Never doubt the courage and the resilient of the human spirit. With the right attitude and faith mankind is capable of coming out better out of any bad situation.

• Live out of your dreams, vision and imagination with a great zeal and commitment, not your history or past experience.

• Who said, it could not be done? And what great victories have he to his credit which qualify him to judge you of your abilities? With faith in God and in your abilities nothing is impossible for you in Jesus’ name.

• In times of adversity and hardships mind your words. Words are the most powerful thing God has given to you to create your own world. You must always bless yourself and all around you. Never utter negative word about yourself, family or situation.

• The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for its quality. Have faith in God as you plan and work.

• The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, stay with the problem, or determined to carry out their dream.

• Remember, there are no real failures in life, only results. There are no true tragedies, only lessons. And there really are no problems, only opportunities waiting to be recognised as solutions by the person of wisdom and faith.

• It is far better to attempt something great and fail than to plan to do nothing and succeed.

• Demand more from yourself on a daily basis to make your dreams a reality. Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.

• Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof (Proverbs 18:21). Your speech will either help or hurt you (Pr. 10:14; 12:14; 13:2-3; 18:6-7,23). If you are older, it already has! Many have ruined their lives by not ruling their mouths. Others have been honoured for their kind and wise tongues. Your speech will bring either blessing or cursing from both God and men, in both time and eternity. Do you love good speech or bad speech? Your future will be impacted heavily by your choice and habit.

• Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you have lost it you can never get it back. So, use your time well!

• No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no power to keep you from having an amazingly good future if you will walk by faith in God.

• The Rt Rev. Dr. Duke Akamisoko is the Bishop of Kubwa, Province of Abuja