Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem when all the odds were against him. Determination and persistence pulsate through your bloodline.

Don't get upset. Just keep being your best each day.

God is in control. You may not think anything is happening, but remember, God often works the most when we see it and feel it the least. Learn to trust His timing. Don't get in a hurry; don't grow impatient; don't try to force doors to open. Don't try to make things happen in your own strength. Let God do it His way.

When doubt comes saying, "It would have happened by now. It's too late." This is where many people miss their miracle. They get discouraged and think that God has forgotten about them. You need patient endurance. Don't get talked out of it.

Don't worry if you're not getting credit. Don't get discouraged if people don't thank you. God sees your sacrifice. When you give, He gives you more back. When you show someone favor, He shows you more favor.

When you help others rise higher, God will help you rise higher. When you give your time to help others, God will give you more time. When you give your encouragement to someone, God will keep you encouraged.

Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.

I don't want to spend my whole life talking about the promised land without ever getting there. I want to live in it.

I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.

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.

Until your mission is an obsession, nothing will change in your life.

Cultivate will power, that massive creative force that God the creator built into you. Do not let it remain flabby but strengthen it by use and exercise.