This is the message that God gave me for 2019. ***Note that Audible is not a reference to sound. It is a reference to changing without notice. Just like when the Quaterback for a football team will call an Audible, which is a play that was not discussed in the huddle.
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There is a way not known to man
A way that is interruptible
Stop striving for perfection
Peace
There is a way not known to man
My Way
My Will
My Purpose
I disclose it, I reveal it
Science can not unearth it
Stop looking to the stars in the sky, the psychics, the mediums, the astrologists
How do the dead know more than the God who created them?
Why are you afraid to talk to me?
To ask me questions?
To seek my face and know truth?
I have loved you before you knew what love was
I loved you when you didn't love me back
Are you ready for a life interruptible?
Not all will reap the harvest you are looking for, but you will reap the seeds you have sown.
Cry out to me for what you seek and need
Trust me
In this season you will have to trust me
Things may not look like you want them but trust me
Wait on me
Always wait on me
My instructions, my timing
This is not about you
I will interrupt
This is a critical Kingdom Season
Stay in your lane
I will interrupt
I am Sovereign
I Am that I Am
Trust me
I will interrupt
You will want for nothing
I will provide
Focus on me
Always focus on me
Release those things that I have commanded
Don't assume that you know my timing, my season, my direction
I will interrupt
Audible***
Where is your faith my child?
Where is your faith?
You will need it in this season
I will interrupt
Forgive
Let go
My house will not be divided
I require more of you in this season
No need to worry
Prepare
Preparation
I'm equipping, Don't be left out
Trust Me
Find your comfort in me
My words, my voice, my presence
I will interrupt
Rejoice
Rejoice
My eyes are upon you
My hand is upon you
Rejoice
It isn't what it looks like
Focus on me
Stay with me
I will never leave you nor forsake you
Don't walk away from me
I will interrupt
My children know my voice and a stranger they will not hear
I am the Lord Strong and Mighty
I am your God
Your Fortress
Will you receive me?
Will you cling to me?
Will you trust me?
Let your light shine
I will interrupt
Seek me and you shall find me. Always!
The wait is over
It is time to reap what you have sown
Are you ready to live a life interruptible?
A life that truly gives me glory by design
A life that reflects my power
A life that reflects my word and my promise
It's not too late
Yield to me
Though I seem far away
I am always right with you
Trust me
Focus on me
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Sunday, December 2, 2018
No More Echoes
As I was worshipping this morning, echoes from my past started popping up in my mind. Thoughts of how I should have done this and that and what my life would have been like had I done it that way. I started being drawn into that emotional web and reliving some things. I caught myself and realized that I was no longer in worship. The enemy was trying to take me back to a place of regret. I don't live there anymore. What is done is done. I don't do the what if's. I reside in what is and I make it a point to give God my best that day. I don't always achieve it, but I work hard at it. So once I realized what was happening, I began to speak,"I don't live off of echoes. I live off of every word that proceeds out of the mouth of my Father!" I said it over and over until I felt myself being strengthened.
I know that there are many of you that go through this during your day. And regret and guilt have you consumed. Or you may be that person where these emotions and feelings pop up randomly, but they are always tied to a particular point or event in your life. And you start feeling those feelings and your body starts responding. Those are echoes from your past. Just like when you are in a cave or moutain area and you speak, there is an echo that carries your original sound. It eventually fades out and although the final sound is not as strong, you still recognize your voice. Your mind connects the sound it hears to the event that created it. Even though you can't hear all of the words, your mind remembers the event that created it. Do you get where I'm going? To be free, stop feeding off of echoes. They are a vibration from a past event. A tool that the enemy uses to keep you from moving forward and going higher. Your future is connected to your relationship with Christ. It has nothing to do with your echoes. Regardless of what you have done, if you have confessed your sins to the Father, asked for forgiveness, and stopped the cycle of that sin...you are forgiven and God no longer sees that sin on you. So stop trying to wear a garment that doesn't fit anymore. The guilt of that incident doesn't fit you anymore. The hurt from that incident doesn't fit you anymore. The pain from that incident doesn't fit you anymore. Whom the Son sets free, is free INDEED! That means Period! No ands, ifs, or, buts. You are free man and woman of God. No more echoes! You no longer live off of echoes, but EVERY word that comes out of the mouth of God!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
I know that there are many of you that go through this during your day. And regret and guilt have you consumed. Or you may be that person where these emotions and feelings pop up randomly, but they are always tied to a particular point or event in your life. And you start feeling those feelings and your body starts responding. Those are echoes from your past. Just like when you are in a cave or moutain area and you speak, there is an echo that carries your original sound. It eventually fades out and although the final sound is not as strong, you still recognize your voice. Your mind connects the sound it hears to the event that created it. Even though you can't hear all of the words, your mind remembers the event that created it. Do you get where I'm going? To be free, stop feeding off of echoes. They are a vibration from a past event. A tool that the enemy uses to keep you from moving forward and going higher. Your future is connected to your relationship with Christ. It has nothing to do with your echoes. Regardless of what you have done, if you have confessed your sins to the Father, asked for forgiveness, and stopped the cycle of that sin...you are forgiven and God no longer sees that sin on you. So stop trying to wear a garment that doesn't fit anymore. The guilt of that incident doesn't fit you anymore. The hurt from that incident doesn't fit you anymore. The pain from that incident doesn't fit you anymore. Whom the Son sets free, is free INDEED! That means Period! No ands, ifs, or, buts. You are free man and woman of God. No more echoes! You no longer live off of echoes, but EVERY word that comes out of the mouth of God!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Monday, January 1, 2018
Walk With Me---Word for 2018
Hello everyone!
I apologize for not getting this out sooner. I have heard from several of my followers wanting to know when the prophecy for 2018 was coming because all of the others were right on the mark. Well, that is because it is from God and not of my own opinion. So here you go and I pray that you seek the Lord in regards to what is for you.
Blessings and Love,
Lady Nichica Melton
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Walk With Me
Eruption
Focus
Walk with me. Not at your own pace, but at the pace I have given you. You want access but you don't want to walk with me. You have purpose and with that purpose comes your access.
No fear
No regret
No doubt
Just walk with me. Trust that I will protect you. Hardship will come but if you walk with me I will protect you.
Sanctify yourself. You have one foot in and one foot out. Just because it is okay with you doesn't make it okay with me.
Forever
Eternal
My love for you is forever and eternal.
Don't miss my wave. The door will be opened for just awhile but you must walk with me.
Are you ready for your shift? Will you know when it is happening? Walk with me.
Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Forgiveness. If you belong to me this is not an option, it is a mandate.
Bitterness, anger, and resentment weigh you down. You can't hear me because of the noise.
My ways may seem foreign to you in this season. It may seem like I am not present or that I am not hearing your prayers, but trust the process.
Eruption
Walk with me
Focus
Remove the distractions! Remove them! YOU must remove them. YOU must remove the distractions.
Those who call on my name have an unsettling. Don't be. I am in control. Don't be moved by false prophets, false preachers, false teachers. Just walk with me.
There is a fountain in Zion.
A well that will never run dry.
Will you walk with me?
There are no shortcuts.
Plenty of detours.
Many are lost.
FOCUS!
I apologize for not getting this out sooner. I have heard from several of my followers wanting to know when the prophecy for 2018 was coming because all of the others were right on the mark. Well, that is because it is from God and not of my own opinion. So here you go and I pray that you seek the Lord in regards to what is for you.
Blessings and Love,
Lady Nichica Melton
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Walk With Me
Eruption
Focus
Walk with me. Not at your own pace, but at the pace I have given you. You want access but you don't want to walk with me. You have purpose and with that purpose comes your access.
No fear
No regret
No doubt
Just walk with me. Trust that I will protect you. Hardship will come but if you walk with me I will protect you.
Sanctify yourself. You have one foot in and one foot out. Just because it is okay with you doesn't make it okay with me.
Forever
Eternal
My love for you is forever and eternal.
Don't miss my wave. The door will be opened for just awhile but you must walk with me.
Are you ready for your shift? Will you know when it is happening? Walk with me.
Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Forgiveness. If you belong to me this is not an option, it is a mandate.
Bitterness, anger, and resentment weigh you down. You can't hear me because of the noise.
My ways may seem foreign to you in this season. It may seem like I am not present or that I am not hearing your prayers, but trust the process.
Eruption
Walk with me
Focus
Remove the distractions! Remove them! YOU must remove them. YOU must remove the distractions.
Those who call on my name have an unsettling. Don't be. I am in control. Don't be moved by false prophets, false preachers, false teachers. Just walk with me.
There is a fountain in Zion.
A well that will never run dry.
