The Strength of Silence | Joel Osteen

Well, God bless you. It's great to be with you today and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services. But I like to start with something funny. And I heard about this husband and wife.

They've been arguing a long time about who should make the coffee in the morning. The husband thought it was the wife's job, but she didn't agree. him. After several heated debates, she finally told him, "I can prove to you from the Bible that it's the man's job to make the coffee." He said, "What are you talking about? Nothing in the Bible about the man making the coffee."

She said, "Sure, there is." She opened the Bible and turned to the book of Hebrews. All right, y'all. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word

of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about the strength of silence. We live in a day where everyone has something to say. We're quick to give our opinion and

quick to respond and quick to let people know what we think. They say something we don't like, well, we need to straighten them out. Co-orker offends us, we're going to let them have it. Family member says something rude, well, two can play at that game. We let them know how we feel. But just because you have something to say doesn't mean you're supposed to say it.

Every offense doesn't deserve your response. Every disagreement doesn't need your opinion. Every person that misunderstands you doesn't have to be convinced to change. There are battles you will never win with more words. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is say nothing at all. It takes strength to stay quiet when you could prove that you're right. You have the perfect