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God Is Preparing You For Greater Things. He's Going To Take You Further Than You Thought Possible, So Don't Be Surprised When He Asks You To Think Better Of Yourself And To Act Accordingly.

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God Is Preparing You

Joel Osteen

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God Is Preparing You For Greater Things. He's Going To Take You Further Than You Thought Possible, So Don't Be Surprised When He Asks You To Think Better Of Yourself And To Act Accordingly.

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Keep In Mind, Just Because You Don’t Know The Answer Doesn’t Mean That One Does Not Exist. You Simply Haven’t Discovered It Yet.

We Are Set In Our Ways, Bound By Our Perspectives And Stuck In Our Thinking.

Fear And Faith Have Something In Common. They Both Ask Us To Believe In Something We Cannot See.

Seeds Of Discouragement Cannot Take Root In A Grateful Heart.

My Friends And I Had Fun Together, But I Was More Reserved, Not At All The Life Of The Party. I Would Just Be The Quiet One In The Room.

I Like To Take Every Day Just Searching My Own Heart, Making Sure That I'm On Course, And I'm Doing What God Wants Me To Do. I'm Real Good With Not Looking To The Critics And Looking Straight Ahead.

I Think We Should Enjoy Our Families And Everyone That We Love Right Now, Each Day.

If We're Going To Bring Out The Best In People, We, Too, Need To Sow Seeds Of Encouragement.

You Don't Have To Live Up To Anyone's Expectations, Just Be The Best You Can Be

Smiling Resets Your Mood.

True Love Turns Words And Feelings Into Actions.

Do Not Speak Defeat, Speak Victory.

Some Things You Can Only Learn In The Struggle. When It's Easy, When Everything Is Going Your Way, That Doesn't Take Any Faith.

Any Of Us Can Be Happy And Have A Good Attitude When Everything Is Going Our Way. But I Believe It's The Real Test Of Your Character And Of Your Faith To Say, Things Are Not Going Our Way, But I'm Still Being Good To People; I'm Still Attending Church; I Still Have A Good Attitude. I Think That's How You Pass Those Tests.

Don’t Just Accept Whatever Comes Your Way In Life. You Were Born To Win; You Were Born For Greatness; You Were Created To Be A Champion In Life.

My Belief As A Christian Is When We Receive Christ As Salvation, That That Gives Us A Guarantee For Heaven.

Shake Off The Self-pity, Shake Off The Defeat And Get Ready For God To Do Something New. He Is Going To Pay You Back For Every Injustice.

We Don't Have To Talk About Faith And Family At Dinner-we Just Show It.

Faith And Family

Father, I Desire To Please You In Everything I Do. I Declare That You Are Good And Faithful. I Trust You With My Whole Heart And Believe That You Are A Rewarder Of Those Who Diligently Seek You. I Bless You And Honor You Today In Jesus' Name. Amen.

He Is Still In Control. He Still Has You In The Palm Of His Hand.

You May Think There Is A Lot Wrong With You, But There Is Also A Lot Right With You.

When You Come To A Dark Valley, A Difficult Season Or A Sickness, Don't Worry About It, God Will Give You The Grace And Strength You Need.

You Will Become What You Believe. The Truth Is, I Am What I Am Today Because Of What I Believed About Myself Yesterday. And I Will Be Tomorrow What I Believe About Myself Right Now

I Just Think That Only God Will Judge A Person's Heart.

I Just Think That It's Strong And It's Important That We Recognize What The Christmas Season Is About; It's About The Birth Of Our Savior, And There's A Lot Of Pressure Today To Be Politically Correct ,but People Are Realizing, Too, That You Have To Be Open To Express Your Faith What You Want Believe.

I Say, Don't Try To Fight Your Own Battles Because God Will Do It.

No Matter How Many Times You Get Knocked Down, Keep Getting Back Up.

Getting Back Up

Friend, There's No Greater Investment In Life Than In Being A People Builder. Relationships Are More Important Than Our Accomplishments.

