There is a principle in God’s Word that says, “Give, and it will be given to you” (Luke 6:38). “Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Galatians 6:7). When you do something for someone else—take them to a doctor’s appointment, pick them up when their car is broken down, call them, cheer them up, do something that no one else can do for them—God’s going to do special things for you.
When we go out and make someone else’s day, we’re saying, “God, thank You for making my day” because when you make someone else’s day, God will make your day. When God sees you blessing others, He blesses you, and there are no blessings to compare with the blessings of Almighty God.
So make someone’s day, knowing that God is going to make your day.
>> VICTORIA OSTEEN: THE OTHER
DAY, MY SON DID SOMETHING SO
NICE FOR ME.
IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL.
HE WENT OUT OF HIS WAY AND
TOOK HIS TIME TO REALLY MAKE
ME FEEL GOOD, AND I DID.
I WAS SO APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT
HE DID.
I CALLED HIM UP AND I SAID,
“JONATHAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME,”
AND I BEGAN TO GUSH, AND HE
SAID, “MOM, I DID IT BECAUSE
I KNEW YOU’D LIKE IT AND I
WANTED TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.”
HE SAID, “MOM, THANKS FOR ALL
YOU DO FOR ME.”
WELL, AS A PARENT, I WAS
TAKEN ABACK.
I THOUGHT, “THAT’S AMAZING,
HIS GENEROSITY AND HIS
KINDNESS TOWARDS ME,” AND,
YOU KNOW, IT JUST TOOK MY
HEART AND MOVED IT.
IT MADE ME WANT TO DO
SOMETHING EVEN MORE SPECIAL
FOR HIM.
IT GOT MY ATTENTION, AND, YOU
KNOW, WE ALWAYS WANT OUR
CHILDREN TO BE KIND.
WE WANT THEM TO APPRECIATE
WHAT THEY HAVE, SO WE TEACH
THEM THAT.
BUT WHEN THEY ACTUALLY DO IT,
WE’RE LIKE, “PRAISE GOD,
THAT’S AMAZING.”
YOU KNOW, AND IT MOVES US.
IT MOVES US, AND SEE, I
BELIEVE THAT’S EXACTLY THE
WAY IT IS WITH OUR HEAVENLY
FATHER.
YOU SEE, HE WANTS US TO DO
THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO
ENRICH OUR LIFE, AND WHEN WE
ACTUALLY DO THEM, IT MOVES
HIM.
IT MOVES HIS HAND OF
BLESSING.
YOU SEE, GOD KNOWS THAT WE
ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE
TO HANDLE WHAT HE HAS NEXT
FOR US.
YOU SEE, WHEN WE SAY TO GOD,
“I NOT ONLY PRAISE YOU AND I
THANK YOU, BUT I’M GOING TO
TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, GOD,
AND I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU MY
THANKFULNESS BY MY EXPRESSION
AND MY ACTIONS.”
YOU SEE, THERE’S NOTHING
CLOSER TO THE HEART OF GOD
THAN HIS CHILDREN DOING
SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
YOU SEE, WE WERE PUT ON THIS
EARTH TO NOT ONLY BE THE
PRAISE TO GOD’S GLORY, BUT TO
BE HIS HANDS, TO BE HIS FEET,
TO BE HIS KINDNESS, TO BE HIS
COMPASSION.
THE BIBLE CLEARLY STATES THAT
WE ARE BLESSED TO BE A
BLESSING.
WE ARE BLESSED BY ALMIGHTY
GOD SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND
EXPRESS OUR BLESSINGS THROUGH
OUR ACTIONS, NOT JUST THROUGH
OUR WORDS.
I’M NOT TALKING TODAY ABOUT
JUST MATERIAL BLESSINGS.
YES, GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE
MORE THAN ENOUGH.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING
ABOUT?
I’M TALKING ABOUT THOSE
BLESSINGS OF FAVOR,
INFLUENCE, PEACE, JOY,
FULFILLMENT, PURPOSE, THE
THINGS THAT GOD GIVES US WHEN
WE PRAISE HIM AND WHEN WE
SHOW OUR PRAISE THROUGH OUR
ACTIONS.
YOU KNOW, MY SON’S MATURITY,
LIKE I SAID, MADE ME WANT TO
GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING ELSE
FOR HIM.
IT MADE ME UNDERSTAND THAT,
“HEY, HE CAN BE TRUSTED.
I BELIEVE THIS BLESSING IS
NOT GOING TO HARM HIM, BUT
THIS BLESSING IS GOING TO
HELP HIM.
IT’S GOING TO HELP HIM GROW,
MATURE, AND BE EVERYTHING
THAT HE’S BEEN CALLED TO BE,”
AND DO YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
WE ALL NEED TO GO OUT AND
THINK EVERY SINGLE DAY, “WHAT
CAN I DO TO PLEASE GOD?”
AND
TRY TO REACH THIS LEVEL OF
MATURITY THAT SAYS, “GOD,
IT’S NOT JUST GOOD ENOUGH
THAT I THANK YOU, BUT I WANT
TO SHOW YOU, THROUGH LOVING
PEOPLE, MY GRATITUDE, MY
EXPRESSION OF THANKS FROM
ME.”
YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOD IS MOVED WHEN WE DO THAT.
WHEN WE GO OUT AND MAKE
SOMEONE ELSE’S DAY, YOU KNOW
WHAT WE’RE SAYING?
