Joel Osteen

The dark is not a sign that God is not working, that he didn't hear your prayer.

Thoughts will tell you, you would have seen something by now.

You would feel a little better.

One of those companies would have called you back.

That addiction wouldn't be this strong.

You have to walk by faith and not by sight.

If you walk by sight, you'll talk yourself out of it because 1130 at night doesn't look any different than midnight.

Everything you can see, feel, touch, smell looks just the same.

There's no evidence that it's a new day.

But the psalmist said, the moment you pray, the tide of the battle turns.

You can't see it, but when you prayed, you left the PM and you came into AM.

It's a new day.

You may not be able to see any sign of it.

That's okay.

Victory begins in the dark.

And we all go through these times where we don't think it's going to work out.

Seasons where nothing is changing.

We're being our best, but the business is not growing.

We're standing in faith, but our health is not improving.

It's tempting to think that God has forgotten about us.