It is God's desire for you to succeed...

       Someone once said that "in order to succeed, your desire for success should  be greater than your fear of failure." We have all been afraid of failure at one point in time or another. Unfortunately, this fear has kept many of us from accomplishing great things. When you think about it, fear is the opposite of faith. So, when we choose fear what we are saying is that "I can't, I'm not good enough, I'll never make it." In reality, many times we are saying what others may be saying about us. And sadly, not everyone has the ability to, or even chooses to see the potential in us. Faith, on the other hand, says, "I will try; if I fail the first, second or third time, I will pick myself up and try again until I make it.' Sometimes we need to ignore the negative voices that only focus on our faults and failures and focus instead on the positive ones that speak life into us, that speak success over us. We need to listen to those who look beyond our faults and shortcomings and see our potential. And, even when those positive voices don't seem to exist we need to always remember that there is a very real God in heaven who created us and who gave us the potential and the ability that we have. No one and nothing can take away the good He has put in us . . . unless we allow them to. And, because God has created us with all of this potential, this should motivate us to strive for excellence and ultimately success.

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        Don't let anyone or anything strip you of your desire to succeed. Don't let negative words or actions push you towards failure. Understand that it is God's desire for you to succeed. And if the One who created you wants you to succeed, if you allow Him, He is certainly well able to help you reach your goals and to attain your fullest potential.