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You Have To Come To Your Closed Doors Before You Get To Your Open Doors... What If You Knew You Had To Go Through 32 Closed Doors Before You Got To Your Open Door? Well, Then You'd Come To Closed Door Number Eight And You'd Think, 'great, I Got Another One Out Of The Way'... Keep Moving Forward.

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You Have To Come To Your Closed Doors Before You Get To Your Open Doors... What If You Knew You Had To Go Through 32 Closed Doors Before You Got To Your Open Door? Well, Then You'd Come To Closed Door Number Eight And You'd Think, 'great, I Got Another One Out Of The Way'... Keep Moving Forward.

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See, When You Drive Home Today, You've Got A Big Windshield On The Front Of Your Car. And You've Got A Little Bitty Rearview Mirror. And The Reason The Windshield Is So Large And The Rearview Mirror Is So Small Is Because What's Happened In Your Past Is Not Near As Important As What's In Your Future.

The Older I Get, The Better I Understand That Every Day Is A Gift.

I Think The People Already Know What They're Doing Wrong, And I Certainly Believe In Hell. But To Me, When I See Thousands Of People Before Me, It Just Doesn't Come Out Of Me To Say, 'you Guys Are Terrible, And You're Going To Hell.' I'd Rather Say That God Is A God Of Mercy. You've Got To Live An Obedient Life, But For Every Mistake You've Made, There's Mercy There, And I Believe We Can Do Better.

Sometimes, I Think If You Get Away From What You're Called To Do, It's More Of A Distraction.

If You Know You Have To Wait Anyway, Why Not Make A Decision To Enjoy Your Life While You’re Waiting? Why Not Be Happy While God Is In The Process Of Changing Things? After All, There’s Nothing We Can Really Do To Make It Happen Any Faster. We Might As Well Relax And Enjoy Our Lives, Knowing That At The Appointed Time God Is Going To Bring His Plan To Pass.

There’s A Lot That Is Good In Your Life-don’t Take It For Granted. Don’t Get So Focused On The Struggles That You Miss The Gift Of Today

I Want The Services To Look And Sound Like The Grammys. It's Not Showy, But We Represent God, And It Should Be First Class.

Life Is Going By. Don't Waste A Minute Being Negative, Offended, Or Bitter. Choose To Be Happy.

Your Life Is Too Valuable To Waste Being Distracted.

You Can Have Average Talent, But When God Breathes On Your Life, You Will Go Further Than People That Have Great Talent. Don't Talk Yourself Out Of It.

Let Go Of Yesterday. Let Today Be A New Beginning And Be The Best That You Can, And You'll Get To Where God Wants You To Be.

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

If You Have A Big Challenge Today, That Just Means You Have A Big Destiny.

If You Start Praising Your Wife, If You Start Telling Her How Beautiful She Is, And How Glad You Are To Have Her In Your Life, When You Talk About The Good, You Will Draw Out The Good. If You Talk About The Negative, You'll Draw Out The Negative. It's Up To You.

I Don't Know What Can Be So Dangerous About Giving People Hope.

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.

So Many People Are Looking At What's Wrong, And I Try To Encourage Them To Look At What's Right In Their Life. A Lot Of People Have It A Lot Worse Than You Do.

Don't Confuse Small With Insignificant.

It’s Vital That You Accept Yourself And Learn To Be Happy With Who God Made You To Be. If You Want To Truly Enjoy Your Life, You Must Be At Peace With Yourself.

Accepting Yourself

Quit Worrying About How Everything Is Going To Turn Out. Live One Day At A Time; Better Yet, Make The Most Of This Moment. It’s Good To Have A Big – Picture Outlook, To Set Goals, To Establish Budgets And Make Plans, But If You’re Always Living In The Future, You’re Never Really Enjoying The Present In The Way God Wants You To.

You Can't Live A Positive Life Thinking Negative Thoughts. Dwell On The Positive.

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.

People Define Christianity Differently. I Think A Large Portion Of Our Population Are Christians, They're Not All Growing In Their Faith, They're Not All Active, But I Believe That A Lot Of People Believe In Jesus And Believe That He Is Their Lord And Savior.