Will you walk with me?
There are no shortcuts.
Plenty of detours.
Many are lost.
FOCUS!
Monday, January 30, 2017
Morning Insight Jan 30, 2017
Good morning! It looks like these may become a regular practice as it appears that God is wanting to me to share more of the revelations and thoughts and conversations that He and I have. And yes I said conversations. It is possible for you to hear Him and know Him. He is not a distant being that wants to rule over you and dictate to you. He desires to commune with you. But that is not why I write to you on this morning.
I want to ask some simple, yet soul searching questions. Has God become a routine? Is He common to you? Do you read just to say you read or do you read for insight and understanding? Do you understand what relationship with Him is and are you assuming that what you heard on Sunday about Him is correct? How much of your time do you give to Him and is it just for Him or are you doing other things at the same time? You have to evaluate truthfully and answer truthfully because when you confess what is truth, then God can come in and heal that which needs healing. He can reverse that which is barren so that you have more than enough. He can loose that which has you bound. And He can uproot that which is suffocating you.
I think for many God has become too familiar. We have heard His name so much that He no longer has the same awe for many people. We don't reverence Him like we should. It amazes me how so many leaders in the body of Christ can do their foolishness and they know it is foolishness, but then step into the pulpit or lead worship like it is just another day. God is calling timeout on that. Please listen and hear what I am saying. God is not just a thing and He is not just a being. But he celebrates with us and He hurts with us and He gets angry. He wants the best for us and He wants us to be strengthened but how can He do those things for us when we refuse to take Him seriously. We refuse to acknowledge His warnings throughout our life. He tells us to go right and we go left. He tells us to stay away from that person and we marry them.
God is not a thing. He is a being with feelings and emotions. He loves you and has loved you all the days of your life. Stop blaming Him for your foolishness. It was your bad decisions, not His. The body of Christ is supposed to be the example in the Earth. We are supposed to be the light. But our light has become dim because we have made God COMMON. He has become so familiar to us that we have placed Him on our level, put Him in a box, and we try to push Him to follow our plan. Foolishness. This trend has to stop. You don't have to stay where you are. Even if you are content with where you are, God wants you to go higher. God never stops blessing us, but we can get to a point where we are not in a position to receive His blessings. And if you don't have a relationship with Him, I encourage you to get into a strong Bible based fellowship where ever you are. God does not want you to continue feeling like you are alone. He never intended for you to go through this life on your own. He did not create you to be broken, busted and disgusted. And when you understand and live like you serve an UNCOMMON God, then UNCOMMON things will happen in your life. Things that you can't explain. Things where you can only say, "Nobody BUT God!"Take a moment and find the post that I did called "He Leads and We Must Follow" and read it. I can't go into all of what God is sharing on this, however; join us on Thursday evenings at the Carl Chavis YMCA in High Point, NC and I will teach more on this as part 2 the Bible Study series is called, "Die Before You Live". If you can't join us physically call in for Virtual Bible Study. The number is 712.770.4010 access code 778397#.
I pray that this has blessed you and I encourage you to seek God daily!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
P.S. Holy Spirit just spoke this to me. Before you follow a person's advice on anything pay attention to what they are reaping. Not the pics they show you on Facebook, but their life and lifestyle. Look into their eyes, their home, their jobs, their friends and check for peace, love, and joy. Look at the fruit they are producing. To follow a person's advice is to get their results and their life. I choose to follow God. What about you?
I want to ask some simple, yet soul searching questions. Has God become a routine? Is He common to you? Do you read just to say you read or do you read for insight and understanding? Do you understand what relationship with Him is and are you assuming that what you heard on Sunday about Him is correct? How much of your time do you give to Him and is it just for Him or are you doing other things at the same time? You have to evaluate truthfully and answer truthfully because when you confess what is truth, then God can come in and heal that which needs healing. He can reverse that which is barren so that you have more than enough. He can loose that which has you bound. And He can uproot that which is suffocating you.
I think for many God has become too familiar. We have heard His name so much that He no longer has the same awe for many people. We don't reverence Him like we should. It amazes me how so many leaders in the body of Christ can do their foolishness and they know it is foolishness, but then step into the pulpit or lead worship like it is just another day. God is calling timeout on that. Please listen and hear what I am saying. God is not just a thing and He is not just a being. But he celebrates with us and He hurts with us and He gets angry. He wants the best for us and He wants us to be strengthened but how can He do those things for us when we refuse to take Him seriously. We refuse to acknowledge His warnings throughout our life. He tells us to go right and we go left. He tells us to stay away from that person and we marry them.
