Wisdom Keys For 5/1/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/30/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

DON'T WASTE MONEY

You often hear that billionaires are stingy.

Some are even known to bring their own lunch to work.

They learned early to make every dollar count.

What you will do with $10 is what you will eventually do with a $100.

Respect what God has give to you.

What you don't respect, you will eventually lose.

Romans 12:11
" not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;"

Wisdom Keys For 4/30/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/30/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

BE DILIGENT

Diligence is speedy attention to and assigned task.

Respond immediately to your supervisors instruction.

Don't wait. Act!

According to the Bible, this is a key element to every promotion.

So move ...move, move quickly to your assigned tasks.

Proverbs 10:4

"Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich."

Wisdom Keys For 4/29/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/29/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

DRAW UP A DETAILED PLAN

Your vision is your future.

The Bible is God's written list of Goals.

He wrote down what He wanted to happen.

It may be difficult for you to transfer your thoughts on paper, but do it.

Something wonderful starts happening when you actually see a blueprint
of your future.

Habakkuk 2:2

Then the Lord answered me and said,
“Record the vision
And inscribe it on tablets,
That the one who [b]reads it may run.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained,
But happy is he who keeps the law.

Wisdom Keys for 4/28/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/27/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

NETWORK WITH OTHERS

Remember: One cannot multiply.

Develop people skills.

Listen. Learn. Absorb from others.

Ask questions. Document answers.

Success is a collection of relationships.

What you are willing to settle for determines the quality of your future.

Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10

Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. 10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.

Wisdom Keys For 4/27/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/27/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

STAY HEALTHY

Energy is a major ingredient for success.

Respect your body. Listen to it.

When fatigue walks in, faith walks out.

A well know doctor, famous for treating depression patients, said he had never had a depressed patient who was really physically fit.

What you spend your time on is what you truly respect.

Exodus 23:25

But you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.

Wisdom Keys For 4/26/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY FOR 4/26/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

BE FAITHFUL IN THE LITTLE THINGS

Little hinges swing big doors

Acorns produce oak trees.

Little things do matter.

Develop a passion for details.

Just do the basics: keep a budget,balance your checkbook, pay your bills on time, plant your seeds in the work of God, expect to see miracles every day of your life.

Matthew 25:23

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

Wisdom Keys For 4/25/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/25/14: THE DIFFERENCE IN SEASONS IS AN IDEA

God has countless and varied ways to get finances into your hands.

Sit down today with two creative friends.

Together, pray for God to give you the greatest financial ideas you have ever birthed.

Write them down.

God will teach you to profit.

ISAIAH 48:17

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you in the way you should go.

Wisdom Keys For 4/24/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/24/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

CONFUSION IS THE FRUIT OF DECEIVERS.

Truth is the most powerful force on earth.

Be honest. Cherish your integrity.

Keep your word.

Never make a promise impossible to keep.

Proverbs 22:1

"A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold."

Wisdom Keys For 4/23/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/23/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

THOROUGH RESEARCH CREATES EFFECTIVE DECISIONS

Your entire life hinges on the decisions you make.

Your decisions will create tragedies or joy.

Laughter or tears.

Pain or pleasure.

Don't let anyone rush into any decision before you are prepared.

Be patient.

Remember, patience is the weapon that forces deception to reveal itself.

James 1:9

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath."

Wisdom Keys For 4/22/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY FOR 4/21/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

MANAGE TODAY AND YOU HAVE MANAGED YOUR LIFE

Time is precious. It is life itself.

When you waste your time, you are wasting your life.

Managing your time wisely is one of the most important keys to financial prosperity.

Keep a written list of your daily tasks.

Link each task to a specific time.

This creates order, the accurate arrangement of things.

It is the Power Key to Productivity.

Ephesians 5:16

"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."

Wisdom Keys For 4/21/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/21/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

FRUGALITY IS THE SEED FOR ACCUMULATION

It is possible to live on less and still be happy.

The missing ingredient in "prosperity teaching" is temperance in all things.

Buying on credit is stripping your future to enhance your present.

Slow down and start living within your means.

1 Corinthians 9:25

"Every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things"

Wisdom Keys For 4/20/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/20/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

CELEBRATE YOUR SEED

It is thrilling that Offering Time is becoming a happy and joyous occasion in many churches today.

Many knowledgeable pastors are even "Celebrating the Seed" by having their entire congregations bring their tithes and offerings to the altar each Sunday morning.

Celebrate your Seed.

God does.

Zechariah 8:12

"For there will be peace for the seed: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things."

Wisdom Keys For 4/19/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/19/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

TITHE WITH EXPECTATION

Tithe means "tenth".

Abraham brought ten percent of his income back to God in thanksgiving for the blessing of God.

The tithe is "Holy Seed."

Tithe to God this week, wrap your faith and expectation around it and look for the promised harvest.

Malachi 3:10-11

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. 11 Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of hosts."

Wisdom Keys For 4/18/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/18/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

KEEP GOOD RECORDS

Accountability is vital in today's world.

Balance your checkbook regularly.

Keep necessary receipts of your purchases.

Information that in not retrievable is not usable.

Keep clean records.

Enter tasks and plans on one calendar.

I highly recommend the task feature of the Outlook Program from Microsoft.

The habit of order will take you to any future you dream about.

Proverbs 27:23-24

Know well the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

Wisdom Keys For 4/17/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/17/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

DON"T RUSH IT

Great things take time.

Human pregnancy takes nine months.

Jesus' preparation for ministry took 30 years.

Willingly pace yourself on the journey to prosperity.

Your present joy depends on it.

Hurrying is the seed for regret.

Study well the present moment. It took you a lifetime to get here.

Proverbs 28:22

A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

Wisdom Keys For 4/16/15

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/16/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

DISCOVER YOUR REAL SOURCE

You don't have a thing God didn't give to you.

Never forget it.

Don't get cocky and arrogant about the little 10 percent tithe you give to God; He's the one who gave you the 100 percent you have.

He is your total source. He knows it.

Champions know it too.

Deuteronomy 8: 13, 18

13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies,

18 But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Wisdom Keys For 4/15/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/15/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

THINK AHEAD

I call it, "The Law of Inevitable Eventuality."

If you eat two slices of pecan pie every night, what is the inevitable eventuality?

if you smoke two packs of cigarettes every day, what is the inevitable eventuality?

Whatever you are doing right now, is producing an inevitable future.

Think, think, think ahead.

Proverbs 6:6-8

"Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having no chief,
Officer or ruler,
8 Prepares her food in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest."

Wisdom Keys For 4/14/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/14/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

CONSULT THE LEARNED

The difference between today and your future is information.

If you don't learn anything new today, tomorrow will be just like today.

This means you don't have a future, just a longer today.

So read, listen, observe.

Your future is in your discoveries.

Reaching is proof of trust.

Proverbs 11:14

"Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."

Wisdom Keys For 4/13/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/13/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

ASK THE GIVER

Everything comes from somebody.

Whatever you need...already exists.

Ask.

Ask with joy.

Somebody wants to reveal His power to you.

Matthew 7:9-11

" Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!"

Wisdom Keys For 4/12/14

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 4/12/14: WISDOM KEYS FROM MIKE MURDOCK

BECOME DEBT FREE

Financial pressure is devastating to a marriage and family.

It is considered a major cause of divorce.

Make a list of all your debts today.

Now, focus your faith and efforts toward moving this mountain.

Your life is worth it.

Debt is proof of impatience.

Proverbs 22:7

"The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender."