It’s time for a checkup.  I’m not talking about a physical for your body or a tune-up for your car. . .I’m talking about determining where you are on your goals for 2013.

I was led to write seven questions to provoke your thinking and allow you an early course correction to your priorities for this year.

I can tell you with absolute certainty that God does not want you wasting the opportunities He’s giving you to make a difference in your life, the lives of your loved ones and whoever else He brings you into contact with.

WARNING:  IGNORING THIS TEACHING WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH.

10. Every time I open my mouth to speak…the devil pops another Prozac.  I love glorifying God and terrifying the devil with my words.

  9.  God is impressed by what we do…not what we intend to do.

  8.  Would you open your door to gangsters, assassins and thieves?  Of course not…then why entertain thoughts that will rob, kill and steal your future?

  7.   You may never be recognized by the paparazzi but you will always be recognized by the host of heaven.

  6.  Lack steals more than your money…it robs you of your dreams…your ability to bless those you love and those God directs you to bless.

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

  5.  Never allow the enemy to create confusion or deception by a lack of conversation.

  4.  EXPECT GOD’S BEST and He will do the rest!

  3.  When you say…what you can’t do instead of what you can do…you are defeated before you start.

  2.  If you have wisdom…you can get wealth but without wisdom…you will never keep wealth.

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Accept temporary mistakes, detours and disappointments as just that, temporary.  Learn from your mistakes and move forward.  Psalm 34:19

You may have been wandering around in the Wilderness for years. . .waiting for the blessings to flow…good news. . .let’s make sure you’re positioned for prosperity.

I have found that the reason many believers have not or will not experience biblical prosperity is because they don’t understand the spiritual progression which brings the manifestation.

For instance, every person who believes in the Word of God and His promises of prosperity can quote Deuteronomy 8:18 which says:

“But thou shalt remember the Lordthy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.”

However, the folks who quote the verse. . .often just focus on the “power to get wealth” part.

URGENT - If you need to get God's attention…if you need answers quickly…then I encourage you to read and respond to this open letter…so my fine wife Bev and I can personally pray for you on Thursday, February 14^th. . .Valentine’s Day).

What does the Bible say YOU must do when you need to get God’s attention Right Now?

The answer is found in the story of Hannah, Samuel’s mother (1 Samuel 1-2).

Hannah prayed for a long time without receiving an answer from God. Hannah wanted a child … she had prayed for a child yet nothing happened.

Then one day … when her pain seemed to be the worst, she made a radical change in the way she prayed. It was a powerful change because it INSTANTLY moved the hand of God.

The Bible tells us, “And she vowed a vow and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but will give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life … ” 1 Samuel 1:11

Let’s take a closer look at Hannah’s LIFE-CHANGING prayer.

First, she added giving to her

Second, she gave to God that which was very valuable to her.She promised to give God her  son.

Hannah’s prayer moved God overnight.

Look at 1 Samuel 1:19, “And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.”

She was pregnant the next day. When God saw that Hannah, who wanted a child more than anything else … was willing to give up that child, then He knew she was offering what was most precious to her. I want you to clearly understand this.

She took a powerful step of faith by mixing her praying and her giving.

Now get excited because here’s the rest of the story. Hannah gave as she had vowed and the scripture says:

“And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.”1 Samuel 2:21

Is there an area where you need the hand of God to move RIGHT NOW?

First, where do you need GOD TO MOVE?

Click Valentine’s Day Prayer and share with me where you want the MIRACLE WORKING POWER OF GOD LOOSED IN YOUR LIFE. Be specific!

If it’s more money … write down how much you need.

If it’s a healing … write down where you need the touch of Jehovah Rapha.

If it’s a marriage restored … write down the name of your spouse.

If it’s a loved one saved … write down the name of who needs to be saved.

If it’s deliverance … write down who needs deliverance and in what area of their lives.

Wherever you need God’s immediate attention…write it down.

On Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14th, Bev and I are going to kneel before our Heavenly Father with the list you email us.

We’re going to place our hands on your specific requests, and soak them in prayer. We’re going to believe God for signs, wonders, and miracles to RAPIDLY follow our PRAYER OF AGREEMENT IN FAITH.

We’ve seen so many miracles manifested in the lives of believers who mixed their praying and their giving just like Hannah.

“I sowed a seed … I was believing God for an increase on my job. THE NEXT DAY my Senior Manager presented a new bonus structure for supervisors. The increase was $7,600 per year.”-- Rosalyn

“We were able to pay off our home mortgage a month before the fourth year we bought our house.” --Rhodora and Rey

It’s your turn to mix your praying and giving just like Hannah and the others. If He did it for them, He will do it for you … because God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34).

Ask God what He would have you give in this powerful offering. Remember, what you give must be significant to you if it’s going to be significant to God.

Make no mistake about it; the enemy wants you doing the same things over and over again so that you will continue getting the same results. BUT GODwants to MOVE RAPIDLY in the situation you’re facing.

On a day … the world celebrates love … we want to pray for His love for you to be manifested in the area … where you need it most.

We’re ready to prayer for you.

Click Memorial Prayer to mix your giving and praying.

Recently, my faith was ignited recently as I read Psalm 34:9.

In fact, I literally shouted “Hallelujah!!”

The verse says:

"For there is NO WANT to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear.”

According to Strong’s Concordance the Hebrew word for want in Psalm 34:9 means "need, poverty, thing needed."

NO need. . .NO poverty. . .no thing needed.

When the words to this teaching stirred in my spirit. . .I immediately wrote down the seven steps to guarantee your unlimited financial success.

Next, I thought I would Google “guaranteed financial success” and “unlimited financial success.”

What I discovered was people trying to sell me something or get me involved in their network marketing programs. . .or to buy some subliminal New Age music for unlimited financial success.

Thanks. . .but no thanks.

You can be guaranteed unlimited financial success not by the words or music of men but rather by empowered and enlighten by the Word of God.

Here are seven steps. . .straight from the greatest success book ever written.

Have you ever said, “I’ll get around to it?” Did you?

When we say that, it generally means we should . . . but we’re not going to do what we need to. That is until we’re faced with something motivational like the reality of the consequences we’ll face for a failure to act.

It’s time for you to get a round TUIT. No more procrastination.

10. The best way for the enemy to steal your potential is to rob you of your confidence.  Psalm 86:7

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

  8.  What is it God sees in your future that you don’t?  Proverbs 19:21 AMP

  7.   Have you ever thought about who gains control when you lose it?  The enemy!  That’s why he wants you angry at those who offend you.

  6.  Get out in front of your battle…praise God for the victory even before you see it or experience the manifestation.

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

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

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

  3.  No born-again believer should possess a complacent or “settle for” kind of attitude or develop an unwillingness to change.

  2.  If you are not passionate about the possibilities of your future neither will be anybody else.

And the # 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?

As many of you know. . .our oldest daughter Abigail, our Princess recently married to a remarkable man of God. . .Chris PreJean.

In the days leading up to the wedding. . .based on a number of conversations. . .I knew without a doubt. . .that God was directing me to write seven reasons not to freak out.

I’m smart enough. . .not to attribute this inspiration to the behavior of any one person or group of people. . .I’m not even saying it was because of anyone connected to the wedding party.

I just know that I sensed in my spirit. . .an unction to write this teaching. . .for the greater universe of believers who either may be under intense pressure or just going through stuff.

Here are the seven reasons not to freak out.

I’ve always consider myself a positive person with a great attitude even in the midst of seemingly unbearable adversity.   But I’m convinced my attitude, shaped by faith in God, has not only sustained me but propelled me through the most difficult of times.

Philippians 2:5 in the Amplified Bible says:

“Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:].”