“If you want to be successful you must be prepared to be punched in the face multiple times.”

Mike Tyson

You will be criticized, ridiculed, and mocked. They will say you are a hypocrite and You don’t know what you are talking about! You are a fake, an imposter and a wanna-be.

Some individuals hate those who succeed. They will rip at your small successes. They will cause you to doubt yourself.

The question is, how bad do you want to succeed?

You have probably already been punched in the face. Someone might have told you, “You will never change!” If so, first move out of range. Then repeat:

• I have been stuck. But, today I am growing.
• I have messed up but not today.
• Jesus said I was a friend of God.
• That is who I am!
• I am a friend of God.
• He knows and loves me.

Why?

On this freedom day, remember only God gets to define you. Not the face punchers.

Bible Connection

Read John 15:15-16 and consider what it means to be a friend of God.