Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His Presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature.

The whole point about thinking brilliantly is about knowing your identity and the favor you have in Christ

Learn to walk in God’s perception of who you are, because yours is not good enough.

When you’re not fully trusting in the Lord you’re concerned mostly about rescue. “I’m a Christian, get me out of here!” And the Lord is saying, “You’re kidding, right? I want to teach you who you are in this situation!” In some of our situations, He gives us power and authority to move. In other situations He gives us patience because that works just as powerfully, it’s just going to take a few extra weeks.

It is so important that you don't get distracted by what you are not. You need to start confessing your persona and living in it, and don't be bewildered by your circumstances. Just stay on course with what God is promising you.

There is no greatness apart from self control. Development that does not include self government will only guarantee our mediocrity.

Prayer, in it's simplest form, is finding out what God wants to do and then asking Him to do it.