“Make the decision today that you’re going to hold tightly to the promises of God and not budge? Surrender your life afresh to Him right now and receive His supernatural, “hang-in-there” empowerment!”

“Right thinking about trouble and trials is the first step to breaking free from the enemy’s trap. Only good, beneficial, and maturing things come from God. This is a forever fact that never changes.”

“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him” (James 1:12).

“Faith stands solidly on the promises of God. It doesn’t waver back and forth. Faith knows what it wants and will not stop asking for it until it is received.”

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given.” (James 1:5)

“When you come alongside God for help, you don’t have to worry or be afraid that He’s going to judge you or condemn you and point out all your faults and weaknesses. He is not a nitpicker. He will give you the wisdom you need if you will humble yourself and draw near to Him.”

“If we continually waver in our faith, we are double minded and unstable and can’t receive anything from God. But if we hold tightly to His promises and endure testing with the strength He gives, our lives will be truly blessed!”

“If we need wisdom for anything, God will give it to us generously — without judging us or pointing out our faults. His one stipulation to receiving wisdom is that we come alongside Him in fellowship and ask for what we need in faith.”

“As a believer, your inheritance includes everything you have received through Christ’s work of redemption on the Cross, such as His healing, deliverance, prosperity, peace, joy, healthy relationships, and countless other blessings.”

“God joins Himself to you and releases in you an empower­ment that the Bible calls “patience.”

“But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing” (James 1:4)

“When you stand in faith and exercise your trust in God, you become spiritually developed and moved into higher levels of faith.”

“When you choose to push back against the enemy’s attack, a divine empowerment takes place, which begins at the top of your head and works its way down to your feet.”

“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience” (James 1:3).

“Each test that comes against us is our opportunity to authenticate and prove that our faith is real.”

“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)

“When God’s patience is allowed to fully mature us, we will be lacking in nothing.”

“The predetermined decision to hold onto joy in spite of our circumstances or feelings is a choice to live on the deeper level of the Spirit.”

“The attitude of joy will take you into the victory that Jesus has planned for your life.”

“Choosing joy is the first step to getting out of any trap the enemy has set for us. This is an inner deter­mination that says, “I’m no longer going to be swayed by circumstances or emotions.”