Joel Osteen Podcast - Manasseh is Coming

Episode Date: May 13, 2018

Do you feel forgotten today? Have you gone through situations that are so painful and hard to forget, you don’t know how you’ll ever feel light again?If there’s anyone who understands heartache and betrayal, it’s Joseph. He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into a pit, and eventually sold into slavery. But all along, God had a plan for Joseph. After his trials, Joseph ended up being in charge of all Egypt. He was blessed in such a way that he said in Genesis 41:51 (AMP), “God has made me forget all my trouble and hardship.” He named his son Manasseh which means in Hebrew “causing to forget.”Like Joseph, God wants to bless you in such a way that you won’t remember the pain of the past. You may feel forgotten, but God hasn’t forgotten about you. He’s seen your heartache and has collected every tear you’ve shed. He’s going to turn your pain around in such a way that you’re overwhelmed with His goodness. God is going to cause you to forget! 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.

You and your dog are close, like watch each other go to the bathroom close, but you could be even closer with Barkbox. Every month, Barkbox brings dogs and their humans together with original toys and delicious treat. Sign up now at Barkbox.com slash i heart. No one likes to talk about money. Am I saving enough? Can I buy a house? Am I paying too much in taxes? Will I be able to retire? What if you could unlock insights about your finances in less than five minutes with a clear picture of where you stand today and where your money can work harder? Now you can. Visit facet.com to take the free quiz and get your financial wellness score today. That's facet.com. This ad is sponsored by Facet. Fassett, Welf Incorporated, is an SEC registered investment advisor. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities, nor is it investment, legal, or tax advice.

Are you ready to move your career forward? Make your comeback with Purdue Global and get college credit for your work, school, life, or military experiences. With these credits, you may have already completed up to 75% of your undergraduate degree. You've worked hard to get where you are. to get the recognition you deserve and earn a degree you'll be proud of, one that employers will trust and respect. When you take the next step in your life and career, make it count with Purdue Global. Purdue's online university for working adults. Start your comeback at Purdueglobal.edu. Welcome 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. God bless you. It's a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our

services. I'll promise you we'll make it feel right at home. I'd like to start with something funny and I heard about this husband that died and he left his wife $20,000. After the funeral, his wife told a friend that she was totally broke. The friend said, what do you mean? I thought you said you had $20,000. She said, well, I spent $5,000 on the funeral and $15,000 on the memorial stone. the friend said wow that was some kind of stone how big was it she held up her finger and said three and a half carrots that sounds kind of like victoria to me but uh she won't even wait till i'm gone she'll just go do it now but come on say it like you mean it this is my bible i am what it says i am i have what it says i have i can do what it says i can do today i will be taught the word of god i boldly

confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, I will never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about Manassah is coming. We all go through things that are not fair, situations that cause heartache and pain. We were doing the right thing, but somebody walked away. We came down with an illness. Our child got off course. It's easy to get discouraged and think that's our lot in life. Everyone has disappointments. But if you'll stay in faith and not get bitter, God will bless you in such a way that you don't remember the pain of the past. Yes, you went through difficulties, things you don't understand, but now you're so blessed, so fulfilled, so happy. You don't dwell on who hurt you, on what didn't work out, how you weren't raised in a healthy environment. You may not

totally forget it, but it's not on the top of your mind like it used to be. You don't wake up thinking about it. You don't go through the day bitter. You're too blessed to be angry. You're too blessed to hold a grudge. You're too blessed to think about what didn't work out. And this is what happened with Joseph. He went through a lot of unfair things. He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into a pit, eventually sold into slavery. It's one thing to have people come against you, but this was his own family. These were the people that were supposed to love him, made it much more painful. Joseph was falsely accused by a lady and put in prison. In the prison, he interpreted a dream for the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was so impressed that he put Joseph in charge

of all of Egypt. And Joseph ended up bringing his whole family to Egypt, including his brothers, the ones that threw him into the pit. He gave him. He gave him. them a place to live and provided them land so they could grow their crops. One day Joseph and his wife had a baby. The scripture says Joseph named his son Manasseh, for he said, the Lord has caused me to forget the pain of my past. That's what Manassah means. Joseph had been through all this heartache, betrayals, lonely nights, injustice, but now God

had blessed him in such a way. He was so fulfilled, so grateful, he didn't think about the heartache he had been through. He didn't live bitter because of his brothers, upset because he'd spent years in prison. He was so blessed, so favored, he didn't have time to be angry. He didn't have time to try to pay people back. He was too overwhelmed with the goodness of God. You may have gone through situations that weren't fair. You did your best, but a dream didn't work out.

