NYCU Newsletter 5

7/28/2019 NYCU Newsletter 5

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RestoringAVisionEvangelizingNations Issue#5June18,201

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Devotionals2

SpendingTime

WithChrist

Devotionals6 Inspiration7

FeaturedSong,

Book,andJokeof

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Obedience

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ImA

Dreamer!

In the Name of Jesus, I decree from this moment forward, I see myself the way

God sees me. I am highly favored of the Lord. I am crowned with glory and

honor. I am the righteousness of God in Christ and reigning as a King in life

through the one man Jesus Christ the Messiah.

In Jesus Name, I declare by faith that I walk in divine favor. I have

preferential treatment, supernatural increase, restoration, increased assets,

great victories, recognition, prominence, petitions granted, policies and rules

changed and battles won I do not have tofight, all because of the blessing andfavor of God on my life.

In Jesus Name, every morning when I arise, I expect divine favor to go before

me and surround me as with a shield with good will and pleasures

forevermore. Doors are now open for me that men say are impossible to open.

No obstacle can stop me, and no hindrances can delay me.

In Jesus Name, I am honored by my Father, as I receive genuine favor that

comes directly from Him. I am special to Him. I am the object of His affection.

I am blessed and highly favored of the Lord, in Jesus Name. Amen!

(Pastor Bill Winston)

Remember: YOU will rise to the level of your confession. God wants to bless

you so much. Declarewhat it is that you want and stand in faith for it.

May Gods favor surround YOU today!


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SpendingTime

WithChrist

"Seek the Lord and his

strength; seek his

presence continually!

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV

There is nothing more important than spending quality, consistent time with God.

Everything you could ever need is found in His presence.....not in people or things....but in His

presence!

For this reason, it is vital that we spend time with our Savior daily! I know....it's easier said than

done. But remember that your relationship with Christ is an anchor to the soul. If you allow it to

fade into the background, every other area of your life will be out of whack! But when we seek

first His Kingdom and His righteousness everything else in life just falls into place. So do

whatever it takes to spend time with Christ each day! If you have to get up early, and forgo

Facebook, Twitter, Texting, Instagram....Pinterest....(I love Pinterest).....Do IT! Do what you

have to do! I have found that commanding my attitude to align with the Word of God first thing

in the morning is key. It amazes me what God does when I begin my day with a joyfully

surrendered attitude and it also makes a world of difference in how the rest of the day flows.

Today, practice pouring out your heart to God first and foremost.....have the "early will I seek

thee" (Ps. 63) mentality. Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Journal. Get in the Word.

Get a devotional book. Worship Him. Praise Him.

I've learned that when I am in my emotions to not turn to Facebook, TV, shopping (oh....how Ilove shopping lol) or venting to people.....but to instead run to the One who saves! Always

remember that no matter the circumstance, running to Christ and not away from Him is

always....ALWAYS the best choice. The Lord loves to commune with us! He isn't trying to

keep secrets from us. He's speaking to us, encouraging us, comforting us, teaching us, and

guiding us all the time.

Spend Time with Christ Today!!


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Jesus replied,

Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love

them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words

you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me."

John 14:23-24 NIV

Obedience

"If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God,by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and

multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it."

Deuteronomy 30:16 ESV

Obedience.

o be di ence: /bdns/

Compliance with someone's wishes or orders or acknowledgment of their authority

.".......Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice.........." 1 Samuel 15:22 NLT Obedience. We both love this word and

dislike it.,,,...at times.

We are called to be obedient to God, but often times we choose to not be. In 1 Samuel 15:1-9 NLT we can see

ourselves in many ways. God gave Saul and the people of Israel specific instructions as He does us many times. God told

Saul to "go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation----- MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, BABIES,

CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, CAMELS, and DONKEYS." Saul and the Israelites in return did what many of us do

when given specific instructions.

They "partially" obeyed God.

"Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt. He captured Agag, the Amalekite

king, but completely destroyed everyone else. Saul and his menspared Agags life and kept the best of the sheep andgoats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambseverything, in fact, that appealed to them.

They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality."

(1 Samuel 15:7-9 NLT)

Friend, do you see a problem here?


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Know this: Partial obedience is still disobedience!

I'm not sure who this is for, but as children of the Most High we must learn to be obedient to Christ in every aspect of our

lives.

If He says to do something.....we must do it....to a tee.

Many times when God tells us to do something we do exactly what Saul and the Israelites did, we keep those thingsthat seem to appeal to us and destroy only what "seems" worthless or of poor quality. It's time out for us obeying

"this" part, but not "that" part. It's time out for picking and choosing what parts of the Word we will obey and not

obey. As blood-bought believers we must realized once and for all that God "doesn't think the way we think neither

does he work the way we work. Gods Decree. For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the

way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think." (Isaiah 55:8-9 MSG) For this reason we must always

remember that, "wisdom is the principle thing...." (Proverbs 4:7 KJV) and desire wisdom when it comes to our day-to-

day lives.

Friend, God knows what's best for us even when we don't quite understand His plans. He knows that sometimes

He removes people from our lives to protect us. He also knows that His blessing is not always in what He gives, but

what He takes away. He knows that He closes certain doors because He has your best interest at heart.

If God removed someone out of your life........trust His plan........be obedient and don't run after them.Stop trying to pick up what He has told you to put down. Sure, God may close some doors, but it is only because He

has something better for us. Always remember that behind many of those close doors were things that were not meant for

you to begin with.

Jeremiah 29: 11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster,

to give you a future and a hope." He has plans for you friend....good plans that will give you a future and a hope.

