In
Every Day A Friday, Joel Osteen has seen that most people become happy and
joyful on Fridays. But throughout the week we are counting down the days to
happiness on Friday. The book is based off a study that has found that
happiness increased 10 percent more on Fridays. We tend to be waiting to be
happy for the weekend and we are missing out on the rest of the days of the
week. We are supposed to enjoy our lives every single day. A significant key we
must realize is we don’t have to give away our power to the economy, rude
bosses or customers, traffic, and any other circumstances that are beyond our
control. We must change our perceptive and focus on the positive and not dwell
on the negative. A kind encouraging word can break down the wall barriers
around our heart. Osteen believes in reaching out to the hurting and loving
them into they are whole again! A kind word can heal souls!
The
book is divided into seven important parts:
-Don’t
Give Away Your Power
-Know
What to Ignore
-Live
Without Crutches
-Travel
Light
-Laugh
Often
-Be
a Dream Releaser
-Celebrate
Yourself
My
favorite stories that changed my life were the story about trying to drive a
SUV at the Indianapolis race track. You have to run the race the way God
created you to be! The second story that spoke to me was a kid named Joey that
was trying to copy everyone else and all he had to be was stop and be himself.
I won’t post the stories because they are so good you need to read them for
yourself. They will help you realize that God loves you just the way you are.
He chose you!
One of my favorite quotes is:
“Our
churches should not be museums to display perfect people. They should be hospitals
to help the hurting and the lonely” (186).
I
would recommend this book to teenagers and adults who aren’t enjoying every day
that God has blessed them with. Each day is a brand new day and has a gift just
wanting to be treasured and enjoyed from our Creator. I would also recommend
this book to anyone who is lacking Faith in tough times and is failing in the
battlefield for their minds. Joel Osteen has shown me that I have to have Faith
and speak out positive words to encourage me when no one else is around to. I
must speak truth into other people’s lives in order that they will be built up.
We spend way too much time tearing others down. We have the power to help
others achieve their God given dreams. But we can also choose to break their
dreams! It comes down to a choice and a decision. Osteen has taught me to
unpack my baggage from my past and let the hurts and offenses go once and for
all! It will only keep me from living my destiny and becoming everything I
could be! The mind is where we must win the battle in order to succeed in our
lives. I will become a positive person! I have God’s favor over my life! I can
enjoy every single day! The Lord loves me! I am wonderfully made!
Joel
Osteen has written the most life changing book that everyone needs to get and
read again and again. I want to get the words of truth into my mind where they
will come out my mouth. The principles he is teaching readers in this book will
assist you into becoming everything God has created you to be. I feel much
happier after reading this book. I am even starting to speak about God’s favor
more boldly and openly. God can help me accomplish every dream that is in my
heart and he will receive the glory. I am making a decision to not give away my
power to my problems God is way bigger than them! Joel Osteen has spoken the
words of encouragement that I needed to hear to keep believing and to keep the
Faith! My mind might be the toxic battlefield but God has the solution to help
me to think more positively. If you need encouragement and need help to become happier
you need to immensely read this book. But make sure you take the words inside your
heart and take action to speaking God’s truth.
I
will treasure each day from now on and enjoy the gift I have been given. Every
day is meant to be celebrated like its Friday! It is so imperative that we live
each day trying to be a blessing to someone else. We have the influence with
God’s help to touch someone else and speak the words of truth into them.
“I received this book free from Hachette Book Group/Faith
Works.”
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