You will eventually become a product of what you believe. All great athletes, presidents, pastors and corporate CEOs arrived where they are because they believed they could before anyone else believed in them.
Here are six things you must believe about yourself:
- I have been given power over the devil (1 John 4:4).
- I have been given power over every circumstance in my life (Mark 11:23).
- I have a strong body that has been healed by the stripes taken on Jesus’ back (Matt 8:17).
- I have the ability to control my mind and cast out evil thoughts (2 Cor. 10:4-5).
- I am poised for success and will not accept any defeat as final (1 Cor. 15:57).
- I hate sin but love all people and have favor everywhere I go (Prov. 12:2).
Source: Every Teenager’s Little Black Book of Hard to Find Information
by Blaine Bartel.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Blaine is a modern-day Lazarus.
Jesus resurrected him out of 23 years of sexual addiction and the death of everything he held dear. Today he coaches men out of sexual brokenness and into the Jesus life.
Blaine and his wife Lori reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They love going on long walks from the kitchen to the living room and have a weakness for reality shows. Along with his speaking and coaching, Blaine is a writer and has recently shared his resurrection story in his latest book, "Death by a Thousand Lies."
For the inquiring mind, a complete history is below.