Are you feeling pressure in your everyday life?  On the job. . .in your finances. . .at home either in your role as a spouse or a parent.

Does it seem that sometimes the pressure is almost overbearing?

Peter Marshal, a former Chaplain of the United States Senate, once said in a prayer to the Lord:

“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”

Perhaps, we need to catch a visual of ourselves becoming like the Hope diamond. . .one of the most famous of all precious stones.

There seems to be four main causes of pressure. . .whether externally or internally generated.

First, we get overloaded with more to do than the hours of the day will allow us to complete.

Second, we allow our emotions to create worry, anxiety and frustration which drains us emotionally and physically as well.

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10.  Living your life through the rearview mirror is a reckless way to drive into your future.

  9.  Never assume that any opportunity or promise of God is impossible for you to achieve.

  8.  Imitating others will keep you from digging into the Word to seek an original God idea.

  7.  We don’t need to imitate someone else’s idea or lifestyle because God made us originals.

  6.  God doesn’t reward us for mediocrity or indifference…He will repay us for what we do…not what we think about doing.

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  5.  You may have been traveling through enemy territory but God is going to bring you into a fresh place where you will LACK FOR NOTHING.

  4.  Never let fear of the unknown prevent you from doing what appears at first to be impossible…when in reality…it’s possible.

  3.  The power of God allows you to ignite your imagination and visualize God’s will for your life.  Hebrews 11:1

  2.  Whoever you spend the most time with…is the person you have the most confidence in.

 # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If you woke up this morning…God isn’t through with you yet.  Act like you believe it.

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to administer immediate assistance or provide transportation?

I remember when a volunteer Rescue Squad was formed in my hometown of LaGrange, North Carolina.  This dedicated group of men and women donated their time for training and responding to emergency situations.

I also remember that every time the LaGrange Rescue Squad was dispatched on an emergency call. . .it was reported in our local newspaper, The Weekly Gazette.  It’s a bit humorous (kinda) that everything reported from having a baby to having a heart attack was referred to as a “sudden illness.”

Over the years, the title of the organization evolved into EMTs. . .truthfully, the name does have a little more pizazz.

The protocols used by EMTs have an amazing parallel to spiritual EMTs otherwise known as “Emergency Miracle Technicians.”

Now you’re probably wondering who in the world is an Emergency Miracle Technician and how in the world. . .do you become designated, trained and identified as such.

Is the spiritual EMT your pastor? It could be.

Is the spiritual EMT anyone operating in any of the other ministry gifts listed in what we traditionally refer to as the five-fold ministry offices. .  .apostle, prophet, evangelist, teacher and pastor. . .perhaps. . .but it could be you.

Actually, an Emergency Miracle Technician is anyone who believes the Word of God and has the faith to manifest the promises in the book.

Daniel 6:27 in the New Living Translation says:

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10.  Never determine your future success based on your past performance.  God doesn’t…so why should you.  Isaiah 43:19

  9.  An exercise for today.  Focus on right things and you will find the wrong things leave your life.

  8.  The enemy feeds on fear and doubt.  It’s time we starve the rascal to death.

  7.  This will make you SHOUT.  The financial bondage you’re living under has an expiration date…but you decide the date.

  6.  Don’t worry about things you can’t change.  Instead, change the things you can and let God deal with the rest.

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  5.  If God cares enough about you to save your soul…you can know He’s also concerned about your smallest concern or largest debt.

  4.  Your happiness is your responsibility…not that of your family…best friend…employer or anybody else…it’s a choice you make.

  3.  Money follows vision.  If you don’t have a vision…then you don’t need the money…it’s just that simple.

  2.  Oversleeping is NOT the way to make your dreams come true.  If you need a nap…take it…then get up and get going.  Prov 6:9-11

And the # 1 Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

  1.  If you’re buying things with money you don’t have, then you’re trusting the world’s system instead of the Word system.

I’ve been to a dozen county fairs, 3 state fairs, 2 World’s fairs, the White House and more shopping malls than I can count.

In traveling over 6.7 million miles with American Airlines. . .I quite often found myself in a strange and sometimes very large mall looking for a particular store.

The first thing I always looked for was the big board which displays all the stores and gives their particular number so customers can more easily find them.

Next, you look for the big red dot on the board so you can know where you are.  Hopefully, the red dot will provide you a clear route of travel to your desired destination.  Sadly, sometimes things didn’t work quite that easily.

What about the red dot in your life?  Do you know where you are or more importantly where you’re going.

Here are seven ways to find the red dot.

1.      You’ve Got To Know Where You’re At.

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It’s time to press the Word of God for direction and deliverance.

For several months, my fine wife Bev kept mentioning the need to press the word.  After a recent Sunday TLC church. . .our faithful friend, Fred. . .wrote for more information on exactly what is meant by pressing the Word.

Here’s what we wrote Fred back after his inquiry.

“Pressing the Word is like taking a scripture and continually applying it to the problem you want to eliminate until you receive the break through.

“What happens to so many Christians is they pray a scripture over a problem... then they leave it alone…then giving up when nothing happens.  I feel the Holy Spirit showed me how to continually put pressure on that scripture to perform...like reapplying pressure to stop the bleeding in a wound... it helps to be forceful... purposed.

“Get mad at the devil... and REFUSE to let him have his way...why should he win?  He likes to make you think "you're the one doing something wrong" but if you KNOW the Word works... you can literally force the enemy or circumstances to step aside!  He has to obey you!!

After Elisha saw Elijah go up into heaven... let’s look at what happened next in 2 Kings 2:13-14:

“He picked up the coat that had fallen from Elijah. He went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan River.

10.  God does not change His mind. . .there is no expiration date on His promises.

  9.  “Do just once what others say you can’t do and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” John Mason from my book “Great Minds At Work.”

  8.  You have been enabled, empowered and energized by the greatest force in the universe to achieve what others may think impossible…but not you.

  7.  The enemy will do everything possible to discourage and dishearten you...from achieving what God wants to do in and through you.

  6.  TNT can have explosive results in your life when you do things Today Not Tomorrow (TNT).

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  5.  Our response to adversity is directly proportional to the amount of time we spend in the Word.

  4.  If you don’t like the way your world is at the moment, change it. God has given you the ability to change your direction and your destiny.

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

  2.  Excuses about why you can't do something...won't impress God or anybody else for that matter.

And the # 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.