And the law Osteen is spewing?
Be happy.
There us no room for sorrow or mourning. That is Osteens law. Don’t have any sorrow.
He has cut huge swathes out of the Bible to make that law.
That twists Joel meaning, message, and ministry.
He's trying to cheer up joyless Christians. He never says "don't have any sorrow." He constantly talks about time for grieving and that we all have trials and issues to deal with. But he's saying as a lifestyle, we as Christians can choose to be happy and joyful in the midst of our troubles.
Hey, guess what? That's what the Bible says too. (Acts 16:25, 24:10, 26:2; Heb 12:2; James 1:2,12; 1 Peter 1:6-8).
I don't think there's a mean bone in Joel's body.