As we prepare for a new year, it is important to remember God’s purposes are primarily moved forward by good beliefs, not good behavior. The greater question of the hour is not, “Lord, what should I do?” but it is “Lord, what should I believe?” This message will help answer that question, which will dramatically increase the likelihood of God’s promises manifesting in your life in 2019.

In this podcast, Steve Backlund unlocks great truths from the Christmas story in Luke 2. He not only teaches but he releases prophetic insights that will speak powerfully to your life now. 

Pessimism is a tendency to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities, or to expect the worst possible outcome in situations. It is an enemy to overcomers and great influencers. In this podcast, Steve Backlund gives great insight into identifying pessimism in us, and he gives powerful, practical ways to overcome it.

Perfectionism is a trait that causes us to not be joyful with ourselves or with others unless an unreachable standard is met. It causes to create a negative focus in our lives by making the avoidance of appearing like a failure a main goal of our lives. In this message, Steve Backlund will help free you of its effects by sharing five practical ideas for defeating this enemy of our souls.

In the Old Testament, God’s people faced literal giants who were seeking to deny their entry into the Promised Land. In the New Covenant, the giants seeking to block us experiencing God’s promises are mindsets like pessimism, victimhood, unworthiness, and disappointment. The disappointed mindset is a great neutralizer to a forward moving life and dreams being fulfilled. In this message, Steve Backlund shares incredible insight on five areas of disappointment we are all empowered to overcome.

We are designed for things to get easier in our lives. Whether it is riding a bike or cooking a meal, things that seem hard at first don’t remain difficult. In this message, Steve Backlund shares how practice and repetition cause us to move forward in the behaviors and beliefs necessary for victorious and influential living.

Steve Backlund shares from his book You’re Crazy If You Don’t Talk to Yourself about the biblical model of speaking to things rather than just asking God to do things. You will learn an important ingredient for victorious living in this message.

The level of trust we have with others is largely the result of their experience with us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares five dumb things to do if we want people to value and trust us. You will not only hear what not to do, but, more importantly, you will be inspired into the behaviors and attitudes that will cause people to respect you like never before.