Your marriage didn't make it. You lost a loved one. It was painful. Thoughts whisper, it's never going to change. This is as good as it gets. Just learn to live with it. Get ready. Manasse is coming.

God is going to cause you to forget. He's going to bless you in such a way that you don't remember the pain. It's not going to be on the forefront of your mind. You're going to be so filled with gratitude for God's goodness, for all he's done for you, you're not going to think about what you've been through. And we talk a lot about letting go of the past and forgiving people that hurt us, not reliving disappointments. That's important. But sometimes it's hard to not think about what went wrong. You wake up and the heartache automatically comes to mind. Through the day, you want to be happy,

but you feel that heaviness reminding you of what you lost or the heartache. the sickness you're dealing with, the addiction. We do our best to tune it out, but it can be an ongoing struggle. But stay encouraged. There will be a day where God causes you to forget. You're going to give birth to Manasseh. You're not going to wake up thinking about the hurt. You're going to wake up thinking about the goodness of God.

You're not going to go through the day discouraged by the loss, weighed down by heaviness. God is going to turn it around. to where all you can think about is how grateful you are. You're going to have a deep satisfaction, a joy that you can't explain. What happened? You gave birth to Manassah. When my father went to be with the Lord, that was painful to me. I was close to him and he was taken sooner than I wanted. But like Joseph, God has blessed me in such a way that I don't remember the heartache. And yes, I miss my father. I don't forget him. I don't forget him. Of course, I honor his legacy, but God has brought gifts out of me that I didn't know I had.

It's given me talent, ability, favor, influence. Well, Joel, I've been through difficulties, and I still remember the loss, the sickness, the heartache. Didn't happen for me. You may not realize it, but you're pregnant. Manasseh is coming. God hasn't forgotten about you. He's seen the heartache, the lonely nights, the injustice. God has collected every tear that you've shed.

You may not be able to forget on your own. The good news is God is going to cause you to forget. He's going to turn it around in such a way that you're overwhelmed. You don't have time to think about the hurt. You're so grateful for the goodness of God. God not only brought Joseph out of slavery, that would have been justice, but he had his brothers come back and apologize. They were at the mercy of God.

of Joseph. He was in charge of the whole nation. He was blessed with land, resources, opportunity. Joseph had influence and favor. His children were blessed. God didn't just bring him out. He brought him out in an exceptional way where he didn't remember the pain of the past. We all have things that we need to forget. A bad break. A mistake we made. A closed door. Brought heartache. do your best to not dwell on it when the thought comes up try not to think about it but at some point god is going to do something out of the ordinary that causes you to forget you're not going to have to struggle with it in your thoughts your mind is going to be so filled with god's goodness

that that negative memory doesn't have any space to come back up sometimes people tell me joel i'm praying for you i know you have critics i know people come against you. I appreciate them praying. They mean well, but I feel so blessed. God has honored me in such a way. I don't even think about the negative. My mind is so overwhelmed with gratitude, with Thanksgiving. When I drive up to this building, the former compact center, and think about how I used to watch the Rockets play basketball here, how I had season tickets right over there, and now it's our church, I'm still amazed. Sometimes I'm flipping through the channel watching television and I see myself come up speaking.

I think, how in the world did I get there? And yes, there have been difficult times. It was hard losing my dad and people have tried to stop us. But what I'm saying is I'm too blessed to be offended. I'm too blessed to live stressed out. I'm too blessed to go around bitter. When I think about the goodness of God, where he's brought me to. How he's opened doors I could have never opened,

how he's called the right people to show me favor. Like Joseph, I don't have time to think about what happened back then. I don't have time to try to pay people back. God's been too good to me. He's given me Manasseh. He's caused me to forget. Isaiah said, because you got a double dose of trouble, your inheritance in the land will be double,

and your joy will go on forever. God didn't promise we wouldn't have difficulties. Sometimes we have a double dose more than our share. The good news is trouble doesn't have the final say. The betrayal, the sickness, the loss is not how your story ends. God is not only going to bring you out. He's going to bring you out with double. Double the joy, double the peace, double the influence, double the fulfillment.

