Living guilty? Mad at someone who hurt you? Be encouraged to stand on God's promises even in the midst of disappointments and setbacks. | Joel Osteen

When people are hurting, when they feel bitterness, anger, insecurity, often that pain comes out like poison. It doesn’t have anything to do with you. It wasn’t your fault. It’s just pain that they have bottled up that’s being released. They haven’t dealt with it properly. Some people don’t want to get help. They like the attention it brings them. They’ll use it to make you feel guilty, where they can control you. Don’t take that bait. Be kind. Be respectful, but you’re not responsible for their

You may be in an ugly situation: dealing with an illness, a child is off course, fighting an addiction. You’re getting up each day, making the most of a difficult situation. You're going to work, being good to people, keeping that song of praise, but nothing is changing. It’s the same thing month after month. What you can’t see is you’re at a gate called Beautiful. God has positioned you in His divine destiny. He’s prophesying over you. Things are not only about to change, but it’s going to be b