The Promise Is Coming | Joel Osteen

Summary

Joel Osteen Podcast: "The Promise Is Coming" (August 31, 2025) – Detailed Episode Summary

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Episode Overview

In this uplifting episode titled "The Promise Is Coming," Joel Osteen addresses the all-too-human experience of waiting for unfulfilled dreams and promises. Sharing biblical principles, personal stories, and memorable analogies, Joel encourages listeners to embrace patient endurance, maintaining expectancy and faith as they wait for God’s promised blessings to manifest. The message is one of hope, perseverance, and unwavering trust in God’s timing—even when there’s no visible sign of change.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Reality of Waiting and Delayed Promises

• We’re All Waiting for Something
  Joel opens by acknowledging that everyone is waiting for something—be it healing, a relationship, a breakthrough, or the fulfillment of a dream.

  "We're all waiting for something. Waiting for a dream to come to pass... When it’s taken a long time and we don’t see anything happening, it’s easy to get discouraged and think that it’s not meant to be." (03:39)

• Scriptural Foundation: Hebrews 10

  • Waiting requires "patient endurance" (Hebrews 10).
  • Emphasis on not talking yourself out of what God put in your heart just because it’s taking longer than you expected.

2. Key Principle – Patient Endurance

• What You Do While Waiting Matters

  • Joel repeatedly stresses that the quality of your waiting—waiting with faith and expectancy—is what positions you for the fulfillment of God’s promise.

  “What you do while you’re waiting will determine whether you see the promise. That’s why God said you need patient endurance. Not just patience—but endurance.” (05:20)

  • Patience is not passive; it's paired with bold faith and gratitude during the delay.

• Refusing to Lower Expectations

  • Listeners are urged not to "water down your dreams" or settle for less because of delays or discouragement.
  • "God didn’t put that promise in you to tease you... He has every intention of bringing it to pass." (07:55)

3. Encouragement to Wait With Expectancy, Not Defeat

• Active Waiting
  • Joel describes waiting as an active stance, similar to "putting an order in" and knowing it’s en route even before evidence shows up.
  • “You have to wait with expectancy—not 'God, this is taking so long', but 'Lord, I thank you that what you promised me is already en route.'” (12:11)
  • The difference between waiting with expectancy and letting discouragement "cancel out your prayer."

4. Facing Tests and Temptation to Quit

• Comparison and Envy

  • Joel humorously addresses the challenge of seeing others receive what you’re waiting for (e.g., even “your great-great grandmother” gets married before you!), but insists on seeing their blessings as signs of what God can do for you. (13:58)

• God's Timing is Perfect

  • Reasons for waiting may include God preparing you or another person, or arranging circumstances for a bigger blessing that requires greater maturity or character.
  • “Sometimes we're waiting because another person is not ready, or we're waiting because God is getting us prepared to handle the weight of blessing.” (15:46)
  • Reference to Habakkuk: God’s appointed time will not be one second late.

5. The "En Route" Analogy

• Joel delivers a memorable analogy about tracking a package. Just as you gain confidence when you see a purchase marked “en route,” you should also have faith that your prayers and promises are marked “en route” in heaven—even when you can’t “track” them yourself.

“All I needed to know was that it was en route... The moment you prayed, God set the miracle into motion.” (20:45)

• “Sometimes we trust the shipping company more than we trust God. We trust Amazon more than we trust the Coming One. They're people. They can make mistakes. He's God. He can never fail.” (25:22)

6. Biblical Example: David’s Appointed Time

• David’s Season of Waiting

  • Joel references David tending sheep, unnoticed by others but confident in God. Out of his waiting came Psalms of faith and expectation, like Psalm 27 ("I am confident I will see the goodness of God in the land of the living") and Psalm 40 (26:23).
  • Samuel (the prophet) comes looking for David, indicating that at the right time, your “Samuels” (opportunities, breakthroughs, favor) will find you.