Sustaining Faith Is What Sets You Through Those Dark Nights Of The Soul When You Don’t Know Where To Go Or What To Do, And It Seems That You Can’t Last Another Day…but Because Of Your Faith In God, You Do.

You Were Never Created To Live Depressed, Defeated, Guilty, Condemned, Ashamed Or Unworthy. You Were Created To Be Victorious.

I'm Very Careful About Saying Who Would And Wouldn't Go To Heaven. I Don't Know.

When You're Blessed, The Haters Come Out. When You Wear God's Blessings Well, Don't Be Surprised If It Draws Jealousy Out On People.

You Have A Destiny To Fulfill, Something Greater Than You've Ever Even Imagined. But If You're Going To Become All You Were Created To Be, You've Got To Take Off The “average” Label.

Take Your Dreams And The Promises God Has Put In Your Heart, And Every Day Declare That They Will Come To Pass.

Understand That The Enemy Always Fights The Hardest When He Knows You Are Closest To Your Breakthrough. He'd Leave You Alone If He Thought You Were Going To Live In Mediocrity. If You Keep Pressing On Toward Your Promise, Through Faith And Patience, You Will Get There.

Don't Be So Shortsighted That If It Doesn't Happen Right Now, You're Not Going To Be Happy. You Are Sowing Seeds That Will Reap A Great Harvest For Generations To Come.

Ask God To Give You The Strength To Endure, And Rest Assured, He Will Take Care Of You.

You Don't Have To Have A Great Gift For God To Use It In A Great Way.

I Think The Word Rich Is All Relative.

You Have To Accept The Fact That Some People Are Never Going To Be For You. Treat Them With Respect, But You Don’t Need Their Approval To Fulfill Your Destiny.

Too Often We Make The Mistake Of Remembering What We Should Forget-our Hurts, Failures And Disappointments -and We Forget What We Should Remember-our Victories, Accomplishments And The Times We Have Made It Through.

When I Used To Play Sports, I'd Be The One Cheering The Team On, 'come On, We Can Beat These Guys!' That's Just In Me.

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Our Goal Should Be That We're Going To Live Life To The Fullest, Pursuing Our Passions And Dreams, And When It Comes Our Time To Go, We Will Have Used As Much Of Our Potential As Possible.

Prospering Just Doesn't Have To Do With Money.

We’re Not Always Going To Be Here. Live Life To The Full, With Purpose & Passion, Pursuing Your Dreams.

Life Is Not Too Short... We Just Wait Too Long To Begin It.

If You’ll Dare To Take Your Mind Off Your Troubles, Get Your Mind Off Your Own Needs And, Instead, Seek To Be A Blessing To Other People, God Will Do More For You Than You Could Even Ask Or Think.

You Were Created To Excel. There’s No Limit To How High You Can Go In Life. Keep Stretching To The Next Level.

You Are Full Of Potential. You Are Overflowing With Creativity. There's Nothing In Your Heart That You Cannot Accomplish.

I've Learned A Simple Principle: All I Have To Do Is Be The Best 'me' That I Can Be. One Day When I Read The Scripture About David, That He Fulfilled His Purpose For His Generation. I Knew God Spoke To Me.

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When You Get Knocked Down, Don't Stay Down; Get Back Up Again. Nothing Good Is Going To Happen As Long As You're Down On Yourself.

Getting Back Up

I Think We Use God's Word. I Think The Principles That You Hear Dr. Phil And Some Of Those Others Talk About Many Times Are Right Out Of The Bible.

Forgiveness Doesn't Mean That What That Person Did Was Right Or That You Even Have To Get Back Into A Relationship With That Person. Forgiveness Simply Releases The Debt They Owe You So That God Can Release The Debt You Owe Him. Ask The Lord To Search Your Heart And Show You If There Is Any Unforgiveness Blocking His Blessing In Your Life. Ask Him To Show You More About This Gift Of Forgiveness So That You Can Walk In The Freedom And Victory He Has For You Today.

