Chronic illness, depression, or a short life is not, and will never be, part of God’s plan for you.

Gospel Corner

30/08/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness
1 John 1:9, NIV

Forgive Yourself
We have all sinned, made mistakes, done things that we’re not proud of. We know that God has forgiven us, but too often we keep reliving our failures, replaying our mistakes, thinking about the times we haven’t measured up. All that’s doing is making you feel more guilty, more condemned. God is not judging you because you haven’t performed perfectly. Don’t go around thinking about everything you’ve done wrong and beating yourself up over it. You have to do something important, and that’s to forgive yourself. You have enough people in life against you. Don’t be against yourself. If God has forgiven you, why don’t you let it go?

Don’t be defined by your mistakes. Don’t let what you’ve been through taint the rest of your life. You can’t change what’s behind you, but you can do something about what’s in front of you. You have to take off the negative labels and thoughts—divorced, addicted, compromiser, failure, loser, doubter—and put on what God says about you—forgiven, cleansed, redeemed, restored, a new creation, a child of the Most High God.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that when I sin and make mistakes that Your mercy covers me. Thank You that You forgive and forget my sins the moment that I ask You. I am saying goodbye to the guilt and the shame of the past and believing You have something awesome in my future. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

SECTION TWO

God’s heart is never for you to die prematurely, nor to live a life that is miserable. Psalm 91:16 says, “With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.”

This means that God not only wants you to have a long life, but He also wants you to have a satisfying life that is full of His peace, provision, and joy! In the verse, the word “salvation” is the Hebrew word Yeshua, the name of Jesus. So God will satisfy you with a long life that is full of Jesus and His grace!

Chronic illness, depression, or a short life is not, and will never be, part of God’s plan for you. He wants you to experience a long, full life in which you walk in all the blessings of health, wholeness, and provision that He has given you through Jesus!