• Don’t Be Fooled by Circumstances

  “You don’t know what’s already en route to you… Give God something to work with. God needs some faith. He needs some hope. He needs some praise.” (27:49)

7. Personal Testimonies: Persistent Faith in Practice

• Joel’s Mother and the Swimming Pool

  • Joel shares a personal story of his mother’s persistent desire for a backyard swimming pool, met for years with his father’s refusal, until a stranger unexpectedly offers to build one for free.

  “Here's my point: while my mother was waiting, there was no sign of it. People telling her no, she didn't have the funds... But she didn't get talked out of it.” (28:56)

• Healing from Terminal Illness

  • Years later, his mother’s faith is tested again when she’s diagnosed with terminal cancer. Echoing the earlier principle, her unshakable faith prevails, and decades later she remains healthy. (30:23)

8. Encouragement for the Listener

• Deuteronomy 6: Coming Into the Promise

  • The Israelites waited for years to enter the promised land, but God assured them “soon” they would receive houses they did not build, wells they did not dig.

  “Soon you’re going to see your healing. Soon the right person is going to show up. Soon that new door is going to open.” (31:12)

• Action Step: Keep Thanking God and Expecting

  • “Now do your part and keep thanking Him for what He promised. Keep waiting with expectancy. Keep declaring that it’s on the way.” (31:43)
  • Joel concludes with a declaration of faith for listeners: “I believe and declare… God is going to show out in your life.” (32:05)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• 03:39 — "We're all waiting for something. Waiting for a dream to come to pass... When it’s taken a long time and we don’t see anything happening, it’s easy to get discouraged and think that it’s not meant to be." – Joel Osteen
• 05:20 — “What you do while you’re waiting will determine whether you see the promise. That’s why God said you need patient endurance. Not just patience—but endurance.” – Joel Osteen
• 12:11 — “You have to wait with expectancy—not 'God, this is taking so long', but 'Lord, I thank you that what you promised me is already en route.'” – Joel Osteen
• 20:45 — “All I needed to know was that it was en route... The moment you prayed, God set the miracle into motion.” – Joel Osteen
• 25:22 — “Sometimes we trust the shipping company more than we trust God. We trust Amazon more than we trust the Coming One. They're people. They can make mistakes. He's God. He can never fail.” – Joel Osteen
• 26:23 — "Maybe [David] wrote Psalm 27. 'I am confident I will see the goodness of God in the land of the living.' Listen to his attitude. Stuck out in the shepherd’s fields... but he’s saying, 'I am confident. The coming one is on the way.'" – Joel Osteen
• 28:56 — "[My mother] didn’t get talked out of it. She kept believing it would happen, while all these circumstances said that there was no way." – Joel Osteen
• 31:12 — “Soon you’re going to see your healing. Soon the right person is going to show up. Soon that new door is going to open.” – Joel Osteen
• 32:05 — “I believe and declare… God is going to show out in your life.” – Joel Osteen

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | |-----------|----------------------------------------------------------| | 01:26 | Joke and Humorous Introduction (Tone-setting) | | 03:39 | Introduction to the Promise and Value of Waiting | | 05:20 | Patient Endurance Defined & Commanded in Hebrews 10 | | 12:11 | Waiting with Expectancy vs. Defeat | | 13:58 | Comparison and Staying Encouraged | | 15:46 | Trusting God’s Timing and Preparation | | 20:45 | "En Route" Analogy—Package Tracking & Faith Application | | 25:22 | Trusting God More Than Companies | | 26:23 | David’s Waiting, Psalms, and God’s Appointed Time | | 28:56 | Joel’s Family Stories: Swimming Pool and Healing | | 31:12 | Deuteronomy 6: The Israelites’ Waiting Ends | | 32:05 | Declaration of Promise Fulfillment |

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Closing Thoughts and Action Steps

Joel Osteen’s message in this episode is clear: though you may be in a long and difficult waiting season, God has not forgotten you. Keep your faith alive, your attitude expectant, and your words in agreement with God’s promise. Waiting with patience and endurance positions you for God’s “suddenlies” and for blessings that far exceed your imagination. Joel encourages listeners to keep praising, keep expecting, and never water down the promises planted in their hearts—because, in his words, "the coming one is on the way."

