Wake up every day expecting good. Keep your thoughts and mind positive, full of joy, full of hope, and full of anticipation of all the good things God has in store for you, His beloved!

04/10/25

Gospel Corner

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
“The highways were deserted, and the travelers walked along the byways. Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel.”
Judges 5:6–7, NKJV

Arise
During the period of the judges, the Canaanites had oppressed the people of Israel for twenty years. God raised up a prophetess named Deborah to judge Israel at this time in history when women were not in leadership, but were pushed down and seen as secondary. She was Israel’s only female judge. God put a dream in her heart to free her people from the Canaanites. Sometimes God will ask you to do things that seem way over your head. But deep down she understood this principle: “I’m not on my own. The Lord my God has made me powerful.” She stepped out in faith, and God caused things to fall into place, everything turned around for the nation.

A lot of times we discount ourselves. You have to change your thinking. You have to know who you are as a child of God. You have to know that He has made you powerful, not limited. What addictions can you break, what barriers can you overcome, what dreams can you accomplish, if you start seeing yourself the way God made you to be?

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for the favor on my life, thank You for breathing in my direction, thank You that You are taking me where I couldn’t go on my own. Thank You that You are calling me to do things that are way over my head. I declare that I will step out in faith because You are making me powerful. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

SECTION TWO

Wake up every day expecting good. Keep your thoughts and mind positive, full of joy, full of hope, and full of anticipation of all the good things God has in store for you, His beloved!

Spring up from your bed, stand in front of your mirror and boldly declare, “I am the disciple whom Jesus loves. I am the apple of His eye. Everything I do and touch shall be blessed! The Lord’s wisdom, favor, and provision flow mightily in and through me. Amen!”

When you do this, you are accessing the Lord’s abundant provision for you, and all the stress, worries, negative emotions, and anxieties will fade away.

Perhaps today, you have to make an important presentation to your biggest client, or go for the final interview for a job you really want. Perhaps you are way behind the curve in completing an important project at work. Whatever the demands on you, start the day expecting good and to see His provision flow!