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

Without question, the number one. . .the highest priority in a Christian’s life is daily seeking a closer personal relationship with Jesus as Lord.

No one can build this relationship for you. You can get saved, go to church, but only you can allow the Jesus to work through you as Lord of your life.

Your spouse, if you have one, should be your second priority, not your children. A marriage companion will be with you for the rest of your life, while your children are only with you for a season.

Your children are your next priority.They did not ask to be brought into this world, and it is up to parents to provide for and nurture them until they become adults.

10.  This is a great day to forget the problems of your past while pursuing the possibilities of your future.

  9.  What’s in our heart…will determine what comes out of our mouth.

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

  7.  Faith is believing in a God you cannot see with an expectation of spending eternity in a place which you’ll never find on your GPS.

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

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

  5. It’s never too late to turn the dreams of your past into the reality of your future…if you believe and act on them.

  4. Spend more time in His book…and you’ll never have to worry about your checkbook.        

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

  2. A problem is an opportunity for you to rise above average.

 # 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.

Let me warn you. . .the principles taught in this teaching are hazardous to the enemy and potentially devastating to his plans to ruin your finances and your life.

These seven keys to immediate increase will set the captives of mediocrity free.  It will raise those seemingly condemned to a financial abyss to a higher understanding of what it takes to experience continuous increase.

Remove any and all hindrances . . . prepare yourself to real and lasting increase in your life.

Here are the seven keys for you to study and activate.

“The prayers are working.  A Momentum has begun!”

When I read this Tweet by our friend and ministry partner Susan from Hawaii. . .it ignited my spirit.

Susan was one of the 138 Prayer Elders who joined together from seven countries to pray a FIVE FOLD BLESSING over nearly 4,000 partners of our ministry. . .on Friday, January 24^th.

The word “Momentum” energized my faith and stirred an inner Holy Spirit desire for me to write about the subject.

Momentum is best defined as: