Celebrate Partial Victories | Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen Podcast

Joel Osteen & SiriusXM

Religion & Spirituality

4.3 • 24K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Many people go through life focused on the goals they haven't accomplished. If we're going to stay motivated, we have to learn to celebrate the small victories.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry.
0:06.1	If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend.
0:10.3	We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you. It's always a joy to come into your homes.
0:17.5	And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of our services.
0:22.0	I'll promise you, we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so much for tuning in and thank
0:26.7	you again for coming out today. I like to start with something funny. I heard about this group of
0:32.1	elderly ladies way up in their 80s. They were driving down the freeway together when they got pulled over by a police
0:39.3	officer. The officer said to the woman driving, ma'am, do you realize you're only going 35 miles an hour?
0:47.1	She said, yes, officer, I realize that. He said, well, why are you going so slow? She said, that's what the sign says.
0:55.4	He kind of laughed and said,
1:01.6	no, ma'am, that's the number of the freeway. This is Highway 35. And by the way, why do these ladies look so terrified? She smiled and said, because we just got off, Highway 95.
1:09.0	Hold up your Bible. 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.
1:27.8	In Jesus' name.
1:29.5	God bless you.
1:31.3	I want to talk to you today about celebrating partial victories.
1:36.0	We all have things in our life that are incomplete.
1:39.6	A dream hasn't come to pass.
1:41.6	A problem hasn't turned around.
1:43.8	We've made some progress, seen a sign of
1:46.8	God's favor, but it's still unfinished. The mistake we make too often is we wait for the total
1:54.3	victory to celebrate. As soon as I get over this illness, as soon as this legal situation clears up, or Joel, when I break free from this addiction, then I'll celebrate.
2:06.4	No, the key to seeing it come to fulfillment is you have to celebrate partial victories along the way.
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