Joel Osteen urges people: 'You have seeds of greatness, do extraordinary things'

Joel Osteen urges people to declare: ‘Yokes are coming off of me. Chains are being broken. I am stepping into the fullness of my destiny in Jesus' name!’ (Joel Osteen Ministries)

God did not create people to be ordinary, according to popular Christian speaker and author Joel Osteen. He said this is because God wants His people to leave their positive marks on this generation.

"He wants you to go further than anyone in your family. You have seeds of greatness on the inside," Osteen wrote on his blog. The American evangelist radiated with optimism and energy as he encouraged people to shrug off their negative pasts and embrace the great things God has in store for them.

"I declare that yoke of average that's been around your neck is coming off. God is about to thrust you to a new level of destiny. It's going to be exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond," he promised. "You're going to see the yoke-destroying, burden-removing power of our God like never before. This is a new day."

Whatever bad things that have robbed Christians of their happiness will be destroyed by God, Osteen assured. Things like sickness, chronic pain, fear, lack of confidence and intimidation will no longer be there to torment people, the pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, said.

"That yoke of compromise that keeps getting passed down—'like father, like son'—no, they're being destroyed. From now on, it's going to be 'like heavenly Father, like son,'" he guaranteed.

Osteen explained that if people receive this good news into their spirits and not talk themselves out of it, then it will soon ignite their faith and become a reality.

"Then reinforce the truth by meditating on the Word of God. Declare, 'This is my destiny. Something new is being birthed. Yokes are coming off of me. Chains are being broken. I am stepping into the fullness of my destiny in Jesus' name!'" he shared.

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