If we genuinely desire wellness—and I
am talking about health and wholeness
in all areas of our lives: physical,
mental, emotional, spiritual—we must
be willing to let go of the labels we have
allowed to define us. We must move
beyond the barriers we allow to limit
us from day to day. We must choose to
stop seeing ourselves as victims of our
circumstances and instead start seeing
our circumstances as subject to the
authority and healing power of Jesus
Christ! We are victors, not victims!
Adapted from You Are Next: Destroy What Has
Paralyzed You and Never Mis Your Moment Again
(Charisma House, 2019) by Rev. Samuel Rodriguez.
Samuel
Rodriguez
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez is the
president of the National Hispanic
Christian Leadership Conference,
the world’s largest Hispanic Christian
organization. He was named among
the Top 100 Christian Leaders in
America by Newsmax in 2018, and
Time nominated him as one of
the 100 most influential people in
the world in 2013. Rodriguez has
advised Presidents Bush, Obama,
and Trump and frequently consults
with members of Congress to
advance immigration and criminal
justice reform as well as religious
freedom initiatives. He is the best-
selling author of Be Light and
executive producer of two films. He
likewise serves as cofounder and
lead pastor of TBN Salsa. Rodriguez
serves as senior pastor of New
Season Christian Worship Center in
Sacramento, California.
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