Stay in the Game by Joel Osteen

Author:Joel Osteen [Osteen, Joel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2022-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

Things Will Not Stick to You

We’ve all seen how a spider spins a web in order to catch an insect. That web is filled with a sticky substance, so when an insect comes in contact with it, it not only gets tangled in the web, but it actually gets stuck. Have you ever wondered how the spider that’s spinning the sticky web can walk across it and not get stuck? It seems as though it would get trapped in its own web. But God made the spider so that its body releases a special oil that flows down to the legs. That way it can just slide across the web. You could say the spider doesn’t get stuck because of the anointing that’s on its life. In a similar way, God has put an anointing on your life. It’s like oil that causes things not to stick.

When you walk in your anointing, knowing that you can handle anything that comes your way, things that should bring you down won’t be able to. You get laid off. It wasn’t fair. You should be discouraged. You should be upset, but you stay in faith and you end up with a better job. A relationship comes to an end. You should be bitter, should be discouraged, but you keep moving forward, and God opens up a new door. At the office, people are playing politics, talking behind your back. You should try to get even. You might try to pay them back, but because of this anointing, it just slides right off you.

Perhaps you wonder, as I did, How did I make it through the loss of my father? How did you make it through that slow season at work? How did you make it through that illness, that breakup? It’s because of the anointing God put on your life. He gave you strength when you didn’t think you could go on. He gave you joy when you should have been discouraged. He made a way when it looked impossible. Now we can all say with David, “Where would we be without the goodness of God?” Bottom line: God has infused strength into you. He has equipped and empowered you. You are ready for and equal to anything that comes your way. When you face difficulties, remind yourself, “I am anointed for this. I’m not going to fall apart. I’m not going to start complaining. I can handle it. I know that God is still on the throne. He is fighting my battles, and if God be for me, who dare be against me?”

I have a friend who has had cancer three times. I’ve never once heard him complain. I’ve never seen him depressed. We used to play basketball together. Nobody even knew anything was wrong. He doesn’t have a weak, defeated, “poor old me” mentality. He has a warrior mentality. He knows he can handle it. He’s anointed for it. A couple of years ago, the cancer came back for the third time.

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