Prosperity is God’s plan for His people.

There has never been a doubt in my mind about this.

But, there was one time in my life. . .where I bought into the argument that if prosperity was right . . . why are there so many poor people in third world countries.

Then I came to understand that most of those countries have a heritage of voodoo, pagan or occult practices.

Heritage makes a difference.  When good seed is sown … even in a nation … the nation reaps the benefits.  These nations were not Christian and neither do they have a legacy of faith.

When I began writing this teaching I had something totally different in mind.  But, the Holy Spirit arrested my attention...and I hope the same happens with you.

Here are seven keys to a major reason some people don’t prosper.

1.       Make things right with them.

10.  Never let what you can’t do…keep you from doing what you can do…today.

  9.  God’s best for us…is not living from miracle to miracle…but rather walking in His continual blessing flow.

  8.  Our destiny is not determined by chance but by choice.

  7.  Spending money you don’t have may bring you a momentary high but watch out for the financial hangover.

  6.  You don’t have to be a know it all because you have a personal relationship with Someone who does … know it all. Trust Him.

Here are the Top 5 Rich Thoughts Nuggets of the week.

  5.  Never be moved by your circumstances or the opinions of others...base your decisions on the Word of God and nothing else.

  4.  The fastest way to get into financial trouble is to compare yourself to others and what they have or don’t have.

  3.  Poverty steals more than your money…it robs you of your dreams, your future, your hope and your ability to bless those you love.

  2.  God is not going to open a door for failure in our lives. We might, but He won’t.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Money that you sow into the Kingdom of God may leave your bank account…but it never leaves your life. Galatians 6:7.

Mark Twain, the American humorist said:

“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”

While I was in college, I was asked to write a paper about the greatest man I’d ever met or read about.  It was an easy and immediate decision. . .I wrote it about my Dad.

I often think about the character qualities I learned from my father that would benefit others.

Proverbs 20:7 in the Amplified Bible says:

“The righteous man walks in his integrity; blessed (happy, fortunate, enviable) are his children after him.”

There are seven character qualities of a Godly father that I want to share with you today. . .based on the life of James Harold Herring, Sr., my father.

First, everybody was worthy of respect.

Have you ever driven through a dense fog?

My fine wife, Bev, and I have driven through intense fog in the mountains of West Virginia with snow all over the ground and also across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco when the fog was rolling in.

It can make you a bit nervous and uneasy.  Sometimes you can’t even see beyond the hood of your car. . .if that.

The fog seems to cover your car on every side. . .making it difficult, if not impossible, to see where you’re going.

I feel discouragement has descended upon this nation like a dense fog.

Economic issues abound.  Bad news compounds itself. 

Some believers cannot see themselves overcoming their current dilemmas.

I am not here to say problems do not exist.

I am here to declare God is greater than whatever problem you’re facing.

Isaiah 35:3 in the New King James Version says:

10.  If you have God…you lack nothing. If you don’t have God…you lack everything.

  9.  What you believe about yourself…will become your reality. See yourself the way God sees you and let that become your reality.

  8.  It is never right to do a wrong thing to create a right result.

  7.  Never settle for a life of mediocrity...rather take a step of faith to embrace the invisible to achieve the seemingly impossible.

  6.  God has enabled you to do superabundantly over and above all that you dare ask or think. Ephesians 3:20 Amplified

Here are the Top 5 Rich Thoughts Nuggets of the week.

  5.  If you don’t like the way your world is at the moment, change it. You have the God-given ability to change your life. . .your direction. . .your destiny. . .one step at a time.

  4.  A step of faith requires us to look beyond our circumstances.

  3.  The seed you plant always determines the kind of harvest you reap.

  2.  Stop accepting things the way they are…start raising your level of expectation.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Jesus gave Peter the authority to walk on the water but nothing happened until he got out of the boat. Get out of the boat.