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(CNSNews.com) - Televangelist Pastor Joel Osteen told “Fox News Sunday” that as the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important to make the choice to “live from a place of peace and not a place of fear.”
“There is a lot of negativity and reason to worry and be afraid, but I think that's when we have to make that choice to live from a place of peace and not a place of fear. You know, you take it one day at a time,” he said.
“I've learned, it's just as easy to worry as it is to believe that God, you've got me in the palm of your hand. You've got us through in the past, and you'll get us through again,” Osteen said.
“We talked a couple of years ago, and it's funny, because you mentioned the negative conversation that we all have going on in our minds all the time. Am I good enough? Can I handle this? And you say that the way to -- to break through that negative conversation right now is to seek peace, and that peace is a place of power,” host Chris Wallace said.
The pastor said that the key is maintaining a positive attitude and not letting yourself get drawn into negative thoughts.
“Yes, it really is, Chris, because, you know, when you live worried, when you live negative and just, you know, thinking about all that could happen, all that could go wrong, we're drawn into negative,” Osteen said.
“Our life follows our thoughts, and I'm not saying it's easy, and I'm not saying to deny the facts, but I believe ... when you live from that place of peace, a grateful place, you draw in peace, you draw in your faith,” he said.
“And that's what helps you get through these tough times. Not that, you know, we're denying it all, but you can just choose to live from that place of peace, and that's what gives you the strength and the power to make it through,” Osteen said.
“You just mentioned it here, find something to be grateful for, but when you're worried about your health, maybe you've got a relative who's got the virus, when you're worried about your 401(k), you see those numbers ticking down all the time, what do you find to be grateful for?” Wallace asked.
“You've got to find something, and I believe we all have some reason. Maybe we do have our health. Well, you know what? We can thank God for what we have or we have a place to live or we're in a great country. I just think you have to make that shift that hey, this is another day that God's given me. It's a gift,” Osteen said.
“I can choose to live it negative, bitter, discouraged, or I can say I'm going to make the most of this day. Maybe I'm going to spend a little more time with my family or I'm going to be, you know, maybe it helps me get things more in perspective. I'm going to find something maybe I wouldn't normally be grateful for, just the fact that I'm alive and healthy or, you know, something like that, just to start the day off in faith,” he said.
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