10.  Begin today filled with expectation about His promises, protection, peace, power, promotion, provision and possibilities.

  9.  If the devil ever tells you that God heals some people and not others…that’s a lie straight from the pit of hell. Acts 10:34

  8.  Obedience to God's instructions determines whether we succeed or whether we fail.

  7.  The devil can’t keep you down but a lack of knowledge can (Hosea 4:6).

  6.  If you think you're not good enough or smart enough to succeed...you're listening to the wrong voices. Psalm 8:4-6; 1 Corinthians 2:16

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

  5.  God knows the “THOUGHTS” that HE “THINKS” toward you. Are you ready to receive what He's sending your way. . .this morning?

  4.  You’ll never really be free. . .until you’re financially free. 

  3.  Worry robs you of today’s blessings. . .by stealing the Word from your heart.

  2.  Lasting wealth is not measured by money but in relationships, values and principles in what we give. . .not what we get.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Wealth without godly wisdom corrupts and destroys. Wealth with godly wisdom blesses and builds dreams.

According to most psychological studies regarding worry:

40% of our worries never come to pass.

30% involve past decisions which cannot be changed.

12% of worries focus on the criticism of others who spoke simply because they felt inferior.

10% of our worries are about our health. . .which gets worst with worry.

Finally, 8% of our worries can actually be described as legitimate causes for concern.

Let's look first at what worry actually is.

Worry is a state of feeling generally anxious and uneasy about something.  We call it troubled thought.

I read years ago that what you focus on ... expands in your life.  If you want to be debt free ... then you need to focus your mind and mouth on things that will enable and empower your journey to financial success.

To assist you in your financial freedom journey I've put together 31 powerful scriptures to enrich and engraft within you God's desire for you to be debt free.

I encourage you to memorize one scripture every day.  For instance, on Day 1 memorize the Day 1 scripture and confess it throughout the day.  On Day 2, continue confessing the scripture from Day 1 as you commit the scripture for Day 2 to your memory.  Meditate on these scriptures and ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten your spirit with each word. 

This exercise is important...it's not enough to just read the Word...you must memorize it and confess the scriptures on a daily basis.  Remember out of the abundance of the heart...the mouth speaks.

Every day you need to be thinking and speaking about being debt free.

10.  Your Heavenly Father can do anything except. . .fail.

  9.  “You don’t know my circumstances.” First, don’t own them. Second, God is bigger than they are. Third, they’re God’s problems not yours.

  8.  Our birth is the evidence that God has plans for our lives.  Jeremiah 29:11

  7.  Never be moved by what others think or say only by what God directs you to accomplish.

  6.  We can change where we are in life by what comes out of our mouths.

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

  5.  Who you are and your potential for success. . .should never be determined by anyone or anything other than the Word of God.

  4.  No matter how long you’ve been dealing with a circumstance…never give up or doubt the promises in the Word of God.       

  3.  If we refuse to accept limits on our potential then we can go beyond where we are.

  2.  When you don't know what to do...focus on God...He always does. 2 Chronicles 20:12

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Today…ask God for His direction on unclaimed wealth, unknown ideas and unused potential.

It's your year. . .it's your time.

A couple of weeks ago we shared ten questions to help accelerate your 2016 TurnAround. 

Several days ago I was stirred to share the questions again.  Frankly, I questioned the Lord by pointing out. . .as if He didn't know. . .that I had already shared the questions.

He then directed me to provide my answers as a way of encouraging others to answer the questions as well.

I want to assure you this isn't some meaningless exercise.  When you answer the ten questions. . .you will feel energized about your new year.

Here are the ten questions.

If I had a penny for every time someone said to me: “You don’t know my circumstances,” I would be able to pay for my dream trip to Bora Bora.

When people say that to me my usual response is: “You know. . .you’re right. . and I don’t want to know your circumstances.”

Dictionary.com defines circumstances as:

“a condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner, agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; a modifying or influencing factor”

Spiritually speaking. . .I define circumstance as the circle you’re standing in.

We shouldn’t be standing still. . .we should be moving from glory unto glory (2 Corinthians 3:18).

In which case, we would be leaving our circumstances behind.

So for me. . .the question is why do I want to hear about what this person ought to be leaving behind.

10.  God is more interested in where we're going. . .than where we've been. Phil 3:13

  9.  Wow. . .God says “I will bless you with everything I have.” Hebrews 6:14 MSG

  8.  The only time we truly fail is when we stop learning from our mistakes.

  7.  Think about why God woke you up this morning...what He wants you to accomplish today...and then do something about it.

  6.  Failure is nothing more than an opportunity to learn a new way to do something.

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

  5.  Never make an important decision when you are too angry...too lonely...too tired...too hungry or when you haven't prayed about it.

  4.  When we focus on our hurts of the past...we're stealing time from our future.

  3.  God forgives and forgets; the devil likes to remind us of our past. God says “...I don't keep a list of your sins.” Is 43:25 MSG

  2.  One of the enemy’s greatest weapons is to create doubt in our minds about the inevitability of our harvest. Don't listen.

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If we begin our days. . .even Christmas. . .with supernatural expectations. . .we'll never be disappointed.

Are you willing and ready to be the change the world needs?

The real question is. . .are you willing to change regardless of what other people think or the consequences that will happen around you?

Exodus 2:14 in the New Living Translation says:

“The man replied, “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?”  Then Moses was afraid, thinking, “Everyone knows what I did.”

Moses wanted to change the plight of the children of Israel.  In a fit of moral outrage he slayed an Egyptian who was beating an Israelite.

As he began to fully realize the implications of his actions. . .he knew things were going to change.

There are times when we want change to come but we must also be willing to consider the consequences of our actions.

Despite spending years on the backside of the desert . . . running from and making excuses to God . . . Moses was used to led the children of Israel through the wilderness for forty years until he delivered them to the door of the Promised Land.

Exodus 3:17-20 in the New Living Translation says:

Are you breathing a sigh of relief that 2015 is almost in the record books?

Has it been just an okay year. . .and you’re so ready for something new?

Are you ready to leave the pains and hurts of 2015 in the rear view mirror?

Are you ready to move to a spiritual place you’ve never been before?

Do you remember ever driving to a place you’ve never been before . . .found yourself not knowing if you were heading in the right direction but you still continued on?

I think this is particularly true. . .of most men. . .there is a hesitancy to stop and ask for directions. . .until it’s clearly obvious that you’re headed in the wrong direction.

There is an amazing parallel in life where some people know they’re headed in the wrong direction but they keep hesitating to make the decision to turn things around.

Jeremiah 8:4 in the Contemporary English Version says:

I remember years ago, traveling to the mountains of North Carolina with my fine wife Bev and my parents for a long weekend get-away.

We started looking for a hotel room and were unable to fine one for over 60 miles along Interstate 40. 

The clerk at the first hotel we stopped at told us that we would have a problem finding accommodations.  He informed us that the annual Furniture Market was taking place in High Point, North Carolina and there wasn’t a sleeping room to be found within 60 miles in any direction of that huge event.  We found out he was right.

This particular journey was before the days of cell phones and computers.  If you wanted to call ahead you used a pay phone.  We stopped at exit after exit only to hear the same message. . .there was no room in the inn  . . . Holiday or otherwise.

We had the money but there was no room to be found.  At least, my fine wife Bev wasn’t about to give birth.