7 Questions About God's Plans For Us

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 in the Message Bible says:

“After looking at the way things are on this earth, here’s what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that’s about it. That’s the human lot.

“Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what’s given and delighting in the work.

“It’s God’s gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now. . .”

As we read, re-read and re-read theses verse again. . .we knew God was giving us a powerful revelation we were to share with His children.

Here are seven questions about God’s plans for us.

1.  Where do you want to go?

The key to success is to determine why you are where you are. . .where God wants you to be. . .create a plan to get there. . .and start where you are with what you’ve got.

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7 Qualities For Effective Kingdom Service

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Life Strategies

Have you ever talked with a job recruiter?

While I've never had to utilize the services of a professional recruiter . .  . I do find what they look for in recruits to be fascinating.

Thirty plus years ago, I had my insurance company marketing offices in the same building as a staffing agency and I found their profiles interesting.

Have you ever wondered about God's profile for those who fit His criteria for Kingdom service? 

There are many possibilities but I'm only going to share seven keys to effective Kingdom service.

1.  Mentally alert.

If you want to be a leader in the Kingdom. . .then you must be mentally alert.

Prayer keeps you alert and focused on your purpose.

1 Peter 1:13 in the Amplified Bible says:

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Top 10 - Living A Godly Life

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Top 10's

10.  It’s not what you know but what you do with what you know that makes you successful.

  9.  If we aren’t happy on the inside. . .neither wealth nor poverty will make it so.

  8.  Be the one who initiates change . . . even while others hesitate.

  7.  A foolish man wastes money...an ordinary man spends money...an intelligent man invests money and a wise Godly man sows money.

  6.  I'm not a self-made man. . .I'm a God-made man.

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

  5.  If money does not serve the Kingdom of God. . .it prostitutes its purpose, seduces its owner and violates Kingdom principles.

  4.  Paychecks, bonuses, promotions and unexpected riches are the tools God uses to bless us for putting His Kingdom first. Matthew 6:33

  3.  Don’t let people you’ve known in the past. . .keep you away from your future.

  2.  God has a bright future planned for you. . .don’t miss it by living in the past and refusing to change for the future.

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Haven’t spent 1 minute in 20 years worrying about who the anti-Christ is. More interested in discovering who I am in Christ.

7 Ways To Know If It's A Winning Idea

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady of the United States, once said:

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; and small minds discuss people.”

If you’ve got a great mind. . .focused on ideas. . .raise your hand.

Yes, I know we can’t see you but. . .God can.

And He’s the One that counts.

People who think about and act on ideas. . .are the ones who become winners in life.

Henry Ward Beecher once said:

“The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.”

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7 Facts About Ghosts

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Life Strategies

Are you dealing with ghosts?  I’m not talking about the kind that comes out at Halloween or in some goofy Hollywood movie.

Popular culture is filled with talk of ghosts. . .even television programs like Ghost Whisperer and movies like Ghostbusters. . .which I understand is being updated.

This teaching isn’t about any of the foolishness currently the rage on cable TV. 

When I mention the word ghosts I’m speaking about something from the past (sin or otherwise) which you feel is real though it isn’t visible to you or anyone else.

It is not God’s intent for us to be haunted by memories of things gone by.

No matter. . .how inhumane, degrading, sickening or horrible your sins of the past were. . .God forgives them. . .all.

If we’re haunted by the memories of forgiven past sins. . .the battle is being played out in the our minds. . .by the enemy of our destiny.

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Top 10 - Achieving Your Potential

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Top 10's

10.  Every step of faith. . .removes another element of the fears we’ve been facing.

  9.  When God gives you a vision it's not for you as you are but as He knows you can be. Begin to see yourself the way He sees you.

  8.  Your current adversity is temporary but God's promises are eternal.

  7.  The only way to effectively change our circumstances is for us to personally change how we look at them.

  6.  TODAY...do the things necessary to change your future into the reality you desire.

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

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

  4.  Money that we sow into the Kingdom of God may leave our bank accounts. . .but it never leaves our lives. Galatians 6:7

  3.  God is more interested in our availability than our ability.

  2.  I will NOT fear what God says I can OVERCOME.

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  The devil wants us broke as he knows it takes money to fulfill the Great Commission and nobody listens to poor people. Eccl 9:16

If God Work You Up This Morning

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Life Strategies

Have you ever felt like giving up?  It just seemed like things weren’t working out the way you wanted them to because of something someone did or said. . .or didn’t do.

Perhaps you did something you regretted and you feel like you just can’t get things right. . .that a solution to the situation seems impossible.

Truthfully, you might even feel like. . .God has forgotten your address.

Fret not, God knows everything about you. . .even the number of hairs on your head or in my case, my beard. . .and here’s some great news from the Word of God. . .your impossibilities are about to become possibilities.

I’m going to make a statement. . .and I want you to get it deep down inside of you.  In fact, I’m going to repeat it four times.

If God woke you up this morning…He’s not through with you yet.

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7 Keys To A Financial Breakthrough

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

Need a financial breakthrough? 

Let’s establish some basic facts.

First, our God is a God of breakthroughs and miracles.

Second, make sure the windows of heaven are open over your life.

Third, He hears and answers your prayers because He promised He would.

Fourth, His best is not about us living from miracle to miracle.

Fifth, if you doubt your miracle manifestation . . .you will do without it.

Sixth, make your breakthrough a part of your daily confession.

Seventh, stop doing stupid things financially and begin using His wisdom.

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Top 10 - Following God's Direction

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Top 10's

10.  Sowing seeds as God directs…takes the limits off your income.

  9.  The financial bondage, lack and/or debt you’re living under has an expiration date.

  8.  If you’ve spent your life making other people rich...isn’t it time you begin to do something for you and the ones you love?

  7.  You have more influence than you know…and certainly more than the enemy wants you to know. Acts 22:15

  6.  Your greatest breakthrough or victory is just a thought or two away.

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

  5.  What you think about today. . .can take you closer to your destiny than you ever thought imaginable. Philippians 4:8

  4.  Don’t worry about things you can’t change … instead change the things you can and let God deal with the rest.

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

  2.  Never spend more time listening to a critic or a cynic than you do listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit.

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Ask God tonight for direction on unclaimed wealth, unknown ideas and unused potential.

Have You Heard This One?

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Life Strategies

Have you ever wondered why you aren’t accomplishing more?

When we begin to think back about why we didn't do this …  or why that didn't work, the very first thought our flesh will usually come up with is an excuse.... all we need to do is begin making excuses and the devil is ever ready to jump in and help us out.

Don’t give him the satisfaction.

Hebrews 12:12-13 in the Message Bible really stirred my spirit when I read it.  The verses say:

“So don't sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!”

What would make people sit on their hands and drag their feet. . .it happens when they make excuses.

The American Heritage Dictionary says that an excuse is “the act of justification.”

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7 Keys To Where You'll Be On New Year's Eve

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

There are 78 days left in 2015. . .this article is designed to help you imagine where you want to be on New Year’s Eve.  It will be here before you know it.

I’m not talking about which church service or party you will attend but where you will be in life. . .that night.  Will you have achieved your goals?  Will you be full of anticipation and expectation about 2016?

Let’s start by establishing a very basic fact.  There are only two ways you can see what will be happening on New Year’s Eve.

First, with your natural eyes.

Second, with your imagination.

The word imagination is defined in the Merriam Webster Intercollegiate Dictionary as:

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