God is not a thing. He is a being with feelings and emotions. He loves you and has loved you all the days of your life. Stop blaming Him for your foolishness. It was your bad decisions, not His. The body of Christ is supposed to be the example in the Earth. We are supposed to be the light. But our light has become dim because we have made God COMMON. He has become so familiar to us that we have placed Him on our level, put Him in a box, and we try to push Him to follow our plan. Foolishness. This trend has to stop. You don't have to stay where you are. Even if you are content with where you are, God wants you to go higher. God never stops blessing us, but we can get to a point where we are not in a position to receive His blessings. And if you don't have a relationship with Him, I encourage you to get into a strong Bible based fellowship where ever you are. God does not want you to continue feeling like you are alone. He never intended for you to go through this life on your own. He did not create you to be broken, busted and disgusted. And when you understand and live like you serve an UNCOMMON God, then UNCOMMON things will happen in your life. Things that you can't explain. Things where you can only say, "Nobody BUT God!"Take a moment and find the post that I did called "He Leads and We Must Follow" and read it. I can't go into all of what God is sharing on this, however; join us on Thursday evenings at the Carl Chavis YMCA in High Point, NC and I will teach more on this as part 2 the Bible Study series is called, "Die Before You Live". If you can't join us physically call in for Virtual Bible Study. The number is 712.770.4010 access code 778397#.
I pray that this has blessed you and I encourage you to seek God daily!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
P.S. Holy Spirit just spoke this to me. Before you follow a person's advice on anything pay attention to what they are reaping. Not the pics they show you on Facebook, but their life and lifestyle. Look into their eyes, their home, their jobs, their friends and check for peace, love, and joy. Look at the fruit they are producing. To follow a person's advice is to get their results and their life. I choose to follow God. What about you?
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Morning Insight Jan. 24, 2017
Good morning!!
The Lord lead me to the book of Hosea this morning and it is a book I have read and lived to some degree. This book comes alive for me each time I read it. This morning I got through Chapter 2 and the Holy Spirit began his download. So here you go and remember you can ask me any questions anonymously through this blog. The blog is posted on several social media sites, but you must come to the blog itself in order to remain anonymous. You can also send me your prayer requests and I will certainly pray for you as the Holy Spirit leads.
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There are many that are in their wilderness and they have been there entirely too long. They cry to me and they ask me when will it be over and they wonder why I am silent. The length of your wilderness depends on you. I did not design the wilderness to kill you nor destroy you. I designed the wilderness to help you release those things, internal and external, that are destroying you. The things and people that you have attached yourself to that mean you no good. The things that have hardened your heart, tainted your thoughts, and blackened your soul. The things that have caused you to forget about me and the love that I have for you. I designed you with a purpose and I equipped you for that purpose. I placed my love in you and around you but because you did not feel it, you slowly eliminated me from your life. The wilderness is designed for you to deal with yourself and if you seek me and do not cut me out of your life, I will give you the strength to handle EVERYTHING that you will encounter. If you seek me and do not cut me out of your life, it will not matter who tries to stop you or harm you because I am greater than any man or woman and the weapons they form against you will not prosper. So I ask you...are you tired yet? I am ready whenever you are.
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I pray that this encourages you on today. There is nothing easy about the wilderness and God knows I have seen many. I got through each of them because of God and God alone. The wilderness is not a punishment, but it is a saving. Saving you from you. So dry up your tears, dust yourself off, get up, and walk this thing out. Learn whatever you need to learn so that you can go higher. And remember, just because you are in your wilderness it doesn't mean that you can't be blessed. God will pour things into you and bless you in ways that will take your breath away. Remember that faith is made up of things that you hope for and evidence of things that you have not yet seen. Allow your faith to be strengthened in this season and I promise you that the journey does get easier as you get stronger. As I was ministering to someone on Sunday, I could hear chains rattling and I hear them now. Press and reconnect with the Father. Your chains are falling. Release your praise and allow His Spirit to lead you and guide you. Release your praise and allow His healing to overtake you. Release your praise and allow His peace to cover you. Lift up your hands and release yourself unto the Lord. Your time is right now!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
The Lord lead me to the book of Hosea this morning and it is a book I have read and lived to some degree. This book comes alive for me each time I read it. This morning I got through Chapter 2 and the Holy Spirit began his download. So here you go and remember you can ask me any questions anonymously through this blog. The blog is posted on several social media sites, but you must come to the blog itself in order to remain anonymous. You can also send me your prayer requests and I will certainly pray for you as the Holy Spirit leads.