God Never Promised That We Wouldn’t Have Challenges. In Fact, He Said Just The Opposite. His Word Says, ‘be Truly Glad!...these Trials Are Only To Test Your Faith, To See Whether Or Not It Is Strong And Pure…’ So If Your Faith Remains Strong After Being Tried In The Test Tube Of Fiery Trials, It Will Bring You Much Praise And Glory And Honor On The Day Of His Return.

I Don't Focus On The Critics. Everyone Who Is Making Any Difference In Any Field Has Critics. As Long As I Feel Like I'm Doing What I'm Supposed To Be Doing, Then I Don't Worry About It.

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Invite Good Things Into Your Life. When You Confess Good Things Based On What God Is Saying, You'll Begin To See More Favor!

No Matter How Dark And Gloomy It Looks In Your Life Right Now, If You'll Release The Weight Of Those Burdens, You Will See The Sun Break Forth.

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God Honors Obedience, And He Has Distinct Plans For Us. I Think The Dreams That God Puts In Our Hearts, We Can Fulfill. He's Equipped Us For That.

God Always Wants Us To Be Growing.

There Are A Lot Of Decisions We Pass Up On Because We Think, "you Know What? That's Just Going To Build - You Know, Maybe That's Going To Build Me And Not Build The Ministry And What I'm Trying To Do." So We Pass Up On A Lot Of Opportunities.

It Doesnt Matter How Long It’s Been Or How Impossible It Looks, All The Forces Of Darkness Cannot Stop What God Wants To Do.

Faith Is Not In Your Head. Faith Is In Your Heart. Sometimes You Have To Turn Your Mind Off And Listen To Your Heart.

You're Not Better Than Anybody Else, But You're Not Less Than Anybody Else. You're A Child Of The Most High God.

God Never Said That We Wouldn’t Have Unfair Situations, That We Wouldn’t Experience Loss. But He Promised If We Would Stay In Faith, He Would Restore Everything That Was Stolen.

I Know For Me, And What The Bible Teaches, I Want To Have A Relationship With Jesus.

Many People Are Unhappy And Are Not Experiencing Life To Its Fullest Because They’ve Closed Their Hearts To Compassion, They Are Motivated By Only What They Want And What They Think They Need. They Rarely Do Anything For Anybody Else Unless They Have An Ulterior Goal In Mind. They Are Self-involved And Self-centered.

You See Somebody Down, That's Lonely, Take Them To Lunch. Encourage Them.

God Didn't Make A Mistake When He Made You. You Need To See Yourself As God Sees You.

Don't Waste Your Energy Trying To Convince People To Understand You. Your Time Is Too Valuable To Try To Prove Yourself To People.

Keep In Mind, Hurting People Often Hurt Other People As A Result Of Their Own Pain. If Somebody Is Rude And Inconsiderate, You Can Almost Be Certain That They Have Some Unresolved Issues Inside. They Have Some Major Problems, Anger, Resentment, Or Some Heartache They Are Trying To Cope With Or Overcome.

If You Don't Have The Gift Of A Loving Supportive Family, Be That Gift For Someone Else. It Doesn't Have To Be A Relative, Just Someone You Know Who Is Alone Or Hurting Over The Holiday.

I Think God Gives Every One Of Us Our Own Will, And Unfortunately, Some People Choose To Do Evil Things With It.

Put Your Shoulders Back, Hold Your Head Up High Knowing That The Same Power That Raised Christ From The Dead Lives On The Inside Of You.

God Has Put People In Your Life On Purpose, Don't Live To Get, Live To Give.

There's A Belief That You're Supposed To Be Poor, And Suffering, And Show Your Humility. I Just Don't See The Bible That Way. I See That God Came And Jesus Died So That We Might Live An Abundant Life And Be A Blessing To Others.

God Works Where There's An Attitude Of Faith. I Believe Faith Is All About Hope.

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You Won't Be Free From Guilt If You Are Constantly Replaying The Negative Memories Of Your Past. If You're Going To Replay Anything, Replay Your Victories!

Sometimes You Need Faith And Victory Spoken Over Your Life. Words Have Created Power. When You Receive Them Into Your Spirit, They Can Ignite Seeds Of Increase On The Inside.