The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy, but our God comes that we "may have and enjoy life, and have it in

abundance (to the full, till it overflows)."

(John 10:10 AMP)

Friend, let's be obedient today and everyday of our lives. Is there anything God is leading you to completely "destroy"

or let go of in your life that you may think is good, but it really is not? . Proverbs 19:21 NIV says, "Many are the

plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails." It's the Lord's purpose that prevails.....for thisreason.......

We should desire God's blueprints, not our elementary scribblings; God's assignment and not our sometimes

foolish plans. (Jackie Kendall)

We often say to God, "show me and I'll trust you." BUT God says, "trust Me and I'll show you."

A huge part of faith is trusting God when you don't understand. On the surface "it" may look perfect, but He can

see things that we cannot see. It may not make sense right now, but one day, when God's whole plan unfolds, you

will see what God was up to all along!

So be obedient and know that every provision needed by you has already been provided by God.

Philippians 4:19 KJV says, "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by ChristJesus!"

Rest. Trust. Believe. Have faith and know that Jesus does have your best interest at heart. He desires to bless you by

giving you the best. Sometimes what you perceive as the best is nothing more than a generic version.

Refuse to settle for less than God's best for your life!!

Always remember that obedience, when it flows out of genuine love for Jesus Christ, is never wasted and never regretted.

Be obedient today. You will be blessed because of it.

Be encouraged!


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PrayingGodsWord

"Then the LORD said

to me, You have seen

well, for I am watching

over my word to

perform it.

Jeremiah 1:12 ESV

"Keep this Book of the

Law always on your

lips; meditate on it day

and night, so that youmay be careful to do

everything written in it.

Then you will be

prosperous and

successful."

Joshua 1:8 NIV

I have a question for you: "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"

(Corrie Ten Boom)

During my quiet time with the Lord a couple of weeks ago God challenged me to

only pray His Word. Often times we pray out of our emotions and feelings and not

based on the Word of God. Don't get me wrong, God understands our hurts,

disappointments, and pain, and tells us to cast all of our cares onto Him (1 Peter

5:7), and to call on Him in the day of trouble and He will deliver us (Psalm 50:15NIV). But as blood bought believers we must always, always be mindful of the

Word of God and it's power. Joshua 1:8 says for us to keep the Word of God on

our lips.....meaning to speak the Word only. This means we don't speak the

problem, we speak the solution. We don't speak the mountain, we speak TO

THE mountain and command it to be cast into the sea (Mark 11:23).Joshua

1:8 then says for us to meditate on the Word day and night......not to meditate

on the problem, on the situation, on the trial, or on that "particular person"

lol......but on the Word of God! This and only this will cause us to be careful to

do everything written in the Word and will cause us to be prosperous and

successful. Then Jeremiah 1:12 tells us that the Lord watches over His

Word....which is His covenant with us....to perform it! Praise God! Friend, it is

time that we ask God to ignite a fire on the inside of us that will cause us to wantto know Him more, seek Him more, trust Him more, believe Him more, and to

strive to be like Him more.

It's time that we take our prayer lives more seriously.

Know that prayerless lives are powerless lives, while prayerful lives are

powerful lives!

Prayer is powerful, it not only changes things...but it changes YOU.

It must be your steering wheel and not just a spare tire used only of course

when life seems to be flat.

So I challenge you to begin each morning by asking the question, How can I

bring you glory today, Lord Jesus? Then get your Bible, a pen, and journal and

look up some scriptures that apply directly to what you are facing. If you need afinancial miracle....look up scriptures that state that God will meet all of your

needs. If you are discouraged or afraid, look up scriptures that combat those

feelings and empower you to be courageous, to stand firm and fearless, trusting

and believing that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can

ask or think. When I first began, to be honest it was hard. I will never tell anyone

that I know every scripture in the Bible, but thank God for google! lol!

Search scriptures on fear, purpose, confidence, hope, trust, deliverance....etc. And

then get alone with God and allow Him to show you that in His presence is

fullness of Joy!

Once you get alone start writing, declaring, and praying what the Word says.

On May 16, 2013 I was dealing with fear and anxiety. This was my prayer that Iwrote in my journal based on the Word:

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"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,

according to his power that is at work within us."

Ephesians 3:20 NIV

I'm a dreamer and friend, I dream big! Ever since I was a little girl I knew that God did not create me or any of His

children to just be ordinary. I believed and still do that God has called us to be extraordinary.

What are some of your dreams?

Do your dreams seem too "big?"

Do you have a God-sized dream? (A dream that you know only God can manifest)

Let me encourage you friend, you have what it takes to see those dreams come true because you have a limitless

God living in YOU!

I'm believing with you, for you, and most of all---I believe in the God who lives within YOU! You really are made for

more.

You really were created to be extraordinary and you were born for such a time as this.

Right here, right now.

Are YOU?

Anxious.

Discouraged.

Dismayed.

Worried.

Fearful.

Doubtful......etc.

Have you stop dreaming? If so, who told you to stop dreaming? Let me just say that if someone said or did something thatmade you stop dreaming altogether, then my friend, I can assure you that wasn't of God! No matter the circumstance,

passionately pursue God and the purpose that He has called you to! No matter what anyone says, go with God wherever

He leads! Even if it's "hard," even if you want to quit, and even if others say it's impossible.....KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!!

Let your eyes be fixed not on the things of this world, but on the things of the Lord!

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BookoftheMonth:

TrainingForReigning:ReleasingthePowerofYour

Potenal.

By:PastorBillWinston

SongoftheMonth:

Grace

By:TashaCobbs

JokeoftheMonth:

"CanIHelpYou?"

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