February 5, 2012 - Why miss Joel Osteen' message today ! Knowing what to ignore

Topic: Knowing what to ignore.
You have to be alert to what comments to ignore, what people to ignore. We’re not to battle every battle. Some battles are to take us off course.
Ex. Somewhat at work being ugly. You’re wasting your time, ignore it.
Ex. Family forgets to wish you a BD or invite you to an invent.
You don’t have to set someone straight. You don’t have to clean them up.
We need to get good at learning what to ignore.
Don’t waste time in engaging in conflicts that don’t matter.
What some one says about you don’t not make your destiny.
God is on your side. You have favor from God. Don’t waste your time winning over people, proving to people that you are great, cause it’s a battle you may never win.
There are many people that will never see your gifts, but God has it lined up for the people who will … The people he has for your life.
Some people will never be for you. You can change, and they will never believe in you. They will overlook the good and see your faults. Ignore, you don’t have to have their approval. They may try to make you look bad. The more they talk, the more God will bless you. The key is to not loose your focus and it‘s a distraction. It’s not important.
It’s not worth winning a battle. What is the real prize if you do win ?
Ex. Someone cutting you off in traffic
Ex. Winning battle over what show you’ll watch on TV w/your spouse.
Ignore a lot more. Don’t respond to critics. Don’t loose time fighting over issues. Don’t waste time getting people to except you. This is not important, you are wasting your time.
When people belittle you, the are being “little”. Small minded people are jealous of you. Don’t waste your time on small minded people.
You are the “eagle of God”. Don’t be bit by the crows out there.
A crow will pester the evil, such as the eagle !
The eagle knows the secret, that he can fly higher than the crow. The eagle goes higher and higher, where the crow can’t go.
When people are trying to make you look bad, don’t be like a crow.
Don’t waste your time battle that which is not important.
Ignore things ! Don’t get worked up over something not important. Don’t let small minded people have control.
Someone will always talk about us. God hears what the are saying about you. Don’t be frustrated. God hears what they say. God will bring the right people who will celebrate who you are.
Don’t be distracted. Don’t use your energy proving who you are. Ignore them. Pay them no mind. Ignore jealous people, those who don’t celebrate you, those that say bad things about you. They do not control your destiny … They only want to distract you. Don’t waste your time trying to convince them who you are or how great you are. The key is to ignore. Don’t loose sleep over those who don’t think great of you. Don’t be with people who don’t celebrate you.
If you focus on how they are doing you wrong and not giving you respect, you will allow poison inside. Don’t pay attention to insults ! Stay focused and do what God has for you to do. You don’t have to answer to the critic, only to God.
Hold your head high, for God.
Everyone is not going to like you. No need to try and convince everyone that you are nice. This is wasted time. Not everyone is always going to be for you. Are you hear to please people or please God. It’s ok that everyone doesn’t like you.
Become a “professional” ignorer. Respect those who are not good to you, but don’t waste your time trying to please them. Don’t waste one ounce of your energy, just ignore them.
Don’t fit in someone else’s mold to be who someone else what’ you to be. You need to be who you are suppose to be. If you do as others want, you loose your power.
Don’t be ugly. Don’t try to win them over. Stay focused. God will give you more and more people. Do it God’s way and you will never loose out. Don’t be distracted by the critics, those that are jealous !
Break free … It’s not your job to keep everyone happy.
You say, you will loose that friend ? You don’t need to be with people that are trying to manipulate you. To be a great leader
Take it as a compliment when people are jealous or critical, cause you are making a difference.
The majority of focus is on winners, so be a winner ! Peruse your God giving goals. The more success you have, the more distraction. The higher you go the jealous and critical and small minded people will start judging you. Say, I will not get distracted. I will not talk cause someone is talking about. You’re not to be a people pleaser, but a God pleaser. The more you will ignore battles, the more you won’t even see them.
Don’t be drawn into battles … Those who don’t celebrate you … Those who are talking of you.
Every day is important. Don’t waste your time. Do what God wants, and be your best, and let chips fall as they may. If you waste your time worrying over what others think of you, then you’re not spending your time, doing as what God needs !
People can say anything they want … Just stay happy … Ignore ! Tell yourself, you are great today.
Stop dwelling over what everyone says about you. This brings in poison. You must be confident in yourself and God behind you. You don’t need others approval !
Stop thinking of things you’ve heard others say about you … ignore it. Don’t try to explain yourself to them or anyone … It’s wasted time … Don’t fight battles that don’t matter. So someone is talking of you … so someone lied about you … so someone is spreading rumors … so someone parked in your parking space …ignore. Join the crowd, many people are talked about all the time.
You do not have to respond. You’re not a crow, you’re an eagle !
Don’t be tempted to clean up what someone is saying about you ! Fighting bates will not get you forward w/your goals and jobs Goal for you. Your job is to pursue your goals. Ignore the people who are not celebrating you. Be like Jesus, and ignore. Don’t be distracted. It does not matter. Don’t fight these battles, they are of no value. God will fight your battles. There will always be things in life that will try to distract you and take you off course, and pull you down !
A true champion is someone who knows the battles to fight. You will become what God has for you. There’s power in letting go … Bitterness, resentment, etc. You will come to a new level by ignoring.