I’ve often said that. . .

I’m not Kenneth Copeland. . .though I have great admiration for him.

I’m not Creflo Dollar. . .though I recognize his powerful anointing.

I’m not Jesse DuPlantis. . .though I do have a pretty good sense of humor.

I’m not Joel Osteen. . .thought I one of the most positive people you’ll ever meet.

I’m not Dr. Mike Murdock. . .though I am wise through the wisdom of the Word.

I’m not Brother John Avanzini. . .though I’m anointed to teach people how to live debt free.

I’m not any of these men. . .nor do I want to be. . .I just want to be me and a better me every day.

Get ready for the best week of your life.   I’m not giving you a prophetic word. . .I’m just telling you what I know can be true.

Our expectation. . .confidence in and obedience to the Word. . .all play a significant role in determining what our week will be like.

Here seven keys to a great week.

First, start planning for tomorrow.

Ask yourself. . .

Do you spend more time thinking about the past or planning for the future?

What are you doing today to ensure that you’ll have the kind of life you want tomorrow?

Do you know how to get from where you are to where you want to be?

Your future is not in the past but is determined by what you do today as seeds for tomorrow’s harvests.

Ecclesiastes 11:4 in The Living Bible says:

“If you wait for perfect conditions you’ll never get anything done.”

The enemy of your future...Satan only has three abilities: to deceive, to tempt and to accuse.

You can defeat him with three scripturally guaranteed strategies.

Revelation 12:10-11 in the King James Version says:

“And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

The verse says that when salvation, strength, the Kingdom of God and the power of Christ come. . .the devil. . .the accuser of the brethren is cast down.

Revelation 12:10 in the Amplified Bible says it this way.

“Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come—the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!

I remember the first time I ever spoke in London there were probably 500 plus people in our Debt Free Army rally.

If you’ve ever heard me speak at one of our seminars you know that I enjoy getting people to laugh while driving home the points about financial freedom.

But on this Saturday morning. . .the audience wasn’t laughing even though my words should have prompted laughter. English audiences are known to be a bit reserved.

There were a few empty reserved seats on the front row so I climbed on top of those chairs and asked how many of those in attendance had ever heard of James Brown, the American soul singer.  Probably, 95% of the room raised their hands while smiling.

So I started singing. . .yes, I started singing “I Feel Good” by James Brown but I changed the lyrics a bit.

“Wo!  I feel good (dun a dun a dun a dun) just like Jesus said I would.

I feel good, (dun a dun a dun a dun) like I knew I would
Jesus  is So good, so good, I got Jesus.  (dun a dun a dun)

Breakthrough is a word we hear quite a bit in Christian circles.

I checked twelve different translations and found breakthrough only appears in the Message Bible and not in the context of contemporary usage.

According to dictionary.com breakthrough is defined as:

“a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense; an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction; the overcoming of a stalemate.”

The dictionary definition is more in line with how we use the word breakthrough.

Now let me share with you the Herring Life Experiences definition of breakthrough.  It is a:

A seed is a supernatural blessing.

Genesis 1:11 in the Amplified Bible says:

“And God said, Let the earth put forth [tender] vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees yielding fruit whose seed is in itself, each according to its kind, upon the earth. And it was so.”

Every seed carries a specific genetic instruction on what it shall produce.

We don’t have to tell a watermelon seed to produce watermelons because that invisible instruction is hard-coded in each seed.

Everyone knows apple seeds bring forth an apple harvest and peach seeds bring forth a harvest of peaches. Seeds produce a harvest after their own kind.

It has always been this way and it will never change. The seed you plant always determines the kind of harvest you reap.

I cannot stress this point too strongly. It is not the kind of harvest you need that determines the kind of harvest you will receive. It is the kind of seed you plant. Don’t fool yourself.

Have you ever wondered why your prayers aren’t being answered?

Have you ever wondered if God really hears your prayers?

Have you ever wondered what the scriptures say about your prayers being unanswered?

Here are seven reasons God won’t answer your prayers.

First, doubt and do without. . .the effects of unbelief.

Matthew 13:58 in the Amplified Bible says:

“And He did not do many works of power there, because of their unbelief (their lack of faith in the divine mission of Jesus).”

If we ever doubt that God is a miracle working God. . .then we will live our lives without manifesting the power and promises of God.

Luke 17:19 in the Amplified Bible says:

Money is always looking for a place to go…it’s up to us to send it to the right places.

We must stop being a debt-generating Christian and become a wealth-producing, people-blessing believer.

It’s decision time.  Today, we will decide whether to continue living our lives the way we’ve been living or change to debt-free living.

Here are seven ways to stop being a debt generating Christian and save more of what you make.

#1        Develop Your Spiritual Resistance.

Focus on scriptures involving personal discipline and the ability to withstand temptation by just saying “no” or walking on by.

The debtors are you best friend. . .so long as you pay your minimum payments on time and don’t exceed your credit limit.  If or when either of those scenarios take care. . .your friends at the credit card companies begin to change their outlook.

Habakkuk 2:7 in the Amplified Bible says:

I want to ask you four questions.

Your immediate and progressive response to these questions will determine, in no small manner, the way you'll finish 2015

First, how valuable is your life?

Second, how valuable is your time?

Third, how long did it take someone to design, engineer and construct the building you are sitting in?

Fourth, is your life and time more valuable than the building you are sitting in?

Now here are the answers.

Thousands of books have been written about what it takes to be a winner in life.  These books include many choice nuggets or as I call them RICH THOUGHTS.

On occasion you will find some thoughts that are way out in left field. . .and should be forgotten as quickly as they were read.

However, there is ONE BOOK which is always RIGHT. . .always ACCURATE and totally GUARANTEED.  It’s the Word of God.

Here are seven keys for every winner as revealed in God’s Holy Bible.

# 1       Have a ‘Never Give Up’ Attitude

One of the biggest challenges most Christians face is giving up on their dreams, goals and assignments before they achieve victory.

The only way we lose in life. . .is if we give up and quit.

The scripture is very clear about why we should never think about giving up.  Here are seven reasons why. . .we should keep on. . .keeping on.