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There are many that are in their wilderness and they have been there entirely too long. They cry to me and they ask me when will it be over and they wonder why I am silent. The length of your wilderness depends on you. I did not design the wilderness to kill you nor destroy you. I designed the wilderness to help you release those things, internal and external, that are destroying you. The things and people that you have attached yourself to that mean you no good. The things that have hardened your heart, tainted your thoughts, and blackened your soul. The things that have caused you to forget about me and the love that I have for you. I designed you with a purpose and I equipped you for that purpose. I placed my love in you and around you but because you did not feel it, you slowly eliminated me from your life. The wilderness is designed for you to deal with yourself and if you seek me and do not cut me out of your life, I will give you the strength to handle EVERYTHING that you will encounter. If you seek me and do not cut me out of your life, it will not matter who tries to stop you or harm you because I am greater than any man or woman and the weapons they form against you will not prosper. So I ask you...are you tired yet? I am ready whenever you are.
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I pray that this encourages you on today. There is nothing easy about the wilderness and God knows I have seen many. I got through each of them because of God and God alone. The wilderness is not a punishment, but it is a saving. Saving you from you. So dry up your tears, dust yourself off, get up, and walk this thing out. Learn whatever you need to learn so that you can go higher. And remember, just because you are in your wilderness it doesn't mean that you can't be blessed. God will pour things into you and bless you in ways that will take your breath away. Remember that faith is made up of things that you hope for and evidence of things that you have not yet seen. Allow your faith to be strengthened in this season and I promise you that the journey does get easier as you get stronger. As I was ministering to someone on Sunday, I could hear chains rattling and I hear them now. Press and reconnect with the Father. Your chains are falling. Release your praise and allow His Spirit to lead you and guide you. Release your praise and allow His healing to overtake you. Release your praise and allow His peace to cover you. Lift up your hands and release yourself unto the Lord. Your time is right now!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Monday, January 2, 2017
2017: The Year of Decisions
This the word that the Lord has given me for the year of 2017. When you read this word please do not read it with anger, because that is not how the Lord delivered it. There was an
overwhelming sadness with this word. We must remember that the Lord loves us all and desires to be in our lives.
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You think you know me
You even profess that you know me but I do not dwell within you
You lie, manipulate, and deceive my people and those who seek me you lead them astray
I will expose you in this season
Repent and turn
Your life does not reflect me. You who are double minded. My word stands and it is the truth. Do not taint it with your life and your ways.
Relationship with me is your priority. Those who love me must seek me more. Know that I am with you even when you can not feel me.
I AM NOT A FEELING.
I am your God and within me is everything you need. I have chased after you long enough. It is your turn to chase after me. But I will not hide myself from you. I am out in the open waiting for you and with me is overflow.
There will no longer be crumbs for those that have persevered, fought, and stood on my Word.
There will no longer be crumbs.
With me is overflow.
With me is order.
With me is healing.
With me is structure.
With me is deliverance.
I am the Lord your God and no longer will I be mocked.
You are concerned about the dead but their journey is over. Be concerned about your life, your soul, and your eternity.
All who cry Lord, Lord do not know me.
Discern the serpent. He is on your heels but I have given you what you need to defeat him.
I have called you to holiness.
I have called you to myself.
I have given you power and authority for the honor and the glory of the Kingdom.
What will you do with it?
Choose you this day who you will serve!
The year of DECISIONS!
overwhelming sadness with this word. We must remember that the Lord loves us all and desires to be in our lives.
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You think you know me
You even profess that you know me but I do not dwell within you
You lie, manipulate, and deceive my people and those who seek me you lead them astray
I will expose you in this season
Repent and turn
Your life does not reflect me. You who are double minded. My word stands and it is the truth. Do not taint it with your life and your ways.
Relationship with me is your priority. Those who love me must seek me more. Know that I am with you even when you can not feel me.
I AM NOT A FEELING.
I am your God and within me is everything you need. I have chased after you long enough. It is your turn to chase after me. But I will not hide myself from you. I am out in the open waiting for you and with me is overflow.
