Discouragement, Distraction, and Doubt What’s stopping you from accomplishing your goals? What's interfering with your ability to create the ideal life that you envision for yourself? Have you found yourself saying things like “I’ve tried everything”, “I’ve done it all before”, “I always miss my shot”, “this isn’t the right time, I’ll try another time”? These are among some of the common things that people say when it comes to the issue of why they haven’t successfully p

“Your perspective can either be your prison or your passport” -Pastor Steven Furtick, Elevation Church Webster’s dictionary defines perspective as the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance. This means our ability to accurately see the way something relates to us or concerns us. Often our view of something is clouded by our emotions, or the way we feel at the given moment. Of course, our feelings are important and ought to be taken into conside

The question often comes up of how to keep the faith during trials and tests. How are we supposed to continue to believe in God in the face of things like sickness sadness and disappointment? How do we maintain the conviction that God is faithful and good no matter what we are going through? This is indeed one of the biggest challenges of life. Let’s first dispel some common myths. Myth #1: when you’re a Christian life is smooth sailing. Bad things shouldn’t happen to you. Un