It says your joy, will go on forever. That means the trouble is temporary. The sickness, the loneliness, the addiction, the depression, it's not going to last. The pain is temporary, but the joy will go on forever. You may have been through a lot in your past. Maybe you have things coming against you now and you don't see how it could ever turn around. Get ready. Manasseh is coming. God has something ahead of you where you will be so blessed, so fulfilled, so prosperous that you will live out of a place of joy, a place of gratitude. Where you think, God, you've amazed me with your goodness. You've done more than I could ever dream. You're not going to wake up thinking about the haters. You're going to

wake up thinking about how blessed you are. You're not going to go through the day bitter because of bad breaks. You're going to go through saying, Lord, thank you for your favor. Thanks for being so good to me. You won't go to bed discouraged, dwelling on what didn't work out. You'll lie down in peace with your mind filled with gratitude, so focused on the greatness of our God. I talked to a lady that didn't have a good childhood. She was raised in poverty, very poor. Many times she and her siblings didn't have enough food. Her father wasn't in her life. She was taken advantage of by other men. There's a lot of abuse,

hurt, and pain. Her mother would take her to church every week. Growing up, through all the heartache, through all the things she didn't understand, she would tell people that Jesus was her father. And against all odds, God

opened doors for her. He caused people to show her favor and made things happen that she couldn't have made happen. Today, she's one of the most influential and well respected people in the world. When she walks through her house, at a certain place, she can look out and see the ocean. She said every time she passes by that place, under her breath, she says, thank you Jesus. Dozens of times a day, she thanks God for his goodness. She had a rough start.

She was abused. Life wasn't fair, but like Joseph, she gave birth to Manasseh. God has blessed her in such a way that has caused her to forget. We've all had things that could steal our joy, cause us to lose our passion for life, settled for mediocrity. God is saying to you today, Manasseh is coming. There is something in your future that's going to erase the pain of the past. God is not going to just bring you out. It's not going to just heal you, restore you, vindicate you. That would be good, but that wouldn't make you forget the pain. God is going to do something out of the ordinary, something unusual, something that you didn't see coming.

When Manassah shows up, you're going to say, wow, God, I never dreamed I'd be this blessed. I never dreamed I'd meet somebody this great. I never dreamed we'd own the compact center one day. A friend of mine was married for over 20 years. He came home from a business trip and found a note from his wife, saying she was leaving. She had found another man and the marriage was over. My friend was devastated.

He loved his wife. For several years, he tried to convince her to change her mind, prayed, believed, stood in faith, but she never did. And one point he realized it was over. Didn't understand it. Didn't seem fair. But I've learned, don't put a question mark where God has put a period. We're not going to understand everything that happens. Life is not always fair. You can't make people do what's right. God's given us our own free will and sometimes people make choices that hurt us. What the brothers did wasn't fair to Joseph. He hadn't done them any wrong. The good news is God is a God of justice. He knows how to not only heal the hurts, that would be good enough. We would be grateful to be restored, but God is so amazing, he's going to cause you to forget the pain of your past.

When you go through a bad break and injustice, you become pregnant. Manassah is conceived in your spirit. Maybe you weren't treated right growing up. A friend betrayed you. You're taking the treatment, trying to beat the illness. Life has thrown you a curve. The good news is you're pregnant. There's a baby coming. Something out of the ordinary, an explosive blessing, a divine connection, a supernatural healing. You couldn't have made it happen. You weren't next in line. What was that? Manasseh. God blessing you in such a way that you forget the injustice. You forget the pain. You forget what you've been through. And this friend of mine, he used to be so outgoing and fun to be around. But when his wife left, he lost his passion. He was a different person. I told him what I'm telling you

that is not how your story ends God is going to not just bring you through but he's going to do something to make it up to you about a year later he met a beautiful young lady when I saw them together they were beaming with joy they fell in love and got married he said Joel I have never been this happy in all of my life I didn't know what true love really was

what happened he gave birth to Manessa God knows how to cause you to forget the pain of your past and somebody may have walked out on you that's not easy I know the hurt is real but it is not the end God has the final say he is going to bring you someone so great so loving so kind so fun so good looking so well off you're not even going to miss that old

that left you. I mean that person that left you. Manassah is coming. God is going to pay you back. Now get your hopes up. Quit believing those lies that you've seen your best days. You've been through too much. You'll never be happy. God has something amazing in front of you. Amazing people. Amazing opportunities. Amazing resources. He has something that you've never seen. Something more rewarding, more fulfilling. than you've ever dreamed. I love that it says God will cause us to forget. Because sometimes we can't forget on our own. If you've ever had something happened that really hurt, you lost a loved one, someone walked out of a relationship and unexpected illness. We can do our best to let it go and move forward, but those negative thoughts keep coming back. You're a victim. It's not fair. It's never going to change.