WE’RE SAYING, “GOD, THANK YOU
FOR MAKING MY DAY.”
BECAUSE WHEN YOU MAKE SOMEONE
ELSE’S DAY, GOD’LL MAKE YOUR
DAY.
WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING FOR
SOMEONE THEY CAN’T DO FOR
THEMSELVES, PICK THEM UP,
TAKE THEM TO A DOCTOR’S
APPOINTMENT, PICK THEM UP
WHEN THEIR CAR’S BROKEN DOWN,
CALL THEM, CHEER THEM UP, DO
SOMETHING THAT NO ONE ELSE
CAN DO FOR THEM, YOU KNOW
WHAT?
GOD’S GOING TO DO SPECIAL
THINGS FOR YOU.
YOU SEE, THERE IS A LAW AND A
PRINCIPLE IN GOD’S WORD, AND
IT SAYS, “WHEN YOU GIVE,
IT’LL BE GIVEN BACK TO YOU.
WHEN YOU SOW GOOD SEEDS, THAT
GOOD HARVEST WILL COME BACK
TO YOU.”
SEE, GOD KNOWS EXACTLY HOW WE
OPERATE AT OUR HIGHEST
POTENTIAL, AND HE KNOWS THAT
WHEN WE ARE GIVING HIM PRAISE
AND WE ARE FINDING OUR
PURPOSE AND EXPRESSING THAT
PRAISE BY HELPING OTHERS,
WE’RE AT OUR HIGHEST
POTENTIAL.
YOU SEE, YOU COULD HAVE ALL
THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, BUT
YOU COULD BE AS MISERABLE AS
EVER BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE
PURPOSE.
YOU’RE NOT FUNCTIONING AT
YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
BUT WHEN GOD, WHEN HE BLESSES
YOU, THERE’S NO BLESSING LIKE
IT.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE
BLESSINGS OF ALMIGHTY GOD.
SO LET’S MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY
AND REALIZE IT’S GOD GOING TO
MAKE OUR DAY.
YOU’RE MAKING OUR DAY, GOD.
LISTEN TO WHAT IT SAYS IN
HEBREWS 13:15 AND 16.
IT SAYS: “LET US CONTINUALLY
OFFER TO GOD A SACRIFICE OF
PRAISE, WITH THE FRUIT OF OUR
LIPS GIVING THANKS TO HIS
NAME.”
THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY THIS:
“AND DO NOT NEGLECT DOING
GOOD AND SHARING, FOR WITH
SUCH SACRIFICES GOD IS
PLEASED.”
YOU SEE, HE NOT ONLY WANTS US
TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS BY
PRAISE, BY THANKING HIM, BUT
HE DOESN’T WANT US TO FORGET,
TO TAKE THAT BLESSING AND
PASS IT ON.
SEE, THAT’S WHAT PLEASES THE
HEART OF GOD.
YOU KNOW, IT’S EASY TO PRAISE
GOD WHEN EVERYTHING IS GOING
GOOD, RIGHT, WHEN PEOPLE ARE
BEING NICE.
YOU GOT THAT PROMOTION AT
WORK.
YOUR KIDS ARE DOING GREAT.
HEY, EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL.
IT’S EASY TO PRAISE GOD.
WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU’RE FACING
A CHALLENGE, WHEN IT DOESN’T
LOOK LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO
HAVE ENOUGH?
HOW ABOUT YOUR FACING A
SPIRITUAL BATTLE, AND YOU
DON’T KNOW WHY, BUT FOR SOME
REASON, YOU JUST DON’T FEEL
GRATEFUL?
YOU SEE, THAT’S WHAT IT MEANS
WHEN IT SAYS, “TO OFFER UP A
SACRIFICE OF PRAISE.”
SEE, IT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU
DON’T NECESSARILY FEEL LIKE
DOING.
YOU MAY NOT FEEL GRATEFUL
TODAY.
YOU MAY NOT LOOK AT YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT AND THINK YOU HAVE
ENOUGH, BUT THAT’S WHEN GOD
SAYS, “I KNOW HOW YOU
OPERATE.
I’VE DESIGNED YOU, AND I KNOW
THAT IF YOU WILL CONTINUALLY,
NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL, OFFER
UP THIS SACRIFICE OF PRAISE,
BUT DON’T STOP THERE, DON’T
NEGLECT PASSING ON THIS
GRATITUDE TO SOMEONE ELSE,”
HE SAYS, “THAT’S WHEN YOU’LL
LIVE A LIFE THAT IS
FULFILLED.
THAT’S WHEN YOU WILL PLEASE
ME.”
YOU SEE, WHEN YOU PLEASE GOD,
THE SCRIPTURE SAYS, “HE WILL
DO THINGS FOR YOU THAT YOU
CANNOT DO FOR YOURSELF.”
THE BIBLE SAYS, “WHEN YOU
PLEASE GOD, HE’LL MAKE EVEN
YOUR ENEMIES BE AT PEACE WITH
YOU.”
LISTEN, WHEN YOU MAKE
PLEASING GOD YOUR HIGHEST
PRIORITY, I BELIEVE THAT’S
WHEN YOU’LL SEE YOUR LIFE GO
TO NEW LEVELS, AND YOU’LL SEE
GOD DO THINGS FOR YOU THAT
YOU COULDN’T POSSIBLY DO FOR
YOURSELF, AMEN?
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Amen!
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