Do you remember being told in school to “pay attention?”

Perhaps you were day dreaming. . . if so, don’t be reluctant to admit it. . .I happen to be one of those who believe day dreaming is a good thing.

Nevertheless, the teacher wanted you to focus on what she or he was teaching because the teacher knew you would need to know the material. . .either in life or at test time or both.

We should never miss anything that will either prepare us for the workplace, marketplace or the home place.

God is continually looking for people “whose heart is loyal to Him.”

Is God looking for you?  I believe He is.

2 Chronicles 16:9 says:

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.. . .”

God is not sitting back in heaven. . .watching the Dallas Cowboys play football. . .He’s continually looking for someone. . .searching the whole world over.

Why is He looking for the right people?

Does He have a job for them?   Not necessarily.

10.  Never let success go to your head or failure to your heart.

  9.  TRUTH ALERT!!  Your giving can create multiple streams of income for you.

  8.  If God wanted us to live a life of poverty and lack…He would not have made us in His image and after His likeness.

  7.  If you want to change where you are in life…believe that God will do what He says He will do…regardless of your current circumstances.

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

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

  5. Faith finds a way to enter when it seems all the doors are closed.

  4. Deliverance can come to the hardest of hearts and heads.  Isaiah 46:12-13 (MSG)

  3.  Jesus Is The Reason For The Season…any store which prohibits their employees from saying “Merry Christmas” can say goodbye to my money and me.

  2.  The Holy Spirit is one gift from our Heavenly Father that will never fade, go out of style or break.  Acts 2:38 (AMP)

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  A person’s lack of success in life is a consequence of the decisions they didn’t make or the actions they never took.

10.  Thanksgiving should be EVERY DAY and not just the last Thursday in November.

  9.  Don’t buy on Black Friday what you can’t pay off until Good Friday…next year or the year after.

  8.  Prosperity is a scriptural mentality before it’s ever a financial reality.

  7.  Never allow the enemy to create confusion or deception in relationships due to a lack of conversation.

  6.  Generally, one of four things will hold you back…old habits…wrong attitudes…lack of passion or stagnant ideas.  You can change all four.

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

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

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

  3.If you don’t leave things better than you found them…why were you there in the first place?

  2.  If you’re not moved by your circumstances…God will move in your life.

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If you want to assume a position of leadership, heed the words of Benjamin Franklin:  “He that cannot obey, cannot command.”

Stop looking at your circumstances.  Create the circumstances you want instead of the ones you’ve got.

Dictionary.com defines circumstances as:

“a condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner, agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; a modifying or influencing factor:”

Let me tell you one fact that can’t be modified or changed.

Jesus saves.  Jesus heals.  Jesus delivers.  Jesus changes things which the world thinks can’t be changed.

I should never worry about circumstances. . .because I have the authority, wisdom and access to create any and every circumstance I desire.

Your circumstances don’t determine your destiny. . .they just reflect your current location . . . and what you’re doing or not doing at the moment.

I sleep between 5 and 5 ½ hours most nights…if I wake up during the night which happens way too frequently… I start praying and praising the Lord which allows me to fall back asleep…and when I finally wake up…I’m very refreshed.

However, if I begin to think about the day…I become wide awake and that’s it.

The moral of this personal story is simple…beginning your day with prayer and praise will allow you to awaken refreshed, renewed and ready to go.

Proverbs 8:17 says:

“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”

Those who seek me early. . .find Me.

10. What you think about yourself will determine what you accomplish in life.

9. Stop seeing things the way they are and begin to see them the way they can be. . with the eye of faith.

8. Believing things will change without you changing...makes as much sense as watering artificial plants.

7. Straying from God is not a result of what’s in your bank account but rather what’s in your heart.

6. Everything you think, say or do is either moving you toward or away from your financial success. You choose the direction.

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

5. Haven’t spent one minute in twenty years worrying about who the anti-Christ is. I’m more interested in discovering who I am in Christ.

4. Never ever make a spending decision based on presumed future income.

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

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

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

1. Praying for everyone to realize that failure is an event…it’s not who you are. If you mess up, fess up, get up & move on.

We can’t control the global monetary system and economic policies of foreign capitals.

We can’t control what happens on Wall Street but we can control what happens on our street.

We can’t control what happens in the White House but we can control what happens in our house and in our hearts.

Every day for remainder of 2013. . .we’ve got a choice to make.

John 16:33 in the Amplified Bible says:

10.  If you haven’t written down the desires of your heart…you’re not serious about their manifestation.  Habakkuk 2:2-4.

  9.  When you increase what you know…there’s no limit to where you can go.

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

  7.  My determination to succeed is due to the greater One in me.

  6.  God wants you to be the head…so you will use it.  Not the tail because He doesn’t want you sitting on it.  Be about His business.

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

  5.  Like produces like.  Your attitude, speech and behavior are all directly affected by the people you associate with.  Choose wisely.

  4.  If you’re under attack…understand the enemy is paying attention to you…because he recognizes your potential for the Kingdom.

  3. You may be traveling through enemy territory but God is bringing you into a fresh place where you will LACK FOR NOTHING.

  2.  In God’s economy…your success is never at someone else’s expense.

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If life is a football game.  God owns the team.  Jesus is the General Manager.  The Holy Spirit is the coach and the Bible is your playbook.

Have you ever heard the saying “you’re not getting older…you’re getting better?”

It’s a beautiful thought…flattering…bound to make the recipient feel good even if they question the sincerity.

Hopefully, we are all getting better…I mean it would be tragic to think we can live a day and not improve something in our mental thought processes or the quality of life.

However, the reality is…we’re getting older and there’s nothing we can do about it.

Yes, we can get nipped, clipped, tucked…having our face drawn tighter than someone sucking on a lemon…but we’re still getting older.