Joel Osteen Podcast - God Sees You As Valuable and Significant

Episode Date: June 2, 2020

The way we see ourselves affects the way we live our lives. You may feel insignificant or unqualified, but you have to remember that’s not how God sees you. You are a valuable masterpiece in His eyes!Your best days are still ahead, and together we can make a difference in this world with the message of God's hope and love. To give visit JoelOsteen.com/GiveHope Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of the Joel Osteen Podcast ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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See terms and conditions at UNES. See you. Hi, this is Victoria. Thank you so much for downloading this podcast. I believe God has amazing things in your future. I hope you enjoy this message. I love to handmaid cards for my parents. I always like to tell them how much I love them and show my affection with these handmade cards. And I used to put my signature butterflies and flowers all over them. You know, I did the same kind of butterfly and the same kind of flower every time. Not long ago, I. I was a little bit of butterflies. I was a I was going through a stack of scrapbooks that my mother had so, you know, carefully saved and put together when I came across one of these signature cards that I had made.

And there it was, my butterflies and flowers. As I was looking at it, I noticed at the bottom of the page written in yellow pencil were these words. I feel like we are somebody important, and I know that we are. When my eyes dropped to those words, I thought, what in the world was I thinking as a little girl? I feel like we're someone important and I know that we are. What was I thinking? Why can't I feel like that now?

You see, I feel like I am something important and I know that I am. It really, it made me laugh. It made me chuckle. But you know what? couldn't let those words slide by. They kept going through my mind the next day and the next day because I thought, what was I thinking? And then it was if I realized inside of every single one of us is the voice of God saying, you are made in my image. You are valuable, you are significant, and you are important in this life.

You see, inside of every one of us, there is a voice that is speaking out, value, significance, and importance. But sometimes life tries to change and drowned out that voice. It tries to devalue us. Unfair things happen. People talk about you. Somebody walks out on your life.

struggles, problems, they distort that voice. They try to speak louder than that voice. You know, I realize, though, God has put that in each and every one of us, and we have to allow that voice to come out of us. Because, see, doesn't matter what we think. It matters who we are. You may feel insignificant, but God sees you as valuable. He sees you as a important to his plan. You see, it doesn't matter how we feel. It doesn't change the value of our life in the eyes of God. You know, I have this nice, crisp $100 bill. And it pretty, it doesn't look like it's been handled much. It doesn't look like it's been spent a whole lot. It's beautiful, isn't it? Does anybody want it? Who wants this $100 bill? Anybody? Here you go. Here you go. Oh, sorry. My mom.

sweet lady. Beautiful $100 bill. It's pristine. It's, it's amazing, isn't it? And it'll spend well. Oh, don't worry. I have another one. Oh, but this one looks like it. I'm sorry. Just a minute. It looks like it's been in the washer and the dryer. It's not so pretty. You probably don't want this one. This one's all ugly and messed up. No? You think anybody? Anybody want? You want this one? All right. My sweet sister was there. I'm sorry. Of course you want that $100. It doesn't matter what it looks like. It holds tremendous value.

Doesn't matter if life has put some wrinkles in you. It doesn't matter if you feel like you've gone through the ringer. You have value and you have importance and you have significance today. You know, God doesn't make mistakes. God only makes masterpieces. And you are a masterpiece in the eyes of God. He's already qualified you and he's left nothing out of you. You know, we all have a responsibility to keep that voice of God clear and free from the

debrees of life. We all have a responsibility to spend our life well and to make it count. You see, this great God has put so many amazing things in us. He's already put assignments in our path. We have a responsibility in how we live our life. It matters. You know, it matters how I live my life. It matters to my children.

It matters to my husband. It matters to my neighbor. You see, when I realize that God's placed this value in me, I'm going to spend my life well. And you know when I spend my life well, it helps others spend theirs well. When I have God confidence, it helps others rise up and have confidence in themselves. You see, how you live your life makes a difference. And that's why God wants you to keep that voice free and clear, keep that childlike wonder in the things of God.

I read the letter that day and I realized, you know what? I may feel unqualified. I may not have confidence. I may feel like I lack the ability. But God doesn't see me that way. He sees me as strong, capable to do what he's called me to do. You know, there's a guy in the Bible, his name was Gideon. You may know his story.

He lacked confidence. He lacked the feeling that he had the ability to do anything. One day an angel of the Lord came to Gideon and he said, Gideon, the Lord is with you, you mighty man of fearless courage. Then the angel went on to say, Gideon, the Lord wants you to help the Israelites, his children defeat the enemy, the Midianites. Isn't that interesting?

He addressed him as a mighty man of fearless courage, and then he asked him to do something. But this is what Gideon replied. He said, Lord, wait a minute, how am I going to do that? I have a family, and our family amounts to nothing. In fact, we are the least of all the families in the area. And not only does my family not have what it takes, I'm the least. all my family. You see, his reply? There's such a contrast in the voice of God, telling him my mighty man of valor speaking up to what Gideon's reply was. You hear the voice that tries to drown

out God's voice? See, God is saying the same thing to you today. Whatever's in front of you, he's calling out those things that you are, that you have on the inside of you. But the voice of life wants to be so noisy, wants to distort the voice of God. Very interesting, the difference between God's voice and Gideon's voice. You see, Gideon didn't see himself as strong. But you know what's interesting? It didn't change God's perspective. Gideon, he talked himself out of it when he replied to God.

God didn't talk himself out of it. Gideon felt weak, but God saw him as capable, as able, as a champion, a fearless, courageous, champion. You see, the good news is this. Gideon finally took hold of that voice, took that strength of that voice, and let him, go out and lead the charge, and he won the victory for God that day. You see, whatever's trying to hold you down, you need to shake it off. You need to let the voice of God come booming out loud and clear. You may feel weak. You may feel small, but your weakness can be turned into strength when you take hold of God. I saw this animated cartoon one time that made such an impression.

on me. It was this tiny little mouse. And his friend was this big, huge elephant. And they were about to cross this this thatched bridge that was high in the air. As they crossed that bridge, that little thatched bridge started swinging and shaking all the way across. It was rickety, swinging and shaking. But when they got on the other side of that bridge, safe, That little mouse was so proud. He looked up at his friend, that great big elephant, and he said, we really shook that bridge, didn't we? You see, you may feel small, but when you grab hold of God's strength, you have the power of an elephant. You can look at God and you can say, we really shook that bridge, didn't we, God?

You see, at the end of the day, what matters most is what you believe about yourself. Protect the voice of God. He's put it in you. He speaks it out every single day. See, unfair things happen to us. God said in this world, there'll be trouble. But you'd be a good cheer because you've got an overcomer in you. You've got an overcomer in you.

You are a mighty man, a mighty woman. woman, a valor, don't lose that childlike awe and wonder. Go out of here today and shake some bridges with God. Amen. Amen. He's an awesome God. Thank you for listening to the Joel Osteen podcast. Help us continue to share the message of hope with those all over the world. Visit joelosteen.com slash give hope to give a gift today. Thanks for listening to the podcast. Be sure to subscribe so you can get all of the latest messages. Know that we pray for you. God bless you. More than ever before, people are turning to the church for their mental health struggles. Unfortunately, the church has largely been ill-equipped to help. That is until now. Join nearly 50,000 people just like you

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