How To Be Better Than Average In 2020

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

To accomplish our goals for 2020. . .an average effort is not enough.

An average commitment is not enough.

Average desire is not enough.

A.W. Tozier, the noted theologian wrote:

“Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.”

Being average is a settled for. . .kind of life.

The average person settles for whatever comes their way. . .by resigning themselves to exist as they are…by refusing to make the effort to move beyond. . .and out of their comfort zone. . .into the kind of life God desires for them.

It’s interesting and important to note that the word average is not in the King James Version, New King James, New International, New American Standard, Amplified or New Living Translation of the Bible.

I believe average isn’t in any of those translations because God created, empowered and destined each of us to rise above average. . .to move into excellence in all that our hands find to do.

In fact, as I went on a scripture search on why we shouldn’t be average. . .I found seven amazing passages of scripture and the last one. . .demonstrates why being average will make you a spitball Christian. But more about that later.

Now let’s talk about seven reasons God doesn’t do average.

Seven Keys To A Great Day

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Rich Thoughts for Breakfast Audio

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Seven Keys To A Great Day

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7 Confessions For The First 7 Days of January, 2020

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

Child of God…

The decisions you make in the remainder of 2019 will determine your destiny in 2020.

The New Year is fast approaching … are you ready to live it to the fullest?

I was directed by our Heavenly Father to be very bold with you in this letter.

He said:

“Tell my children that just hoping things will get better will not make 2020 a better year...but I can make it so.”

Then the Lord told me He wants you to develop a 20/20 vision for success, prosperity and healing. He gave me very specific instructions on what He wants us to speak as we greet the New Year.

Change is not a function of a calendar, but it is a personal decision for us to change what we’re saying and doing.

The Lord gave me five instructions for each of us and then He led me in writing seven confessions for each of the first seven days in the New Year. 

Here are the instructions.

#1 Start the year differently than you ever have before.

Don’t do what you’ve always done.

If you’ve always made New Year’s resolutions on losing weight, exercising more, getting your personal finances in order...only to have your good intentions fade with the passing of each new day...

 Get ready for something that will not fade but grow stronger...every day.

Revelation 21:5 in the Classic Amplified Bible says:

“And He Who is seated on the throne said, See! I make all things new. Also He said, Record this, for these sayings are faithful (accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy) and true (genuine).”

Please focus as you read this...it’s critical to your future success.

#2 Set a specific time to boldly proclaim your confessions each day.

Set an alarm...write it on your calendar...put a reminder on your refrigerator but COMMIT to make your seven daily confessions at a specific time.

It’s important that you come into line with the Word of God every day. Do not let the tyranny of the urgent or anything else stand in your way. Psalm 90:12 Classic Amplified Bible says:

“So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.” Make every effort to get Ecclesiastes 3:1 (MSG) down in your spirit.“

There’s a Right Time for Everything.

“There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth.”

STOP RIGHT NOW!! Ask God what would be the best time for you to speak your confessions each day.

Write down the first time that came to your mind.  

Next, ask God to help you honor the time that He brought to your mind.

#3 Make your daily confession with a holy boldness that will shake the hordes of hell.

Acts 14:3 in the New Living Translation says:

“But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.”

When you speak the Word boldly and confidently...these things will begin manifesting in your life.

That’s why, my fine wife, Bev and I are speaking Acts 4:29 (MSG) over you...

Say this out loud over yourself:

“. . . give me fearless confidence in preaching your Message, as you stretch out your hand to us in healings and miracles and wonders done in the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

Making these daily confessions for the first seven days of 2020 will give you “fearless confidence” and “healings and miracles and wonders” are manifested in and through your life.

#4 Forget the past...focus on the future.

As I was praying about what the Lord would have me say in this letter...He led me to 2 Corinthians 5:17.

He directed me to tell His children that this verse applies to more than being born-again. He wants you to know it’s a formula for living the God kind of life 20/20.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

I love how that verse says that “old things are passed away.” The Contemporary English version says, “The past is forgotten.” The New Living Translation says, “The old life is gone, a new life has begun.”

What will make this new life begin? It’s not the passage of time...but a conscious decision to put God first in every decision we make...to give Him glory and honor for the mighty things He has done and is doing in our lives.

And, yes, to speak into existence the God-given confessions He wants me to send to you.

#5 Two steps to make 2020 your best year ever.

First, I was directed by the Lord not to send the confessions with this email...He told me that if you responded...you would be serious about wanting to receive the confessions.

Second, let me know you if you want me to email them to you ASAP. You will have a chance to request the Confessions below.

As the old saying goes, if you want something you’ve never had...you must do something you’ve never done.

Finally, Bev and I are going to spend New Year’s Day praying these seven confessions over you.

Waiting to hear from you.

Blessings and favor,

 

President of the Debt Free Army

Top 10 - I'll believe it when I see it

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Top 10's

10. You are one decision away from your next miracle, assignment, breakthrough, victory and praise report.

9. You may have never be in a carjacking. . .but you’re the target of a mental hijacking every day by an enemy who wants you thinking wrong thoughts.

