Several weeks back, I was directed by our Heavenly Father share something very bold with you. 

He said: 

“Tell my children that just saying Happy New Year or singing Auld Lang Syne at midnight on New Year’s Eve will not make 2023 a better year but I can make it so.”

Then Lord told me. . .He wants you to develop a clear vision for success, prosperity and healing.  Next, He gave me very specific instructions on what He wants us to speak as we greet the new year.

Change is not a function of a calendar, but it is a personal decision for us to change what we’re thinking, saying and doing.

The Lord gave me five instructions for each of us and then He led me in writing seven confessions for each of the first seven days in the New Year.  Here are the instructions.

# 1    Start the year differently than you ever have before.

Don’t do what you’ve always done.

If you’ve always made New Year’s resolutions on losing weight, exercising more, getting your personal finances in order. . .only to have your good intentions fade with the passing of each new day, get ready for something new. . .that will not fade but grow stronger every day.

Revelation 21:5 in the Classic Amplified Bible says:

“And He Who is seated on the throne said, See! I make all things new. Also He said, Record this, for these sayings are faithful (accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy) and true (genuine).”

# 2    Set a specific time to boldly proclaim your confessions each day.

If it’s God’s will to give us the kingdom, then why are so many people struggling?

Here are five hindrances to your success and receiving a surplus of prosperity.

Fear. . .of the unknown.  Fear of failure.

Doubt. . .that God will do what He says He will do in His word.

Anxiety. . .over the current economic, viruses and political landscape.

Hesitation. . .to give what God says to give because of our perceived limitations and lack.

Disbelief. . .over whether everything promised in the Bible applies to “me.”

Notice the progression of the five hindrances. . .one builds upon the next one.

Here’s the 31 Day Scriptural Guide To Becoming Debt Free.

Day 1-- Proverbs 23:7 (NLT)

“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. . .”  

Day 2-- Proverbs 22:6,7

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.  The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”  

“The poor are ruled by the rich, and those who borrow are slaves of moneylenders.”  CEV

Day 3-- Galatians 5:1

 “Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.” 

Day 4-- Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” 

Years ago, I was praying during a church service at The Wisdom Center in Fort Worth, Texas when the Spirit of the Lord stirred four words in my spirit.  He said:

“Debt Determines Your Environment.”

I knew that was a profound statement. . .with life-changing implications and it was. It later became a book I wrote.

According to dictionary.com the word environment is defined as:

“the aggregate [or the total] of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population.”

Does debt influence you or your surroundings?  Absolutely.

This is the time of year for Christmas lists…from the youngest family member to the oldest.

As our family members grow in age. . .so do the price of their toys.

Dale Evans, wife of Roger Rogers, my childhood heroes once said:

“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.”

Roy L. Smith, a renowned Methodist writer of Sunday School literature, once said:

“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”

During this season. . .we want to share with you seven things better than the new iPhone, iPad, iPod or any other iToys produced by competing companies.

And just for the record, I’m not talking about the battle of electronics. . .so I’m not referring to Android, Galaxy or Tablet gadgets.

Here’s my list of the seven things better than iPads, iPhones, iPods and iToys.

1.      iThink.