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This summary is designed for listeners (and non-listeners) alike, capturing the heart, structure, and inspiration of Joel Osteen's original message, punctuated by his memorable stories and practical faith principles.

Transcript

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We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you and it's great to be with you today, and I hope you'll stay connected with us through our Daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can come visit us in person. The finest people in all of Houston, Texas are right here at Lakewood, and we'd love to have you be a part of one of our services. I'd like to start with something funny. I heard about this man. He was the mayor of a small town. He was in a parade, riding down Main street in a float with his wife. While he was waving at all the people, he. He spotted his wife's former boyfriend in the crowd. He owned the local gas station. He whispered in her ear, aren't you glad you didn't marry him? You'd be working at a gas station. She whispered back, no. If I would have married him, he would be the mayor. That's the way you need to see yourself. As favored, influential, as a mighty child of God. Come on, say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says. I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about the promise is coming. We're all waiting for something. Waiting for a dream to come to pass or wait. Waiting for a health to improve. Waiting for a child to turn around. When it's taken a long time and we don't see anything happening, it's easy to get discouraged and think that it's not meant to be. But the scripture says in Hebrews 10, patient endurance is what you need now. Then you will receive all that God has promised. This is saying, don't get talked out of what God put in your heart. Just because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it's not going to happen. God is faithful. He heard your request. He sees you standing in faith. He hears you thanking him when you could be complaining. What you're believing for is on the way. When you prayed in faith according to God's will, He put the promise on the schedule. He already set the time to bring it to pass. You may not see any sign of it. Nothing looks like it's changing. But God is working behind the scenes. Things are happening right now that you can't see. He's lining up the right people, arranging the good breaks, the healing, the freedom, the abundance. It's just a matter of time before you see what God is up to. But here's the key. Before the promise is fulfilled, you have to pass the discouragement test. Where you're waiting and you don't see anything happening. Doubt comes saying, man, it would have happened by now. It's too late. You'll never get well, never meet the right person, never see your family restored. This is where many people miss their miracle. They get discouraged and think that God has forgotten about them. What you do while you're waiting will determine whether you see the promise. That's why God said you need patient endurance. Not just patience, but endurance. That means you're not going to be talked out of it. You're going to keep thanking God when you don't see any sign. You're going to keep believing. When every circumstance says there's no way. When you do that, God says you will receive all that he promised. Not some, not most of it. Not 90%. No. You'll see the fullness of the blessing. You may be in a waiting season. Now you're tempted to Give up on what God has put in your heart. Settle for less. No. Don't water down your dreams. Don't let delays convince you to lower your expectations. Just live with the sickness. It's okay to be by yourself. You'll never meet a spouse. You can't start that business. You're doing all right. Just accept where you are. No, God didn't put that promise in you to tease you to get just your hopes up and didn't ever let it happen. He put it there because he has every intention of bringing it to pass. You have to dig your heels in and have some holy determination. Your attitude should be, I'm in it for the long haul. I will not give up. I will not let doubt, people, delays, circumstances, bad breaks talk me out of what God put in my heart. You have to have a made up mind. We're all going to wait, but how we wait makes all the difference. David said in Psalms, bring your requests before God and wait expectantly. Wait in faith. Wait knowing that God is working. Wait expecting it to show up. Every time doubt comes and it's been too long, it's never going to happen. Turn it around, Father, thank you that healing is coming. Thank you that breakthroughs are coming. Thank you that abundance is coming. It's not enough to just pray in faith, that's important. But you have to wait in faith. Wait with expectancy, not God. This is taking so long, I just don't understand it. That kind of waiting is canceling out your prayer. Try a different approach. Lord, I thank you that what yout promised me is already en route. I know it could happen this month, it could happen this