Success might manifest overnight, but years of preparation preceded it.

Gideon saw in himself an unqualified, insignificant individual. But God saw someone He could use. God feels the same way about you. He sees potential and value that you might not see in yourself. He wants you on His team. You were His first pick.

Nothing in this life lasts forever. Your dark season will come to an end. And chances are, it won’t take until your dying day. It won’t kill you.

Your life matters because it is broader in scope than the darkness you might experience today. Your life is more permanent than your struggles.

No matter how your day goes, the sun always rises the next day. You get a fresh start.

Do your circumstances look bleak? Take heart. God put a destiny on your life. You were born for such a time as this. God allowed you to be born in this era. He allowed you to be alive today. Your life matters. You have a purpose and destiny. It’s worth sticking around for tomorrow, next week, next year – just to see what good things are headed your way.

Maybe other people have torn you down to the point where you wonder why you should get out of bed in the morning.

The truth is, we cannot change other people. “People change” must occur in the heart, and the heart realm exists between God and the individual. We can walk in love toward the person. We can offer encouragement. But we cannot change them.

The end of a matter is better than its beginning.

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ declares the LORD. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.