Joel Osteen Devotional 4 January 2024 – On the Other Side of Every Problem

Joel Osteen 4 January 2024 Daily Devotional

Joel Osteen Devotional 4 January 2024 – Today’s Word with Joel & Victoria Osteen. Read Thursday Daily Devotional Message by Joel Osteen.

Topic: On the Other Side of Every Problem

Today’s Scripture
When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals. – 1 Samuel 18:6, NLT

When problems come against us or people are unfair, it’s easy to get discouraged and lose our passion. But God won’t allow a difficulty unless He has a purpose for it. He may not have sent the trouble, but He knows how to use it to your advantage. On the other side of every problem is promotion. The difficulty feels like a setback, but it’s really a setup for God to do something new in your life.

When God wanted to promote David from the shepherds’ fields to the palace, He didn’t open a new door or send a friend to help. No, God sent him a problem—a giant. David could have been overwhelmed, but he understood that with the problem came promotion to the throne. On the other side of that difficulty was a new level of his destiny. When he defeated Goliath, his life changed instantly. New doors opened. He gained respect, influence, and favor like he’d never seen. Some promotions only come through adversity and closed doors. You can’t reach your potential without problems.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You are always greater than any difficulty or adversity I will ever face. Thank You that what so often looks and feels like a problem is really Your hand moving me toward Your purpose. I believe and declare that You are going to bring me to the next level of my destiny. 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.

“There’s no greater feeling than being able to help people rise higher and overcome something and feel better about themselves. I think that we’re all made to help others, to lift people UP.”- JOEL OSTEEN

His father always encouraged him to preach, but Joel would politely decline time and time again until one day in October 1999 when his father was admitted to the hospital with kidney complications. Joel finally agreed to preach the next Sunday, and his father passed the following week. Joel’s first sermon was the last his father ever heard. Joel and his wife, Victoria, were suddenly thrust into full-time leadership of Lakewood Church.

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