week, it could happen today. Lord, I'm expecting youg goodness. I'm expecting the right person to show up. I'm expecting my health to turn around now. While you're waiting, there will be plenty of tests. If you're single and believing to meet someone, don't be surprised if you see your best friend get married, your cousin, your co worker, your next door neighbor, your great great grandmother. She's 94 years old and just went to Cancun on her honeymoon and asked you to keep the dog. You'll be tempted to think I give up. No, the right attitude is God. You did it for them. I know you can do it for me. I know my time is coming. I know what you promised me is already on the schedule. Here's what I've learned. When it's taken a long time, it's because what God has for you is going to be Better than you thought. More rewarding, more fulfilling. Don't despise the waiting period. God knows what's best for us. Sometimes we're waiting because another person is not ready. Or we're waiting because God is getting us prepared to handle the weight of blessing. It's going to be a big blessing, but it's going to require greater maturity, greater character. We all want everything fast, me included. But God knows when the right time is. One of the best things I've learned is to trust God's timing. If it hasn't happened yet, then it hasn't been the right time. But I can assure you, when God is ready, all the forces of darkness cannot hold him back. It says in Habakkuk, God has an appointed time to bring the promise to pass. And it will not be one second. Late thoughts will tell you you're falling behind, you're missing out. God must have forgotten about you. When you come into your appointed time, God will make up for what looks like lost time. God knows how to catapult you ahead. He knows how to thrust you from the background to the foreground. Looks like it will take years to get well. But one touch of God's favor and suddenly it happens. Years for your business to grow. But when you hit that appointed time, suddenly it takes off. Suddenly you meet the right person. Suddenly your child is back on course. You can't explain it. It doesn't make sense. It's just the goodness of God pushing you into your destiny. How does this happen? Through patient endurance. Believing when there's no sign, thanking God that it's coming. When your mind says it's never going to happen. You may have been waiting a long time and thoughts are trying to talk you out of it. God is saying, get a new grip. Take hold of his promises in a new way. Make up your mind that no matter how long it takes or how impossible it looks, you're going to be a believer and not a doubter. The right attitude is what God promised me will come to pass. I will lend and not borrow. I will live and not die. My children will be mighty in the land. I am free from every addiction. My latter days will be better than my former days. You keep declaring that. Keep waiting with expectancy. You're going to see God show out in your life. He's going to do things that are uncommon, unusual. You didn't see it coming. It's the greatness of our God. The next verse in Hebrews says, for in just a little while, the coming one will come. And will not delay. It's significant that right after it talks about having patient endurance, it refers to God as the coming one. This is saying while you're waiting, while thoughts of doubt are trying to talk you out of it, you need to have this image of God as the coming one. Not the delayed one, not the forgot about you one, not the you don't deserve it 1. Have a new perspective. The God we serve is the coming one. He's coming with healing. He's coming with favor. He's coming with salvation for your children. He's coming with that dream he put in your heart. He's coming with the spouse he already picked out for you. He's coming with freedom for your loved ones. He's coming with abundance for your family. Thoughts will tell you how it's never going to happen. Can I encourage you? The coming one is already on the way. The healing is already en route. The abundance is already in motion. That breakthrough is already heading towards you. When you know this, it's easy to wait with expectancy. It's easy to believe when you don't see a sign. You know God as not just your savior, not just as your creator, but you know him as the coming one. I love what it says for in a little while the coming one will come and not delay. It doesn't say in a long time, years from now, sometime in the sweet by and by, you're going to be blessed. No. In just a little while you're going to see God do something awesome in your life. In just a little while the right person is going to show up. In just a little while your business is going to take off. In just a little while your health is going to turn around. Don't believe those forever lies the enemy loves to whisper. It's going to be years before you get well, years before that depression leaves. Years before you break that addiction. It's trying to get you discouraged, Doubting where you give up on your dreams. Don't fall into that trap. God says in just a little while what you're