Joel Osteen - In The Middle of a Miracle (2023)

I want to talk to you today about In The Middle of a Miracle. When we go through challenges it's easy to live worried and stressed. And we wonder when it's going to change, and when God is going to do something, when in fact God is doing something. He's keeping the from taking us out, he's holding back the opposition, he's not letting the addiction defeat us. We don't realize it, but we're in the middle of a miracle. God is in the process of bringing us out.

Now keep the right perspective: you're not just fighting cancer, you're in the middle of a miracle. God is in the process of restoring your health. That test one day will be your testimony. You will say with David, "Where would I be without the goodness of God"?

You're not just struggling in your finances, you're in the middle of a miracle. The enemy thought he was setting you back, he didn't realize he was setting you up.

It may look frightening, the circumstances seem overwhelming: stay in peace, you're in the middle of a miracle. God may not deliver you from the trouble, he may take you through the trouble.

You can't see it, but he's holding up the walls of water. He's keeping you from evil and harm. He's sustaining you in the famine. He's bringing healing and wholeness. He's protecting, providing, favoring. You're in the middle of a miracle.

Like Paul and Silas, you may feel like you're in the middle of trouble, dealing with an illness, worried about your finances, concerned about your children. What you're up against seems bigger and stronger, you have to do like them and recognize: you're not just in the middle of a difficulty, you're in the middle of a miracle.

When you're in the middle of a miracle, you have to turn up your praise, "Father, thank you that no weapon formed against me is going to prosper. Thank you that this difficulty didn't come to stay, that it came to pass. Thank you, that even now things are changing in my favor".

You may be difficult time, but have a new perspective: you're in the middle of a miracle! The enemy wouldn't be coming against you if he didn't know something amazing was in front of you. The opposition, the trouble, the lack it's not the end. Why? You're in the middle of a miracle! Victory is coming, healing is coming, freedom is coming, new levels are coming!

Most of the time when you're in the middle of a miracle it's not peaceful. There are walls of water on each side that could collapse, there's a Pharaoh chasing you, there's wind and noise: don't panic, God has you right where he wants you! He's in control! He's keeping the opposition from defeating you! It's just a matter of time before you make it safely to the other side.