‘Who we interact with day in and day out, who we turn to when the going gets tough, and who we share our working spaces with- all of these things have a profound impact on how we feel and perform. If we are constantly working against the mindset of those who surround us, it’s only a matter of time before we, too, will get dragged down….’- Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness
Success is a team sport. It is a team work. If you are not with the right people, no matter how smart you are, how tough you are, how committed you are, someone in your team, the one who is not doing his or her work, is going to bring the team down.
If you are in an environment where you are not free to experiment, to try new things, if you really want to grow, you must go. If you stay, you are not helping yourself. Instead, you are stealing from your future.
To succeed in life, no matter where you are, you need the right people in your life. If you don’t surround yourself with the right people, people who are willing and committed to doing the work, you are not going to succeed.
According to Brad and Steve, ‘If we surround ourselves with those who support, motivate, and challenge us, we can reach greater heights than we could have alone.’ Because no one is smart enough to know everything.
But do not forget that you are responsible for your own success, for your own growth. No one is coming to save you if cannot save yourself.
It is okay to surround yourself with the smartest people in the world, but do not expect them to do everything for you. That is not maturity. Maturity is knowing when to take action. It is knowing when to ask for help.
In the words of Daniel Chidiac, ‘Don’t be scared to be dependent, but never base your total happiness on another individual. You alone are the only one who can truly fulfil yourself.’ Don’t. Do what you can for yourself. Stop waiting.
Your life is about you. You can have a great life. Do not let anything stop you from living your life.
Not even fear. Not even you. And not even what you do not know – the unknown.
According to Joyce Meyer, ‘There is one right fear that we should have, and that is the reverential fear of God.’ Because ‘if God teaches us to do or not to do a thing, we should immediately assume that He is right and joyfully do as He have commanded.’ Before you do anything, always make sure you are not going against God. Because God knows what is good for you.
‘The fear of sin will hold us in sinful behavior, while focusing on Jesus will lift us out of it.’ No one is perfect. God is not far from you. He is with you. Again, before you go into anything, always put God first. When you put God first, you are more likely to stay clean
But do not give in to sin. You will be tempted to do things that are not in line with your values. Don’t do them. Pray. Have faith. Have Hope. Do not lose hope. Because ‘Hope is one of the most powerful forces on Earth. As long as you have hope, the door is open for change.’
Hope makes things better. ‘We often find that the answers to complicated problems are simple.’ That is why we shouldn’t make things difficult for ourselves.
Because ‘we are all capable of great things if we will live courageously.’ Yes, we are. Do not give in to fear. ‘The answer to fear is always the same: ‘Be strong and courageous, for God is with you.’
When you are in trouble, always remember, ‘God is with you. God is not against you.’
For God is with you, not against you. When people are with you, you are in trouble. But when God is with you, you are with your Father.
‘God is looking for people who are available, not necessarily those who are able.’ God wants you to be avalaible, not able.
When you are avalaible, failure means nothing. Failure means learning. Failure means growth. It is okay to fail at something. ‘We are not failures just because we fail at something. Nobody is a failure until they quit trying.’
God, your Father, is with you. No matter what is going on in your life, God is testing you. God wants to see how tough you are.
‘If you want more courage, then spend time with people who are courageous and stop spending excessive time with fearful, defeated people.’
That is perfect! Courageous people don’t play games. They are serious about what they do. And courageous people don’t bring other people down. They lift them up.
They love what they do. And they love other people. ‘The unconditional love of God is the cure for everything that ails us.’ God’s love for you is not based on anything. God’s love is real, not fake.
‘Our worth is in Christ, not in what other people think of us.’ Spend your time with God, not with people. When you spend time with God, are in a better place.
You don’t have to even question what God is doing in your life. You are okay to question people, not God.
Do not doubt God. ‘You can doubt your doubts instead of believing them!’ If you do not doubt your doubts, they will take over your life. You have got to doubt your doubts. Because they are not real. They are trying to keep you small. If you don’t break out, you will remain tiny.
You have got to follow your path. Because you are unique. You are not like other people. You are just you. And that is good enough for you. ‘God has created us as unique individuals, and He does not lead all of us in the same way.’
God knows why. If you want to live your life, to get to know God, you have got to follow your path. ‘Don’t throw away your dreams in a moment of discouragement or weariness. Keep your eyes on the prize!’
When things are tough, when you are not doing well, when money is not enough in the bank, when people say bad things to you, when people count you out, do not ‘throw away your dreams.’
Because your dreams matter to God. He puts your dreams before you. And you must go after them.
Do not go back. Do not let things make you look stupid. Your dreams matter. Instead of losing your heart, ‘pressing forward is much better than going back.’
