Joel Osteen

He calls you a masterpiece.

And just because you're having difficulty doesn't mean you've done something wrong.

We all go through tests and seasons that we don't understand.

What I want us to see is the darkness is not permanent.

At some point, you're going to go from PM to AM.

God is going to shift things.

You're going to come out promoted, increased at a new level of your destiny.

When job lost everything he was very discouraged He sat down among the ashes and put on sackcloth He went through phases of being upset bitter frustrated But god knows we're human we feel things there may be times where you feel those emotions.

That's okay Just don't stay there

Job eventually got up out of the ashes.

It was still dark, nothing had changed, but he made the statement, I know my redeemer lives.

He was saying, God is still on the throne.

He has the final say.

I'm not gonna drag around sour over what I've lost.

I'm getting ready for the new things he has in store.

Few chapters later, in the middle of all the difficulty, still as dark as ever, nothing had changed, but Job said, I know God has granted me favor.

He was saying, I know I've entered a new day.

I know I've gone from PM to AM.

I know this darkness is not permanent.

Chapter eight, a man came along to encourage him.