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“Here is the major life question: Does our experience create our identity ... or does our identity create our experience?”
― Steve Backlund

“All believers must learn the habit of inwardly redirecting thoughts toward faith, hope and love, and away from the lies that create hopelessness, fear, selfishness and ungodly priorities.”
― Steve Backlund, You're Crazy If You Don't Talk To Yourself

“If people are going to live at a higher level, they must believe at a higher level. If they are going to believe at a higher level, they must hear truth at a higher level. Empowering leaders know speaking God’s promises will increase the faith of the people in their lives.”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“I desire and receive prayer from anointed people who can give me an impartation of power, miracles, integrity, blessing or breakthrough. This is an important part of my personal growth plan. It accelerates my life in Christ. The benefits of such prayer, however, will only last if I believe truth in the area that I was prayed for. Ultimately, what I believe is more important than the beliefs of the one praying for me. Many experience freedom in a special meeting but cannot maintain it consistently in life because of wrong beliefs about God, others, themselves or their circumstances. Many are hoping to be “zapped” by an anointed “Super Christian.” Again, there is great benefit in receiving prayer from stronger believers, but there must be greater emphasis placed on changing our mindsets in key areas. Unless we do this, we will be enslaved by lies – no matter how many great meetings we attend. Jesus said, “The truth shall make you free.” These words are revolutionary. Jesus was free because He believed truth in every area of His life (provision, identity, health, power, personal habits, relationships, etc.) We too are to renew our minds to believe truth in each aspect of our lives. As we do, we will take our freedom beyond a meeting and live it out consistently in our lives. Truly, victorious mindsets will make us free.”
― Steve Backlund, Victorious Mindsets

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― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“One of our main missions in life is to empower others to become what they never thought they would become. We are called to be influencers. Steve Backlund”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“Nuestras convicciones sobre los demás, sobre nuestras circunstancias y nosotros mismos saldrán a la luz en palabras. Quien se convierte en un estudiante de sus propias palabras es un líder sabio. Si nos encontramos regularmente diciendo cosas que no están empoderando, será hora de volver al capítulo que habla de convicciones que empoderan para actualizar lo que creemos y así poder mejorar lo que hablamos.”
― Steve Backlund, Cultura de Empoderamiento: Como impulsar gente para triunfar

“not to regard them “according to the flesh.” If we believe those in our life are sinners (prone to sin), then our beliefs about them will be less empowering. If we believe they are saints (prone to do right), then these positive beliefs will create empowerment for them.”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“Decreased hope for people is a fruit of believing lies instead of believing truth.”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“The most important question of the hour is not, “Lord, what should I do?” but it is, “Lord, what should I believe? What should I renew my mind with about You, about myself, about others, and about my circumstances”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“Las palabras específicas empoderan, al igual que otras palabras específicas tienen el efecto contrario.”
― Steve Backlund, Cultura de Empoderamiento: Como impulsar gente para triunfar

“La ausencia del lenguaje negativo no es lo que crea una cultura verdaderamente empoderadora, sino la presencia de vida hablada. La vida está verdaderamente en el poder de la lengua. “Por la bendición de los rectos la ciudad será engrandecida; mas por la boca”
― Steve Backlund, Cultura de Empoderamiento: Como impulsar gente para triunfar

“What we believe is the determining factor of whether our lives move forward or backward. We can have a “Super Christian” pray for us, but ultimately our own beliefs are the key to spiritual advancement.”
― Steve Backlund, You're Crazy If You Don't Talk To Yourself

“It is the decision to think and see through God’s perspective about people, circumstances, and ourselves. “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“Outward accomplishments are meaningless without it. In fact, 1 Corinthians 13 says we are “nothing” if relational love does not manifest through us, even if we are doing supernatural exploits”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“The Kingdom of God is not moved forward by good conduct, but by good beliefs (see Galatians 3:1-5).”
― Steve Backlund, The Culture of Empowerment: How to Champion People

“La ausencia del lenguaje negativo no es lo que crea una cultura verdaderamente empoderadora, sino la presencia de vida hablada. La vida está verdaderamente en el poder de la lengua. “Por la bendición de los rectos la ciudad será engrandecida; mas por la boca de los impíos será trastornada” (Proverbios 11:11).”
― Steve Backlund, Cultura de Empoderamiento: Como impulsar gente para triunfar