When I took over from my father, he came from the Southern Baptist background, and back 40-50 years ago, there was a lot more of that.I don't believe - maybe it was for a time. But I don't have it in my heart to condemn people. I'm there to encourage them.

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The first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. If you think it is permanent then it's permanent. If you think you've reached your limits then you have. If you think you will never get well then you won't. You have to change your thinking. You need to see everything that's holding you back, every obstacle, every limitation as only temporary.

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Difficult times don't come your way just so you can survive them; God uses these times in your life to form and refine you.

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Believe that God is in control. There is no need to be stressed out or worried

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The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Speak victory not defeat.

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Where you are now is not where you will always be. There are brighter days up ahead.

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You will become what you believe. The truth is, I am what I am today because of what I believed about myself yesterday. And I will be tomorrow what I believe about myself right now

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God has already lined up the right people for you, people that will inspire you, challenge you and motivate you. If you’ll let go of the wrong people, then the right people will show up.

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You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.

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It may look impossible, but God can do the impossible. Just because you don’t see anything happening doesn’t mean God is not working

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Don't think small when you pray. God has a way to bring your dreams to pass if you'll dare to be bold enough to ask.

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You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.

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Nothing can take your joy; you have to give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness.

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When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They're sent to promote, increase and strengthen you.

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A victor's mentality becomes a victor's reality.

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Not every person is going to understand you and that's okay. They have a right to their opinion and you have every right to ignore it.

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The moment God put a dream in your heart, the moment the promise took root, God not only started it, but He set a completion date.

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I don't have to figure out how God is going to solve my problem. I don't have to understand how He's going to bring it to pass. That's His responsibility. My job is to simply believe that He will.

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If you want to know where you'll be five years from now, listen to what you're saying about yourself today.

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You may be sitting around waiting for God to change your circumstances. Then you’re going to be happy, then your’re going to have a good attitude, then you’re going to give God praise. But God is waiting on you to get up on the inside. When you do your part, He’ll begin to change things and work supernaturally in your life.

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