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This challenge is too big. You promised me at 17, now I'm 37. Why isn't it happening? No, David just kept walking. In the anointing that he was in, being his best, where he was honoring God, praying bold prayers, taking steps of faith at the right time, when he needed it, there was a fresh anointing. This is not something you have to make happen. Strive, struggle, force it. This is the hand of God breathing on your life, empowering you to fulfill your purpose. What God has ordained for you is, cannot be stopped by people, by bad breaks, disappointments, delays. The anointing on your life will supersede any force that tries to hold you back. David's father could have discouraged David where he lived. Inferior, unqualified. David shook it off. David's brothers made fun of him, tried to make him feel small. David could have been bitter, tried to prove to them who he was. But David ignored it and moved on. King Saul was jealous, angry. He did his best to kill David, had his army chasing him down. But the anointing on David's life protected him in the same way. The anointing on your life is going to get you to where you're supposed to be. Quit being discouraged over people that are trying to make you look bad, discredit you. They can't stop your destiny. The anointing on you will cause you to go up when they're trying to push you down. God will prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies. And here's the key. David didn't see any of these anointings coming. Samuel showed up unexpectedly at his house for that first anointing. He didn't call, he didn't send word. He just arrived, suddenly knocking on the door. The second anointing. The scripture says the men of Judah traveled to Hebron and anointed David king of Judah. Same thing. David didn't invite them. He didn't know they were coming. They just showed up and anointed him king. Third anointing. The elders of Israel came to David unannounced. We're making you king over the whole nation. God has some of these fresh anointings that are going to surprise you. You didn't see it coming. You thought you had reached your limits. Then Samuel comes knocking at your door. Then the men of Hebron show up. Then the elders of Israel. There's an anointing for every new season of your life. After this third anointing, David went in and captured Jerusalem. The Jebusites had lived there for years. They built huge walls and fortified the city. They said, david doesn't have a chance. He'll never break through our fortress. But David had supernatural wisdom. He told his men, we're not going to go over the walls. We're not going to go high. We're going to go low. Jerusalem had underground waterways, these tunnels that provided water and drainage to the city. While the Jebusites were watching the walls, making sure no one got over, David and his men were coming through the tunnels underneath the city. They went in and took Jerusalem. The Jebusites said that David would never conquer it. David not only defeated them, but now it's called the City of David. There are things the enemy may have whispered that you'll never defeat. Never defeat that sickness. Never break the addiction. Never meet the right person. Believe those lies. There's an anointing for every promise God's put in your heart. The enemy may be talking loud like those Jebusites, making a lot of noise. Don't pay any attention. One day, like David, that city is going to have your name on it. God has the final say. Yes, the opposition may be bigger. That city is walled off. But God has unusual ways. He may not do it how you were thinking. They thought David would have to go over But God took them under. He has ways that we've never thought of. There's an anointing coming on your life to capture what belongs to you. Jerusalem belonged to David, but there were enemies living in his city. Healing belongs to you. Freedom belongs to you. Abundance, good relationships. That, baby you've been praying about, that belongs to you. This is your year to capture it. The good news is it's not going to happen. Just by your might, by your power, your ability. The anointing on your life is going to cause things to fall into place. Giants come down, your business takes off. You can see that baby. You break the addiction. You beat that cancer. You get ready to capture some things. When we needed a larger auditorium, I was at lunch with a friend of mine, and he told me how the Rockets basketball team was moving out of this building and it was going to become available. When I heard that, something came alive on the inside in my spirit, I could feel faith rising up. But in my mind, there were all these thoughts of doubt. Joel, there's no way the city's not going to let a church have it. Even if they did, we couldn't afford it. I thought of a hundred reasons why it couldn't happen. But with every new dream God puts in your heart, with every new assignment comes a fresh anointing, fresh faith, fresh boldness, fresh favor. All the odds were against us. It was like David versus Goliath. But your slingshot with the anointing of God is more powerful than a huge giant with a full set of armor. The company that was against us, they owned all the high rises around this building. Maybe a dozen. They also controlled all the parking and the air conditioning to this facility. It came from their power plant. They didn't think we had a chance. They had it all fortified, all locked up. But like with David, we didn't go over the walls. We went underground, so to speak. We said, in effect, we don't need you. We'll build our own parking garage. We'll put in our own power plant. By the time they found out that we weren't dependent on them, they were so far behind, the city council voted for us to have this building. That company ended up leasing us 9,000 covered parking spaces. Now it's no longer the Compact Center. It has a new name. It's Lakewood. It's no longer. It's not the Jebusite City, it's the City of David. What am I saying? With this fresh anointing, God's going to cause you to capture some things that Belong to you. It may have another name on it now. That's temporary. It's going to have your name on it. Well, Joel, I don't see how this could happen. I have some big challenges. My dreams seem impossible. You're looking at it with what you have right now. What you can't see is the fresh anointing that's coming. Fresh favor, fresh ideas, fresh opportunities. David couldn't have captured Jerusalem with just the first anointing or just the second anointing. It took this third anointing to reach the fullness of his destiny. Get discouraged because you're in that first anointing, so to speak. Or that second anointing doesn't seem like it's ever going to work out. You're doing the right things, but you're still out in the shepherd's fields. King Saul's still chasing you around. The Jebusites are still on your property. The good news is there's a third anointing coming. There's favor, healing, promotion. That's going to propel you into your destiny, where you're going to see the fullness of what God has in store. Moses thought he was stuck. He'd been out in the desert, hiding