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Joel Osteen Podcast

The God Who Closes Doors | Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen Podcast

Joel Osteen & SiriusXM

Religion & Spirituality

4.324K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

If God allowed a door to close, it's because He has something better in mind.

Transcript

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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. If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into your homes. If you're ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by and be a part of one of our services.

0:22.1

I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.

0:24.3

But thank you so much for tuning in and thank you again for coming out today.

0:28.5

I like to start with something funny.

0:30.5

One day up in heaven, God said to the men, I want you to form two lines.

0:35.7

One line is for the men who were the head of the house. And the other line is for the men who were the head of the house,

0:39.3

and the other line is for the men who let the woman be the head of the house.

0:43.8

The line where the woman ran the house was a hundred miles long. There was only one man in the other line.

0:50.6

God said, men, I'm ashamed to you. I created you to be the head, but only one man stood up to make me proud.

0:57.0

He looked at him and said, son, tell them, how did you manage to be the only one in this line?

1:02.4

The man looked confused and said, I don't know.

1:04.6

My wife told me to stand here.

1:08.5

Victoria says, I'm the head, but she's the neck that turns the head.

1:13.1

Hold up your Bible.

1:14.3

Say it like you mean it.

1:15.5

This is my Bible.

1:17.0

I am what it says I am.

1:18.7

I have what it says I have.

1:20.4

I can do what it says I can do.

1:22.6

Today I will be taught the word of God.

1:25.3

I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the word of God. I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,

1:29.8

I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk to you today about the God

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