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.

What am I saying? Don't complain about that person who betrayed you. If they walked away, they didn't set you back; they set you up. If that had not happened, you wouldn't get to where you're supposed to be. If they overlooked you, tried to push you down, and lied about you, it may not have been fair, but nothing happens by accident. If God allowed it, He knows how to use it for your good.

That enemy didn't defeat me; that enemy blessed me." Now stay in faith, for God has your back. He wouldn't allow the pressure if it weren't going to work for your good. It may be Friday in your life, but Sunday is coming. You're about to shoot out, stronger, healthier, promoted, vindicated, and better off than you were before.

Don't dwell on how big your mountains are, but instead remember how big your God is!

The odds may be against you, but the Most High God is for you. His favor on your life will cause you to go where you could not go on your own. If you're going to be a barrier breaker, you have to get rid of excuses. If you're going to be a barrier breaker, you have to get rid of excuses.

You're a barrier breaker. You can defy the odds. You can beat the cancer, you can break the addiction, you can start the new business. You can go further than the experts have told you.

You have armed me with strength for the battle.

The One that matters has His eyes on you. The One that controls the universe, the One that turns people's hearts, He's watching over you. He's working out His plan for your life.