10.  Exercise for today.  Focus on right things and you will find the wrong things will leave your life.

  9.  Never allow your dreams to be reduced or eliminated by a lack of money.

  8.  Break free from the problems of your past by embracing the possibilities of your future.

  7.  Change your thoughts . . .change your future.

  6.  Not seeing yourself the way God sees you. . .always leads to trouble.

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

  5.  Be on time today…to your job…every appointment.  Being late is a sign of disrespect.  God is on time and we should be too.

  4.  Our peace with God quickens our pace for God.   

  3.  If you’ve blown it…don’t whine…get up.  “The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again."  Proverbs 24:17 NLT

  2.  You are where you are today because of what you learned yesterday.  Where you will be tomorrow depends on what you learn today.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Oversleeping is NOT the way to make your dreams come true.  If you need a nap…take it…then get up and get going.  Proverbs 6:9-11

I was talking with a man recently who said:

“People are getting laid off.”                                 People can’t find jobs.”

People are taking pay reductions.”                     People can’t pay their bills.

People are slashing their budgets.”                     Home values are dropping

Savings accounts are being emptied.                 Investments have gone up in smoke.

He looked at me…smiled and said….that’s just what’s happening in my family.

I had another man ask me what was my best investment advice for right now….

Change is a word frequently discussed but rarely acted on. . .especially by politicians.

Real change. . .lasting change. . .is a change of heart followed by decisive action to do things differently.

The word change is in the King James Bible a total of 23 times while it appears in the Amplified Bible 46 times.  Let’s look at several key scriptures.

Matthew 3:2 in the King James Version says:

“And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

As we’ve taught before, the Greek word for repent is G3340 and it means:

“to change one’s mind, to repent”

This is further clarified in Matthew 3:2 in the Amplified Bible which says:

10.  Praying for everyone to have a teachable attitude…an insatiable appetite for learning and a commitment to excellence.

  9.  Where we start in life is not of our choosing…but where we finish is.

  8.  The question is not what God wants…but what we do in response to what He wants.

  7.  Whatever is in your heart determines what you say.  Matthew 12:34

  6.  God is not in heaven wringing His hands over your situation wondering what to do.  He will show Himself mighty on your behalf.

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

  5.  As long as you have a dream…you will never be poor.  No one can take your dream away but you can give up on it.  Don’t!

  4.  A lack of purpose, plans and passion means you’ll become “The Biggest Loser” and it won’t have anything to do with weight loss.     

  3.  God’s spiritual laws never change.  Release (give) and increase (prosper); retain (hoard) and decrease (lack).  Proverbs 10:24

  2.  What we believe on the inside…will determine what we achieve on the outside.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  The enemy feeds on fear and doubt.  It’s time we starve the rascal to death.

How do you meet important people?

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the term VIP is an abbreviation for Very Important Person and is defined as:

“A person of great importance or influence.”

First, you must recognize that you are a VIP already and it is only natural that you should be meeting important people.

That’s right. . .YOU ARE A VIP!

According to Psalm 112:9 in the New Living Translation . . . you are a person of influence.

“They share freely and give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will be remembered forever. They will have influence and honor.

Samuel was ninety-two years old and blind. . .but he was mentally sharp even after his wife Sarah went home to be with the Lord.  However, Samuel didn’t feel he should live alone anymore.  His two children and their families lived miles away in different states so Samuel decided to move in a residential living facility for seniors.

On the morning of his move. . .Samuel was packed, impeccably dressed and waiting for his cab to take him to his new home.  Right on schedule the cab arrived at 8 AM.

Samuel, as was his life-long custom, arrived early and had to wait a few minutes before Jasmine, a young assistant at the facility came to take him to his new room.

Even though Samuel had to maneuver his walker down the corridor . . .he was able to maintain a brisk pace.  Jasmine began to describe Samuel’s room in detail as they walked together.  She said the room had a new couch, recliner, desk area and best of all, a big window looking out at the forest. Plus, he would be able to move freely with his cane because of how the furniture was arranged

Samuel interrupted Jasmine’s detailed description and said:  “I love it.  I love it.  I love it.”

Jasmine smiled and said “Mr. Samuel, we’re not there yet.  You haven’t seen your room.  Hold on and I’ll show it to you in a minute.  It’s down the next hall.”

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

  9.  When we say what we can’t do instead of what we can do…we are defeated before we start.

  8.  Don’t wait for your circumstances to change…create the changes you desire.

  7.  Today focus on the 3M’s…making, managing and multiplying God’s money.

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

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

  5.  The best way to get high blood pressure is to spend our time worrying about things we can do nothing about.  Pray instead.

  4.  The enemy will do everything possible to discourage and dishearten you from achieving what God wants to do in and through you.      

  3.  Before you go to sleep…ask God to help you turn your dreams into reality…starting tomorrow…with divine connections.

  2.  The greatest achievement of the enemy is not an active sinner but an inactive Christian unaware of the power available to them.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Never allow your circumstances to cloud your thinking; destroy your dreams or make you settle for less than His best for your life.

The Way to Change Things … a Mother’s Day Message by Bev Herring

There are really three ways to run a church.

First, the Pastor can do it all.

Second, the church can pay for everything to be done.

Third, develop people to handle all the details.

The problem with the Pastor doing it all...is that the church must rely on the capabilities and strength of one person or couple.  So the church ends up, at the best, limited, and at worst the couple gets totally burned out.

But...you can also use money.  It just takes a lot of it to finance a church budget...even a small church. 

Your reaction to adversity . . .will determine how you’re viewed.

If you’re viewed as someone who seemingly goes nuts every time something doesn’t go your way…it will be what people believe about you.

If you continually lose it.

. . .not only will others see you that way. . .but more importantly. . .you will begin to believe that’s your typical response and it will become a habit.

In a negative context. . .you become what you believe you will be. . .by how you act and react.

Conversely, if your reactions are governed by applying the fruit of the spirit. . .then you will become what the Word says you will be.

Matthew 9:27-31 in the Message Bible says:

“As Jesus left the house, he was followed by two blind men crying out, “Mercy, Son of David! Mercy on us!” When Jesus got home, the blind men went in with him. Jesus said to them, “Do you really believe I can do this?” They said, “Why, yes, Master!” He touched their eyes and said, “Become what you believe.”

10.  A successful man/woman is an ordinary person who steps outside their comfort zone to take a risk.

  9.  Think of one thing you can do TODAY to improve the quality of your life TOMORROW…then do it.

  8.  If you don’t act on a God idea…you will never experience what might have been.

  7.  Your future is not determined by what others do…but rather what you do.

  6.  If we want to change where we are in life…we must believe God will do what He says He will do…regardless of our circumstances.

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

  5.  If you’re in debt…your life is not your own.  Not only that…but your money is going to make somebody else rich.

  4.  If you think nobody is thinking about you right now…you’re wrong.  “. . .the Lord is thinking about me right now.” Ps 40:17 TLB          

  3.  “My people are destroyed (bound) for a lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6) Ignorance, not Satan, will destroy you…so get wisdom.

  2.  There are three kinds of wealth.  Financial wealth is what you have.  Personal wealth is who you are.  Spiritual wealth is what you do with what you’ve have.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Every word you speak is a seed.  Your words will produce a harvest…the only question is…what will you be producing?