Tap into Staying Power

by Joel Osteen

Friday, November 22, 2019
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We all have things that come against us in life—an illness, people who don't treat us fairly, a slowdown in our business. We're praying, believing, doing the right thing, but nothing is changing. It's easy to get discouraged and think it's never going to improve. But the way you win some battles is not by defeating but by outlasting the opposition. You have to have staying power. Some enemies are stubborn. You can't be weak and give up because it's not happening on your timetable. You have to outlast the trouble at work, outlast the slow season in your finances, outlast the difficulty in your marriage. We all want God to deliver us from attacks, but if He's not changing it, then it's really simple—you have to outlast the attacks.
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