Start Announcing Freedom From Anything That’s Holding You Back. Freedom From Addictions, Freedom From Loneliness, Freedom From Lack, Freedom From Struggle. You Are Prophesying Your Future. Your Words Are Setting The Direction For Your Life.

A Merry Heart Is Good Like A Medicine.

No Matter How Many Times You Get Knocked Down, Keep Getting Back Up. God Sees Your Resolve. He Sees Your Determination. And When You Do Everything You Can Do, That’s When God Will Step In And Do What You Can’t Do.

Getting Back Up

Again I Think My Gift Is Bringing Hope To Everybody, And I Don't Want Someone To Look At Me And Say, "i Would Listen To Him, I Like What He's Saying, But He's This Or That Politically And That Turns Me Off."

When U Have This Spirit Of Excellence, U Do The Right Thing Always :even If No One Is Watching You.

Nothing Can Take Your Joy; You Have To Give It Away. You're In Complete Control Of Your Happiness.

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You Don't Have To Tell People What They're Doing Wrong. They Already Know. Your Job Is To Love Them.

Sometimes We Look Back And 10 Years From Now We Think, 'boy, Those Were Great Old Days.' Well, You Know, We're Living In The Good Old Days.

Opposition Is Not There To Stop You, It’s There To Establish You.

The Marriage Partner Is Not Really The Problem. No Other Person Can Ultimately Make You Happy. You Must Learn How To Be Happy Within Yourself.

How To Be Happy

If We Don't Forgive Ourselves For Mistakes We've Made-and Everybody's Made Their Choices, Some Worse Than Others-we'll Never Experience The Good Life God Has In Store.

When You Get Up And Say, "god, I Want To Thank You For Being Alive, I've Got Family, I've Got My Health," You're Going To Draw In More Of The Good Things From God.

Life Is Short. Don't Miss Opportunities To Spend Time With The People That You Love.

No Matter How Many Mistakes You've Made In The Past, Or What Sort Of Difficulties You Struggle With Now, You Are Destined To Live In Victory.

The Bible Says No Man Can Take Your Joy. That Means No Person Can Make You Live With A Negative Attitude. No Circumstance, No Adversity Can Force You To Live In Despair. As Eleanor Roosevelt, Wife Of Wheelchair-bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Often Said, ‘no One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent.

We Deal With People That Are Going Through Divorces And That Are Facing Life-threatening Illnesses, And I'm Giving Them Hope. And To Me, I Don't Think There's Anything "lite" About That.

Be Sensitive To The Needs Of Those Around You. Live As A Healer. Lift The Fallen, Restore The Broken, And Encourage The Discouraged.

I Like To Think My Dad Was Easygoing And Kind, And I Think Some Of Those Things Have Been Passed Down. I Am Like Him In A Sense Of Being Positive And Hopeful. He Was Compassionate, And I've Got A Lot Of That In Me As Well.

The Truth Is We All Get Tired, We All Get Weary. In Fact, If You Never Feel Like Giving Up, Then Your Dreams Are Too Small. If You Never Feel Like Quitting, Then You Need To Set Some Larger Goals. When That Pressure Comes To Get Discouraged And To Think About How You Can’t Take It Anymore, That Is Completely Normal. Every Person Feels That Way At Times.

I Realize That As Quick As You Go Up, You Can Really Come Down That Quick. And We've Seen It Happen With Others.

You May Have Had Unfair Things Happen To You, But The Depth Of Your Pain Is An Indication Of The Height Of Your Future.

I Believe That God's Dream Is That We Be Successful In Our Careers, And That We Be Able To Send Our Kids To College. I Don't Mean That Everyone Is Going To Be Rich, And I Preach A Lot On Blooming Where You're Planted. But I Don't Have The Mindset That Money Is A Bad Thing.

The Main Rule To Me Is To Honor God With Your Life. To Live A Life Of Integrity. Not Be Selfish. You Know, Help Others. But That's Really The Essence Of The Christian Faith.

I Have Always Believed In God.