believing for is going to show up. Keep that playing in your mind. Not forever, but a little while. Not permanent, but in a little while. Not never going to change. But in a little while that's how you wait with expectancy. Knowing the God we serve is not a distant far off God. He's the coming one. And in just a little while he's going to show up. A few months ago I ordered some sports equipment online and the company was in California and I waited a week and Nothing came and two weeks, nothing. And I was concerned that my order didn't go through. Or maybe I didn't put down the right information. I went to the website and it gave me a tracking number for my purchase. I typed it in in big block letters. It came up en route. When I saw that everything changed, I wasn't concerned anymore. Didn't wonder if it was going to make it. Didn't worry if I filled out something wrong. That's all I needed to know, that it was en route. When you pray according to God's will, when you bring your request to him, like David said, in one sense, you place the order. You asked God for what he promised. For health, for freedom, for strength, for abundance. You made your request. But like with me, as time goes on, you may not see anything happening. You think, I wonder if God heard me. I wonder if this will ever change. Maybe I don't deserve it. Maybe it wasn't meant to be. All this doubt and worry trying to talk you out of it. But if you were able to go to that heavenly computer, so to speak, type in your request that you made, you know what you would see en route. The moment you prayed, God set the miracle into motion. He dispassed angels with that promise. You're praying for salvation for your child. Check the computer. En route. Healing from this cancer. En route. Freedom from this addiction. Joel, I don't see anything happening. Be patient. It's en route. Get discouraged because you haven't seen it yet. It may take a little time, but the good news is it's already headed your way. Now the question is, will you have patient endurance? Will you keep believing when you don't have a sign? Will you keep waiting with expectancy, knowing that God is faithful? Will you keep thanking him that it's en route? This is what faith is all about. You can't see it. Nothing's changing. Thoughts tell you it's too late. You missed your opportunity. God didn't hear you. You have to walk by faith and not by sight. God, I don't have to see it yet. I trust you. I know you're faithful. I believe what you promised me is already en route. There are secret things that God whispered to you in the night. Things you haven't told anyone. Seems too good to be true. Can I encourage you? They are en route. You haven't seen, heard or imagined what God has coming your way. Those struggles that are weighing you down, the pressures that can seem overwhelming. Doesn't look like they'll ever change. You're Doing the right thing. You're being your best at work, taking care of your children, keeping a good attitude when it's not fair. God sees your faithfulness. He's heard your prayers. He has things en route that are going to lighten that load. Ease is coming. Freedom is en route. Abundance is en route. The right people are already en route. God is going to lift you out of that difficulty. Set your feet on a rock and put a new song in your heart. Not years and years from now, but in a little while, sooner than you think. The coming One is going to show up. He said in Malachi. He's coming with healing in his wings. He's coming with freedom. He's coming with strength. He's coming with victory. When I found that tracking number, I discovered that I could go to a map and track the truck that was bringing the equipment. Came from California, went to Phoenix, then to El Paso and up to Oklahoma City. It had the whole route laid out with the projected dates and times, where it'd be at each location. Once I found that out, I didn't have to wonder. I could see exactly where it was. I knew on a certain date it would be at my house. It's great when we have all the information. Makes it so much easier. But can I warn you, God doesn't give you any details. The promises don't come with a tracking number. He doesn't tell you when, where, how. All he tells you is that it's en route. What I said I will do. What I have spoken, I will bring to pass. This is when your faith has to kick in. God, I don't see any sign of it. My mind says it's not going to happen. People tell me it's not going to work out. The facts say it's too late. But God, I'm not moved by what I see. I'm moved by what I know. And I know you're the coming One. I know in just a little while, I will see what you promised. See, sometimes we trust the shipping company more than we trust God. We trust Amazon more than we trust the coming One. They're people. They can make mistakes. He's God. He can never fail. Quit worrying. Quit believing the doubt. What God promised you is on the way. David was a teenager out in the shepherd's fields taking care of his father's sheep. And he had a big dream in his heart. He knew God called him to do great things. But there wasn't