You may feel as though you're at a disadvantage. It's causing you to shrink back, to not pursue your dreams. Like Gideon, you may not be able to see it, but even the enemy knows you're royalty. Even the enemy knows you are destined to do great things.

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.

I can do all things through Christ. I am strong in the Lord.

The enemy is called the accuser; he'll try to convince you that nothing good is in your future. Don't believe those lies. God's calling is still on your life. You can still become who you were created to be.

Encourage yourself. Don't speak defeat over your life.

Get up in the morning and invite good things into your life. "I am blessed. I am strong. I am talented. I am wise. I am disciplined. I am focused. I am prosperous.

The good news is you get to choose what follows the "I am.

Powering up

You may have struggled in an area for a long time, but don't have a limited mind-set. You have to give God permission to increase you. It starts in your thinking.

But God didn't create you to be average. He created you to stand out, to go beyond the norm, to leave your mark on this generation. You have seeds of greatness on the inside. You're supposed to go further than the people who raised you. You're supposed to live better, be more successful, and set a new standard. You

Quit being frustrated by people who are not for you, people that make negative comments and try to discredit you, marginalize you. You're not defined by what they say. They don't control your destiny. That's just noise. Don't give them the time of day.