DAY FOURTEEN I DECLARE that I will use my words to bless people. I will speak favor and victory over my family, friends, and loved ones. I will help call out their seeds of greatness by telling them "I'm proud of you, I love you, you are amazing, you are talented, you are beautiful, you will do great things in life." This is my declaration.

Don't let other people dump their "garbage" on you. Keep your metal lid on tight. Don't ever let anybody steal your joy." -Joel Osteen.

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone needs to be appreciated. Every person needs that blessing.

It's so important for you to get around people who will stir up those seeds of greatness. Don't surround yourself with naysayers. Life is too short to hang around negative, critical, cynical, skeptical, judgmental, small-minded, jealous people. . . . Did I leave out anything?

will build you up, people who will celebrate your victories, not people who will criticize and be jealous any time you succeed.

There's enough judgment in the world; there's enough criticism and faultfinding. Let's be lifters. Let's be encouragers. Let's help someone else experience the God who comes down to lift people up.

Does your vision increase around your friends or does it decrease? Do you leave motivated, challenged, or are you discouraged, drained? Not every friend will inspire you, but you should have one or two that light a fire on the inside, that push you forward.

We don't realize the power we hold. We don't always realize what it means when we tell somebody, "I believe in you. You've got what it takes.

We should be encouraging them, lifting them when they've fallen, celebrating when they succeed, praying when they're struggling, urging them forward. That's what it means to be a people builder.

Here's a key, pulling someone else down will never make you rise higher. Let's be people that celebrate success, that learn from those that are ahead, that honor people that have been blessed.

It's great to have faith for yourself, to believe for your dreams. But God didn't give you faith just for you. Encourage someone that's down, speak hope into their spirit. You can be the one that steps up and believes for a friend.

Your challenge is to live in such a way as to cause others to win.