any sign of that happening. His brothers were in the military. They had prestigious positions but being the youngest, he got stuck out with the animals. He could have been depressed. God is not fair. It's never going to change. But David understood the power of waiting with expectancy. I can imagine out in those lonely fields. That's where he wrote some of the psalms. Maybe he wrote Psalm 40. I waited patiently for the Lord. He heard my cry and answered my prayer. Perhaps he wrote Psalm 34. I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will continually be in my mouth. He was saying, while I'm waiting, I'll praise him when nothing is changing. I'll praise him. When I feel stuck. I'll praise him. When I'm overlooked and underestimated, I'll still praise him. Maybe that's where he wrote Psalm 27. I am confident I will see the goodness of God in the land of the living. Listen to his attitude. Stuck out in the shepherd's fields. No way out in the natural. But he's saying, I am confident. The coming one is on the way. I am confident. Favor is coming. New opportunities are coming. Vindication is coming. While he was out there waiting, expectantly waiting, believing God was working, the prophet Samuel started walking toward his house. Samuel came knocking on his father's door to choose the next king of Israel. He looked at the seven brothers and said, it's none of these. Do you have another son? They called David in from the fields. Notice David didn't go looking for Samuel. Samuel came looking for David. His father left him out, but God called him in. His father overlooked him, but God shined down on him. What was that? The coming one. Our God knows how to come to you. Like David, you may feel stuck, overlooked. The dream too big, seems too late. Have a new perspective. The coming one is on the way. He's coming with healing. He's coming with favor. He's coming with breakthroughs, coming with new opportunities. Samuel is about to show up. Good breaks, looking for you, the right people tracking you down. While David was out there doing the right thing with a good attitude. He didn't know it, but Samuel was already en route. He didn't have any sign of it. Nobody told him, hey, this prophet's looking for you. You don't know what's already en route to you. You can't see the blessings, the favor, the influence that God has already set in motion. Your appointed time is coming. Your Samuel is going to come knocking at your door. You won't have to make this happen. Manipulate people, try to force your way up. God is going to bring it to you. Everyone will Know it's his favor on your life. Now. If David were here today, he would tell you, don't let the circumstances fool you. You may not see how your dream can come to pass, how you can get well. But when the coming one shows up, one touch of God's favorite, 1 Samuel knocking on your door, one slingshot, one Goliath being defeated, and you'll step into levels that you've never imagined. That's why David wrote, wait expectantly for the Lord to act. Don't wait discouraged, defeated. This is never going to change. Give God something to work with. God needs some faith. He needs some hope. He needs some praise God. I believe you're the coming one. I believe what Malachi said, that you're coming with healing in your wings. I believe, like David, that my Samuels are on the way. I believe my breakthrough is en route. I believe my child's salvation is en route. I believe that dream that I'm praying about is already en route. When I was growing up, my mother always wanted a swimming pool in our backyard. There were five of us kids and she told my father, and normally Daddy would have given her anything he possibly could. But he did not want to have anything to do with the swimming pool. He said, dody, they're too expensive. They're too much trouble. I don't want one. His mind was made up. But my mother had patient endurance. In other words, she was stubborn. She would not take no for an answer. She kept asking, kept bringing it up. My father wouldn't budge. One day she was out in the backyard with a tape measure. Daddy went out and asked what she was doing. She said, I'm measuring off where we're going to put my swimming pool. He said, dodie, I told you we are not going to get a swimming pool. You might as well quit thinking about it. That went in one ear and out the other. This went on for several years. One Thanksgiving, this couple drove from Louisiana, Houston to our annual convention. The man told the usher that he wanted to see my parents. They brought him back. He said, my name is Richard and I build swimming pools for a living. My mother went over and hugged him and said, hello, Richard, we've been waiting for you. He said, I would like to build you a pool. My father jumped right in and said, oh, Richard, that's so nice, so kind, but we can't really afford it right now. It's really not practical. He said, what do you mean afford it? I want to give you a swimming pool. He built this beautiful in ground swimming pool in our backyard. First time we went out to swim, all of us kids jumped in. My father came out the