My son had just been awarded an awesome position in his company and we were all celebrating his wonderful new title and how God had opened up doors of favor for him. The accident happened just one day before he started his new job.

Gospel Corner

15/01/26

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:10, NIV

Healthy Boundaries

It’s easy to go through life trying to please others out of guilt and pressure. A relative or friend will get upset and have their feelings hurt every time we don’t do what they want. They use control and manipulation to get their way. They expect us to perform, to be there every time they call, to make sure they’re taken care of. If not, they try to make you feel guilty as though it’s your job to keep them fixed, happy, encouraged, and entertained. But here’s a key: You are not responsible for other people’s happiness. You are responsible for your own happiness. Take that pressure off. If you continue to give in, you’ll not have the time and energy for your dreams, and you’ll enable their dysfunction. As long as they have you, they don’t have to change.

You have to set some healthy boundaries, or you won’t have healthy relationships. You have to be strong enough to say, “I refuse to be manipulated by others into trying to meet their demands and fix them. I am not responsible for their happiness.”

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You did not make me to fix other people and try to please them by fulfilling their wishes and demands. I want to be loving and kind and help others who are in real need, but help me to be bold and set healthy boundaries with those who would manipulate and control me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Let me now encourage you with a praise report on the power of praying and speaking Psalm 91 over our loved ones. This came from Brenda, who lives in Connecticut:

My twenty-four-year-old son, Lee, was crossing the street on a crosswalk in New York City when he was struck by a cab on the leg and thrown onto the hood of the car before landing on the street. Miraculously, he was totally fine after the accident! He did not have a single broken bone, bruise, or even a scratch.

I recall that just a few days before the accident, we were having a wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving. Suddenly, I saw in my mind an image of Lee on a slab and dead in a morgue. I immediately dismissed that image, proclaimed that my son would live and not die, and pleaded the blood of Jesus over him.

I didn’t tell anyone what I’d seen, but just thanked God for His protection for my son and all my family members in Jesus’ name. The morning of Lee’s accident, I also felt led to pray God’s protection over my children from car accidents—not something that I usually do.

Then, later that afternoon, I received a text from Lee telling me about the accident and that he was unharmed. After hearing my son was fine, I got on my knees and cried tears of joy, thanking my wonderful Father God! I am so thankful that the Holy Spirit warned me before the accident happened so I could pray for his protection.

My son had just been awarded an awesome position in his company and we were all celebrating his wonderful new title and how God had opened up doors of favor for him. The accident happened just one day before he started his new job.

At the time I learned about Lee’s accident, I was just listening to Joseph Prince’s message on Psalm 91. I used to pray it over my family all the time, but over the years, I had forgotten about this powerful psalm.

I am thankful to Joseph Prince for reminding me of the power of Psalm 91. When we pray the Word of God over our children or any situation, we release His angels to work on our behalf.

Our God is such a good God, isn’t He? I trust that you are beginning to see how important it is to invest your time in getting His living and powerful Word into your heart, praying it over yourself and your loved ones, and speaking it out loud. Lol aa