My Daddy Tried To Get Me Up To Speak For The 17 Years That I Worked Behind The Scenes, But I Never Had The Desire. Naturally, I Was Nervous And Kind Of Shy. I Just Didn't Want To Do It.

If You Are Against Yourself, You Will Never Reach Your Highest Potential. And When You Criticize Yourself, You're Criticizing God.

Sometimes God Will Deliver You From The Fire, And Other Times God Will Make You Fireproof.

Don’t Just Look For Your Miracle. Become Someone Else's Miracle.

I've Always Been Very Happy. I've Always Been Easy Going And I've Always Been Very Encouraging; It's Just My Personality.

It Is A Hard Thing To Let Go Of Mistakes We've Made And Sins. God Wants Us To Do That Because He Knows The Guilt And The Condemnation Will Keep Us From Becoming Who He Has Created Us To Be.

Don't Settle In The Land Of Barely Enough. That Is Where You Are, It Is Not Who You Are. That's Your Location, It's Not Your Identity. No Matter What It Looks Like, Have An Abundant Mentality.

I Encourage People In A Lot Of My Messages That You've Got To Make The Most Of Every Day.

When Christmas Doesn't Fit Your Expectations Of What The Perfect Holiday Should Be, Think About How Joseph And Mary Probably Didn't Think That Manger Was The Perfect Place For Their Child To Be Born. But Look At What A Perfect Christmas That Turned Out To Be.

God Doesn't Ask You To Figure It All Out. He Only Asks You To Believe.

It May Look Impossible, But God Can Do The Impossible. Just Because You Don’t See Anything Happening Doesn’t Mean God Is Not Working

At The Start Of Each New Day, Remind Yourself: I Am Talented. I Am Creative. I Am Greatly Favored By God. I Am Equipped. I Am Well Able. I Will See My Dreams Come To Pass.

When You Stir Up The Passion, Your Faith Will Allow God To Do Amazing Things. If You Want To Remain Passionate, You Cannot Let What Once Was A Miracle Become Ordinary.

Closed Doors Are A Test Of Our Faith. Keep Moving Forward, Being Your Best, Living With Determination And Faith. When You Do, You'll See Amazing Changes All Around You.

Don’t Fall In Love With The Blessings. Fall In Love With The Blessor. Seek First The Kingdom & God Will Reward You!

Falling In Love

Before You Leave The House, You Need To Make Up Your Mind That You’re Going To Stay Positive And Enjoy The Day No Matter What Comes Your Way. You Have To Decide Ahead Of Time.

People In Tough Times - It Doesn't Mean They Don't Have A Great Attitude.

I'm A Reverend And A Pastor. A Pastor Of The Church. I Go By Usually Pastor.

It's Our Faith That Activates The Power Of God.

There's Plenty About God That I Don't Understand And Can't Explain. But I Come Back To My Core Belief That God Is Good, That He's For Us.

The People God Put In Your Life Are Not There By Accident. Don’t Get So Busy That You Just Give Them Your Leftover Time.

Stones Of Judgment, Discouragement Or Doubt May Be Thrown At You. You Can't Stop Them, But You Can Make The Choice To Keep Your Walls Up And Not Let Them Affect You.

Failure Is An Event-it’s Not Who You Are. Don’t Let That Label Get Stuck On You. If One Dream Dies, Dream Another Dream.

Don't Confuse Small With Insignificant.

You Weren't Created To Be Unhappy In Order To Keep Everyone Else Happy. Run Your Own Race.

I Think, For Years, People Have Been Pushed Down By Religion, And I Don't Say That Disrespectfully, But They've Been Shown A God That You Can't Measure Up To.

No Matter What's Happening, Choose To Be Happy. Don't Focus On What's Wrong. Find Something Positive In Your Life. Thank God For The Small Things.

Don't Think Small When You Pray. God Has A Way To Bring Your Dreams To Pass If You'll Dare To Be Bold Enough To Ask.

