Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 14 May 2024 – Turn It Around

When someone betrays you or lies about you and damages your reputation, it can feel like they’ve ruined your life. It’s okay to feel hurt, to feel wronged, to feel violated. God made us with feelings. But if you’re going to see God pay you back for the wrongs, you have to rule over those feelings. You have to get your passion back and start moving forward. If you use it as an excuse to stay hurt, it will keep you from your purpose.

On the other side of the excuse is a new level of your destiny. The bad break, the injustice, or the loss did not stop God’s plan for your life. It wasn’t your fault that you got hurt, but it is your responsibility to move forward in faith, knowing that God is working all things for your good. It may not have been good, but God knows how to turn what was unfair and hurtful for your good. He’s not going to leave your life in a broken place, in a damaged place, in an unjust place.

“Father, thank You for Your promise that You make all things work together for my good, even what doesn’t seem good at the time. Help me to remember that You always use the hurts and difficulties to prepare me for greater things. I know that You will never leave me in a broken, damaged place. 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.