Every great story begins with a decision: to believe. But let’s be real—belief isn’t always loud or confident. Sometimes it’s just a quiet voice in the back of your mind saying, “What if I tried?”
We live in a world that loves the familiar. It tells us to play it safe, avoid risks, and stick to what we know. But belief challenges that. It whispers, What if there’s more? It pushes us to stretch, to grow, and to try. Belief doesn’t promise perfection, but it does open the door to possibility
Here’s something we often forget: You are capable of far more than you give yourself credit for. The real challenge isn’t the mountain in front of you—it’s the voice inside that whispers, “What if I’m not good enough? What if I fail? What if I am just not worthy.”
But belief doesn’t ask you to have all the answers. It doesn’t need you to be fearless. All it asks is that you take the first step. And when you do? Each step forward strengthens your confidence and builds the foundation for what comes next. Once you green light your journey with belief, you allow the universe to assist you in your growth. As the saying goes, it helps you “earn that confidence” a little more every day.
Now, in the name of full transparency: Will there be days when belief feels out of reach? Absolutely! There will be days when doubt creeps in, and progress feels slow. On those days, pause. Reflect on why you started. Remember the dreams that set your soul on fire and the hurdles you’ve already overcome. Belief isn’t about having a roadmap; it’s about trusting yourself to navigate as you go.
So here’s my challenge to you: Will you choose to believe? Not tomorrow. Not when the timing is perfect. But today. Right now. The finish line—whatever that looks like for you—is out there. All it takes is one step to start. Permission to begin doesn’t come from the world around you. It comes from within. And once you take that step, who knows what’s waiting on the other side?
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
— Nelson Mandela
“To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.”
— Maxwell Maltz
“Every day brings new choices.”
— Martha Beck
“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”
— Denis Waitley
“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.”
— Unknown
“One day or day one. You decide.”
— Unknown
“You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.”
— Unknown
“Attitude is everything, so pick a good one.”
— Wayne Dyer
“There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. There’s no such thing as life in-between.”
— Pat Riley
“You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both.”
— Brene Brown
“The man of decision cannot be stopped! The man of indecision cannot be started! Take your own choice.”
— Napoleon Hill
“Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.”
— Dalai Lama
“You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.”
— Robert T. Kiyosaki
“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.”
— Abraham Maslow
“We make our choices, then our choices make us.”
— Unknown
“Don’t mourn over your bad decisions. Just start overcoming them with good ones.”
— Joyce Meyer
“Never think that someone else knows what’s best for you.”
— Maria Shriver
“You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”
— Dr. Seuss
“It’s choice – not chance – that determines your destiny.”
— Jean Nidetch
“Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm. No matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself, ‘This too shall pass’!”
— T.D. Jakes
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.”
— Wayne Dyer
“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.”
— Voltaire
“A decision made from fear is always the wrong decision.”
— Tony Robbins
“If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.”
— Neil Pearteady
“Every choice you make has an end result.”
— Zig Ziglar
“Once a decision is made, you should stop worrying and start working. It’s not always what we know that makes it a good decision. It is what we do to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.”
— John C. Maxwell
“In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time.”
— John Lubbock
“Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
― Roy T. Bennett
“Decision is the ultimate power. Decisions shape destiny.”
— Tony Robbins
“Ignore the noise and follow your own choice.”
— Unknown
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act!”
— Amelia Earhart
“In every single thing you do, you are choosing a direction. Your life is a product of choices.”
— Dr. Kathleen Hall
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
— Lao Tzu
“Where you are going to spend your time and your energy is one of the most important decisions you get to make in life.”
— Jeff Bezos
“No matter what the situation, remind yourself, I have a choice.”
— Deepak Chopra
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.”
— Jim Rohn
“Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.”
— Tara Brach
“Every decision you make reflects your evaluation of who you are.”
— Marianne Williamson
“And in life, it is all about choices we make, and how the direction of our lives comes down to the choices we choose.”
— Catherine Pulsifer
“When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.”
— George S. Patton Jr.
“The direction you choose to face determines whether you’re standing at the end or the beginning of a road.”
Are you struggling to make decisions? Do you feel stuck between two choices? The Bible is full of wisdom on how to make good decisions. The following verses can provide direction when you don’t know what to do.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Matthew 7:7
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Proverbs 11:4
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 112:1
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
Trust God
Trust God to fulfill his purposes in you. God has a plan for your life. He will not let you down. Stay on the path He has chosen for you and you will have success. It might not always look like success from the world’s perspective, but God will be pleased with you and reward you for your faithfulness.
Psalm 138:8
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Be bold, Be fearless , Be courageous , Be unstoppable !
Bishop Duke Akamisoko
14/1/2025
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