8. Never hang around with people who criticize and complain because they will adversely affect your outlook, conversation and future.

7. Expect a divine connection today with someone whom God will use to propel you toward your assignment.

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

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

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

4. This will make you SHOUT. “If you will only let me help you, if you will only obey, then I will make you rich.” Isaiah 1:19 TLB

3. Never allow circumstances to cloud your thinking; destroy your dreams or make you settle for less than His best for your life.

2. To be successful. . .look for solutions to your problems instead of someone to blame.

Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

1. Some people say: “I’ll believe it when I see it.” God says: “When you believe it, you will see it.”

7 Reasons Success Can Be Yours

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

Early. . .very early one Sunday morning. . .I was pondering a question that demands an answer.

Do we want to succeed enough to plan our action and then act on the plan?

It’s one thing to think about what we want to do. . .and that’s good. . .just not good enough.

It’s another thing to talk/speak/confess what we want to do. . .that’s good. . .just not good enough.

It’s something else to plan what we’re thinking about. . .and that’s good. . .just not good enough.

However, what we’re thinking, speaking and planning will never become a reality until we actually act on what we’ve been thinking, speaking and planning.

Here are seven reasons success can be yours if you take action now.

Action # 1Think about something. . .good.

Proverbs 23:7 says:

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. . .”

Overcoming A Critical Spirit

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Rich Thoughts for Breakfast Audio

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Overcoming A Critical Spirit

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Top 10 - God Says I Can Overcome

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Top 10's

10. Today, I encourage you to imagine, embrace and confess the unlimited possibilities for your future found in the Word of God.

9. I will NOT fear what God says I can OVERCOME. I will NOT worry because the Word says I SHOULDN’T.

8. You may have been wandering around in the Wilderness for years but it’s time for you to enter into your Land of Promises.

7. God is more interested in where you’re going…than where you’ve been. Your focus should be front and centered. Phil 3:13

6. Be on time today...to your job...every appointment. Being late is a sign of disrespect. God is on time and we should be too.

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

5. Before you go to sleep…ask God to help you turn your dreams into reality…starting tomorrow…with divine connections.

4. You must think, speak and act like a millionaire before you will become one.

3. You are one creative idea away from being successful…a millionaire…fulfilling your destiny…changing the world.

2. When you see yourself the way God sees you then you will never live in limitation again.

Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

1. Don’t let a negative doctor’s report seize you with panic. He reports the facts, but

facts can change. Jesus the Healer never does.

7 Keys To Your Financial Breakthrough

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

Breakthrough is a word we hear quite a bit in Christian circles.

I checked twelve different translations and found breakthrough only appears in the Message Bible and not in the context of contemporary usage.

According to dictionary.com breakthrough is defined as:

“a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense; an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction; the overcoming of a stalemate.”

The dictionary definition is more in line with how we use the word breakthrough.

Now let me share with you the Herring Life Experiences definition of breakthrough. It is a:

“Sudden burst of revelation that enthusiastically moves you beyond all previous points of past resistance bringing you to a new level of success.”

In other words, you. . .nobody else but you . . . will make a decision to move beyond the boundaries that societal inertia or attacks of the enemy have taken you.

If you’ve ever prayed for a breakthrough and it hasn’t happened yet . . . get ready for the revelation in this teaching tonight.

What We Think About We Bring About

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Rich Thoughts for Breakfast Audio

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What We Think About We Bring About

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Top 10 - Money Flows Toward God Ideas

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in Top 10's

10. The only person who can stop you from being…what God created you to be…is you. Don’t.

9. Your ability to bless others…is a direct result of you being blessed. Genesis 12:2; 2 Corinthians 9:8

8. Never make financial decisions under pressure, in a hurry, without agreement from your spouse and especially, without praying.

7. God wants us to be the head…so we’ll use it. Not the tail because He doesn’t want us sitting on it. He wants us about His business.

6. Here are 3 words that turn weariness into rejoicing…bondage into freedom…lack into abundance…are you ready? PAID IN FULL.

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

5. You cannot continually think about what was or what could have been if you want to create a new reality of what will be.

4. What you do for God’s House. . .He will do for your house.

3. You are one creative idea away from being successful…a millionaire…fulfilling your destiny…changing the world.

2. Money flows toward God ideas. Ask Him…He’ll give you one.

Rich Thoughts Nugget you selected is:

1. Never allow anyone other than God to determine your worth and value.

Seven Ways To Hurt The Devil

Written by Harold Herring. Posted in RichThoughts

Have you ever wondered why it seems that you’ve been under constant attack by the enemy of your destiny?

Have you thought about why it seems nothing goes right. . .almost as if the enemy is playing games on you?

The answer is simple.

Satan fights what hurts him most. . .and that’s you.

He recognizes your potential for the Kingdom.

He knows God created a path through the Word for you to be successful and prosperous.

He understands God positioned you to operate in the end-time Office of the Giver.

He’s frightened that you’ll tap into previously unknown potential.

He’s petrified you will realize that he’s a defeated foe.