I Believe God's Keeping The Records, And I Believe You Will Be Rewarded Even In This Life. Somehow, Some Way, God Will Make It Up To You. It May Be He Protected You From An Accident You Never Knew. You Can't Give God Something Without God Giving You More In Return, Whether It's Peace Or Joy Or Satisfaction.

When You Go Through Difficult Times, Make Sure You Pass The Test. Don’t Be Stubborn And Hardheaded. Recognize That God Is Refining You, Knocking Off Some Of Your Rough Edges. Stand Strong And Fight The Good Fight Of Faith. God Has Called Each Of Us To Be Champions; You Are Destined To Win. If You Will Work With God And Keep A Good Attitude, Then No Matter What Comes Against You, The Bible Says That All Things – Not Just The Good Things In Life, But All Things – Work Together For Your Good.

I Deal With More Practical Issues Of The Bible.

Most Of The Criticism I Get Is That I Am Too Positive And Too Hopeful... In My Words, I Don't Beat People Down Enough.

Certainly, None Of Us Enjoy Going Through Struggles, But You Have To Understand That Your Struggle May Be An Opportunity For Advancement And Promotion. The Very Thing You Are Fighting Against So Tenaciously May Be The Springboard That Catapults You To A New Level Of Excellence. Your Challenges May Become Your Greatest Assets.

When I Grew Up, The Devil Was A Reason Why I Had A Headache Or The Devil Was The Reason I Got Mad Today. We Always Blamed The Devil. I Think Today When I Say The Enemy, I Like To Make It Broader. Sometimes The Enemy Can Be Our Own Thoughts.

If You Think You’re Average, Then You’ll Be Average. If You Think You’re Ordinary, Then You’ll Live Ordinary. The Truth Is, There Is Nothing Ordinary About You. You Have Something To Offer That Nobody Else Can Offer.

I Like To Start My Day Off Every Morning, Take The First Half Hour And Just Search My Own Heart, See If I'm On The Right Course, Try To Be Honest With Myself - Am I Doing This For The Right Reasons?

Faith Is All About Trusting God Even When You Don't Understand His Plan.

I'm Not For Gay Marriage, But I'm Not For Discriminating Against People.

You Must Forgive The People Who Hurt You So You Can Get Out Of Prison. You'll Never Be Free Until You Do. Let Go Of Hose Wrongs They've Done To You. Get That Bitterness Out Of Your Life. That's The Only Way You're Going To Truly Be Free. You Will Be Amazed At What Can Happen In Your Life When You Release All That Poison.

I Believe That God Has Put Gifts And Talents And Ability On The Inside Of Every One Of Us. When You Develop That And You Believe In Yourself And You Believe That You're A Person Of Influence And A Person Of Purpose, I Believe You Can Rise Up Out Of Any Situation.

Gifts And Talents

Life Is Too Short To Live That Way. Learn To Travel Light. Every Morning When You First Get Up, Forgive The People That Did You Wrong The Day Before. Forgive Your Spouse For What They Said. At The Start Of The Day, Let Go Of The Disappointments, The Set Backs From Yesterday. Start Every Morning Fresh And New. God Did Not Create You To Carry Around All That Baggage. Let It Go And Move Forward In The Life Of Blessing He Has In Store For You!

You Can't Talk Defeat And Expect To Have Victory. You Can't Talk Lack And Expect To Have Abundance. You've Got To Send Your Words Out In The Direction You Want Your Life To Go.

Nobody Owes Me Anything. I Am Not At A Disadvantage. I Am Equipped, Empowered, And Anointed.

There's Pros And Cons Of A Big Church. Cons Is I Don't Get To Know Everybody, I Don't Get To Go To Their Ballgame, I Don't Get To Marry Everybody, But The Pros Are You Get All This Community, 800 Ushers Come In To Serve, Getting There At 7 In The Morning On Their Day Off And Coming In On Saturday To Make All Those Wafers.

I Think How You Start The Day Many Times Determines What Kind Of Day You're Going To Have.

You Didn't Just Show Up On Planet Earth By Accident.. You Were Handpicked By Almighty God.

