Dr. Peale tells us that our lives can be fabulous, terrific, if we get the vibrant life principle. One of the Christian faith’s great purposes is to bring people vibrantly alive. Dr. Peale shares the two elements of the vibrant life principle, excitement and adequacy.

Dr. Peale tells how to overcome worry and fear by two methods. First by common sense, he tells the story of a man who overcame fear by writing down the anagram for fear; False, Evidence, Appearing, to be Real. Dr. Peale also found that to get rid of worry, you must get rid of tension. Tension can be overcome by meditation.

Dr. Peale says, you can keep your faith, inspiration, enthusiasm and courage going. Know that you can’t have a difficulty that is too hard for God to handle. People let themselves become overwhelmed by problems, faith in God is the answer.

Dr. Peale tells how William James, often considered the father of American psychology said, “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitude of mind.” Proverbs 23:7 says that an individual is what he thinks about in their heart. Dr. Peale tells his listeners how great they are, greater than they ever conceived of, they have thought power.

Dr. Peale says that to have a full and meaningful life, let the Law of Supply work for you. God has given His abundance to the universe; we must think in terms of abundance, rather than limitation. Never think in terms of lack; think abundance.

Dr. Peale shares the story of a young man who came to him for help after a speech he had made. He was a tall young man, at least 6’2” but was slumped over, chin on chest, looking sad. Dr. Peale told him to stand up straight and he felt better. Dr. Peale gives the following formula for feeling sad; Stand tall physically. Stand tall mentally. Stand tall spiritually.

Dr. Peale shares that one way to a strong faith is by application of organized, scientific Christianity. By scientific Christianity he means that it is filled with procedures and formulas which when followed will work in an astounding manner.

Dr. Peale tells that to banish gloom we should practice being “underwhelmed,” we should stop being overwhelmed, which only creates panic. We need to de-emotionalize, keep cool, think and pray.

Dr. Peale states that if you go the whole way with Jesus Christ you can develop an inner power that nothing can overcome. A child of God can defeat the world through their faith.

Dr. Peale shares how he feels that words are alive. He believes that the seven greatest words in the English language are, “I can do all things through Christ…” (Philippians 4:13)