Optimism is a result of our faith in God. This is what we must use to access God's promises for us. Positive thinking, and hope for a better future is what will get us through our current, hard times. Optimism is more than a feeling, or a word used to describe a type of person, it's a tool that opens doors and a keeps us from giving up.

When we realize that everything is not about us - but about others - we are able to stress less about our personal insufficiencies and focus more on God's ability to change lives through us. When we serve God we don't have to know "how", we just need to make sure we are obedient and serving as He wishes.

Sometimes, amidst being 100% goal-oriented, we become too fixated on an action plan - then loose sight of the actual reason behind us accomplishing said goal. Ultimately, each of us have a purpose to serve God and other people, and when we get distracted from service, we lose all authenticity when approaching a task. Remember - service is everything.

Many of us spend our entire life preparing for the future. This is great, however, this habit - like all habits - need to be managed. Too much preparation for the future can distract one from living and loving their life in the present. Everyday of your life has purpose - even now, before you're financially stable, with a family and big house.

Somehow at the end of a week in which I took 2 fat L's - I managed to be very proud of myself and content with life. This is because ultimately, I've been growing, and starting to understand more about the purpose behind L's and the best ways to respond to them.

There is a difference between "guilt" and the Christian definition of "conviction". The latter means to be remorseful and know wrong - while the other is a device used by the enemy to make you think you are too unworthy to have a relationship with God. It's time to get rid of the guilt before it kills you.

Yes, your Churchboy has indeed been stressed out. I've been praying, I've been doing my best - but there's just so much to do and so much pressure. School work, job work, side-hustle work. What can us stressed folk do in a time like this?

Many of us still don't know what our purpose is and it stresses us out EVERYDAY! What's the steps one needs to take to find it all out? What's the answer? I don't think theirs a step-by-step process or a blanket rule for everyone to follow - however there are some common denominators in all of our journeys. I talk about those 2 common denominators on this episode.

OK, we get it. You know you got it going on. You know that you're going to be a superstar one day because of your awesome gift. However, right now you work a menial job that has nothing to do with that vision. It get's hard to find purpose in this situation, so much that sometimes you want to quit using your gift all together. That's you? Listen and hear why you should be using your gift no matter what scope you're given.

How does one remain "changed" while going back to an environment that fed their unhealthy habits? After a summer filled with self-discovery - I get ready to go back to a school, the place that cultivated all of my past fake facades. How do I be the "new me" and make sure I don't revert to my past behavior on accident?