'The Story of God' host Morgan Freeman said Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church made God feel 'personal, approachable, helpful.'
Award-winning actor
Morgan Freeman visited Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas as part
of National Geographic's "The Story of God," and asked the megachurch
pastor, "Who is God?"
"I believe God
is our Father, the Creator, Somebody that gives us purpose and destiny,"
answered Osteen, according to The Christian Post. "Sometimes it's hard for
people to say, 'How can I believe in something I can't see?' But it's what you
choose to believe, through faith."
"When Jesus came
He said, 'I want you to come to me.' So I tell people, 'You can talk to God all
through the day like you talk to your friend, in your thoughts you can say, God
thank you for this day," he continued. "I think God can be as
involved in your life as much as you want Him to be. That's what we try to
teach people to get God out of your Sunday morning box."
For his part, Freeman
said that God means a lot of things to different people, but Osteen made God
feel "personal, approachable, helpful."
While observing the
thousands of people who attended Osteen's church, Freeman called their worship
service a "show." He appeared mesmerised by their celebration of God,
and said in closing: "This is clearly a faith in the God in you, your
inspiration, your power."
Freeman earlier
admitted that he is not a religious person. "I went to churches and
synagogues, only it never caught hold. At 13, I stopped," he told Page Six. The actor said his basis for right and wrong was
simply "grandma's big slap on my head," which "always pointed
out when I'd done wrong."
However, his visit to
Osteen's Lakewood Church made him feel an affinity towards God. "In a
Houston megachurch I connected somewhat," he said. "Encouraged to
think positive. You don't just get some things just like that! You have to go
do it to get it. God's plan for us is to succeed."
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