Joel Osteen

It may be dark now.

You've had some bad breaks or you brought trouble on yourself.

You think you're stuck?

No, get ready.

God is not through with you.

What he ordained for your life will come to pass.

That difficulty is a setup for him to show out in your life.

He's going to do something unusual, something out of the ordinary that will thrust you into your purpose, something that will suddenly change things in your favor.

Paul and Silas had chains around their feet, guards standing outside the prison gates.

It looked like they would be put away and we'd never hear from them again.

All the odds were against them.

But people don't have the final say.

What you're up against may be bigger, more powerful, more influential, but you and God are a majority.

Him being for you is more than the world being against you.

There's not an obstacle he can't move.

There's not a sickness he can't heal, not an addiction he can't free you from.

sitting in the dungeon, falsely accused.

They could have been depressed.

God, why is this happening?

It's not fair.