Joel Osteen Devotional 1st May 2025 New Month Inspirational Message
TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BY JOEL OSTEEN 1 MAY 2025
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Joel Osteen Devotional 1st May 2025 New Month Inspirational Message
Today’s Topic: Discernment
Scripture: O LORD, listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised.
Psalm 119:169, NLT
Today’s Word
Whenever you have what seems like a good opportunity and people encourage you to move forward, it’s still important to ask God for discernment. Every good thing is not a God thing. Every word of advice is not for you. Good people can have the best intentions, but what they’re telling you may not be God’s plan for you. In the end, it comes down to what you feel in your spirit.
What are you discerning? You can hear from God. Listen to wise counsel, but if you don’t feel peace about it, you may have to go against what certain people believe you should do in order to follow what God wants you to do. Every morning we should pray as the psalmist did, “Lord, give me a discerning mind.” He was saying, “Lord, help me to tune out the wrong voices, and bring me the right voices.
Help me to see beneath the surface, to hear Your voice, and make decisions that honor You.” If you’re listening to the still small voice, you’re going to have wisdom to make the right decisions.
Prayer For Today
“Father, thank You that in the most practical ways You are speaking to me about everything that I am involved with. Help me to have a discerning mind that knows what You want me to do. I declare that I am committed to obeying Your still small voice today. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
When you say, “I am not valuable. I am not talented. I am ordinary.” That’s dishonoring to God. You are using His name, the “I Am,” to contradict who He says you are. You may feel that way, but you have to turn it around. In the face of insecurity, feeling inferior, you need to say, “I am worthy. I am valuable. I am a masterpiece. I am talented. I am crowned with favor.” That’s what causes God to go to work. The circumstances may say one thing. It’s tempting to talk about that, but you have to get in agreement with God. “I may be struggling with this addiction, but I am not an addict. I am not dysfunctional. I am not a product of my environment. I am free. I am whole. I am clean. I am victorious.”
When you say, “I am weak. I am addicted. I am dysfunctional. I am unworthy. I don’t deserve to be blessed. I am not able. I don’t have the training. I am disadvantaged. I didn’t have a good upbringing,” that dishonors God. When you use “I am” to describe who you are or to describe your circumstances, you need to make sure it’s in agreement with who God says you are. Don’t use your “I am” to devalue yourself.
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