Joel Osteen on overcoming setbacks in life: Trust in a God of ‘second chances’
Houston pastor and preacher told Fox News Digital, ‘Don’t spend your time trying to answer all of the whys of life’
Joel Osteen, senior pastor of America’s largest church, Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, is seen every week by millions of people who watch his inspirational messages on TV or connect with his ministry through his digital platforms.
Osteen, 59, is also a no. 1 New York Times bestselling author — and his newest book, “Your Greater Is Coming: Discover the Path to Your Bigger, Better, and Brighter Future” (FaithWords) — has just been released.
Like many of his works, this one shares inspiration for people of all walks of life — particularly on the topic of overcoming setbacks and not allowing difficulties to throw people off their purpose.
“Every one of us has faced setbacks in life,” Osteen told Fox News Digital exclusively. “But the good news is, we don’t have to stay there.”
Osteen has encountered his own challenges. He’s spoken often of how he lost his father suddenly in January 1999 — and, after that great loss, felt pushed to preach in church, something his dad had done with ease for many years.
But the younger Osteen had long resisted requests to do so and always felt more comfortable in a background role.
Finally, he was forced into it — and had to find his way and his own style, which he ultimately did.
Three years ago, Kanye West appeared with Osteen at Lakewood Church — in an appearance that Lauren Green of Fox News called “a meeting of two megastars, the preacher and the rapper, coming together in a sanctuary that’s a converted arena, once home to the Houston Rockets … But it, too, now works for God.”
Kanye West appeared with Joe
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