Too often we talk ourselves out of God's best. We allow doubts, fears, and discouraging things people have said to limit us and convince us to settle where we are. Negative voices always speak the loudest.

God is still on the throne. He brought you through in the past; He'll bring you through again.

You can be the first. You can be the one to set a new standard. Don't be moved by what you don't see, by who's against you. God being for you is more than the world being against you.

Joel 3: 10 says, "Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'" Notice that they may be weak, but they're supposed to say, "I am strong." Not, "I am so tired. I am so rundown." That's calling in the wrong things. God tells them to declare what they want, not what their present circumstances are.

no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you." ISAIAH 54:17

Be comfortable not knowing. Quit being worried over what you can't figure out. God has you in the palm of His plan.

It's not your battle; the battle is the Lord's. He's your defender. He's your vindicator, your healer, your provider, your way-maker.

Don't be intimidated by what's against you. The battle is not yours; it's the Lord's. God didn't bring you this far to leave you. He allowed that situation so He could display His awesome power, not just for you, but for those around you.

Sometimes your family will not be your biggest cheerleader. They may not encourage you. You've got to listen to what God's telling you and not to what other people may tell you. People will try to talk you out of the dream in your heart.

In the tough dark times, you have to realize that you're not alone. The Most High God is fighting for you. He's got your back. He's brought you through in the past, and He's going to bring you through in the future.

If you were on your own, you would have a good reason to live worried. But the Scripture says in 1 Peter, "You have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your soul." You're not in this by yourself. You have a protector, a defender, a deliverer.

Don't use your energy to worry; use your energy to believe.