Joel Osteen Podcast
Episode: Angels Are Coming
Host: Joel Osteen
Date: October 20, 2025
Overview: Angels Are Coming
In this uplifting episode, Joel Osteen delivers a powerful message about finding strength and encouragement during times of overwhelming pressure, fatigue, or despair. Through biblical stories, personal experiences, and practical insights, Joel reassures listeners that when they've reached their breaking point, God will send “angels” – both supernatural beings and people – to support, refresh, and empower them. The theme is rooted in the idea that no matter how difficult the season, God is present and actively working to bring breakthrough, strength, and new beginnings.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Recognizing Battle Fatigue and Overwhelm
[02:05–03:35]
- Joel opens by acknowledging that everyone faces overwhelming situations: illness, financial hardship, difficult relationships, or dreams that seem stalled.
- He notes that feeling weary doesn’t mean a lack of faith: “It’s not that we’re weak. It’s battle fatigue.”
- God doesn’t leave us in our difficulties; instead, He sends help in the form of angels.
Notable Quote:
“God will send angels to strengthen you, to encourage you, to help lighten that load.”
— Joel Osteen [03:15]
2. Angels as Messengers and Helpers
[03:35–05:45]
- Angels are described as “ministering spirits” who carry out God's will, fight spiritual battles, and refresh us.
- Joel stresses that angels often arrive just when we feel we can’t continue, bringing a “second wind.”
- He encourages listeners: “Angels are coming... You're going to feel a supernatural power lifting that load.” [04:21]
3. Biblical Examples of Angelic Intervention
Genesis 28: Jacob’s Dream
[06:00–07:15]
- Jacob sees angels ascending and descending a heavenly stairway; a symbol that God is always dispatching angels to aid, rescue, and answer prayers.
Jesus in the Wilderness
[07:30–14:50]
- After Jesus' baptism, he is led by the Spirit into the wilderness – a place of trial, not caused by wrongdoing but by divine purpose.
- Tempted by the enemy when he is weakest, Jesus resists, and “angels came and strengthened him.” [12:30]
- Key Insight: Wilderness periods can be by design, preparing us for greater strength and future purpose.
Notable Quote:
“You can be in the wilderness and be in God’s will. You can be in the desert by design.”
— Joel Osteen [08:24]
4. Personal Testimonies of Strength in Desert Seasons
Joel’s Own Experience after His Father’s Passing
[15:00–18:10]
- Joel shares how the loss of his father left him in a wilderness. Uncertain and grieving, he nonetheless received a supernatural peace and strength to lead the church.
- In hindsight, he sees this was God sending “angels,” providing grace to sustain and guide him.
Notable Quote:
“I felt a peace I can’t explain... That was God sending angels, strengthening me, giving me the grace to go through the desert.”
— Joel Osteen [17:42]
5. Elijah’s Story: From Fire to Fatigue
[18:12–22:10]
- After a victorious showdown against the prophets of Baal, Elijah flees Jezebel and collapses in despair.
- God’s response is gentle: He sends an angel not only to bring food and water, but to cook it for Elijah.
- Key Point: God goes above and beyond – sometimes He “cooks the food” for us when we are too tired to help ourselves.
Notable Quote:
“God has these times where He’s going to cook the food for you... The strength, the encouragement, the provision, the right people – it’s going to come to you.”
— Joel Osteen [21:23]
6. Angels as People: God Uses Others to Encourage
[22:11–25:00]
- Joel recounts a friend's story of despair in ministry, only to be encouraged at the brink of quitting by a woman deeply impacted by his work.
- He notes that sometimes, God sends people as “angels” to carry messages of hope when we need it most.
Notable Quote:
“Some have entertained angels unaware. That friend that encouraged you... they became a messenger of God.”
— Joel Osteen [24:20]
7. Jesus in Gethsemane: When Friends Fail but Angels Appear
[25:01–27:00]
- As Jesus faces the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, his closest friends fall asleep, but God sends an angel to strengthen him.
- Joel stresses, “You can't rely on people. You have to turn to God.”
- After angelic strengthening, Jesus emerges with renewed peace, ready to fulfill his purpose.
Notable Quote:
“He filled me with hope where I had despair. I was in great sorrow, but now I’m in great peace... That’s what happens when the angel shows up.”
— Joel Osteen [26:37]
8. Encouragement and Declaration of Breakthrough
[27:01–28:02]
- Listeners are encouraged that angels are already on the way to lighten burdens, relieve pressure, and bring supernatural strength.
- Joel makes a strong faith declaration for his audience.
Memorable Declaration:
“You’re going to feel a supernatural strength enabling you to outlast the opposition, overcome the adversity, and step into that destiny that belongs to you.”
— Joel Osteen [27:40]
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- “God doesn’t fault us for not being strong enough. He knows there are times that we feel overwhelmed.” [20:45]
- “The enemy wouldn’t be fighting you if he didn’t know you were about to take new ground, set new standards, break out of limitations that have held you back.” [27:58]
- “What God has destined for your life, all the forces of darkness cannot stop.” [28:00]
Timestamps for Key Segments
| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:05 | Introduction to battle fatigue and God’s help | | 03:35 | Angels as ministering spirits and messengers | | 06:00 | Jacob’s dream: angels always at work | | 07:30 | Jesus in the wilderness—testing and angelic strengthening | | 15:00 | Joel’s personal experience after his father’s passing | | 18:12 | Elijah’s story: victory, then exhaustion and angelic care | | 22:11 | Story: a pastor’s “angel” in human form | | 25:01 | Jesus in Gethsemane: deserted by friends, strengthened by angels | | 27:01 | Final encouragement and declarations |
Conclusion and Final Blessing
Joel closes with a prayer for listeners, inviting them to place their trust in Christ, and a faith-filled declaration for fresh strength and breakthrough:
“I believe and declare God is about to lighten that load... You will run and not be weary... in Jesus’ name.” [28:00]