Quotes about Overcoming

How do I change? If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'

Never let the sense of past failure defeat your next step.

No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it obliterates God and puts self-interest upon the throne.

If your life is producing only a whine, instead of the wine, then ruthlessly kick it out. It is definitely a crime for a Christian to be weak in God's strength.

Out of the wreck I rise" every time.

We are super-victors with a joy that comes from experiencing the very things which look as if they are going to overwhelm us.

Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God to handle?

The remarkable thing about spiritual initiative is that the life and power comes after we "get up and get going." God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome. When the inspiration of God comes, and He says, "Arise from the dead," we have to get ourselves up; God will not lift us up.

God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome.

God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome. The strain of life is what builds our strength. If there is no strain, there will be no strength. Are you asking God to give you life, liberty, and joy? He cannot, unless you are willing to accept the strain. And once you face the strain, you will immediately get the strength. Overcome your own timidity and take the first step.