Wisdom Keys For 4/1/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/1/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

GIVE GOD TIME

Jesus invested His first 30 years in preparation for His ministry.

Moses spent 80 years becoming a great leader.

Time is your friend.

Don’t hurry.

Remember:  Patience is the weapon that forces deception to reveal itself.

Lamentations 3:25-26

“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/31/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/31/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

DEPEND ON THE WISDOM OF GOD

Jesus said you have two gifts from God: 1) Your mouth and 2) His wisdom.

Unexpected things may happen today.

Don’t worry.

The Holy Spirit within you will rise up to the occasion and speak through you.

Relax.

Someone greater than you is within you.

Depend on Him.

Luke 21:14-15

“So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/30/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/30/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

BE TOUGH

Life is a collection of battles.

Subsequently, it is also a collection of victories.

Reach down deep inside yourself and call forth your greatest strength.

Today is not a day for weakness.

It is a time to be tough.

Proverbs 24:10

“If you are slack in the day of distress, your strength is limited.”

WISDOM KEYS FOR 3/28/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/28/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

LOOK FOR A DOUBLE BLESSING

Read carefully the account of Job, David, Daniel and others.

Their adversities always birthed a season of double blessings in their lives.

They discovered that false accusation is often the last stage before supernatural promotion.

So look for double blessing.

Miracles are coming toward you or going past you every day.

Recognize them.

Job 42:10

“The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold.”

WISDOM KEYS FOR 3/27/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/27/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, GIVE UP

Your dreams and goals are worth any fight any waiting, any price.

Don’t give up!

Your perseverance demoralizes your enemy.

Don’t give up!

Patience is a weapon.

Don’t give up!

Luke 9:62

“But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/26/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/26/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

KEEP WALKING

Picture this.

You are in your car.

You are driving in a heavy hailstorm.

You don’t stop, but keep driving knowing you will move out of the storm’s range.

Remember Joseph.

Remember David.

Every day of adversity is simply a stepping stone toward the throne.

Keep walking

Isaiah 43:2-3

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.
For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/25/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/25/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

REMEMBER WHO IS WITH YOU

Two are better than one.

God said it.

Believe it.

You are never, never, never alone in this world.

Invisible, undeniable, your Creator is standing beside you this very moment, even as you are reading these very words.

Hebrews 13:5-6

“Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” so that we confidently say, the Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?”

Wisdom Keys For 3/24/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/24/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

REMEMBER THE POWER OF PRAISE

Soak yourself in the Scriptures.

Your mind is like soil.

It will grow any seed you sow into it, good or bad.

When sow words spoken by God into your mind, you are sowing energy, life, and hope into yourself.

His words are like a spiritual vaccination that strips Satan of his power against your life.

Psalm 119:92

“If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.”

Psalm 37:31

“The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/23/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/23/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

WALK PURE TODAY

You are the offspring of a holy God.

This explains your insatiable appetite to live a holy and pure life.

Sin happens.

Don’t cover it up.

Take it to God.

Repentance is the golden hinge that opens the door to the next season of your life.

Isaiah 59:1-2

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull
that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Wisdom Keys For 3/23/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/23/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

WALK PURE TODAY

You are the offspring of a holy God.

This explains your insatiable appetite to live a holy and pure life.

Sin happens.

Don’t cover it up.

 Take it to God.

Repentance is the golden hinge that opens the door to the next season of your life.

Isaiah 59:1-2

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull
that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Wisdom Keys For 3/22/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/22/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

IDENTIFY ADVERSIAL PEOPLE

When Satan launches a strike against you, it is usually through a person.

Your enemy is anyone who attempts to stop the will of God from being fulfilled in your life.

Identify and avoid anyone who breaks your focus through stirring up strife and division.

Romans 16:17

“Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/21/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/21/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

TRUST GOD LOVE PEOPLE

God never commanded you to trust people.

God command you to love people and trust Him.

Know the difference.

Your joy and victory depend on it.

God’s only pain is to be doubted.

God’s only pleasure is to be believed.

Psalm 118:8

“It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/20/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/20/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

AVOID VICTIM MENTALITY

Any wounded animal attracts attack.

Weakness is an invitation to bullies.

So don’t talk or think like a victim of your circumstances.

You are more than a conqueror.

Act like it!

Talk like it!

The love of God is keeping you today!

romans 8:35, 37

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

Wisdom Keys For 3/19/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY FOR 3/19/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

FIND SOMEONE ELSE IN TROUBLE

Your worth is determined by the by the kinds of problems you are willing to solve for someone.

Mechanics solve car problems.

Lawyers solve legal problems.

Doctors solve physical problems.

You are a walking solution to someone in trouble. 

FIND THEM!

Isaiah 58:10-11

"And if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in darkness and your gloom will become like midday. And the Lord will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire in scorched places, and give strength to your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail."

Wisdom Keys For 3/18/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/18/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

EXPECT RESCUE

Adversity is just a page, not the whole book.

Adversity is simply hell’s attempt to abort the next season of blessing God has scheduled for your life.

The eyes of your Father are upon you.

Expect a miraculous rescue.

Psalm 145:14

“The Lord sustains all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down.”

Isaiah 43:2

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/17/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/17/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

REMEMBER THE POWER OF PRAISE

Praise is your verbal and physical response to the greatness of God.

Music, singing, worship create an atmosphere for miracles.

You are responsible for the environment you create around you.

The atmosphere you permit determines the product you produce.

Psalm 149:6-9

“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron, to execute on them the judgment written; this is an honor for all His godly ones.”

Praise the Lord!

Wisdom Keys For 3/16/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/16/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

FOCUS ON FASTING

Adversity is a season of unusual attack.

