>> VICTORIA OSTEEN:
THANK YOU, LORD.
YES, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE
ALIVE TODAY, AMEN?
I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU
THAT YOU ARE EXTRAORDINARY.
NOBODY WANTS TO BE ORDINARY,
DO THEY?
WE ALL WANT TO BE
EXTRAORDINARY.
WE WANT TO LIVE
AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE,
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S
WHAT JESUS SAID.
HE SAID, "I WANT TO COME
TO GIVE YOU A LIFE AND A LIFE
OF ABUNDANCE."
SEE, HE CAME SO THAT WE COULD
LIVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE,
AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE,
AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE.
GOD DOESN'T WANT US TO LIVE
AVERAGE, MEDIOCRE.
HE DOESN'T WANT US TO BE
ORDINARY IN OUR THINKING.
HE WANTS US
TO BE EXTRAORDINARY
IN OUR THINKING.
HE WANTS US TO EXPECT MORE,
TO GO FOR MORE,
TO STRIVE FOR MORE,
TO BE THE VERY BEST
THAT WE CAN BE.
DO YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE THE
VERY BEST YOU CAN BE TODAY,
YOUR TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER?
SEE, WHEN YOU PREPARE
FOR TODAY, HEY,
YOU'LL BE READY FOR
THE OPPORTUNITIES TOMORROW.
WHEN PREPARATION
MEETS OPPORTUNITY,
IT'S CALLED "SUCCESS."
SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL
OF US TO NOT HAVE JUST THIS
ORDINARY MIND-SET,
BUT HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY
MIND-SET.
EXPECT TO BE FULL
OF JOY, ABUNDANCE,
CREATIVITY, BLESSING.
YOU KNOW, JOEL WAS JUST
SAYING TO US EARLIER--
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE NEED TO HEAR
WHEN WE COME TO THE HOUSE
OF THE LORD, AND WE NEED
TO EXPRESS TO OURSELF
THAT WE'RE A MASTERPIECE.
WE DIDN'T JUST COME OFF
OF AN ASSEMBLY LINE.
WE'RE AN ORIGINAL.
WE HAVE CALLINGS AND GIFTINGS
THAT ARE MATCHLESS.
SEE, ONLY YOU CAN DO WHAT
GOD'S CALLED YOU TO DO.
ONLY YOU WERE CREATED
TO BE YOU.
YOU WEREN'T CREATED
TO BE ANYONE ELSE.
YOU WEREN'T CREATED
TO COPY ANYONE ELSE.
YOU WERE DESIGNED
UNIQUELY YOU.
SO GET THIS DOWN
IN YOUR HEART.
GET THIS DOWN IN YOUR SPIRIT
TODAY AND SAY,
"I'M TIRED OF LIVING ORDINARY.
I'M TIRED OF LIVING
JUST MUNDANE.
I'M GOING TO START
HAVING THIS
EXTRAORDINARY MIND-SET."
YOU SAY, "BUT VICTORIA,
MY LIFE IS JUST ROUTINE."
YOU KNOW WHAT?
ALL OF OUR LIVES ARE ROUTINE.
MOST OF LIFE IS DOING
THE SAME THING OVER
AND OVER AGAIN: WE GET UP
IN THE MORNING.
WE GO TO WORK.
WE DO OUR JOBS.
WE COME HOME.
WE WASH THE DISHES.
WE TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS.
WE COOK THE DINNER.
WE MOW THE LAWN.
WE PAY THE BILLS.
MOST OF OUR DAY IS ROUTINE.
WE GO TO BED,
GET UP IN THE MORNING,
AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
BUT IT IS OUR JOB TO NOT GET
SUCKED INTO THAT ROUTINE BUT
TO CAUSE OUR LIFE TO PRODUCE
EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ROUTINE.
YOU SEE, YOU WERE DESIGNED
TO PRODUCE EXTRAORDINARY
IN THE ROUTINES OF LIFE.
THINK ABOUT THIS JUST A
MINUTE: ANYTHING THAT YOU DO
WELL, YOU HAVE TO DO OFTEN,
AND IT IS CALLED "ROUTINE."
SO WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT,
WHEN WE'RE IN THE ROUTINE,
WE'RE IN THE DIFFICULTIES,
WE'RE IN THE CHALLENGES,
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ALL FACE
THAT THERE'S EXTRAORDINARY
BEING PRODUCED,
BECAUSE, I BELIEVE, WHEN
WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE
NOT AVERAGE AND OUR
CHALLENGES WEREN'T HERE TO
MAKE US SUFFER, THEY'RE HERE
TO BRING SOMETHING OUT OF US.
