In the heart of man, there is a constant conflict between the flesh and the spirit.
You are who you are by virtue of the company you keep.
If you don't have a vision, you can never be focused in a direction.
Whatever I am today is a product of that conviction that victory through Christ is victory indeed. The rest is history.
As Christians, we say what God has said over and over until the thing promised in His Word and desired in our hearts is fully manifested in our lives.
Your troubles may point you to death and destruction, but God's Word points you to life.