Grass In The Desert | Joel Osteen
Joel Osteen Podcast
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4.3 • 24K Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
When you're in a difficult season, you have to remember that God is still at work in your life. While you wait for the promise to come to pass, He's going to fill you with the strength you need to keep going.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Joel and Victoria. What a joy to be with you today. We always counted an honor. |
| 0:06.0 | Know that we're praying for you and your family. We sure hope you enjoy this podcast today. And we just |
| 0:11.1 | are praying for you and know that God is for you. So enjoy today's message. God bless you. |
| 0:18.1 | It's great to have you with us today. I know God has amazing things in your future. |
| 0:23.5 | Now, I hope you'll stay connected with us through the week. We have a daily podcast that you can |
| 0:28.2 | download or go to our YouTube channel, follow us on social media. We want to keep you encouraged and |
| 0:34.0 | inspired. But thanks for tuning in today. I like to start with something funny and I heard |
| 0:39.0 | about this young man. One day he was talking to God. He said, God, what's a million years like to you? |
| 0:45.5 | God said a million years to me is like one second to you. He said, well, God, what's a million |
| 0:51.1 | dollars like to you? God said a million dollars to me is like one penny |
| 0:55.9 | to you. He thought about it a moment and said, God, will you give me a penny? God said, sure, just a second. |
| 1:03.4 | Come on say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. |
| 1:10.6 | I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be |
| 1:13.9 | taught the word of God. I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, I will never be |
| 1:21.1 | the same. In Jesus' name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about grass in the desert. |
| 1:29.5 | In March chapter 6, Jesus was with his disciples. |
| 1:32.6 | So many people were crowding around. |
| 1:35.0 | He told them to get in the boat so they could have some time alone. |
| 1:39.1 | Verse 32 says they departed to a desert place. |
| 1:43.6 | People saw where they were heading. When they arrived, |
| 1:46.1 | there were thousands of people waiting for them. Jesus began to teach them. Late in the day, |
| 1:51.9 | the disciples said, Jesus, it's almost night. We're out here in the desert. There's nothing to eat. |
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