William Booth said, “The greatness of a man’s power is the greatness of his surrender.” Surrender is not a one-time event, but a regular part of a believer’s life. We look to the example of Jesus to see the stages, challenges, and outcomes of a surrendered life.

No call will ever be realized without surrender. We surrender in salvation to God's call for our life. Every time we surrender, God responds with his best. Surrender is an act that allows God to bless us in the manner that he chooses. God is not trying to take something from you; he's trying to get something to you.

When we find that we’re lacking the power to overcome, the reason is that we have not drunk from the source. Jesus didn't come for you to live in bondage; Jesus came so that you could be a boss! The devil only has power where we let him. When you live from the place of victory, it changes the way you engage life.

The one thing that will sabotage your success and keep you from realizing your potential is relational pain. Bitterness because of relational pain will pollute our relationships, making us insecure, defensive, demanding, fearful, and controlling. Relational pain will pollute our relationships with others, and destroy our relationship with God.

We’re all made in the image of God, but we’re all so different. The people around us make life unique and different, but all these differences are what make relationships so challenging. We have to cultivate grace for the things we don’t understand. We are empowered to walk in grace because it is something that Jesus gives us.

God always works according to his word, and his word works. God chooses to work according to his good pleasure. Sometimes that work is from the inside out, and sometimes from the outside in; sometimes with our cooperation, and sometimes even without it.

When we walk through life, we want to finish strong. It's not as important how we start but how we finish. We've all been designed to do something that's world changing. We are destined to accomplish these things, and we will, as long as we don't quit and we keep going.

Opposition does not always represent that we are heading in the wrong direction; in fact it is often an indicator that we are headed in the right direction. The Bible says we have to be aware of the enemy’s devices. However, we can't respond the same way to every opposition.