Your Perception Generally Becomes Your Reality

Did you know that the way you perceive God can keep you from knowing the truth about Him? It’s true.

Your perception of a person, even if it is wrong, will keep you from seeing him or her as they really are. That is the reason I make this statement:

You will have the God you perceive.

If you perceive Him as a poor god, you will always think He is trying to get money from you. But when you understand He is a rich God, you will realize He is trying to get money to you not from you.

Your perception of God and His relationship to your financial status will cause you to see Him in one of two ways: He will be either Jehovah Needy or Jehovah Jireh.

"One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all."  Brian Tracy, author of Get more Done In Less Time.

Your time is your life. . .if you waste your time. . .you’ve wasted your life.

"Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life."  Alan Lakein, author of How To Get Control Of Your Time And Your Life.

10.  You discover your assignment but the decision to embrace it…is entirely yours.

  9.  If you’re a high value target of the enemy…it means he knows you’re valuable to and for the Kingdom of God.

  8.  Bad things happen when we allow wrong people into our lives.  Judges 16:4-21

  7.  Your focus determines your future.

  6.  God’s got your back in every step you take. (Deut 31:8) He’s watching over you. (Ps 32:8)  Don’t allow the enemy to make you think otherwise.

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

  5. Winners never accept failure or defeat as final.

  4. Any problem God allows you to see…He will enlighten and empower you to solve.

  3. By believing in the power of God…you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

  2.  Nothing is certain in the current economic climate.  That’s why we must base our future on the Word of God and His economy.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If you’re afraid of what’s going to happen…you’re not listening to the One who makes things happen.

Some years ago (18 to be exact), there was a movie entitled “Jerry McGuire.”

Truthfully, I’ve never watched the entire movie. . .however, I did see part of the Oscar –winning performance by Cuba Gooding, Jr., as an athlete seeking a more lucrative financial contract.

Throughout the movie, Gooding would say to Tom Cruise (Jerry McGuire), his agent, “Show me the money” which became an immediate pop culture sensation.

“Show me the money” was repeated by celebrities and ordinary people alike.

A few days ago, I was doing a search on money. . .when I came across a phrase that said “show me the money.”

I smiled and did an immediate search on “show me.”  The result of which. . .is this teaching on seven things God wants to show you.

Have you ever been to a football game. . .where the cheerleaders were chanting “Defense.  Defense.  Push’em back.  Push’em way back?”

Perhaps you’ve watched a recent college basketball game with either the University of North Carolina Tar Heels or the Duke Blue Devils where the fans began chanting “Defense.”

Regardless of the sport, “defense” means to stop the advance of an opponent. . .if you will, an adversary or enemy.

10.  Invest your time in acquiring knowledge that will encourage, empower, enable and enrich you in the things of God.

  9.  Abundance is the freedom to receive heaven’s resources so we can bless others.

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

  7.  Confess this “I can do more than I think I can because I have the mind of Christ functioning fully and freely within me.”

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

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

  5. Being late sends a message about you…it reflects a lack of planning, a poor attitude, a lack of respect and/or good habits.

  4. A Rich Thinker will see opportunities instead of problems…possibilities rather than impossibilities.  What kind of thinker are you?      

  3. Words will give you hope in the midst of defeat…confidence instead of failure…victory over what appears to be certain defeat.

  2.  Your words will empower or eliminate the enemy’s ability to wreak havoc in your financial life.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If you wouldn’t open your door to gangsters, assassins and thieves why entertain thoughts that will rob, kill and steal your future.

10.  If you have a pulse…you have a purpose…find it…live it.

  9.  Never base your pursuit of a vision on the man or woman of God who taught it but on the great God who promised it.

  8.  Your financial environment will not change until you change…and you will not change…until you change the way you think.

  7.  The price for success is always paid in advance…never after it’s been achieved.

  6.  Don’t let anyone’s attitude or words distract you or break your focus.

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

  5. My prayer this morning is for you to attract into your life people with a goal, a dream, a vision and an attitude for success.

  4. God is so good.  Can I get a witness in the house?          

  3. Dress to impress and I’m not just talking about your clothes.  Dress your mind each day…think carefully about what you’re putting in it.

  2.  The devil always returns to the place where he prospered.  Take up the welcome mat and don’t answer when he comes knocking.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Don’t make excuses…instead make a difference…by asking God to reveal opportunities to you beyond your normal thought process.

The rising price of utilities and lack of work for those caught in the unusual winter weather is causing financial havoc in many working families. . .especially, those already under a load of debt.

Unfortunately, some families are feeling hopeless, helpless or sticking their head in the sand . . . praying their financial trouble will disappear.  The problem with having your head in the sand is what you’re leaving exposed for some creditor to kick.

Hear me now. . .with God’s help, the right financial attitude and  determination. . . you can turn your financial life around.  When you change your attitude about debt, wealth and success to what God’s Word says, then your behavior will change.

Here are six financial attitude changers that you need to grab ahold of and get deep down in your spirit and subconscious mind.

This past Friday on our Rich Thoughts For Breakfast phone call I taught “Moses is dead…but you’re not.”

Almost immediately after the call concluded . . .I knew God wanted me to expand and continue this teaching on SUNDAY NITE LIVE.

But truthfully, my first thought was “Lord, I just taught this.  What will be people think?”

I can just imagine God smiling, shaking His head and going “Really, Harold, is that what you’re thinking.”

I know there are times when we unknowingly and unintentionally cause our Heavenly Father to shake His head in amazement.

God is so good to me. . .He showed me exactly the direction He wanted this teaching to take.

10.  Praying for you to turn rejection into rejuvenation, doubt into faith, mistakes into miracles and failure into success.

  9.  Where you start in life is not of your choosing…but where you finish is.

  8.  What you believe on the inside…will determine what you achieve on the outside.

  7.  In God’s economy…your prosperity isn’t based on what others do…but rather what you do.

  6.  Success comes to those who do…and not to those who thought about it and don’t.

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

  5. View every person you meet today as a divine connection or someone to pray for…either way…you win.

  4. When I do what the Word says I can do…I feel like a gold medal winner crossing the finish line.             

  3. Failure is not your destiny.  Success is more than an option…it is your God-given opportunity.

  2.  God picked you…He hasn’t given up on, dropped or abandoned you.  Isaiah 41:11 says:  “He is right here to help you.”

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Identify the enemy…apply the Word and claim your victory.  No weapon formed against you shall prosper.  Isaiah 54:17