If You Want To Be Successful At

We Can Never Make Ourselves Better By Trying... Praying More Or Longer, Studying More Of The Word, Performing Good Works, Etc. Don't Get Me Wrong... It's Not Bad To Do Any Of These Things. In Fact, It's Good. It's Just That Doing Them In God's Power Is The Only Way Those Things Will Have Any Real And Lasting Effect In Our Lives.

If Someone Decides They're Not Going To Be Happy, It's Not Your Problem. You Don't Have To Spend Your Time And Energy Trying To Cheer Up Someone Who Has Already Decided To Stay In A Bad Mood. Believe It Or Not, You Can Actually Hurt People By Playing Into Their Self-pity.

Negative Minds Full Of Fear And Doubt Produce Negative Lives, Which Can Ultimately Destroy Your Life.

Don't Waste Your Time Being Upset About Something You Can't Change. Begin Again And Do It Better This Time.

I've Been Studying The Bible For A Long Time. I Remember That After The First Five Years Or So Of Diligently Studying The Word, I Didn't Feel Like I Had Made Any Progress. There Were A Lot Of Things In My Life That Were Out Of Order, And I Didn't Feel Like I Was Getting Anywhere.