we can't totally forget on our own. That's why God is going to bless you in such a way that he causes you to forget. In the scripture, Ruth lost her husband. She was devastated. She was a young lady, now a widow. Her dreams were shattered. I can imagine every morning when she woke up, that was the first thing on her mind. Ruth, you're a victim.

Life's not fair. One day she was out working in the field. fields minding her own business. The scripture says God caused Boaz, the owner of those fields, to notice her. You may have gone through a situation. It's not fair. You don't see how it could ever work out, but you don't know who God is going to cause to notice you. God knows how to cause you to stand out, how to cause you to look good. A dozen people can bypass you. God can cause the right one to notice you and say, wow, look at her. She's amazing. Look at him. He's outstanding. God will cause them to see you the way he wants them to see you. When I walked into the jewelry store and met

Victoria for the first time, God caused her to see me tall, dark, handsome. We got married and she found out none of that was true. Right now, God is causing the right people to be attracted to you. he's causing the right opportunities, the right breaks to track you down. Ruth had gone through all this heartache. She thought she'd seen her best days when God caused Boaz to notice her. He was one of the wealthiest men in that area. They ended up falling in love, getting married, they had a child. Ruth never dreamed she'd be that blessed.

She never dreamed she'd own those fields with her husband. Never dreamed she'd have children. Now when she woke up, those thoughts telling her, Ruth, you're a victim, you've been through too much, you'll never be happy. They didn't come anymore. God had blessed her in such a way that he caused her to forget the pain of the past. God has some blessings coming your way that's going to cause you to forget what you lost, forget who hurt you, forget what you've been through. You're going to give birth to Manasseh. You may have had a double dose of trouble. Get ready.

double dose of fever is headed your way. This is what happened with Job. Everything was going great. Then the bottom fell out. He lost his business, lost his family, lost his health, had big boils all over his body. It's very painful. And Job was a good man. The scripture says that he loved God and lived with integrity.

But just because we honor God doesn't mean we're not going to have difficulties and things we don't understand. What Job couldn't see is that God allowed the difficulty. Satan had to ask God for permission to test Job. God only let him test him up to a certain point. When you go through difficulties, things that don't make sense, you have to remind yourself, God is still in control. The person that hurt you, the betrayal, the unexpected illness is not a surprise to God. Don't get bitter. don't start complaining. It's a test. Job didn't think he could ever be happy. Negative thoughts came and he made the mistake of believing then.

He said in chapter 7, I will never again experience pleasure. He was saying, I've been through too much. It's all downhill from here. He was so discouraged. A few verses later, he said, I hate my life. He didn't want to keep living. But even though he had given up, even though he was complaining, cursing his future, God hadn't given up.

God still had a plan. Job didn't realize he was pregnant. When God allowed the difficulty, when God allowed that test, at the same time, God planted a seed in Job. He conceived Manasse. Chapter 17, Job said, my eyes are dim from weeping. I am but a shadow of my former self. maybe like Job, you feel like a shadow of what you used to be. At one time you were strong, healthy, full of energy,

but now you're fighting that illness, dealing with the pain, you feel tired and weak. Or at one time, you were blessed in your business. You had more than enough, successful, but now things have gone down. You're struggling, barely making it. Perhaps at one time you had a great marriage. You were happy, excited about life, but things have changed.

You're just going through the motions, trying to keep it together. It may not look good, but what you can't see is Manasseh is coming. Being half of who you were is not how your story ends. The scripture says the path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter, not less and less.

The good news is your water is about to break. It's not long before you're going to give birth. God is going to do something not to just restore you, not to just bring you out. He's going to bless you in such a way that you forget what you've been through. Job thought his life was over. He was complaining, negative. But some scholars say that that trial only lasted nine months. That's interesting.

