Podcast Summary: Right Thinking Brings Promotion

Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Event: Holy Ghost Meetings 2021, World Harvest Church, Murrieta, CA
Date: January 12, 2021

Episode Overview

This powerful episode features Pastor Nancy Dufresne ministering on the transformative power of "right thinking"—the necessity of renewing your mind according to God's Word in order to receive promotion, prosperity, and supernatural advancement in life. Throughout, she unpacks scriptural principles, shares personal stories, and delivers prophetic encouragement for listeners to step out of “autopilot living” and intentionally align their thoughts with God's plans. The episode also includes a rich time of prophetic exhortation and ministry, highlighting the tangible presence and glory of God.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Necessity of Right Thinking for Advancement (00:00–07:00)

• Pastor Nancy opens by asserting that God's messages are always timely and needed, even if we've "heard it before."

  • “You can’t be promoted beyond your thinking. You can’t prosper beyond your thinking. Just can’t. You can’t advance beyond your thinking. Your faith cannot take you where your thinking will not go.” (01:10)
  • The mind's job is to “agree with God’s Word”; an unrenewed mind blocks faith.

• Practical Application:

  • Evaluate which areas of your life aren’t advancing—this reveals where your thinking needs to change.

2. Scriptural and Practical Explanation (07:00–20:00)

• Faith and the Renewed Mind:

  • “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. It doesn’t say, as a man believeth...your thinking will dictate how you believe, and how you believe will dictate what you say.” (03:00)
  • Advancement and increase are always God’s will, but they aren’t automatic. You must press toward them—faith alone is not enough without right thinking.
  • “Advancement is not automatic…Paul said, ‘I press…’ because it’s not automatic.” (05:30)

• Practical Exercise:

  • List the spiritual, mental, physical, and material areas where you’re not advancing and intentionally address your thought life there.

• Analogy from Farming:

  • Nancy draws on her father's farming:
    • He was always evaluating, adjusting, protecting—never on autopilot.
    • “Those who farm on autopilot didn’t get up when the wind started blowing. They stayed in bed. But not my daddy—he made adjustments based on what was happening to his seed.” (07:30–09:30)

3. Biblical Examples of Thinking as the Key to Promotion (12:00–25:00)

• Gideon’s Army:

  • God reduced their numbers to eliminate wrong thinkers (fearful or faithless), not just wrong actions.
  • “Too many wrong thinkers will rob victory from those who think right.” (13:45)

• David's Mighty Men:

  • A mighty man faced 800 alone—“Right thinking is: I don’t care how many there are, I win. That’s what made him mighty.” (15:05)

• Joshua and Caleb:

  • Their faith was delayed because they dwelt with a generation whose thinking was wrong; only once the right mindset took over did Israel enter the Promised Land.

• Joshua 1:8—The Power of Meditation:

  • “This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth...for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
  • “The Word would give him the mindset of success—for 40 years, he had not seen success.” (17:30)

4. The Mind as the Gateway (25:00–33:00)

• Testimony from Kenneth Hagin:

  • Satanic oppression starts as a “dot” (thought) in the mind; meditation allows it to settle in the spirit.
  • “The mind determines what is or is not allowed into your spirit.” (19:30)

• Financial Increase and Self-worth:

  • It’s not just about faith for increase—it’s about changing thinking, e.g., the reluctance to believe for "nice things" for oneself.

5. Addressing Wrong Thinking in Everyday Life (33:00–48:00)

• Examples of Wrong Thinking:

  • Not advancing in different arenas (marriage, finances, church service) is tied to thinking, not faith.
  • “Many Christians don’t have money problems. They have thinking problems. And they’re trying to get more money when they need to adjust their thinking.” (37:20)

• Poverty vs. Prosperity Mindset:

  • Poverty spends what it owes to others; prosperity is marked by integrity and wise stewardship.

• Government Bailouts and Stimulus (COVID references):

  • Wrong thinking relies on outside support rather than on God’s sufficiency.

• Get Rich Quick Schemes:

  • “God’s not involved in getting you rich quick. This is a life of faith, not a moment of faith…Wrong motives, wrong intent.” (46:00)

6. Promotion in Both Natural and Spiritual Realms (48:00–56:00)

• Advancement Requires Measuring and Self-Evaluation:

  • “We need to measure these things, take note of them and say this is what I work on.” (54:58)

• Right Thinking in Ministry and Service:

  • A testimony of a children’s ministry doing its own faith-project (not relying on the pastor)—right thinking breeds supernatural results and promotion.