OUR DIFFICULTIES ARE HERE
TO BRING SOMETHING OUT OF US.
OUR ROUTINE IS HERE TO BRING
SOMETHING OUT OF US.
I THINK ABOUT ALL THE YEARS
THAT I'VE LOVED MY FAMILY.
MY CHILDREN WERE BORN--
I TOOK CARE OF THEM.
I CHANGED THEIR DIAPERS.
I FED THEM.
I GAVE THEM A BATH.
I TAUGHT THEM.
I DID EVERYTHING I KNEW
TO DO, DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY.
I'VE TRIED TO BE A GOOD
HELPMATE TO MY HUSBAND.
I MAKE SURE HE GETS
WHAT HE LIKES.
I COOK HIM DINNER.
I TELL HIM WHAT TO DO.
I GIVE HIM VITAMINS.
I DO MY VERY BEST, EVEN WHEN
THEY DON'T APPRECIATE IT,
DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
BUT CAN I TELL YOU, EVEN WHEN
THEY DON'T APPRECIATE IT
AND EVEN WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT,
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ROUTINE
HAS DONE FOR ME?
IT'S GIVEN ME EXTRAORDINARY.
IT IS MY EXTRAORDINARY.
WHAT IS YOUR EXTRAORDINARY?
I CAN SEE MY LIFE BECAUSE
I WAS ROUTINE AND FAITHFUL
WITH WHAT GOD GAVE ME.
I NOW HAVE EXTRAORDINARY
IN MY LIFE.
I THINK ABOUT CHALLENGES
AND DIFFICULTIES I FACED.
MANY TIMES, I THINK,
"I JUST WANT TO QUIT.
IS THIS EVEN WORTH IT?
IS IT EVEN MATTER?
BUT I HAVE LEARNED,
WHEN I PRESS THROUGH,
DAY AFTER DAY,
THOSE CHALLENGES,
DAY AFTER DAY, IT PRODUCED
EXTRAORDINARY LESSONS
IN MY LIFE.
LISTEN, WHEN YOU ARE FAITHFUL
WITH WHAT GOD HAS PLACED IN
YOUR HAND AND YOU DON'T ALLOW
IT TO BECOME MUNDANE
AND ORDINARY,
AND GIVE IT JUST HALF
OR WHAT YOU COULD GIVE IT,
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
YOU'RE CREATING
EXTRAORDINARY.
YOU'RE CREATING SOMETHING
TO TALK ABOUT TOMORROW.
YOU SEE, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT
ALWAYS EASY TO TALK ABOUT IT,
BUT IF YOU'LL STICK WITH IT,
YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING
TO TALK ABOUT.
YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING
TO BE PROUD OF.
SO EVEN IN THE DIFFICULT
TIMES, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO STAY FAITHFUL.
GOD IS PREPARING YOU.
YOU ARE PASSING THE TESTS.
HE WANTS TO GIVE YOU GREATER
OPPORTUNITY, GREATER LIFE,
A GREATER DESTINY,
SO WE WANT TO JUST
LIVE WITH PURPOSE,
BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IT FEELS.
I'M PREACHING
TO MYSELF TODAY.
I HAVE TO GET UP
IN THE MORNING,
AND I HAVE TO SAY,
"TODAY IS A GOOD DAY.
I'VE GOT GOOD THINGS
IN FRONT OF ME."
YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU SAY
TO YOURSELF,
THE MOMENT YOU GET UP
IS GOING TO SET THE TONE
FOR YOUR LIFE, SO YOU'VE GOT
TO GET THIS DOWN
IN YOUR HEART.
EVEN WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT,
NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON,
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT
DIFFICULTY IS EXTRAORDINARY.
YOU CAN ALL SAY WITH ME
TODAY, "I HAVE SEEN
THE EXTRAORDINARY.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT WAS WORTH PUTTING
MY EFFORT INTO.
EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T SEE WHERE
THE ROUTINE WAS TAKING ME,
I NOW SEE THIS
EXTRAORDINARY JOB I HAVE.
I NOW SEE THIS
EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY I HAVE.
I NOW SEE AN EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTRY THAT I HAVE."
YOU SEE, YOU MAY NOT SEE
WHERE IT'S TAKING YOU ALL
THE TIME, BUT IT WILL LEAD YOU
TO EXTRAORDINARY.
WHEN JOEL'S FATHER WAS PASTOR
OF LAKEWOOD CHURCH,
IN HIS LATTER YEARS,
I WOULD COME AND GET HIM
AND TAKE HIM TO CHURCH.