That's the same amount of time that a woman is pregnant. Nine months later, God turned it around and, brought Job out with double. Just like Isaiah said, he had a double dose of trouble, so God gave him double blessings. He came out with twice the cattle, twice the sheep, twice the joy. The scripture says after this, Job lived 140 years and saw his grandchildren down to four generations. After what? After the loss, after the trouble, after the sickness. That means after the divorce, after the unexpected illness, you're going to see years of health, happiness, favor. I can hear Job saying, what was I thinking, saying my life was over? Look at what God has done. I'm seeing my great,

great, great, great, great grandchildren. He was so blessed, so fulfilled. He didn't think about what he had been through. Joseph was 17 years old when his brothers betrayed him, 30 years old when he took the throne. Those 13 years, weren't. and easy. It was difficult. But if you study the rest of Joseph's life, after he was 30, after he took the throne, you don't read anything about him having problems, having armies coming against him, having betrayals. The difficulty was for a season. His son Manasseh had children. His son had children. His son had children. After the betrayal, after he was falsely accused, after spending time in prison, Joseph lived to see three generations in peace,

instability, in abundance. He was so grateful, so happy. He didn't think about his brothers betraying him. I could imagine every time he saw Manassah, he would say, Lord, thank you for being so good to me. Isaiah said, God will restore double and your joy will go on forever. The trouble is temporary. The joy is permanent.

You may be in a tough time today. Get ready, Manasseh is coming. There is something in your future that is going to cause you to forget what you've been through. You may not be able to forget on your own. The good news is God is going to cause you to forget. Right now, he's working behind the scenes. You may not see any sign of it, but I can assure you, you are pregnant. You are going to give birth to blessings that catapult you ahead. God is about to do something unusual out of the ordinary to make up for what you've been through. Like Ruth, that loss is not the end. The right people are going to notice you.

Like Job, those bad breaks are not your destiny. Double is coming. Like Joseph, those years of heartache are not your final chapter. I believe and declare you are coming into years of health, happiness, favor, growth, abundance, the fullness of your destinies in Jesus name. And if you receive it, can you say amen today? I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the Lord of your life. Would you pray with me?

Just say, Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make you my Lord and Savior. Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. get in a good Bible-based church. Keep God first place. Victoria and I will be right back to speak a blessing over you. As a thank you for your support of our ministry this month, Joel and Victoria would like to send you a copy of Joel's new series.

You are healed. This audio and video resource will challenge you to experience wholeness in your emotional, relational, spiritual, and physical health. Also included is the testimony of Joel's mother, Doty. Read about her devastating cancer diagnosis in 1981 to her miraculous healing in Doty Osteen's book, Healed of Cancer. I was 48 years old when I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given a few weeks to live. Today, I'm 84 years old and healthy and strong. I didn't see a way, but God had a way.

God did it for my mother. I know he can do it for you. He's bigger than anything you're facing when you believe all things are possible. Request this resource. It will encourage you to believe for the healing and restoration that belongs to you. Order your copy of You Are Healed and the book, Healed of Cancer, today at Joelosteen.com. Or call 888-567 Joel. Your support is changing lives.

Thanks so much for your prayer and your generosity. Faithful people like you keep the ministry going. Victoria and I pray for you and your family every day. We're believing for God's best for you in 2018. that it'll take your places that you've never dreamed. Until we meet again next week, know that God has you in the palm of his hand. He's fighting your battles.

He has an amazing future in store for you. Nice buns. Soft, fluffy, and ultra-low-net carbs. Discover Hero Bread, the delicious ultra-low-net carb bread with incredible taste and texture. Hero bread has zero grams of sugar and is under 100 calories per serving,

plus high in fiber and up to 10 grams of protein per serving. Available on Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and hero.co. That's hero.co. Order from hero.co now and get 10% off your purchase with promo code I-HM-10. Did you learn anything fun today? Yeah, I went to the jungle and learned a bunch of new words from an iguana. That's cool. And then I went to a farm and got to read with some pigs. Sounds like you're learning a lot. Watch your child's reading skills soar this summer.

when you use the Good and the Beautiful's all-in-one reading booster kits for kids kindergarten through second grade. Reading cards, books, games, and a free compatible app are all included. Go to Readingbooster.com to order yours today and bring home a love of learning. Order now at Readingbooster.com. 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 who've enrolled in the Mental Health Coach training program and become equipped to help. For a limited time, apply for a full tuition scholarship and only pay a one-time tech fee of $54 if accepted. Apply now at mental healthcoach.org. Again, that's mental healthcoach.org.