God can chastise us for us to be stronger, not to harm us. Chastisement may not be joyful, but oftentimes those experiences are what we need for our faith to grow. When your faith grows, you grow.

Too many of us waste our life away waiting for everything to be perfect before we chase our dreams or be obedient to God. You're busy waiting to see "it" so you can move, while God is waiting for you to move so you can begin to see "it." No more waiting - work.

- R.I.P. Kobe

Can students be "too goal-oriented"? Is it okay for students to get so caught up in academia they neglect all of their other passions? Today Emmanuel sits down with his very first guest. Close friend, Michael Okene, got to a point in his academic career where he had to make a decision on whether or not he should continue to manage the UCLA basketball team or focus more on his med-school route.

The reason you came down off that spiritual high is not because God wore off. Sometimes the reason we lose the new ideas and messages God has given us is because we still operate with an old mindset. New wine needs new wineskins; God needs your imagination to grow parallel to the visions He's giving you.

When our prayers have aligned with God, God gives us what we ask for. The true mission comes in our process of receiving that blessing. We need the faith and attentive ears needed to follow instructions and not faint. When we realize how God has already given us what we prayed for it helps us to acknowledge the inevitability of our destiny.

In this episode I speak on 3 tips that will help one enter the new year in a healthy fashion. Happy New Year everyone!

Uncertainty gives birth to the type of fear that paralyzes. God doesn't want you to be stuck one place. He needs you to move, He needs you to expect. We need to stop second-guessing ourselves for the sake of the fulfillment of God's promises in our lives.

God isn't helping you to fulfill your life purpose JUST for you to be happy. He's using you to bless others. When we realize that, we are able to focus less on ourselves (insecurities, fears, doubts), and just know that God will use us according to His will for the sake of helping the people He loves.

I have mistakenly lived a life of seeking affirmation from other people in order to believe I was special. I didn't feel special until other people treated me like I was special. That is no way to live, as compliments are just as inconsistent as people are. The only person you need to treat you like who you are in order to be you, is you.

Being a Christian doesn't mean life becomes easy. You will still face problems, still have hardships - however the difference lies in how you are able to conquer them. Building a foundation on Christ is like building your foundation on the rock - it will allow you to withstand the flood.