I REMEMBER ONE TIME
WE WERE IN THE BACK,
GETTING READY FOR CHURCH,
AND HE HAD A WOMAN
WHO DID HIS HAIR AND
HIS MAKEUP FOR TELEVISION,
BECAUSE WE WOULD BROADCAST
THE SUNDAY SERVICES, AND WHEN
I WAS BACK THERE ONE MORNING,
THIS YOUNG LADY THAT DID
HIS HAIR LOOKED AT HIM,
AND SHE SAID, "PASTOR OSTEEN,
I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOME NEWS."
SHE SAID, "MY HUSBAND IS
BEING TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER
STATE FOR HIS JOB,"
AND SHE SAID, "THIS IS GOING
TO BE THE LAST TIME
THAT I'M GOING TO BE ABLE
TO DO YOUR HAIR AND MAKEUP."
SHE SAID, "I'M SO SORRY
THIS CAME SO QUICKLY,
BUT THIS IS ONE
OF THOSE THINGS WHERE
I JUST HAVE TO GO,"
AND I REMEMBER HIM
JUST KIND OF SITTING THERE.
HE WAS LOOKING AT HER, AND I
COULD JUST SEE A THOUSAND
THINGS GOING ON IN HIS HEAD,
AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO
SAY, SO HE LOOKED AT ME,
AND HE SAID, "WELL,
VICTORIA," HE SAID,
"CAN YOU DO MY HAIR
FOR TV ON SUNDAYS?"
I THOUGHT, "I DON'T HAVE
A COSMETOLOGY LICENSE.
I'M NOT TRAINED IN THIS."
THEN THE NEXT THING I KNOW,
THEY'RE BOTH LOOKING AT ME,
SO I QUICKLY JUST SAID,
"SURE, I'LL DO IT
IF YOU TRUST ME."
WELL, LITTLE DID THEY KNOW,
I HAD A LITTLE EXPERIENCE.
WHEN I WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL, I USED TO CUT SOME
OF MY FRIENDS' HAIR AND
ATTEMPTED HIGHLIGHTING,
BUT THAT DAY, I WAS GIVEN
A PROMOTION.
I WAS NOW THE HAIRSTYLIST FOR
JOHN OSTEEN, LAKEWOOD TV
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS.
MY FAMILY, A LOT OF MY
MOTHER'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY,
LIVES IN GEORGIA,
AND THEY WERE PREPARING
A FAMILY REUNION,
AND THEY HAD MADE PLANS,
GOTTEN HOTELS,
GOTTEN LOCATIONS.
THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO
IT, AND THEY CALLED ME UP,
AND THEY GAVE ME THE DATE,
AND THEY SAID, "LISTEN,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
THE BEST FAMILY REUNION.
YOU GOT TO BE THERE.
THIS IS THE DATE."
SO I CHECKED THE DATE,
AND IT FELL ON A WEEKEND,
AND I AND SAID, "LOOK, GUYS,
I CAN'T COME
ON THE WEEKEND.
I HAVE TO DO MY
FATHER-IN-LAW'S HAIR,"
AND THEY WERE, LIKE,
SO DISAPPOINTED.
THEY WERE LIKE, "WHAT?
YOU CAN'T COME, AND WE'VE
DONE ALL THIS PLANNING?"
I SAID, "NO, I'M COMMITTED.
WE TAPE ON SUNDAY,
AND I HAVE TO PICK HIM UP,
AND I HAVE TO BRING HIM
TO THE CHURCH,
AND I HAVE TO DO HIS HAIR."
WELL, LATER ON, I GOT WORD
THAT THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT ME.
I FOUND OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T
THINK MY JOB WAS VERY
IMPORTANT, AND THEY SAID,
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT'S ALL
SHE DOES IN THE MINISTRY.
I THINK SHE SHOULD BE
DOING MORE."
YOU KNOW, THEY WEREN'T
TRYING TO BE MEAN.
THEY JUST THOUGHT
MY JOB DESCRIPTION
SHOULD BE DIFFERENT.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
THAT HURT MY FEELINGS,
AND I GOT TO THINKING
ABOUT IT, AND I GOT
A LITTLE DISCOURAGED
ABOUT IT, BUT THEN I MADE
A DECISION.
I THOUGHT, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO LET THAT GO,
BECAUSE DEEP DOWN ON
THE INSIDE OF ME, I HEAR,
"BE FAITHFUL IN THE SMALL.
BE FAITHFUL IN THE SMALL.
JUST BE FAITHFUL
IN THE SMALL."
SO I LET THAT GO, AND I
DECIDED TO BE THE BEST
TV PRODUCTION HAIR PERSON
THERE HAS EVER BEEN.
