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God Is Sending You Angels Joel Osteen · A Better Tomorrow

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  Speaker 1: Sometimes we find ourselves in the wilderness. We know we
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  Speaker 1: have God's favor. We know he's put big things in
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  Speaker 1: our heart, but we're in a dry season. We're not
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  Speaker 1: seeing any growth. Doors aren't opening. Opposition is stronger than ever.
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  Speaker 1: You could get discouraged, complain. This is when you have
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  Speaker 1: to dig down deep and say, God, I trust you.
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  Speaker 1: I know I'm not in this desert by accident. You've
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  Speaker 1: led me here. You won't take me someplace where you
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  Speaker 1: won't sustain me. So Lord, I thank you for the strength,
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  Speaker 1: the peace, the favor, the courage to stand strong and
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  Speaker 1: outlast this test. If you'll have the right attitude, you'll
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  Speaker 1: come out of the dry place into an abundant place.
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  Speaker 1: After 40 days of fasting in the desert, the enemy
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  Speaker 1: came to Jesus to tempt him. was when he was
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  Speaker 1: the weakest. He was tired and hungry. He tempted Jesus
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  Speaker 1: three times. He said, turn these stones into bread.
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  Speaker 2: You're hungry, make something to eat. Jesus wouldn't do it.
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  Speaker 2: He said, bow down before me and I'll give you
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  Speaker 2: all these kingdoms.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus refused. Final temptation, he took Jesus to a high
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  Speaker 1: place overlooking the temple.
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  Speaker 2: He said, if you're the son of God, jump off
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  Speaker 2: this ledge.
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  Speaker 1: You said your angels will protect you.
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  Speaker 2: Once again, Jesus wouldn't do it.
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  Speaker 1: After he passed these tests, the scripture says angels came
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  Speaker 1: and strengthened him. You can imagine after not eating for
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  Speaker 1: 40 days, having to deal with the temptations, being hot
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  Speaker 1: and dry, how overwhelmed he must have been, how he
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  Speaker 1: didn't think he could keep going. But God knows when
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  Speaker 1: the pressure is too much. He knows when you can't
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  Speaker 1: take it anymore. Here, Jesus is the Son of God.
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  Speaker 1: He's all-powerful, but in His human body, He had limitations.
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  Speaker 1: He faced times where He felt like He was at
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  Speaker 1: a breaking point.
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  Speaker 2: Notice what God did.
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  Speaker 1: He sent angels to strengthen Him, angels to refresh Him,
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  Speaker 1: give Him what He needed for His destiny. The Scripture
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  Speaker 1: says that Jesus came out of the desert in the
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  Speaker 1: power of the Spirit. How could he come out more
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  Speaker 1: powerful when he's been in a dry place, no food,
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  Speaker 1: being tested, facing opposition?
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  Speaker 2: Angels showed up.
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  Speaker 1: They brought supernatural strength and energy and favor and courage.
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  Speaker 1: You too may be in a dry place. You don't
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  Speaker 1: see how you can keep going. You're fighting the good fight,
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  Speaker 1: but you're suffering from battle fatigue. It's been so long.
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  Speaker 1: Feels like it's too much. God sees what's happening. You
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  Speaker 1: didn't go into that dry place by accident. That wilderness
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  Speaker 1: was not easy, but you passed the test. You've stayed faithful.
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  Speaker 1: You didn't give up. You didn't quit believing. Like with Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: God's about to send angels to strengthen you, to breathe
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  Speaker 1: new life, fresh vision, encouragement. You're not just going to
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  Speaker 1: come out of the desert, barely making it, beat up, bedraggled.
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  Speaker 2: You're going to come out in the power of the.
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  Speaker 1: Spirit with fresh vision, fresh favor, renewed strength, ready for
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  Speaker 1: the new levels that God has in store. I hope
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