Quotes about Overcoming

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.

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.

God says He will pay you back double for the unfair things that have happened. That person who did you wrong and thought they were hurting you—the truth is, they were helping you. They qualified you for double.

Being offended, upset, and frustrated over what didn't work out will only keep you in mediocrity. It's time to drop it and move forward. You may be a product of your past, but you don't have to be a prisoner of your past.

People can call you many different things, but you are not what people call you. You are what you answer to. They can call you slow, lazy, too old. That's all right. Just don't answer to it. Answer to "victorious," "talented," "history maker." If you'll do this, I believe and declare, today is going to be a turning point. The bondages from the past are no longer going to have any effect on you.

If you don't cut off negative information it will depress you. Step out of the natural and say, "This may be impossible with men, but I know with God all things are possible.

TODAY'S THOUGHT You may have failed in some area of your life—we all have—but you're not a failure. You may have had some bad breaks, but you are not a victim. You are who God says you are.

If you'll keep the right attitude, all those frustrating situations that are not changing and afflictions that God is not removing won't work against you, but instead will work for you. Don't let the contradictions of life cause you to get sour and give up on your dreams.

You are closest to your victory when you face the greatest opposition.

Will you keep believing even when your situation looks impossible? Life will try to push you down, steal your dreams and talk you into settling for mediocrity, but if you will stay in faith and stir up what God's put on the inside, He will bring every promise to pass.

I am a victor and not a victim.'" She