AUTHOR: QueenJoya TITLE: Your Best Life Now * Joel Osteen DATE: 2/16/2006 01:00:00 PM ----- BODY:

Is Joel Osteen not the coolest Man of God? He is refreshing and calming and simple. He believes in the message God has given him and after only hearing him speak one time, I was hooked! I just brought his book You Best Life Now, and the theory is to live your best life now according to God. He's broken it down into 7 principles of acheiving this Best Life. IT's a work penned straight from God's desk! This man has truely allowed God to use him in a mighty way with this message. I could give my own sermons and bible studys based on each priniciple but it is not time for that. God has a different message for me, but back to Joel. The Prinicple that has most affected me is... Principle #6 Live to Give Wow, Live to give, in this world people are so self centered and motivated by greed they only do things based on what's in it for them. I can't sit here and play Ms High and Mighty, I'm guilty I have to catch myself sometimes and remind myself that I am here to serve and to serve is to give of one's self. Jesus, for example lived to give. HE gave HIs life for us, He could have come down off that cross and saved himself. He didn't instead His last words were for us another selfless act..."Forgive them father for they know not what they do" then he GAVE up the ghost (He died for people who don't know what give up the ghost means). I have the Your Best Life Now Calendar on my desk and each day it focus' on a principle it has a scripture and a course of action that should be taken to exercise this principle. Well today is Thursday Feb. 16th, why when I got back from lunch someone had torn today's page off and it's on Friday's So instead of getting mad because somebody messed with my stuff I will share this principle and message with the world! But as you excel in everything-in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 2Corinthians 8:7 It then goes on to say. Somebody needs your hug today. Somebody needs your love. Somebody needs to feel your touch. You may not realize it, there is healing in your hands. There is healing in your voice. God wants to use you to bring hope, healing, and love, and victory to people wherever you go. Take your mind off your own needs, and seek to be a blessing to other people. God will do more for you than you could even ask or think. Joel Osteen My question today is how have you been a blessing to someone else today? Did you give of yourself or were you self absorbed? Peace and Blessings QueenJoya

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