Joel Osteen pastors the largest congregation in the United States. The Lakewood Church in Texas impacted many, and Savannah Chrisley was one of them. The day after a failed suicide attempt, she recalls on "Unlocked" that her life changed with the help of Osteen. "I suffered from really bad depression, and I remember that next morning waking up and there being a devotional that my dad had gotten in his email from Joel Osteen, and that's why I speak so highly of Joel because he kinda saved me," Savannah said.
"And the devotional was Romans 8:28, and it stated that through whatever hardships and adversities you go through, God's gonna turn around and use it to your advantage." After reading the message, Savannah had a breakthrough — she realized it wasn't a question of "Why me?" but "Why not me?" and learned that struggles are a part of growth.
It wasn't just Osteen who played a critical role in Savannah's mental health journey, though, but also her father, Todd Chrisley.