for 40 years. He knew he was called to deliver the Israelites. But he made a mistake and killed an Egyptian man that was mistreating a Hebrew slave. He had to flee for his life. There was an anointing on him as a baby. King Herod issued a decree to kill all the Hebrew boys under the age of two. But Moses mother hid him. There was a divine protection, a supernatural favor that spared his life. But things didn't turn out the way Moses thought. He was in the desert, tired, discouraged, thinking he had missed his chance. If I'd only not blown it. We may give up on ourselves, but God doesn't give up on us. His calling on our life is irrevocable. He doesn't change his mind. At 80 years old, God appeared to Moses in a burning bush. Said Moses, take off your sandals. You're standing on holy ground. He hadn't heard God's voice in 40 years. Suddenly, the creator of the universe, the most high God, is talking to him. You may feel like you're in the desert. You haven't heard God's voice in a long time, felt his presence. God has not forgotten about you. What he has purposed is still going to happen. God told Moses to go tell the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. Moses said, God, I can't speak to Pharaoh. I Have a problem with my speech? I stutter. I don't speak well. Moses was looking at what he had. His limitations, his weaknesses. His stuttering. He didn't realize with every new assignment comes a fresh anointing. God will not ask you to do something. And then not give you the power to do it. You may not have that ability right now. The strength, the courage, the talent. But when you need it, it will be there. When it's time, there will be fresh favor, fresh courage, fresh opportunities. But Moses came up with these excuses. And told God about his stuttering. I love how God answered back. He said, moses, who made your tongue? Who made your mouth? Who makes the blind to see? Who makes the dead to live? He was saying, moses, do you know who I am? The God who spoke worlds into existence. The God who flung stars into space. Your tongue is not a problem for me. You're looking at the way it's been. But this is a new day. My power is going to come on you in a new way. My favor, my strength, my wisdom. So you can accomplish what I purpose for you. Moses went out and spoke to the Pharaoh. Saw God do all kinds of amazing things. Just like God promised. He delivered the Israelites. And as we go into this new year. God's going to present you with opportunities that seem too big. Dreams that are over your head. Opposition that's too strong. You'll be tempted to shrink back like Moses. Let doubt fear what you don't have. Talk you out of it. God is saying to you what he said to him. Who made your tongue. Who gave you your gifts. Who put the potential in you. Who's ordering your steps. Who's crowned you with favor. Who chose you before you were formed in your mother's womb. Who planned out all your days for good. It's the God who created the universe. Right now, he's breathing a fresh anointing on your life. You're going to feel a supernatural strength to outlast what's trying to stop you. You're coming into a second wind. More passion, more energy. Greater resolve. What looks permanent? Those pharaohs in your life. Those stubborn things that won't let go. God's about to suddenly release you. You're on the verge of seeing that breakthrough you've been believing for. Like Moses. Those things that are unfinished in your life. Promises you think are too far gone. Surely it happened by now, Joel. God is still going to bring them to pass. He didn't create us to reach part of our destiny. To fulfill most of our purpose. Where we're almost free, almost out of debt. I almost got married, Joel. Almost learned how to control my temper, almost accomplished that goal. Like with David, that third anointing is coming to see the fullness of what God has in store. He's going to complete those incompletions. Now. You have to receive this by faith every morning. Father, thank you for a fresh anointing. Lord, thank you for fresh vision. Father, I thank you for fresh growth. We're not supposed to live stagnant to reach one level, get stuck there to go through difficulties, come out bitter, lonely, discouraged. God said in Isaiah, I'm doing a new thing. Can you not perceive it? He's implying, if you don't perceive the new things he's doing, if you don't know he's a God of fresh anointings and fresh favor and fresh vision, you won't see the new levels, the beauty for ashes, the abundance that belongs to you. Well, Joel, this is encouraging, but I think I got skipped over. I hadn't had anything fresh in 72 years. Well, the good news is today is your day. You may have been stuck in the past, but you're about to become unstuck. God is breathing on your life in a new way. You're going to see favor that you've never seen. Sure, you've had some victories in the past. God's been good to you. But now maybe things have leveled off. Business is slow. It's easy to settle there and think, well, I've seen my best days. God never does his greatest work in your yesterdays. They're always in your tomorrows. Your greatest victories, your most rewarding moments. The biggest achievements in your life are not in your past. They are still in front of you. You're about to come into fresh momentum, a growing season where you're going to bloom. See new doors open, opportunities come to you. It's going to be uncommon. You can't explain it. It doesn't make sense. It's the hand of God breathing on your life in a new way. Now, my question today is, will you receive this fresh anointing? Will you get in agreement with God and let this seed take root? He's doing a new thing, but you have to perceive it. Don't go into a new year with an old mindset. As the calendar is changing. God is sending freshness, fresh favor, fresh attitudes, fresh vision. You're going to see things more clearly. You're going to have divine direction, a spirit of wisdom and discernment where you know the right choices for your future. Or perhaps you feel tired, you run down. You've been working hard raising those children, dealing with adversity, still coming to church, still being good to others. God sees you being faithful, doing the right thing, going the extra mile. Right now he's breathing fresh strength into you. You're going to feel this supernatural power, a resolve lifting you, energizing you, filling you with passion. I believe and declare a fresh anointing over you and your family. You will run and not be weary. Your youth is being renewed like the eagles, like David. You're going to capture things that belong to you. Like Moses. You're going to see God finish what he started in your life in Jesus name and if you receive it, can you say Amen? Amen. I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the Lord of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make you my Lord and Savior. If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. We'd love to send you some free information on your new walk with the Lord. You can text the number on the screen or go to the website, but I hope you'll get into a good Bible based church and keep God first place.