Keep dreaming. Never stop dreaming. Because ‘if we are only able to believe what we see with our natural eyes, we lack true vision and have no ability to dream.’
Your dream is important. ‘We can always overcome fear with faith.’ When fear is before you, work it. Because fear is not real. It is just trying to keep you where you are. Don’t settle for less. Keep going.
Yes, ‘we may not always get what we want, but God will always provide what we need.’ That is okay. Because we can’t control everything. Be happy with what you have. And God will lift you up.
‘It is only when we are faithful in little things that God can eventually make us rulers over much.’ Do you know why? Because God cares a lot about things that people don’t care about.
But ‘God wants us to trust Him to lead and guide us and keep us safe, rather than us attempting to control circumstances and people.’ The question is, ‘Do you really trust God?’
‘Waiting for God to do what God can do is always the most difficult part of trust.’ That is because God takes His time to make things happen. God doesn’t do things when we really want them to happen.
But if you are patient with Him, if you can wait for God to turn your life around, it is the best thing to do.
When you do that, ‘you can be free from the fear of not being in control if you will learn to trust God to be in control.’ He is in control. If you want success, do your part. And God will do His part.
But do not try to do things alone. Because ‘we are created for healthy connections, and there is always a part of us that craves it.’ But you have got to wait. ‘God’s healing in our lives is not an instantaneous thing; it is a process, but it is definitely avalaible to all who will receive it by faith.’
‘No matter who rejects us, God accepts us. And that is enough to enable us to be successful in life.’ God’s approval is the best ever! Do not worry about what other people are saying about you.
You are good enough for God. And God loves you the way you are. Have confidence in God. ‘A lack of confidence equals a lack of revelation concerning who you are in Christ.’ Do not let that happen. Because you deserve more than what you are getting right now. Do not let that stop you from believing in God, your Father.
‘If God wants us to do a thing, we can be assured that He will provide everything we need for the task.’
‘The only way to know if we can ever do a thing is to try to do it and see. Step out and find out!’
Doing is life. Do not reject what you do not know. Before you say ‘no’ to anything, try it and see what happens.
‘We can see stepping out in faith as exciting or frightening; the choice is ours.’ If stepping out has been a problem for you, you can start small. Take your own baby steps. It is better than standing still.
Do not stand still. Life is not over. And do not make it over. ‘It isn’t over until it’s over, and it’s not over yet.’
It is not over because God is not done with you yet. God is at work. And to receive what God has for you, you have got to be alive. Have a golden heart. Be there for others, not just for yourself. ”A pure heart is much more important to the Lord than a perfect record of good works.’
God cares about who you are, not what you have. God is after your heart, not your possessions.
God is for you. He has not rejected you yet. People stay way from failure. It is because people don’t want to feel any pain. Because ‘the pain of rejection is intense, and most of us will do just about anything to avoid it.’
Don’t reject rejections. They make you stronger, not weaker. Do not worry about what other people think. Because ‘being excessively concerned about what others think is a total waste of time because we cannot completely control what they think anyway.’
When it comes to your life, believe in God. Believe that God is for you, not against you. Don’t live your life in fear. Because ‘fear always shows up in a negative way, but faith is always positive.’
Fear means average. But faith is life. If you want to move ahead in your life, you have got to follow your faith, not your fears.
‘We are all headed somewhere all of the time, so let’s look forward to the future with happy anticipation instead of tormenting fear.’
‘If we seek to know things, we may never know God as we stand, but if we seek to know Him, we can be assured that He will show us everything we need to know at the exact right time.’
Trust that God will show you the right path forward. And He will. He is not standing in your way. ‘The thing that stands between where we are and where we want to be is always doing the thing we don’t want to do.’
That is why you should focus on what is important to you. Becuse ‘what we focus on is what looms the largest in our lives; therefore, we should fix our focus on things that increase our joy, not on things that steal it.’
”God never allows more to come on us than we can bear, and He always provides a way out if we trust Him.’
‘Trust doesn’t have to know why.’ But God knows why you aare here. He knows why you are doing what you are doing. And God knows where you are going to be in the future.
God knows you, but people don’t. Know God, not people. Because ‘getting to know people intimately takes time, understanding, and a willingness to be deeply honest.’
But ‘if we want people to be interested in us, then we must learn to be interesting.’
‘True closeness can only be experienced when we respect one another’s differences.’ Finally, God has a lot in store for you. Do not give in to fear. If you want to be successful in your life, you must face your fears.
‘Each fear that you confront becomes a small victory for you and it prepares you to face the next one.’ Never give up. ‘When you fall, get up and keep going!’
Source: Meyer, J. (2014). Living Courageously: You Can Face Anything, Just Do It Afraid. The Hachette Book Group, Inc.
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