7. Receiving the Greater Glory – Prophetic Ministry (61:34–103:00)

• Prophetic Word (Pastor Noel, 61:34):

  • “The glory, the glory…is waiting. It’s waiting to those that will desire and their heart and their mind is the glory of God.”

• Instruction to Enlarge Capacity through Joy:

  • “Joy will enlarge your heart for you to receive what’s in that wave [of glory], to receive what belongs to you, to receive what God has in store for you in this year.” (63:30+)

• Testimony of Miracles and Bypass of Natural Process (67:09):

  • “God had a house for them…He’s going to bypass some processes. So don’t think you can’t have it until the processes are worked out. Miracles bypass processes.” (67:09)

• Emphasis on Manifestation and Glory:

  • “God is not just interested…He wants manifestation of His glory more than we want it.” (71:02)
  • “Philippians 4:19 is not about just paying your bills—He’s going to go beyond that.” (75:14)

8. Final Instructions and Declarations (104:43–End)

• Declare: “It shall not be as it has been”

  • Don’t accept cycles of lack, fear, or stagnation: “It shall not be as it has been, but it shall be as He shows me.” (104:44)

• Encouragement for the Days Ahead:

  • Even as darkness increases in the world, “it’ll get brighter in the church.”
  • “Brightness is our future—it’s our present, but it’s also our future.” (102:35)

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• “You can’t be promoted beyond your thinking. Your faith cannot take you where your thinking will not go.” – Nancy Dufresne (01:10)
• “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. It doesn’t say, as a man believeth…” – Nancy Dufresne (03:00)
• “Those who farm on autopilot didn’t get up when the wind started blowing. … Not my daddy.” (07:30)
• “Too many wrong thinkers will rob victory from those who think right.” (13:45)
• “Many people think they have a faith problem when they have a thinking problem.” (16:00)
• “Advancement, increase, promotion—we have homework to do.” (53:26)
• “Wrong thinking will take anything it can get for free. There ain’t nothing free, baby. There’s nothing free except from God.” (44:30)
• “If you don’t get out of this mindset of leaning and letting someone else support… you’re diminishing your thought life…” (45:35)
• “Before a man is safe with abundance, God has to build the man. And you can’t build a man quick.” (47:01)
• “Make a list—what was not increasing? What about in your business, in your home, in your health, in your marriage?... The self-discipline of the thought life ought to be increasing.” (54:58)
• Prophecy:
  • “The glory, the glory. The greater glory…Miracles, multiplication, increase. Oh, the greater glory. Renew your mind and desire the glory.” – Pastor Noel (61:34)
• “Declare: ‘It shall not be as it has been.’” – Nancy Dufresne (104:44)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00–07:00: Foundation: Right thinking unlocks promotion and advancement.
• 07:00–12:00: Faith and the mind; evaluating life’s arenas.
• 12:00–20:00: Scriptural stories—Gideon, David, Joshua.
• 25:00–33:00: The mind as the gateway; testimony from Kenneth Hagin.
• 33:00–48:00: Addressing real-life wrong thinking (money, poverty, government, get-rich-quick).
• 48:00–56:00: Advancing naturally and spiritually; self-evaluation.
• 61:34–71:00: Prophetic exhortation on glory, miracles, testimonies.
• 104:43–End: Final declarations and prophetic insights.

Actionable “Homework” from Pastor Nancy

• Evaluate all areas of your life—where are you not advancing? Write these areas down.
• Don’t live on autopilot; spiritually, mentally, physically, materially—make intentional adjustments to your thinking.
• Meditate on God’s Word day and night to renew your mind and shape a mindset for success and advancement.
• Challenge limiting beliefs about finances, generosity, service, and what is possible for you.
• Declare over your life: “It shall not be as it has been.”

Recurring Themes and Takeaways

• Advancement, prosperity, and promotion are God’s will—but your thinking must come up.
• Faith is hindered by wrong thinking; the mind must agree with the spirit.
• Promotion is for both spiritual and natural realms. Don’t just have faith—develop right thinking about marriage, money, church service, and more.
• Exposure to right teaching and humility to receive correction accelerates growth.
• Miracles and manifestations of God’s glory await those who adjust their thinking and expectancy.

Conclusion

This message is an essential listen (or read) for anyone looking to break cycles of stagnation and step into God’s plan for increase and promotion. Through scripture, practical analogies, and prophetic ministry, Pastor Nancy Dufresne calls the church to renew their minds, evaluate their progress, and actively align their thought life with God’s higher ways and the glory He intends to manifest in our lives.

Declare today:
“It shall not be as it has been. It shall be as He has promised.”