“They are ALWAYS happy and don’t even have to make an effort to be this way. What is their secret? Why them and not me? I used to wonder. Some people are born with a temperament that makes it easy for them to look on the bright side, but even they have to make choices about their thoughts and attitudes toward life. Any person, no matter how naturally inclined they are toward good moods, can have sour, negative thoughts if they don’t choose differently. Your mind, mouth, moods, and attitudes are all intricately connected. First you think, and then your thoughts turn into words that you speak, and the” 

“Perhaps you need to look up and around instead of back and down. Lift your eyes and see the amazing future which bursts with hope for you in God! Don’t spend your life mourning over what you have lost and what is already gone; take an inventory of what you have left and keep going, one foot in front of the other, one step of faith at a time. Remember, God is on your side!” 

“Fear is not God’s will for you.” 

“two of them together affect you emotionally and turn into moods and attitudes. If you truly want to be in a good mood on a regular basis, you can start by choosing to think about things that will generate good emotions instead of bad ones.” 

Independent inquiry is needed in your search for truth, not dependence on anyone else’s view or a mere book.

The important thing for you is to be alert, to question, to find out, so that your own initiative may be awakened.

Those who distrust the life-giving force within them, or who have none, are driven to compensate through such substitutes as money.

When a man has confidence in himself, when all he wants in the world is to live out his destiny in freedom and purity, he comes to regard all those vastly overestimated and far too costly possessions as mere accessories, pleasant perhaps to have and make use of, but never essential.

We should devote ourselves to being self-sufficient and must not depend upon the external rating by others for our happiness.

So it is true that the more we values things, the less we value our self. The more we depend upon others for esteem, the less we are self-sufficient.

We realize that manipulation and control are not the ultimate joy of life – to become real, to learn to take a stand, to develop one’s center, to the support of our total personality, a release to spontaneity – yes, yes, yes!

Since life is an ever-evolving process, one should flow in this process and discover how to actualize and expand oneself.

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Independent inquiry is needed in your search for truth, not dependence on anyone else’s view or a mere book.

“Go out of your way to do something nice today—open a door, leave a good tip, or share a beautiful smile with someone who crosses your path. Trust that God will speak to them through your kindness.” 

“The only way to develop a heart of flesh is to spend time with God.” 

“Begin to weave and God will provide the thread.” 

“Common people with uncommon goals who make an uncommon commitment can help an uncommon number of people who can also lead other common people to do uncommon things. Develop your potential to the full. And as you do, lead others in developing theirs. Be all you can be. Then help someone else be all they can be.” 

“You are a special person, and without you, the world would be missing something wonderful. You can do whatever you set your mind to do, as long as it is within God’s will. You are talented, gifted by God, and you are able to accomplish great things in your life. You are amazingly unique, and you never need to compare yourself with anyone else. Be the amazing person that you are. God loves you unconditionally, and that will never change. Your future is so bright that you may need sunglasses to look at it!” 

“We are the only ones who can make decisions for ourselves about how we will handle the situations that arise in our lives. Life is not likely to get any easier, but our approach to life can change and that will make it easier.” 

“Remain steadfast in your belief, and you will be delivered.” 

“Your mess can become your ministry if you will have a positive attitude and decide to let everything you go through prepare you for what is ahead.” 

“We often bow down to our feelings without realizing how fickle and unreliable they are.” 

“Power Thought: I trust I will see everything come to pass in my life that God has promised in His Word.” 

People have to grow by skillful frustrations, otherwise they have no incentive to develop their own means and ways of coping with the world.

Head toward self-expression and self-actualization and not just a means of mediocre functioning or repetitious drilling on a chosen pattern.

My only sure reward is “in” my actions and not “from” them. The quality of my reward is in the depth of my response, the centralness of the part of me I act from.

This world is very practical. You do more work, you get rewarded more; you do less work, you lose your rewards.

When you are in the now, you can’t be anxious, because the excitement flows immediately into ongoing spontaneous activity.

Oftentimes business people see not a human being but a product, a commodity. However, you, as a human being, have the right to be the best goddamn product that ever walked and work so hard that the business people have to listen to you.

You have that personal obligation to yourself to make yourself the best product possible according to your own terms.

Not the biggest or the most successful, but the best quality – with that achieved, comes everything else.

Action is a highroad to self-confidence and esteem. Where it is open, all energies flow toward it. It comes readily to most people, and its rewards are tangible.

The main thing is not to expend one’s powers prematurely in an attempt to obtain by force something for which the time is not yet ripe.

“Love Yourself Today: Remember, God always loves your “who,” even when your “do” could use some improvement!” 

“There are many people who aren’t experiencing victory today because they are focused on yesterday. But” 

“If you are having trouble trusting your ability to hear from God, “step out and find out!” Learning to discern God’s voice is a process. Even if you fall down, you can trust Him to help you find your way again.” 

“Begin to think every day, I can handle whatever life hands me. I can do whatever I need to do in life. I am more than a conqueror. I am equal to anything through Him who infuses inner strength into me.” 

“I finally did a series of teachings called “The Lionhearted Lamb” because I began to get a revelation from God that if I did not have a lamb-like nature, I would not have the power of the Holy Ghost manifesting in my ministry. But at the same time I was told that the righteous are to be as bold as a lion. So then I understood that I needed to be meek, sweet and gentle toward people, but bold, tough and aggressive with the devil—because that is the way he is with us. From” 

“Leaders are not born; I believe they are made.” 

“Understanding that we are forgiven and cleansed, and knowing who we are in Christ sets us free from the need to impress others. As long as we know who we are, we don’t have to be overly concerned about what others think of us. Once we know who we are and accept ourselves, we no longer have anything to prove. When we have nothing to prove we can relax and be at ease in every situation.” 

“Love Others Today: Be a person whose convictions are based on God’s Word, and do what God calls you to do to act on them.” 

“I will say positive, hopeful things no matter how I feel.” 

“Make a list of your blessings and read them out loud anytime you feel yourself starting to sink emotionally.” 

“There are two types of approval: one is from people, and the other is from God. We want people to approve of us, but if we become addicted to their approval, if we have to have it and are ready to do whatever they demand to get it, we lose our freedom. If we trust God for approval, we are freed from the addiction of approval.” 

“Take some bold steps of faith and change anything the Lord leads you to change. If what you are doing with your time is not bearing good fruit, make a change. If you are not getting enough rest, make a change. If you are not disciplining your children and their behavior is causing you a lot of stress, make a change. If you are bored, make a change. If your friends are taking advantage of you, make a change! Stress can be relieved if you’re not afraid to make changes.” 

“We usually talk about doubt and unbelief together as if they are one and the same. Actually” 

“Actually although they can be connected, the two are very different things. Vine’s” 

“You are not free until you have no need to impress anybody.” 

“Satan takes our circumstances and builds strongholds in our lives—how he wages war on the battlefield of the mind. But, thank God, we have weapons to tear down the strongholds. God doesn’t abandon us and leave us helpless. First Corinthians 10:13 promises us that God will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear, but with every temptation He will also provide the way out, the escape.”