You would be amazed at how many times I’ve heard someone say:

“If I could just meet the right people or make contact with someone who could help me.”

I have a revelation for you. . .unless you step out of your comfort zone. . .you’re never going to meet the right people.

Here are seven keys to building a strong network.

1.         Expect to build strong friendships.

Everywhere you go. . .you need to expect to make new friends.

As we’ve taught for years. . .expectation always leads to manifestation.

Here’s a ten-step formula to developing new friendships. . .using the word “friendship” as an anagram.

As I was reading Isaiah 55:11 my spirit was stirred to write “Seven Things For Seven Days.”

“So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

You can’t send forth what you don’t know.

Your mouth can’t send forth what you heart doesn’t understand.

Let’s look at the verse in greater detail.

As I was preparing for the Mother’s Day Rich Thoughts for Breakfast conference call. . .the following sentence stirred in me.

“God wants us to dream bigger…speak boldly…think creatively…associate higher…do more…never give up and start today.”

I thought. “That would be a great Facebook post and Twitter Tweet” . . .but the Lord clearly said to me. . . “It would make a better SUNDAY NITE LIVE teaching.”

Truthfully, my first thought was “Lord, I’ve already got something and I need a nap.”

Fortunately, I never spoke those words and I repented for even thinking them.

Here’s what I know. . .this teaching is being directed for some of God’s choice chosen vessels. . .like you.

Good morning and welcome to Rich Thoughts For Breakfast.

Let’s talk about ten scriptural reasons you’ve got miracle working power available to you.  As I go through these ten scriptures. . .I’m going to specifically list 34 power points or keys. . .which I will review at the end of the call.

How’s your vision?

I’m not talking about your natural eyesight but your spiritual vision.

Do you know God’s vision for your life?  And if not, why not?

If you already know His vision for your life. . .what are you doing to bring it to pass?

The word vision appears in the King James Version of the Bible a total of 96 times.

Have your ever had someone say. . . “I’ve been thinking about you?”

While we assume those thoughts are good. . .we have no idea what they’re thinking or how long they thought about us.

There is a pick-up line that single men sometimes use on single women.  It goes like this.

“Girl, I’m so tired. . .because you’ve been running through my mind all day.”

By the way ladies, if a man ever uses that line on you. . .be flattered but quickly ask him. . .if he has a job. . .does he have a five-year plan for the future. . .if he doesn’t answer “yes” to both those questions. . .leave him in the rearview mirror of your life.

1 Corinthians 15:20-22 says:

“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.  For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

As I was meditating on this scripture. . .I felt the Lord leading me to write on this passage.   At first, I wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted me to write about.

Did He want me to write about how Resurrection Sunday should be celebrated 52 weeks a year?

Did God want me to remind everyone that He is the greatest giver?  That He gave us His only begotten Son that we might have eternal life?

When I feel led to teach a subject…it’s at the unction of the Holy Spirit.

I was somewhat surprised when I was recently directed to write another message on prosperity.  I’ve written 17 sermons with the words “prosper” or “prosperity” in the title.  Over 386 of my teachings mention prosper and prosperity in a significant way.

So I think you can understand my amazement at being directed to write on prosperity once again.  But this one thing I know. . .I want to be obedient to His instruction.

Plus, I also know that a number of people will be ministered to in a significant way by hearing or reading this teaching. God always has a purpose in everything He does.

Here are seven ways to prosper.

Time is the currency of your life. . .spend it wisely.

Here is a simple illustration I’ve used several times to prove your time is the currency of your life.

After you work forty hours for your employer, he doesn’t pay you out of the goodness of his heart. He pays you in exchange for the forty hours of your life.

In other words, the amount of money you receive in your paycheck replaces the amount of your life you gave to your employer.

Think of it this way. You don’t purchase an automobile with little slips of paper called “money.” No, you actually buy it with your life – that is, the amount of your life you spend earning the money to pay for your automobile. The same thing is true with your house, your clothing, and everything else you purchase. It all comes through the exchange of your life for money.

A few days ago, I was riding to the office with a couple of friends.  We stopped at Bojangles, my fast food restaurant of choice.

As a seed of appreciation for their kindness in providing transportation for the day. . .I indicated I wanted to buy breakfast for them.

One of the two said “No, thank you.”

This dear friend and co-laborer for the Kingdom told me she had breakfast at the office. 

However, I suspect she didn’t want me to spend any money on her as she felt it wasn’t necessary for picking me up on their way to the office.