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

Faith And Family

When You Serve Others, When You Make Somebody Else’s Life Better, When You Lift Up People, When You Help Heal Those That Are Hurting, Not Only Are They Being Blessed, But You’re Being Blessed.

In My Early Teens, I Knew I Wanted To Do Television Production. I Loved Cameras, Editing And Producing, Anything That Had To Do With Television Production. My Friend Had A Production Studio Across Town, And We'd Go Over There At Night And Shoot And Edit. I Produced My Father's Televised Service For 17 Years.

When God Puts Something In Your Heart And Deep Down You Know It’s A Destiny Moment, Don’t Wait For Ten Confirmations. Do What God Is Asking You To Do Now.

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.

God Made You A Masterpiece - Be Blessed, Secure, Disciplined And Equipped.

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

Every Setback Means You're One Step Closer To Seeing The Dream Come To Pass.

You Control The Doorway To Your Mind.

The Truth Is, Somebody Is Always Talking About You, So You Have To Let It Go... If It's Not A Part Of Your God-given Destiny.

When My Dad Founded Our Church, He Used Either A Globe Or A Map Of The World Behind Him. It Was Symbolic Of What Christ Said: To Go Forth And Preach Hope To The World. We Believe In The Cross, But We Just Continued With The Globe.

Forgiveness Is A Choice, But It Is Not An Option.

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

Quit Questioning God And Start Trusting Him!

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.

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.

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.

There Is A Place That God Has Specifically Designed For You Where All Your Needs Will Be Supplied, Where You'll Be Happy And Fulfilled, And Where You'll Be Using Your Gifts And Talents To The Full.

Gifts And Talents

You Can Live A Good Life No Matter What's Happened To You. And So I Don't Know. I Know There Is Condemnation, But I Don't Feel That's My Place.

Stay Focused, Ignore The Distractions, And You Will Accomplish Your Goals Much Faster.

Accomplish Your Goals

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.

I Will Not Talk To God About How Big My Problems Are. I Will Talk To My Problems About How Big My God Is. This Is My Declaration.

A Small Pot Boils Quick. You Can Tell Much About The Depth Of One's Character By How Quickly He 'boils'.

You May Be At A Crossroads In Your Life. You May Have Issues To Deal With; People You Need To Forgive. You Can Go One Of The Two Ways. You Can Ignore What You Now Know To Be True And Keep Burying That Bitterness In Your Life, Pushing It Deeper And Allowing It To Poison And Contaminate You And Those Around You. Or You Can Make A Much Better Choice By Getting It Out In The Open And Asking God To Help You To Totally Forgive And Let It All Go.

Don’t Talk About The Way You Are. Talk About The Way You Want To Be.

You Didn't Accidentally Get Your Personality, Looks And Gifts. You Were Designed On Purpose To Be The Way You Are. You Have What You Need To Fulfill Your Destiny.

When Thoughts Tell You It’s Too Late, Dismiss Them. You Haven’t Dreamed Your Best Dream. You Haven’t Run Your Best Race.

Marriage Is A Commitment, Not A Feeling.

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

We Have To Remember, When We Forgive We're Not Doing It Just For The Other Person, We're Doing It For Our Own Good. When We Hold On To Unforgiveness And We Live With Grudges In Our Hearts, All We're Doing Is Building Walls Of Separation.

Our Words Set The Direction For Our Lives.

We Live In A Culture That Relishes Tearing Others Down. It's Ultimately More Fulfilling, Though, To Help People Reach Their Goals. Instead Of Feeling Jealous, Remember: If God Did It For Them, He Can Do It For You.

On Sundays When I Speak, I Hopefully Give Somebody Something That They Can Use The Next Day At Work Or At Home.

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

Your Situation May Look Impossible, But Don't Ever Rule Out The Favor Of God.

God Has Destined You To Soar. You Have Victory, Freedom And Excellence On The Inside.

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

God's Desire Is That We Excel.

Don't Get Stuck Where You Are, Keep Growing. It's A Decision You Have To Make Because It Is Easy To Get Stuck. Make A Decision To Develop Better Habits, To Have Better Relationships And Just To Keep The Enthusiasm For Life.

