Joel Osteen Podcast Born With A Blessing | Joel Osteen
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Dec 14, 2025 Discover how a generous spirit can yield blessings for future generations. Hear inspiring stories of personal acts of kindness that created unforeseen favor and opportunities. Joel shares insights from Abraham's tithe, illustrating the powerful impact of giving. He emphasizes teaching children about generosity to pass on this legacy. Emotional anecdotes, like the joy of giving witnessed in India, highlight the fulfilling nature of selflessness. This uplifting discussion encourages listeners to plan for a hopeful future filled with God’s blessings.
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Generosity Creates Multi‑Generational Favor
- Generosity plants seeds that outlive your lifetime and benefit future generations.
- Your giving can create favor and opportunities for children and grandchildren you never meet.
Favor From Grandfather Opened Doors
- Joel describes how his grandfather's faithful giving left him with unearned favor and opportunities.
- A favor stored by earlier generations later opened a direct line to Mayor Lee Brown when Joel pursued the compact center.
Small Kindness Became Strategic Favor
- Joel recounts his parents welcoming a new police chief they'd never met as an act of kindness and support.
- Years later that relationship with Mayor Lee Brown helped Joel secure immediate access when pursuing a major building for Lakewood.