Break Out!: 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life by Joel Osteen Page A
Authors: Joel Osteen
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extraordinary.
Get in agreement with Him and be confident that you have exactly what you need. Don’t ever say, “I don’t have the strength. I don’t have the looks. I’m too tall. Too short. I’m too young. Too old.”
Zip that up and declare, “I am anointed. I am equipped. I am empowered. I am the right size, the right nationality. I know the right people. I have the right amount of talent.”
The Bible tells us about a day when Jesus had been teaching thousands of people. It started to get late and the people were hungry. Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “I want you to give them something to eat.” They were out in the middle of nowhere. There were no grocery stores and no other source of food. It seemed Jesus was asking the impossible. But here’s a key: God will never ask you to do something and then not give you the ability to do it. I hear people say, “I know I need to forgive, but I just can’t do it. It’s too hard.” Or “I know I should take that management position, but I don’t feel qualified.” The truth is they have exactly what they need.
The disciples weren’t confident that Jesus could provide food for all those people. They said, “It’s impossible. We don’t see a way.”
When Jesus heard all their excuses, He finally said, “You’ve told me all about what you don’t have. All I want to know is what you
do
have.”
They said, “Jesus, we just have five loaves of bread and two fish. But what is that among so many?” They looked at what they had and dismissed it as not enough.
They were like those who say to me: “I’d believe if I had more talent, more education, and just more going for me…”
I tell them God says to you what Jesus said to his disciples: “Give Mewhat you have. Don’t make excuses. Don’t sit on the sidelines of life intimidated, thinking that you’re unqualified. Put your life, your dreams, your goals, and your talent into God’s hands.”
You know the story: Jesus took the five loaves and two fish and prayed over them. It all was multiplied. And somehow it fed more than four thousand people. That’s what happens when you give God what you have. He will multiply it.
Now what you have may seem small compared to what you’re facing, compared to the financial difficulty, the medical problem, or the size of your dreams. You could easily be intimidated. But God is saying, “Just give Me what you have.”
If you’ll be the best you can be right where you are, living with confidence, believing that God is breathing in your direction, then God will do for you what He did for the hungry crowd. He will take the little and He will turn it into much.
Still, people say, “I’ve got a big problem, but I don’t have big resources.” That’s okay. God does. He owns it all. He’s got you in the palm of His hand. Your obstacle may be high but our God is the Most High. That enemy may be powerful, but God is all-powerful. He has the final say.
Here’s what I’ve learned: God is not looking for supertalented people. He is looking for ordinary people who will take the limits off Him so He can show His goodness in extraordinary ways. Be confident in what you have. When David went to face Goliath, all he had was a slingshot and five smooth stones. It didn’t look like much.
Goliath was nearly twice his size. Goliath had been trained in the military. He was wearing a full set of armor, had a lot of experience, and was extremely powerful. David was a teenager. He had no formal training, no equipment, and no battlefield experience. He was a shepherd. When Goliath saw David and how small he was, the giant warrior laughed. Goliath said in effect, “David, have you looked in the mirror lately? You are no match for me. I am bigger, stronger, tougher.”
But David understood this principle: even though his slingshot was small, he realized it was given to him by God as part of his divine destiny. The Scripture says David ran toward Goliath. You
Get in agreement with Him and be confident that you have exactly what you need. Don’t ever say, “I don’t have the strength. I don’t have the looks. I’m too tall. Too short. I’m too young. Too old.”
Zip that up and declare, “I am anointed. I am equipped. I am empowered. I am the right size, the right nationality. I know the right people. I have the right amount of talent.”
The Bible tells us about a day when Jesus had been teaching thousands of people. It started to get late and the people were hungry. Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “I want you to give them something to eat.” They were out in the middle of nowhere. There were no grocery stores and no other source of food. It seemed Jesus was asking the impossible. But here’s a key: God will never ask you to do something and then not give you the ability to do it. I hear people say, “I know I need to forgive, but I just can’t do it. It’s too hard.” Or “I know I should take that management position, but I don’t feel qualified.” The truth is they have exactly what they need.
The disciples weren’t confident that Jesus could provide food for all those people. They said, “It’s impossible. We don’t see a way.”
When Jesus heard all their excuses, He finally said, “You’ve told me all about what you don’t have. All I want to know is what you
do
have.”
They said, “Jesus, we just have five loaves of bread and two fish. But what is that among so many?” They looked at what they had and dismissed it as not enough.
They were like those who say to me: “I’d believe if I had more talent, more education, and just more going for me…”
I tell them God says to you what Jesus said to his disciples: “Give Mewhat you have. Don’t make excuses. Don’t sit on the sidelines of life intimidated, thinking that you’re unqualified. Put your life, your dreams, your goals, and your talent into God’s hands.”
You know the story: Jesus took the five loaves and two fish and prayed over them. It all was multiplied. And somehow it fed more than four thousand people. That’s what happens when you give God what you have. He will multiply it.
Now what you have may seem small compared to what you’re facing, compared to the financial difficulty, the medical problem, or the size of your dreams. You could easily be intimidated. But God is saying, “Just give Me what you have.”
If you’ll be the best you can be right where you are, living with confidence, believing that God is breathing in your direction, then God will do for you what He did for the hungry crowd. He will take the little and He will turn it into much.
Still, people say, “I’ve got a big problem, but I don’t have big resources.” That’s okay. God does. He owns it all. He’s got you in the palm of His hand. Your obstacle may be high but our God is the Most High. That enemy may be powerful, but God is all-powerful. He has the final say.
Here’s what I’ve learned: God is not looking for supertalented people. He is looking for ordinary people who will take the limits off Him so He can show His goodness in extraordinary ways. Be confident in what you have. When David went to face Goliath, all he had was a slingshot and five smooth stones. It didn’t look like much.
Goliath was nearly twice his size. Goliath had been trained in the military. He was wearing a full set of armor, had a lot of experience, and was extremely powerful. David was a teenager. He had no formal training, no equipment, and no battlefield experience. He was a shepherd. When Goliath saw David and how small he was, the giant warrior laughed. Goliath said in effect, “David, have you looked in the mirror lately? You are no match for me. I am bigger, stronger, tougher.”
But David understood this principle: even though his slingshot was small, he realized it was given to him by God as part of his divine destiny. The Scripture says David ran toward Goliath. You
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