Enthusiasm For Life

You Need To Associate With People Who Inspire You, People That Challenge You To Raise Higher, People That Make You Better. Don't Waste Your Valuable Time With People That Are Not Adding To Your Growth. Your Destiny Is Too Important.

My Biggest Hobby Is Hanging Out With My Family And Kids.

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!

When You're Tempted To Be Upset, Ask Yourself 'is This Worth Giving Up My Joy?'

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.

I Think The First Thing To Do Is To Be Aware That You Can Choose What You're Thinking About And That Your Life Is Going Down The Path That You're Thinking.

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

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

Make The Decision And Say, "i'm Not Letting That Worry In. I'm Done Being Upset When My Plans Don't Work Out. I'm Not Letting That Stress In." Negative Thoughts Will Still Come To Your Mind, But You Don't Have To Let Them Into Your Spirit.

The Love Of Life Is The Root Of All Good.

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.

Sometimes We Focus On The Mess Or The Broken Dream, But In All The Mess God Sees Greatness. He Knows How To Take Your Troubles And Turn Them Into Trophies, How To Take The Test And Make It Your Testimony.

Keep On Keeping On!!!

God Wants To Bless Us Where We Are.

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

Learn To Trust His Timing. Don't Get In A Hurry; Don't Grow Impatient; Don't Try To Force Doors Open. Don't Try To Make Things Happen In Your Own Strength. Let God Do It His Way.

Sometimes In Life, A Fog Sets In And You Don't Know Which Way Is The Right Direction. Every Voice May Tell You It's Not Going To Happen, But God Has Placed A Promise In Your Heart. Refuse To Listen To Those Voices. Keep Believing.

When People Are Around Us, They Should Leave Better Off Than They Were Previously. Rather Than Feeling Discouraged Or Defeated, People Should Feel Challenged And Inspired After Spending Any Time With You And Me.

One Study Says That 90 Percent Of Our Everyday Behavior Is Based On Our Habits. . . That Means How We Treat People, How We Spend Our Money, What We Watch, What We Listen To - 90 Percent Of The Time, We're On Autopilot. We Do What We've Always Done.

That’s Why It Is Important To Enjoy The Journey Not Just The Destination. In This World, We Will Never Arrive At A Place Where Everything Is Perfect And We Have No More Challenges. As Admirable As Setting Goals And Reaching Them Maybe, You Can’t Get So Focused On Accomplishing Your Goals That You Make The Mistake Of Not Enjoying Where You Are Right Now.

Don't Go Into The New Year Holding A Grudge From Last Year. Leave The Hurts And Disappointments Behind.

Whether A Person Is Straight Or Gay, Republican, Democrat, Good Person, Not A Good Person, They're All Welcome, Because To Me, Church Is A Place You're Supposed To Get Healed And Whole And Loved.

Faith Activates God - Fear Activates The Enemy.

Bottom Line: God Will Not Allow Any Person To Keep You From Your Destiny. They May Be Bigger, Stronger, Or More Powerful, But God Knows How To Shift Things Around And Get You To Where You're Supposed To Be.

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

I Try To Live What I Teach. A Lot Of Things Come Against Us In Life, But We Should Try To Find Something To Be Grateful For, And See Each Day As A Gift.

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

Do Yourself A Favor; Don’t Wear Yourself Out Trying To Please Everybody. Your Time Is Too Valuable.

Don’t Simply Settle For What Your Parents Had. You Can Go Further Than That. You Can Do More, Have More, Be More.

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

God Will Not Pour Fresh, Creative Ideas And Blessing Into Old Attitudes.

This Is Not The Time To Shrink Back In Fear. Move Forward In Faith. Get Up Every Morning Knowing You Are Gifted.

You Need To Take Pride In What God Has Given You.

Wake Up Every Morning With A Thankful Attitude. Expect Something Good To Happen In Your Life Today.

