“He who walks with wise men will be wise,
but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”
Proverbs 13:20 (NKJV)

JANUARY 24 - Have you ever stopped to consider how lightning is made? The negatively charged water of a thundercloud fatefully meets positively charged atoms in the air, forming a path between the cloud and the ground. Billions of negative charges rush down this path, meeting positive upward charges that potently heat the air, resulting in the superheated glow called lightning. When lightning occurs, it may be fascinating, but unfortunately, it is often fatal.

In the same way, we are exactly like those with whom we associate. There are no greater limitations placed upon an individual than those brought about by negative relationships. When God wants to bless you, He sends a person into your life. When Satan wants to destroy you, he too sends a person into your life.  therefore, it is vital to have guidelines to enter into relationship with others. Not everyone is called to be our friend. If there are specific qualifications to enter into relationship with Jesus, shouldn’t we hold the same requirements for our relationships with people?

To have positive relations with others, we must become the person we want to attract. If we attract the disrespectful and those who negatively walk in sin, we must take a closer look at ourselves and see what we need to change. Become principally based; stand mightily for principle and keep yourself safe from those the enemy sends. The moment others begin to walk by the same principles is when they walk with us. Two are better than one (two positives that is), for two have a greater reward for their labor than just one.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I walk with wise men, and so I will be wise.
I progress in life because I choose to spend my time with those who pursue You.

Day 24: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

1 Kings 17

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From Provision To Prosperity - Confession CDs

Coming from a background where he once had to stay home from school because he had no clothes to wear, Dr. Robb Thompson understands what it’s like to struggle with thoughts of poverty and lack. After giving his life to Jesus Christ, he learned how to replace the negative thoughts of want and insufficiency with God’s thoughts of prosperity and abundance.

He passes this vital lesson to you in From Provision to Prosperity, one of the powerful audio CDs from the Great Exchange Collection. The key to experiencing freedom in your thought life is to replace your thoughts with God’s thoughts. This audio CD has verses and confessions for you to speak over your life. As a result you will move from a “just enough” attitude to a “more than enough” attitude!

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“And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to.
If you don’t obey, you are only fooling yourself.”
James 1:22 (NLT)

JANUARY 19 - While the buttons on her cell phone were nearly worn off, the college girl’s new Bible (received at last year’s birthday party) lay beautifully untouched. She intended to read it every morning, just as she was encouraged by her church, but with those calls—so many friends from the neighborhood and school—there just was never enough time. Intentions never move anyone anywhere. I wonder just how many people intend to be wealthy, healthy, fulfilled, and happy—the majority I would imagine. Over the years, I have discovered only a few who turn their intention into action. Their reward is achievement.

Achievers don’t talk about what they are going to do, because they are too busy doing it. If you find yourself living by intention, I encourage you to take immediate action:

• What have you been putting off?

• Is it cleaning the house, spending time with your spouse, finishing a project?

• And what is one thing you can do immediately to move you closer toward your intended destination?

Whatever it is, do it without delay after reading and meditating upon this success key. Many people will read this with the intention of taking action but never will. I don’t believe that about you. I believe you will make the decision to put your life on the right course and take immediate action. Don’t wait another minute. Take action, and your life will never be the same again!

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that I am a doer of Your Word, not just a hearer.

Day 19: Audio Confessions

Family Scripture Reading

1 Kings 14

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The Great Exchange - Book

2 CDs

Many believers are unaware that they do not have to be held prisoner to the fearful, accusatory, and worrisome thoughts that race through their mind on a daily basis. Since these thoughts sound like their own inner voices, people entertain them and then find themselves tormented by guilt, fear, rejection, anger, and unforgiveness.

But God not only instructs us to choose our thoughts – He tells us exactly what we should think about in order to experience His best for our lives! Through hard experience and extensive study of God’s Word, Dr. Robb Thompson has learned how to replace the devil’s thoughts of fear and failure with God’s higher thoughts of life and victory. Now he passes this vital lesson on to you. So get ready to take control of your thought life. It’s time to renovate your mind with the Word of God!

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“The day will surely come when God, by Jesus Christ,
will judge everyone’s secret life. This is my message.”
Romans 2:16 (NLT)

JANUARY 11 - It is a statement as everlasting as the city of Zion—God has no favorites. He does not arbitrarily choose to bless one person and ignore another. He gave all men a choice to live as they determine to live, and He preordained consequences to follow their selected path. God then becomes a loving, gracious, merciful Father to the person who submits to His Word and lives a life of obedience. Conversely, God becomes a righteous, holy, just Judge to every man who seeks his own way of doing things, the individual who wittingly neglects God’s principles, and callously tramples on the blood of His Son.

Along with daily hygiene, olive oil was used extensively for lamps, food preparation, anointing kings, priests, and prophets, and for polishing warriors’ shields. Knowing this, the Bible declares that precious olive oil would be denied Israel when they disobeyed. Remember, friends, there are no secrets with God!

At this very moment, we have the privilege of choosing which aspect of God’s nature we will encounter when this life comes to a close. In the words of Isaiah, “If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Once we become obedient to the commands of God, we must do our duty to communicate God’s true nature as we spread the Gospel throughout the world, following Him through every stage along the way.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that the day will surely come when You, by Jesus Christ,
will judge everyone’s secret life. I walk according to Your Word in all that I do.

Day 11: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

1 Kings 8

Featured Resource

Excellence In Character -Book

A house built on a faulty foundation soon becomes unfit to live in. Shifting soil causes cracks in the foundation. Gradually those cracks travel upward to the walls and ceilings of the house, causing more and more structural damage — not to mention more headaches to those who live inside. Think of the loss and trouble the homeowners could have avoided if they had only tested the foundation before they moved in!

In the same way, we will save ourselves a lifetime of grief if we will just take the time to test the foundation of our lives — our character — and deal with any cracks or flaws that could later lead to disaster. As author Robb Thompson stresses, “Without a strong, solid foundation of God’s principles undergirding our lives, everything else we attempt to build or accomplish will eventually crumble and fall. In fact, any breakdown in life can almost always be traced back to a breakdown in character.”

Let Dr. Thompson help you explore what God has to say about pursuing excellent character. Then start building a rock-solid, Godly character that will lead you to God’s highest for your life!

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