The Abundance Mind-Set by Joel Osteen

Author:Joel Osteen [Osteen, Joel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2020-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

COLLECT THE POSITIVES IN YOUR PAST

In the Old Testament, God commanded His people to have certain feasts and certain celebrations. One of the main reasons was so they would remember what He had done. Several times a year they would stop what they were doing so everybody could take off. They would celebrate how God brought them out of slavery and how God defeated their enemies and how He protected them. They were required to remember.

In another place it talks about how they put down what they called “memorial stones.” These were big stones. Today, we would call them historical markers. The stones reminded them of specific victories. Every time they would go by certain stones they would recall an event. “This stone was for when we were brought out of slavery. This stone is for when our child was healed. This stone is for how God provided for our needs.” Having these memorial stones helped them to keep God’s deeds fresh in their memories.

In the same way, you should have your own memorial stones. When you look back over your life, you should remember not when you failed, not when you went through a divorce, not when your business went down, not when you lost that loved one, not when the boss did you wrong. That’s remembering what you’re supposed to forget.

You need to switch over to the other channel. Remember when you met the love of your life, remember when your child was born, remember when you got that new position, remember when the problem suddenly turned around, remember the peace you felt when you lost a loved one.

Remember the strength you had in that difficult time. It looked dark. You didn’t think you’d see another happy day again, but God turned it around and gave you joy for mourning, beauty for ashes, and today you’re happy, healthy, strong. We should all have our own memorial stones.

My mother recently marked the thirty-seventh anniversary of her victory over cancer. Thirty-seven years ago, the doctors gave her a few weeks to live, but she’s still healthy and whole. That’s a memorial stone.

Another one for me is December 1, 2003, when Mayor Lee Brown handed us the key to our new church building in Houston. That facility is a memorial stone. I also remember when I walked into a jewelry store and met Victoria for the first time. God answered her prayer. I mean my prayer!

I put up another memorial stone in remembrance of the fact that when my father died, I didn’t know how to minister, but God gave me the grace to step up and pastor the church.

That’s what I’m constantly remembering—good things. My question to you is: Do you have any memorial stones out? What you remember will have a great impact on what kind of life you live. If you’re remembering your failures, your disappointments, and your hurts, that will keep you stuck in a rut.

If you’d just change what you’re remembering—start remembering your successes, your victories, and the times you’ve overcome—that will allow you to step into new levels of favor.

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