I Believe God Wants You To Have Money To Pay Your Bills, Send Your Kids To College And Do Charity Work And Build Orphanages. There's The Teaching That We're Supposed To Be Poor To Show That We're Humble. I Don't Buy That. I Think We're Supposed To Be Leaders. We're Supposed To Excel.

You Spend Your Time Like You Spend Money. You Can Waste It Or Invest It.

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

Your Destiny Is Too Great, Your Assignment Too Important, Your Time Too Valuable. Don't Let Fear Intimidate You.

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.

Encouragement To Others Is Something Everyone Can Give. Somebody Needs What You Have To Give. It May Not Be Your Money; It May Be Your Time. It May Be Your Listening Ear. It May Be Your Arms To Encourage. It May Be Your Smile To Uplift. Who Knows?

You May Never Get To That Perfect World That You're Waiting For Where Everything's Going To Be Perfect And You Got That Much Money And Your House Paid Off.

A Merry Heart Is Good Like A Medicine.

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

A Lot Of People Have It A Lot Worse Than You Do.

You Can Take Pride In Yourself Without Comparing Yourself To Anybody Else. If You Run Your Race And Be The Best That You Can Be, Then You Can Feel Good About Yourself.

Be Careful What You Say. You Can Say Something Hurtful In Ten Seconds, But Ten Years Later, The Wounds Are Still There.

Whatever Follows 'i Am' Will Always Come Looking For You!

Being Successful Doesn’t Necessarily Make You Great. What Makes You Great Is When You Reach Back And Help Somebody Else Become Great.

Being Successful

God's Dream Is That You Have An Abundance, That You Be Totally Out Of Debt, Pay Your House Off, Pay Your Credit Cards Off, And Have So Much Overflow That You Can Be A Blessing To Everyone Around You!

At This Very Moment, God’s Working Behind The Scenes In Your Life, Arranging Things In Your Favor. Stay In Faith!

I'm Trying To Make God More Relevant In Our Society.

No Bad Break, No Disappointment, No Accident Can Shorten One Second Of My Divine Destiny.

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.

What You Keep Before Your Eyes Will Affect You.

God Wants Us To Prosper Financially, To Have Plenty Of Money, To Fulfill The Destiny He Has Laid Out For Us.

A Grateful Heart Is Like A Sponge That Soaks Up God's Goodness.

Today Could Be The Start Of Something Amazing.

You Have To Come To Your Closed Doors Before You Get To Your Open Doors... What If You Knew You Had To Go Through 32 Closed Doors Before You Got To Your Open Door? Well, Then You'd Come To Closed Door Number Eight And You'd Think, 'great, I Got Another One Out Of The Way'... Keep Moving Forward.

I've Always Been - You Know, My Personality Is Motivating And Encouraging. And So I'm Just Being Who God Made Me To Be.

I Believe That When You Think Of The Negative, And You Get Up Discouraged - 'there's Nothing Good In My Future' - I Really Believe It Almost Ties The Hands Of God. God Works Where There's An Attitude Of Faith. I Believe Faith Is All About Hope.

Your Time Is Too Valuable, Your Destiny Is Too Great, And Your Future Is Too Bright To Waste A Single Moment. Be A Now Person.

If You Think Your Obstacles Are Too Big, They Will Be. Don’t Set Limits On Your Life With Your Thinking.

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

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

To Reach Up For The New, You Must Let Go Of The Old. What Lies Behind You Is Not Nearly As Important As What Lies In Front Of You.

Do All You Can To Make Your Dreams Come True.

Dreams Come True

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.

Christmas Is The Perfect Time To Celebrate The Love Of God And Family And To Create Memories That Will Last Forever. Jesus Is God's Perfect, Indescribable Gift. The Amazing Thing Is That Not Only Are We Able To Receive This Gift, But We Are Able To Share It With Others On Christmas And Every Other Day Of The Year.

So Many People Say, "i Just Don't Have A Good Job, Or My Marriage Is Not Where It's Supposed To Be." Really It's Excuse After Excuse To Not Be Happy. To Me It's A Waste. I'm Going To Look At What's Right And Not What's Wrong In My Life. I'm Alive, I'm Healthy, And You Know, A Good Thing To Remember Is Somebody's Got It A Lot Worse Than We Do.

