Joel Osteen reveals what he'd do differently if given another chance

Joel Osteen revealed there's one thing he would do differently when given another chance, as he added that this happens to be something most Christians are well-engaged in as well.

"Somebody asked me if I could do anything over again, what would I do differently?" wrote the best-selling author Friday, June 10.

"I told them I would trust God more," Osteen revealed.

The senior pastor of the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas with an estimated 40,000 members shared that he used to lose sleep over worries on budget, ministry, and people liking him.

"None of that worrying helped me to move one inch forward," Osteen taught. "When I look back over my life, most of the things I worried about never came to pass. I wasted a lot of time and energy being uptight."

Unfortunately, he pointed out that a lot of people are so adept when it comes to worrying that they can even multitask or keep worrying while doing other things. Osteen cautioned that one can indulge in as many worries as one can think of but then many of these worries are not even bound to happen. He also went on to say that the biggest thing one worries about in life becomes one's God. To illustrate his point, he explained that a person who worries about sickness night and day ultimately makes sickness as the God in that person's life.

The megachurch pastor's advice is to take off whatever is currently on the throne of one's life and to place God back on the throne. Instead of worrying, Osteen instructed to use the same energy on praising God and thanking Him for His blessings.

When things do get difficult, it's easy for people to get discouraged. Osteen encouraged Christians to trust God's timing. He explained that God made plenty of wonderful promises but sometimes God requires faith and patience from His people.

"Trust that God is faithful to His promises," he advised. "Speak faith over your circumstances."