And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 (NKJV) Do you know what limits you from achieving your dreams more than anything? It’s your beliefs. Your beliefs either help or hinder your dreams. To develop beliefs that empower your dreams, you need to base them on the truth. Jesus said that He is “the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6, NLT). In other words, when you base your beliefs on Jesus’ teachings and His Word, those beliefs empower you to achieve the dreams God has placed in your heart. Jesus also said, “And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32, NKJV). Knowing this truth makes you free to …

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13 (NKJV) When God made you, He formed your inward parts, and this inward creation doesn’t just include physical structures like bones, ligaments and organs. God also hand-crafted you with natural tendencies, gifts and desires. You may be aware of some of the gifts and desires He’s given you, but there are a lot more you haven’t yet discovered. Some are time-released at certain phases in your life. For example, not many boys who are eight or nine years old have a desire to get married, but if you give them a few years, things change! The fact is that you’ll be discovering new dreams, gifts and desires throughout your life. …

Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 (NKJV) Have you picked up the idea that following Jesus is difficult and will make you miserable? Many Christians have the misbelief that they’re supposed to do what they hate doing to suffer for Jesus. They think that’s what it is to be a good, obedient Christian. Actually, God wants you to do what He has gifted you for and what you’re excited about! Do you know why? Because He created you for it! Besides, you are much more effective at doing what you’re good at because you have fun doing it! Doesn’t this just make sense? If you were an inventor, would you create something that …

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) According to Ephesians 2:10, God has prepared paths for you to take. But these paths are not your fate. Fate is the belief that God either wants you rich or poor, sick or healthy, and that’s what you get regardless of your choices. The Bible does not teach us to believe in fate. Ecclesiastes 3 teaches us that there’s a time to be born and a time to die, which can sound a lot like fate. However, those can’t be fixed times. If they were, why would Ephesians 6:1–3 say that honouring your parents can increase …

But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. Deuteronomy 30:14 (NKJV) To experience the promises of God, dream them and speak them. Speaking His promises every day helps you to make them part of your heart’s vision for the future, and then your heart can begin to make that vision happen. What you’re attracted to, what you desire, and the actions you take will begin to change, which will change what you experience. So, let me ask you: what have you been saying? Have you been murmuring and complaining? Do you complain about your life rather than claim God’s promises over it? Do you complain about the economy, rather than speak God’s promises of …