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!

I Try To Look On All The Great Things God's Done, And Not Focus On The Negative. It's A Perspective.

I Preach That Anybody Can Improve Their Lives. I Think God Wants Us To Be Prosperous. I Think He Wants Us To Be Happy. To Me, You Need To Have Money To Pay Your Bills. I Think God Wants Us To Send Our Kids To College. I Think He Wants Us To Be A Blessing To Other People. But I Don't Think I'd Say God Wants Us To Be Rich. It's All Relative, Isn't It?

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.

Nothing In Life Has Happened To You. It's Happened For You. Every Disappointment. Every Wrong. Even Every Closed Door Has Helped Make You Into Who You Are.

I Think God's Justice Is Making Wrongs Right.

Just Because We're In A Stressful Situation Doesn't Mean That We Have To Get Stressed Out. You May Be In The Storm. The Key Is, Don't Let The Storm Get In You.

Positive Thinking

No Matter What Comes Your Way, Shake It Off And Move Forward. When You Have A Positive Mindset, You Can't Be Defeated.

I Don't Go Down The Road Of Condemning.

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.

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

What You Receive Is Directly Connected To What You Believe

The Bible Talks About How God Uses Difficult Situations To Develop Our Character And Get Us Stronger. The Death Of My Father Is Probably The Biggest Thing That I Ever Faced. Daddy And I Were Best Friends. But Out Of That Darkness, Out Of That Disappointment In My Life, That's What God Used To Push Me Into Another Level Of Victory Or Another Level Of Ministry That I Never Knew I Had.

God Puts People In Our Lives On Purpose So We Can Help Them Succeed And Help Them Become All He Created Them To Be. Most People Will Not Reach Their Full Potential Without Somebody Else Believing In Them.

Replace Those Thoughts Of Worry With Thoughts Of Hope, Faith, And Victory.

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

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.

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

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

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

We’ve Got To Give People Room To Have A Bad Day.

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

I Think Sometimes The Critics Want Me To Beat People Down, And That's Not In Me. I Want To Lift People Up.

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.

I Do Know This... I Seem To Reach A Lot Of Previously Unchurched People. So Many People Have Told Me They Never Went To Church Until They Heard Our Message Of Hope That God Is A Good God Who Desires To Bless Those Who Are Faithful And Obedient To Him Through Jesus Christ.

Sometimes What We Think Is A Disappointment, Is Really God Getting Us In Position To Go To A New Level.

Positive Attitude

Maybe You’ve Invested A Lot Of Time, Effort, Money, Emotion, And Energy In A Relationship; You Did Your Best To Make It Work Out. But For Some Reason, Things Got Off Course. And Now You Feel As Though You Have Been Robbed. When We Focus On Or Disappointments, We Stop God From Ringing Fresh New Blessing Into Our Lives.

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.

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.

God Knows The Dreams And Desires In Your Heart; In Fact, He Gave Them To You. He Will Order Your Steps And Take You Where You Need To Be.

You Are A Person Of Destiny. You Are Not Here By Accident. There Is No Obstacle Too Big, No Dream You Can't Accomplish.

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.

Don't Ever Criticize Yourself. Don't Go Around All Day Long Thinking, 'i'm Unattractive, I'm Slow, I'm Not As Smart As My Brother.' God Wasn't Having A Bad Day When He Made You... If You Don't Love Yourself In The Right Way, You Can't Love Your Neighbour. You Can't Be As Good As You Are Supposed To Be.

If You Will Transform Your Mind, God Will Transform Your Life.

Sometimes We Look At Gay Being A Bigger Sin Than Being Proud Or Not Telling The Truth. I Don't Think God Categorizes Sins.

True Love Turns Words And Feelings Into Actions.

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 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.

We Were Old Sinners - But When We Came To Christ We Are Not Sinners Anymore.

People Are Skeptical Of Many Televangelists, And I'm Sensitive To That.

Not Every Person Is Going To Understand You And That's Okay. They Have A Right To Their Opinion And You Have Every Right To Ignore It.

