2. Realize how significant your childhood and religious upbringing is in forming mindsets that will be carried with you into the adult world.
3. Deal with any adverse emotional or relational issues as soon as possible. Try not to take them with you into your marriage. Love does not automatically heal all wounds.
4. Follow your dream but be obedient to God.
5. Always believe that change is possible. You do not have to become "stuck" in a particular circumstance.
6. You can choose to live a life of victory.
7. Have a clear and biblical definition of success.
8. Always work on becoming the best "you" to the glory of God.
9. Develop you potential by getting out of your comfort zone, using your spiritual gifts and abilities, rising out of the "rut" of life, and "going for the gold for God."
10. Do not get into a credit/spend mindset, but rather think saving/ giving.
11. Constantly fill your mind with positive thoughts and spiritual truth. Get rid of all negative and ungodly influences.
12. Have a biblical view of God's will.
13. Make God Lord of all. Recognize His sovereignty and timing. He can and will cause your path to cross with the right people, opportunities, and resources, to accomplish His plan for your life.
(Taken from pages 127-129 from the author's book, GOD'S HEALING HOPE: BREAKING THE STRONGHOLDS OF WRONG THINKING, available on amazon.)
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