If your actions are motivated by selfish interests rather than God, you are mortgaging tomorrow's joy.
Asking God for a specific thing will amount to limiting God to a specific answer.
A servant cannot be greater than his master.
When satan wants you to cry and you laugh, you defeat him
The flag of your nation - wave it! Begin to separate your nation from whatever covenant your forefathers must have had. Break the covenant of corruption/ stealing/ killing/ destruction/ idolatry - break it right now!
When everything seems to go wrong, with peace of heart, you can press on. With peace of heart, you can press on, whatever life brings.