have healthy relationships. You have to be strong enough to say, “I refuse to be manipulated by others into trying to meet their demands and fix them. I am not responsible for their happiness.”
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that You did not make me to fix other people and try to please them by fulfilling their wishes and demands. I want to be loving and kind and help others who are in real need, but help me to be bold and set healthy boundaries with those who would manipulate and control me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
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 Daily Devotional 14 January 2026)
