It was Good Friday. . .as I sought the Lord about my Easter Sunday night teaching here at Triumphant Life Church.

I was led to 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 in the King James Version which says:

“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.  For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

As I was meditating on this scripture. . .I felt the Lord leading me to write on this passage.   At first, I wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted me to write about.

Did He want me to write about how Resurrection Sunday should be celebrated 52 weeks a year?

Did God want me to remind everyone that He is the greatest giver?  That He gave us His only begotten Son that we might have eternal and abundant life?

Did He want me to remind everyone that He allowed the birth, life, death, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus because “. . .He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.”  1 Corinthians 15:20 NLT

But then, at His urging, I looked up the words “. . .in Christ shall all be made alive”in the Strong’s Concordance.

What does it mean to be alive?  Is it just the opposite of being dead?

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10.  When we learn to turn rejection into direction. . .we’re on the road to success.

  9.  In the world…when you give something away, you have less. In God's economy when you give something away it returns multiplied. Proverbs 11:24

  8.  God picked you…He hasn’t given up on, dropped or abandoned you. Isaiah 41:13 (MSG) says: “He is right here to help you.”

  7.  Just because you’re in pain…doesn’t mean you have to be one…to everyone around you.

  6.  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.

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  5.  Our future is not determined by who or what we were but who we are now.

  4.  God will never bless what He hasn’t approved. Exodus 18:18 MSG

  3.  Our time is our lives…if we waste our time…we’ve wasted our lives.

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

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  1.  God has given us the power to get wealth…not welfare. Deuteronomy 8:18

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?

You want to get ahead but sometimes the pressure is almost overbearing.

Peter Marshal, a former Chaplain of the United States Senate, once told 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. . .the most famous of all precious stones.

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

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.

Third, we begin to play worst case scenarios in our minds. . .imaging the worst things that could possible happen. . .if something is not completed or doesn’t happen.

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Motivated To Greater Success

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10.  If you aren’t happy on the inside, neither wealth nor poverty will make it so.

  9.  I will NOT fear what the Word of God says I can OVERCOME.

  8.  What’s done is done . . . but you can change the consequences of your future by the decisions you make today.

  7.  God will never determine your future based on your past and we can all shout HALLELUJAH about that.

  6.  Never allow anyone other than God to determine your worth and value…His opinion is the only one that matters.

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

  5.  What happened to you in the past. . .doesn’t give you an excuse for bad behavior in the future.

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

  3.  Your attitude and obedience to authority will determine your blessing flow.

  2.  It’s impossible to have faith for what you don’t have knowledge of.

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  1.  God's plan for you is to make the impossible...POSSIBLE.

Last night, at the end of a very long day. . .I was meditating on what to share during our SUNDAY NITE LIVE broadcast.

I was directed to look up the number of days left in 2017. . .at the moment there were 273 days or roughly 23 million seconds.

I wrote down seven things to learn. . .and went to bed.  I awakened this morning refreshed, renewed and ready to go.

Here are seven things to learn and practice during the next 273 days.

1.       Learn to maintain your momentum.

Here are seven keys to developing and maintaining momentum.

First, stop seeing yourself the way others see you.

When we’re confident of who we are in Christ. . .when we exercise our faith . . . when we know we are on the right path. . .then we should never be moved by what others. . .including friends and family members may say.

Second, despise not small beginnings.

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10.  Are you open today for God to breathe a fresh idea or thought into your imagination?

  9.  Do you realize God's dreams for you are bigger than the dreams you have for yourself?

  8.  If God tells you something is going to happen. . . it will happen. . .it’s not a matter of if. . .but when.

  7.  If you don't expect the seed you've sown to produce a harvest. . .you have, in fact, robbed it of its ability to do so.

  6.  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.

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  5.  At some point. . .you will either be forced to live in the potential of your faith or with the consequences of your doubt.

  4.  Praying for your gifts not to remain unknown or unused to the kingdom of God and for doors to open beyond your imagination.       

  3.  What you affirm. . .you confirm. What you confess. . .you will possess.

  2.  Circumstances and facts change. . .truth doesn’t (the Word is truth).

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  1.  Father, forgive me this morning of the things that I've said, done or thought which are offensive to the Word. 1 John 1:9