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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed and every decision you made became a pathway to see God move in your life?

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We all have hopes and dreams, things we're believing for. When you start the year in faith expecting God's goodness, you are setting the tone for a blessed new year and we'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner. You can write down your dreams and goals and plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.

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It's important to feed your faith on a daily basis.

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This planner.

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It's not just a calendar. It's filled with scriptures and inspiration to help you stay encouraged and keep believing for what God has put in your heart.

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2026 is your year to see the goodness of God in greater ways, let go of what didn't work out and get ready for the new things God.

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Has in store as our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount. This month we would like to send you a copy of the 2026 Faith for Today planner. Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture to stand on, room to write your goals, prayers and vision. Space for faith steps because faith isn't passive, it's active. A monthly QR code linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted with the 2026 Faith for Today Planner, you'll be reminded that living by faith makes room for God to do what only he can do. Breakthrough in your business. God's Healing Touch Loved ones returning to faith Request your copy of the Planner and step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope and daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit and face every challenge with confidence.

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No matter what's happening around you, faith can rise up in you. Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026 Victoria and I pray for you and your family every day. Thank you so much for your prayer and support. Your generosity is helping people around the world. As we finish this year, I hope you'll consider making a special year end gift to help keep the ministry strong. We so appreciate all the Champion of Hope partners for your monthly support. We wish you and your family a very merry Christmas till we see you next time. May the Lord bless you and keep you.

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Be sure to request your copy of the 2026 Faith for Today Planner, visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567- Joel for a special year end gift. This month we are also offering the Faith to Share bundle. Keep one Give one Give the gift of faith, focus and fresh hope for someone special in your life. You can also request the God's Word Work Study Collection. This empowering collection includes the niv, the Message Parallel Bible, a beautifully crafted leather bookmark and pen, and how to read your Bible and enjoy it, along with two planners. You can request these inspiring resources by calling 888-567-JOEL or logging on to joel osteen.com to today. Call or click anytime 24 hours a day. Stay organized, encouraged and full of faith all year long. Request these resources today.

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