SO FOR SEVERAL YEARS,
I'D PICK MY FATHER-IN-LAW UP,
BRING HIM TO THE CHURCH,
AND GET HIM TV READY.
I WAS COMMITTED TO THAT JOB.
I WAS FAITHFUL, AND IN THE
ROUTINE OF ALL THOSE SUNDAY
MORNINGS, ALL THOSE WEEKENDS,
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I WAS
BUILDING EXTRAORDINARY
INTO MY LIFE.
YOU SEE, I BELIEVE IT BUILT
COMMITMENT IN MY LIFE.
I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS DOING
A WORK IN ME.
IT WAS CAUSING ME TO BE ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND THE MINISTRY
LIFE, GIVING ME VISION.
IT WAS SHOWING ME
WHAT IT TOOK TO DO THIS JOB,
AND I BELIEVE JUST
THROUGH THOSE YEARS
OF WHAT SOME PEOPLE
MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT
WAS IMPORTANT, GOD DID
THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT.
IT WAS BUILDING EXTRAORDINARY
IN ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT I
CAN DO WHAT I'M DOING TODAY.
I CAN BE WITH MY HUSBAND
AND HELP HIM PUSH
THIS MINISTRY FORWARD
BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT
AND FAITHFULNESS
THAT I SHOWED THEN.
YOU SEE, IN MANY WAYS,
IT PREPARED ME,
SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TODAY, DON'T LET
THE DEFINITION OF SOMEONE
ELSE'S SUCCESS DETERMINE
YOUR FUTURE.
SEE, SOMEONE MIGHT NOT THINK
WHAT YOU'RE DOING
IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THEY MAY LOOK DOWN ON IT.
THEY MAY NOT REALIZE
WHAT GOD IS DOING IN YOUR LIFE.
HE IS PREPARING YOU
FOR GREATER OPPORTUNITY.
YOU SEE, BECAUSE SOMEONE
DOESN'T SEE WHAT YOU'RE
DOING, DOESN'T MEAN
THAT GOD DOESN'T SEE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT, DOESN'T MEAN
GOD DOESN'T THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT,
AND I'M TELLING YOU,
GOD BLESSES FAITHFULNESS.
WE HAVE TO PASS THIS
FAITHFULNESS TEST IF
WE'RE GOING TO GO ON
TO GREATER THINGS.
YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT I
REALIZE THAT REALLY CAN
REDUCE THIS EXTRAORDINARY
LIFE THAT GOD'S GIVEN US,
DOWN TO ORDINARY, IS WHEN
WE COMPARE OURSELF.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT
SOCIAL MEDIA THESE DAYS
CAN MAKE YOUR LIFE FEEL LIKE
IT'S GOING NOWHERE.
YOU LOOK AT THESE VACATIONS,
YOU LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF
THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING.
THEIR HIGHLIGHT REEL,
AND YOU THINK, "MAN, MY LIFE
IS JUST ORDINARY, ROUTINE.
I GO TO WORK, I COME HOME.
WHEN DO THEY HAVE TIME
TO DO ALL THIS STUFF?"
WELL, LITTLE DO WE REALIZE,
IT TOOK THEM 29 TRIES JUST
TO GET THAT PICTURE RIGHT,
AND THEN AFTER THEY
FILTERED IT, CORRECTED IT,
WORKED THROUGH IT,
THEN IT WAS PERFECT.
WE KNOW THIS, DON'T WE?
WE CANNOT FALL INTO THE TRAP
OF COMPARING OURSELF
BECAUSE WE'RE ORIGINALS.
WE'RE MASTERPIECES.
WE'RE ONE OF A KIND.
THE ASSIGNMENTS THAT YOU'RE
CALLED TO DO ARE DISTINCT
TO YOUR CALLING.
YOU FIT YOUR DESTINY.
NO ONE ELSE CAN DO WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN CALLED TO DO.
DON'T SHRINK YOUR LIFE DOWN
TO MUNDANE AND ORDINARY.
STIR UP THE GIFTS OF GOD
WITHIN YOU.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND
THAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR
EXTRAORDINARY TOMORROW?
I ENCOURAGE YOU, JUST LIKE
I ENCOURAGE MYSELF,
"GOD IS A FAITHFUL GOD.
GIVE IT YOUR ALL.
BE YOUR BEST EVERY DAY."
LISTEN, WHEN YOU PREPARE
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
BETTER OFF TOMORROW.
KNOW THAT WHEN YOU'RE
FAITHFUL, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK
ABOUT LATER ON, AMEN?
AMEN, HE'S AN AWESOME GOD.
WE LOVE HIM.
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HEAR FROM YOU.
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YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
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