door in his swim trunk, so excited. My mother said, john, don't even think about getting in my pool. But here's my point. While my mother was waiting, there was no sign of it. People telling her no, she didn't have the funds. But she didn't get talked out of it. She kept believing it would happen, while all these circumstances said that there was no way. Here's this man driving from Louisiana to give her a pull. He was already en route when my father was telling her no. He was already headed to Lakewood. When it seemed impossible. Don't go by what you see. You don't know what's already en route to you. When it seems the least likely, that's when God loves to show up. When the odds are against you, nothing looks possible. Suddenly Samuel comes knocking on your door. Suddenly Richard, whom you've never met, says, God sent me here to bless you. I'm asking you to wait with expectancy. Wait knowing that God heard your request, that he set the promise in motion, that the miracle is already en route. Fifteen years later, my mother wasn't believing for a swimming pool. She was believing for her life. She was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and given a few weeks to live. I saw her have that same unshakable faith, not being talked out of what God put in her heart. That same waiting with expectancy. Deep down, she knew that healing was already en route. That, just like Richard showed up unexpectedly, that the coming one was on his way with healing in his wings. Four decades later, my mother is still alive and healthy. The goodness of our God. The Israelites had wandered in the desert for many years and seem like they'd ever make it in. And I'm sure they were tired and run down. They felt stuck. But Deuteronomy 6 says, the Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he promised. It's filled with prosperous cities that you didn't build. The houses are stocked with goods you didn't produce. You will draw from wells that you did not dig. After all this time of waiting, wondering, dealing with the heat, the opposition God said, you're coming in to your appointed time. Soon you're going to go into a land like nothing you've ever seen. Like them, you may have been waiting for a long time. You could easily settle where you are, think that it's never going to change. But you've fought off the doubt. You've waited with expectancy. You've kept an attitude of faith and God is saying to you, soon you're going to see your healing. Soon. The right person is going to show up. Soon. That new door is going to open. You're on the verge of seeing God do something that you've never seen. The coming one is about to show up with blessings, with favor, with opportunity. There are things already en route to you right now that you can't imagine. Now do your part and keep thanking him for what he promised. Keep waiting with expectancy. Keep declaring that it's on the way. If you'll do this, I believe and declare. Like with David, Samuel's going to come looking for you. Like with my mother healing. When it seems impossible, good breaks chasing you down. Freedom, vindication, abundance. God is going to show out in your life. I believe it and declare it in Jesus name. And if you receive it, can you say 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 information on your new walk with the Lord. You can text the number on the screen or go to the website. I hope you'll get into a good Bible based church and keep God first place. It's easy to get stuck in life because of fear and lack of confidence or we've been through disappointments. But I'm excited about Victoria's new book, Grace to Go. It'll help you move past what's holding you back and step into new levels of your destiny.

[Victoria Osteen]

My heart for this book is that you will discover the courage, the gifts and the faith that God has put in you so that you can see your dreams come to pass. It's not too late. The obstacles are not too big. The grace of God equips you to go beyond your comfort zone and overcome what looks impossible. You are stronger than you think. You are not alone. You are Grace to Go as our.

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Grace is power. When you receive it by faith, it enables you to take the next step so you can become all you are created to be.

[Joel Osteen]

Victoria and I are so grateful to spend this time with you. We 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. Special thank you to our Champion of Hope partners for your monthly gifts. If you're not a partner, I hope you'll consider becoming one. Remember, you can watch the services online every Sunday morning. Download our daily podcast watch on YouTube, the new Joel Osteen Network Social media of course. Listen on SiriusXM247. We'll help you stay encouraged and inspired. If you're a pastor, we'd like to invite you to our Pastors Gathering. We'd be honored to spend the day with you here at Lakewood. We'll share some of the things we've learned inside and behind the scenes. Be a time of inspiration and encouragement. We'd love to meet you.

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