If We Will Do Our Part And Take A Strong Stand For Our Families, God Will Do His Part. He'll Help Us To Have Great Marriages And Great Relationships With Our Parents And Children.

Believe That God Is In Control. There Is No Need To Be Stressed Out Or Worried

Love Overlooks A Person’s Faults. That’s Not Always Easy, But Love Believes The Best In Every Person. Anybody Can Return Evil For Evil, But God Wants His People To Help Heal Wounded Hearts.

Don't Focus On What's Wrong. Things May Not Be Perfect, But Be Grateful For The Opportunity To Experience Each Day. Live Each Day Like It Could Be Your Last.

I Think Faith Is Incredible Important Because You Will Become Overwhelmed With What's Happening And You Will Have Waves Of Grief, But When You Turn To Your Faith, I Believe God Will Give You Waves Of Grace To Get Through It.

Jesus Was Saying That You Can't Have A Larger Life With Restricted Attitudes.

Let's Start Affecting Our Whole City, And Maybe We Can Affect The Whole Nation, The Whole World. I'd Like To Affect It With The Fact That God Is A Good God And He's On Your Side And He's Got A Good Plan For You And When You Put Your Hand In His, Great Things Can Happen.

It May Look Like The Difficulty Is Going To Defeat You. But You Need To Keep Telling Yourself, "this Sickness Can't Take My Life." "this Cancer Can't Defeat Me." "no Bad Break, No Disappointment, No Accident Can Shorten One Second Of My Divine Destiny."

There Will Always Be Somebody More Successful, More Beautiful, More Talented. You Have To Realize, You're Not Running Their Race. You're Running Your Race.

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.

You Cannot Soar With The Eagles As Long As You Hang Out With The Turkeys.

Where God Gives Vision He Always Provides Provision

You Can Be In The Storm, But Don't Let The Storm Get In You.

I Think That God Gives You Your Own Will And Choices. I Don't Believe That We're Supposed To Drag Ourselves Through Life Defeated And Not See God's Blessings. But You Have To Make The Right Choices And Follow That Still, Small Voice Within You. Because I Think That's How God Leads Us.

Resist Discouragement By Speaking His Word Over Your Future. Keep Standing. Keep Hoping; Keep Believing Because He Is Working Behind The Scenes. He's Going To Accelerate Your Times And Lead You Into The Life Of Victory He Has For You.

Sometimes When You Take Strong Stands, If You're Not Called To Do It, You're Dividing The Audience You're Trying To Reach.

If You Give, You Will Be Blessed.

When You Face Adversity, You Need To Remind Yourself That Whatever Is Trying To Defeat You Could Very Well Be What God Will Use To Promote You.

What You Believe Has A Much Greater Impact On Your Life Than What Anybody Else Believes.

I Don't Mind Saying, You Know, That I Don't Take A Salary From The Church, And God Has Blessed Me With More Money Than I Could Imagine From My Books.

Every Day We Have Plenty Of Opportunities To Get Angry, Stressed Or Offended. But What You're Doing When You Indulge These Negative Emotions Is Giving Something Outside Yourself Power Over Your Happiness. You Can Choose To Not Let Little Things Upset You.

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.

You Cannot Wait Until Everything Becomes Better Before You Decide To Have A Good Attitude. You Have To Be The Best You Can Be Right Where You Are.

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.

Choose Today To Let The Peace Of Christ Rule In Your Heart And Have An Attitude Of Gratitude Toward The Lord. Even If You Have Things That Are Upsetting You, Take A Step Of Faith And Begin To Thank God For His Goodness In Your Life. Thank Him For Working Behind The Scenes On Your Behalf. As You Do, You Will Walk Forward Into The Life Of Blessing He Has In Store For You!

Many Times, We Miss Out On God's Best Because We Give Up Too Soon. We Don't Realize How Close We Are To Victory.

It Is Your Choice To Be Happy. Make Up Your Mind To Enjoy This Day, To Have A Blessed, Prosperous, Victorious Year. You May Have Some Setbacks And Your Circumstances May Change, But Don't Let That Change Your Mind. Keep It Set On Happiness.

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