Karen B.

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[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

Victory is coming. Favor is coming. You’ve been struggling a long time; be encouraged, ease is coming. God is about to shift some things. He’s going to take you from the background to the foreground.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

The bigger you make God, the smaller your problems will become, and the more faith will rise in your heart. That’s what makes you strong. Are you worrying, or are you praying with boldness, with faith, with thanksgiving?

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

You can set a new standard. It starts in your thinking. You have to delete any strongholds that contradict who God says you are. Thoughts will tell you, “You’ll never break that addiction.” God says, “Whom the Son sets free will be unquestionably free.”

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

You get to choose which images are going to influence you. You can see yourself defeated, stuck, failing, not enough, or you can see yourself prospering, rising higher, accomplishing new goals, setting new standards.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

You are not fighting alone. All of heaven is backing you up. It may look like that situation will never turn around. It’s too late. Nothing’s improving. Can I encourage you: the cavalry is coming. Help from heaven is on the way.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

God knows where your provision is, and He knows how to get it to you. It may not make sense. It may not be logical or what you were expecting, but God likes to do things out of the ordinary, uncommon, so you’ll know it was the hand of God.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

At the places that remind you of who God is, when He does things that only He can do, don’t just think that was nice; build an altar. Acknowledge His greatness. Thank Him for His favor.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

What God is going to do is not natural, not ordinary, not something you can calculate. He’s not limited by your job, your boss, your talent, the family you come from. He supersedes those things. One touch of His favor will put you into overflow, abundance, more than enough.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

“God, I may have a lot of good reasons to doubt in my life, but I am never going to doubt Your mighty power. I know You’re still on the throne. You still part Red Seas. You still heal the sick. You can still multiply five loaves and two fish.”

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

The Scripture says, “Come boldly to the throne of grace.” You won’t go boldly if you’re always begging. You won’t pray with confidence if you’re asking again and again for the same thing. You need to switch out of the asking mode and into the thanking mode.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

When anxiety attacks, don’t try to do it on your own. Go to God in prayer. Ask Him for His help. It says to pray with supplication. That means to lower yourself, to go in humility, admitting your dependence on Him. “God, I need You. I can’t do this on my own.”

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

When you’re at peace, you’re showing God that you trust Him. That’s your faith at work. That’s what activates His power. You’ll see Him show out in your life.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

God is merciful. You may go through seasons of weeping, seasons of sorrow, seasons where it’s not fair, but it’s only a season. It’s not permanent. It's not going to last a lifetime.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

God sees what you’re going through. He knows what wasn’t fair: the lonely nights, the pain, the heartache. The Scripture says, “He’s collected all of your tears.” He’s been right there with you. He’s not going to leave you brokenhearted.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

There is no condemnation when you go to God. The pride, the insecurity, the struggle you can’t tell anyone about. You can tell God. You don’t have to live wearing a mask, pretending, covering things up. Be real. There’s power in authenticity.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

Clear out all the negative, limited, not enough, too big, never going to happen and go back to what God says about you. You need to see yourself blessed, prosperous, healthy, achieving goals, building the kingdom, being a blessing.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

You have not seen your best days. You have not accomplished your biggest dreams; you have not run your best race. God doesn’t take you to one level and say, “That’s good enough; just settle there.” He’s going to accelerate your life.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

Many of you have been faithful in the drought, doing the right thing when nothing is improving, thanking God when you don��t see any sign of it. You’re on the verge of acceleration. God is about to speed up what should have taken years.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

Don’t discount who you are. Don’t let life, people, disappointments convince you that you’re just average, nothing special about you. God has crowned you with His favor. He calls you His most prized creation.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

Don't be moved by what’s not working out, by how long it’s been, by what hasn’t improved. Know what God started in your life He will finish. Know what He promised you will come to pass.