“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

I remember learning The Golden Rule early in life.

Later in school. . .I learned the modified version.

“Do unto others before they have a chance to do it unto you.”

As an adult, I learned yet another version of The Golden Rule.  This one says:

Remember the old game show “Name That Tune.”  Well, it’s your turn to play and name this tune.

“I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,

A poet, a pawn and a king.

I've been up and down and over and out

And I know one thing:

Each time I find myself, flat on my face,

I pick myself up and get back in the race.”

10.  God has the unique ability to make something out of nothing and that’s what He’ll do with you. . .if you just let Him. 

  9.  You are God’s masterpiece. . .does that sound like you’re a failure, a has been or a never was.  Ephesians 2:10 NLT

  8.  God will keep you on track. . .even when it seems like you’re going around in circles and making no progress.  Proverbs 3:5-6 MSG

  7.  A breakthrough is a sudden burst of enthusiasm, information and/or revelation that takes you beyond all previous points of past resistance into your future success.

  6.  Your breakthrough is ignited by who you’re listening to.  Proverbs 5:7 AMP

And now the Top Five Rich Thoughts Nuggets on leadership.

  5.  If you’re good at developing successful leaders . . .you’ll never be out of a job or broke again.

  4.  A leader never settles for what is instead of what can be..

  3.  The bad thing about a one-man band . . .is that when the leader gets tired and takes a break. . .the music stops.

  2.  One of the greatest revelations you can ever receive is that you’re working for the Lord and not the “man.”  Ephesians 6:7 NLT

And now (drum roll) the # 1 Rich Thought Nugget on leadership.

  1.  God will never bless what He hasn't approved.  Exodus 18:18 MSG

On the last Sunday of a year…several years back…I was sitting in the service at The Wisdom Center where my good friend and mentor, Dr. Mike Murdock is the Pastor and Founder.

During the service, Dr. Murdock asked me to share what we should know to make the new year….successful.  I asked the Lord what He would have me say and instantly He gave me six words.

“Quit Looking In The Rearview Mirror.”

10.  I don’t need an agent from CSI or NCIS to tell me I have royal blood flowing through my veins. ..it's in my spiritual DNA.

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

  8.  Accept temporary mistakes, detours and disappointments as just that, temporary.  Psalm 34:19 NCV

  7.  When you learn to turn rejection into direction. . .you’re on the road to success.

  6.  Every decision you make today is a seed to what your harvest will be like tomorrow. So, plant your decisions carefully.

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

  5.  Never complain about a lack of time when the problem may be a lack of focus.

  4.  Your dreams will never become a reality unless you pursue them with a passion and a plan.

  3.  If you don’t dare to dream…outside your comfort zone…you’ll maintain your status quo…existing the same old way forever.

  2.  It’s amazing people can often hear everything the devil is saying but are not sure what God is saying.  Ask Him.  Jeremiah 33:3

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  In the world…when you give something away, you have less. In God's economy...when you give something away it returns...multiplied.

Have you ever thought about how you’d like to be recognized?

Genesis 37:19 says:

“And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.”

The dreamer cometh.  I think I like that.

Years ago, my fine wife Bev and I had the pleasure of meeting George Foreman.  As a former heavyweight champion and entrepreneur . . .he is a delightful man.

Foreman once said:

“If you don’t dream you might as well be dead.”

If you don’t have a dream. . .I don’t think you should be dead. . .I just think you need to be taught how to become a dreamer.

10.  Fear is the devil’s anointing and it’s kept many a good person from fulfilling their destiny.”

  9.  It’s not what you know but what you do with what you know that makes you somebody…worthy of kingdom assignment.”

  8.  My future is not determined by who or what I was but who I am now.

  7.  You may have been traveling through enemy territory but God is bringing you into a place where you will lack for nothing.  Deuteronomy 8:9

  6.  If you don’t have a dream of your own…you’ll spend your life helping someone else fulfill theirs.  Ephesians 3:20 AMP

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

  5.  It’s not enough to cast down imaginations…you must begin to replace those negative thoughts.  1 Chronicles 28:9 MSG

  4.  You may have left behind a house in Egypt during your bondage to debt but rejoice you’re going to have “goodly houses.”  Deuteronomy 8:12

  3.  Purpose in your heart to think beyond your imagination so you don’t limit God…in what He really wants to do in your life.

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

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If God didn’t want us to be successful…why would He tell us exactly how to become successful in His Word?

If you were to ask any Word of Faith or prosperity minded believer to name their top ten scriptures the list would no doubt include some of the following.

3 John 2                                                        Psalms 35:27

Deuteronomy 8:18                                       John 10:10

1 Timothy 6:17                                              Philippians 4:19

Genesis 12:2-3                                             2 Corinthians 9:8, 10

Luke 6:38                                                      Matthew 6:33

If I were to ask the same group to narrow the list to their top five. . .no doubt Deuteronomy 8:18 would still be in the list.

10.  When everyone around you is singing the financial blues…you need to be singing “I just can’t stop praising His name.  Jesus.”

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

  8.  What makes a person blessed?  The Word says that a person is blessed “…whose hope and confidence is in the Lord…” Jeremiah 17:7

  7.  If you can’t keep your word…chances are you’re not going to keep His Word either.

  6.  Fear flees when confidence in God’s Word shows up.

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

  5.  God will never allow you to see something without giving you the ability to accomplish it.

  4.  If you want things to be different…the number one thing you need to change is not your job, circumstances or relationships…it’s you.

  3.  Success begins when you believe God will do what He says He will do regardless of your current circumstances.

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

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  Success will never manifest around you until it’s established within you.

If you want things to be different in your life. . .the number one thing you need to change is not your job, circumstances, environment, relationships or income. . .it’s YOU.

You must first change your attitude.  Now your attitude can be either good or bad.  That’s why I want to be very specific.

Your attitude is determined by the collection of the dominant thoughts in your mind.  So in determining the proper kind of attitude for change. . .we must look at Philippians 2:5 in the New Living Translation which says:

“You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.”