For A While... To Be An Evangelical Meant You Were A White Republican, And You Were Against This And Against That. I Don't Want To Be Put Into That Mold, Because Then People Judge You Before They Even Listen... I Don't Want To Divide The Very People I Am Trying To Reach.

Part Of My Message Is That God Never Said That We Weren't Going To Have Difficulties, But You Know What, He Said To Stay Full Of Joy And I'm Going To Help You Overcome. So I Think That Is What Resonates With People And Helps Draw So Many People. Because It Is Not A Message That You Are Barely Going To Make It, You're A Victim. We Are Not Victims, We Are Victors.

When Things Are Difficult, Smile By Faith. Don't Wait Until You Feel Better.

Start Believing Bigger, Dreaming Bigger & Expecting Bigger.

Don't Focus On The Good Old Days, Look Forward Towards The Good New Days.

You Know What? I'm Not Going To Beat Myself Up. I Did The Best I Can Do, And So I'm Going To Believe That - I'm Going To Believe Good Things About Myself.

Don’t Hold On To The Old When You're Being Led Somewhere New. Come Out Of Your Comfort Zone.

We All Have Unfair Situations And Things We Don't Like. You Can Get Bitter, Discouraged And Sour, Or You Can See It As Fertilizer And Say, “ This Difficulty Is Not Going To Defeat Me; It's Going To Promote Me. It's Not Going To Hinder Me; It's Going To Help Me.” Don't Just Go Through It, Grow Through It.

We Have To Realize That Our Lives Could Be Gone In A Moment. There Are No Guarantees That We Will Be Here At This Time Next Year. Learn To Live Each Day To The Fullest. Don't Complain. Don't Focus On What's Wrong. Be Grateful For The Opportunity To Experience Each Day.

When You Believe, It Activates God's Power.

God Wants To Increase You Financially, By Giving You Promotions, Fresh Ideas And Creativity

Just Because Something Didn't Work Out Your Way, Or Somebody Disappointed You, That Does Not Change Who You Are.

When You Are Grateful, That Allows God To Do Great Things In Your Life.

Don’t Allow Negative People To Steal Your Joy. When You Lose Your Joy, You Lose Your Strength.

The Moment You Speak Something Out, You Give Birth To It. This Is A Spiritual Principle, And It Works Whether What You Are Saying Is Good Or Bad, Positive Or Negative.

[ Billy Graham ] Is A Hero To Us All. His Life Of Integrity. Somebody That Can Stick With It For That Long And Just Stick With His Message. What I Love About Dr. Graham Is He Stayed On Course. He Didn't Get Sidetracked.

I Don't Think It's That Hard [to Lead A Christian Life]. To Me It's Fun. We Have Joy And Happiness.

Don't Spend All Your Time Trying To Win Over Your Critics. Just Run Your Own Race.

I Want Get Across To Not Just The Church World. I Want To Get Outside Those Walls To Everyday People.

If You Can See The Invisible, God Will Do The Impossible.

You Don't Need Everyone To Help You. You Just Need One Touch Of Favor, And You Will Accomplish In A Split Second What Could Have Taken Your Whole Lifetime.

Every Twenty-four Hours God Has A Fresh New Supply Of Grace, Of Favor, Of Wisdom, Of Forgiveness.

This Is A Day That God Has Given Me. It's A Gift. I Can Never Relive This Day. And I'm Not Going To Live It Angry, In Unforgiveness, And Mad At Somebody. If I Don't Get My Way, I'm Going To Believe That God's Still In Control.

You've Got To Send Your Words Out In The Direction You Want Your Life To Go.

That's It. I'm Going To Start Making The Right Choices.

I'm Not The Judge. You Know, God Didn't Tell Me To Go Around Judging Everybody.

Your Best Days Are Still Out In Front Of You

You Can’t Talk Mediocrity And Expect To Have Victory. You Are Prophesying Your Future. If You Want A Shift To Occur, You’ve Got To Think Positive.

The Bigger Your Obstacle, The Bigger Your Future. Don't Get Discouraged, Keep Moving Forward.

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