So, consider using unusual weapons.

Fasting is a feared weapon in battle.

It is a tool that sharpens your spiritual sensitivity to God.

Use it!

Isaiah 56:6

“Is this not the fast which I chosen, to loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free and break every yoke? “

Wisdom Keys For 3/15/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/15/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

READ THE STORIES OF CHAMPIONS

People are different.

Some are losers.

Some are champions.

Study the champions.

Meditate on the biblical accounts of David, Abraham, Joseph, the Apostle Paul.

Visit the local library.

Read the biographies of great men.

Readers become leaders.

Read, read, read.

Hebrews 11:33-34

“who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/14/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/14/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

CREATE YOUR PRAYER CIRCLE

One cannot multiply.

Increase begins with two.

Jesus promised results from the Prayer of Agreement.

Make a list of 7 effective intercessors for your life.

Contact them.  They are your Circle of Protection.

Matthew 18:19-20

“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.  For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”

Wisdom Keys For 3/13/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/13/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

REMEMBER:  SEASONS CHANGE

Attacks don’t last forever.

People change.

The weather changes.

Circumstances change.

So don’t be discouraged today.

Expect supernatural and dramatic changes.

Tomorrow is coming.

Your future is unlike any yesterday you may have known.

Psalm 30:5

“weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning”

Wisdom Keys For 3/12/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/12/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

GUARD YOUR MIND

Your mind is the birthplace, the incubator, the beginning poinot of everything you do.

Satan knows this.

His entire strategy is to break your focus, sabotage your concentration, and abort your assignment from God.

So the real battleground of life is your mind.

Guard it well.

Philippians 4:8

" Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [a]lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, [b]dwell on these things."

Wisdom Keys For 3/11/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/11/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

SEE THE BIG PICTURE

Nothing is as it first appears.

Pain passes.

Adversity passes.

Look beyond your current hardships.

Something incredible is being produced.

The resurrection followed the crucifixion.

Promotion follows adversity.

So get your eyes on the bigger picture.

2 Corinthians 4:17

"For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,"

Wisdom Keys For 3/10/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/10/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

DO NOT FEEL ALONE TODAY

You may feel targeted by hell.

Your world may be crashing around you.

Don't feel alone.

Those closest to you may not show it, but they are hurting too.

So, don't yield to self pity.

Pity parties merely postpone your victory.

You are not alone.

1 Peter 5:8-9

"Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world."

Wisdom Keys For 3/9/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/9/15:  WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

FOCUS ON THE BENEFITS OF ENDURANCE

Every battle is for a reason.

Every battle is for a season.

Don't forget it:  ENDURE!

When you are tired, exhausted and discouraged,  ENDURE!

Endurance is rewarded. ALWAYS!

It is the only thing in eternity that will be rewarded.

Matthew 10:22

"You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved"

Wisdom Keys For 3/8/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/8/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

KEEP THE SPIRIT OF A FINISHER

Anyone can begin a marathon.

Champions finisher them.

Everyone experience adversity.

It is those who stay strong enough to finish who re rewarded.

Pace yourself.

Determine to "go the distance."

Keep aflame the spirit of a finisher.

2 Timothy 4:7

" I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;"

Wisdom Keys For 3/7/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY FOR 3/7/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

PURSUE WORTHY COUNSEL.

Someone know something you need to know.

Something that could help you survive and even succeed in the most painful chapter of your life.

Ignorance can be deadly.

Don't risk it.

Whatever you do today, take the time to listen to godly advice.

True champions do.

Proverbs 11:14

"Where there is no guidance the people fall ,but in abundance of counselors there is victory."

Wisdom Keys For 3/6/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/6/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

DON'T PANIC

Something may happen today that shocks you.

Don't worry about it.

God anticipated it.

Remember, Satan is merely an ex-employee of heaven.

God knows him quite well.

He fired him.

Get alone today in the presence of God.

Fear will die and courage will flourish.

Psalm 46:10

"Be still, and know that I am God"

Wisdom Keys For 3/5/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/5/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

ANALYZE ADVERSITY

There are four ways to respond to a crisis: Maximize it; Minimize it; Advertise it; Analyze it.

Maximizing is to exaggerate the crisis.

Minimizing is to understate the crisis.

Advertising is to tell the whole world about it.

Analyzing is to extract useful information from it.

Crisis is merely concentrated information.

Adversity is simply your enemy's reaction to your progress.

Taking the time to analyze will benefit you.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

"In the day of prosperity be happy,
But in the day of adversity consider—
God has made the one as well as the other
So that man will not discover anything that will be after him."

Wisdom Keys For 3/4/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/4/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

RETURN FOR REPAIR

When you have received a product you have order through the mail, it may arrive damaged.

You have to return it to the manufacturer for repair.

Your life is the same way.

Sometimes the painful experiences have left us damaged.

Only God can truly repair us.

Don't be afraid of God.

Dare to reach for Him.

He loves you more than you will ever know.

Isaiah 1:18

"Come now, and let us reason together,
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool."

Wisdom Keys For 3/3/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 3/3/15: WISDOM KEYS BY MIKE MURDOCK

DO SOMETHING RIGHT TODAY

It is east to impress God.

Just do something right.

Follow His instructions.

Those instructions may come through His Word, the inner voice of the Holy Spirit, or through men of God in your life.

Attend church faithfully.

Tithe consistently.

Pray daily.

Read the Bible habitually.

Witness to someone about Jesus.

Those little golden hinges swing huge doors to miracles.

Get started NOW!

Humble yourself.

Reach. You will succeed.

2 Chronicles 7:14

"and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land."