Trouble Is Temporary | Joel Osteen

I wanna talk to you today about trouble is temporary.

We all face difficulties that don't look like they'll ever change.

Seems like the more we pray, the worse it gets.

We don't see any sign of things improving.

It's easy to live discouraged and accept that it's not meant to be.

But Paul said in 2 Corinthians, "Our present troubles are small and won't last very long.

These troubles will soon be over, but the joy to come will last forever." What you're up against may look permanent.

Seems like it's going to take years to get well, years to get out of debt, years to meet the right person.

Don't be fooled by what you see.

God is saying the trouble is only temporary.

It's not going to last very long.

Soon, it's going to be over.

Soon, you're going to see the breakthrough.

Soon, your health is going to turn around.

Soon, you're going to meet the person of your dreams.

You may not see how this can happen.

Everything in your reasoning says it's not possible.

You're looking at it in the natural.

We serve a supernatural God.

He can make things happen that you can't make happen.

And instead of thinking of all the reasons why it's not going to work out, how it's going to take forever, try a different approach.

"Father, thank you that this difficulty will soon be over.

Thank you that this sickness, this depression, this family problem will not last very long." "Joel, it's already been a long time." That means you are very close to seeing it turn around.

[audience applauding] You're on the verge of a breakthrough.

You're about to see freedom, promotion, problems suddenly resolved, dreams suddenly come to pass.