Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 14 May 2026 (Thursday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 14 May 2026 TOPIC: Is It a Healthy
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation.”
Genesis 12:1–2, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
If you follow the journey of Abraham, you know that God called him to leave his relatives and go to a new land, but he took his nephew Lot along with him. Perhaps Abraham felt he was obligated to take care of Lot and his family, but it wasn’t what God called him to do. From that point on, Lot’s presence brought strife, contention, struggle, stress, and frustration. Abraham did not distance himself from a relationship that hindered him, took his time and energy, and was a distraction from what God called him to do.
Lot may be the coworker you sit with at lunch who talks badly about the boss, or the friend who causes you to compromise, or the cousin who brings out the worst in you. You can’t reach your destiny hanging around people like that. You need people around you who inspire you, who cause you to dream bigger, who honor God, who love their family, who are going places, making a difference, setting new standards. If you won’t separate yourself from unhealthy relationships, that’s where you’ll get stuck.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You for calling me to follow You and Your direction in my life. Thank You that You speak to me about the relationships that I need to leave and the ones that I should develop. I declare that I’m not going to be pressured into compromising what I know is right to do. 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 May 2026)