There will no longer be crumbs for those that have persevered, fought, and stood on my Word.
There will no longer be crumbs.
With me is overflow.
With me is order.
With me is healing.
With me is structure.
With me is deliverance.
I am the Lord your God and no longer will I be mocked.
You are concerned about the dead but their journey is over. Be concerned about your life, your soul, and your eternity.
All who cry Lord, Lord do not know me.
Discern the serpent. He is on your heels but I have given you what you need to defeat him.
I have called you to holiness.
I have called you to myself.
I have given you power and authority for the honor and the glory of the Kingdom.
What will you do with it?
Choose you this day who you will serve!
The year of DECISIONS!
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Comfort vs Comfortable
God has given me a few challenges towards the end of this year. And by challenges I don't mean trials or hardships. I mean He has challenged me to become more intimate with Him and walk closer with Him. And that is my heart's desire. One of those challenges has been to post the revelations that He gives me during my prayer time. That is a challenge because the Father and I will begin communicating with one another and I usually forget to write it down. Which means after my prayer time is over I don't always remember the amazing information that He provided. So here we go.
The post from this morning is actually from my journal that I wrote Feb 7, 2015 (yes I actually remembered to write it down..lol). Feel free to post your questions on this blog or your comments. No one can see them but me unless you give me permission to make them public (the blog only). You can also post them on any social media site that this blog comes up on and they will be public. Enjoy!
**While reading Psalm 139 God began to reveal that we always want comfort as God is trying to get us to safety. We often times don't hear or listen because we want comfort first. We have to know that someone cares. Wanting that causes us to stay in our situation longer than needed or necessary. God pushed me to look at the words comfort and comfortable. It was almost like a nagging that would not go away until I did it. The Holy Spirit kept saying that God wants us comfortable but we are always seeking comfort. So I looked up the words.
Comfort: to soothe, console, or reassure
Comfortable: being or existing in a state of physical or mental comfort, contented, and
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Do you see the difference between the two. We are looking for moments of comfort, here and there when things get to hard. God is trying to get us to the point where we are constantly in a state of being undisturbed or unmoved by anything going on around us. It is more than a moment. Trust God to get you to that state and allow Him to do what He needs to do in your life. I constantly hear people say that they are tired of what they are going through, yet they keep doing the same foolishness. When you will get to the point that you are tired enough to trust God? He is not your problem, but He is trying real hard to be your solution.
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The post from this morning is actually from my journal that I wrote Feb 7, 2015 (yes I actually remembered to write it down..lol). Feel free to post your questions on this blog or your comments. No one can see them but me unless you give me permission to make them public (the blog only). You can also post them on any social media site that this blog comes up on and they will be public. Enjoy!
**While reading Psalm 139 God began to reveal that we always want comfort as God is trying to get us to safety. We often times don't hear or listen because we want comfort first. We have to know that someone cares. Wanting that causes us to stay in our situation longer than needed or necessary. God pushed me to look at the words comfort and comfortable. It was almost like a nagging that would not go away until I did it. The Holy Spirit kept saying that God wants us comfortable but we are always seeking comfort. So I looked up the words.
Comfort: to soothe, console, or reassure
Comfortable: being or existing in a state of physical or mental comfort, contented, and
undisturbed.**
Do you see the difference between the two. We are looking for moments of comfort, here and there when things get to hard. God is trying to get us to the point where we are constantly in a state of being undisturbed or unmoved by anything going on around us. It is more than a moment. Trust God to get you to that state and allow Him to do what He needs to do in your life. I constantly hear people say that they are tired of what they are going through, yet they keep doing the same foolishness. When you will get to the point that you are tired enough to trust God? He is not your problem, but He is trying real hard to be your solution.
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Sunday, February 28, 2016
Do You Recognize Me?
This morning my sister in law preached at the 8am service and God really used her. I know this because the Holy Spirit asked me an extremely profound question that connected with her teaching. And the question was: "Do You Recognize Me?" I would say for the most part we don't recognize when God has brought the deliverance that we need into our lives because we are looking for it to come a certain way. We have actually prepared ourselves for it to be a certain way and that is why we miss it. We miss it and find ourselves marinating in the foolishness, the pain, the doubt, the suffering, etc. We missed it!
My sister in law came out of the book of Isaiah and she talked about the 4 servant songs that are found in the book. The first song is Isaiah 42: 1-4 and that song (poem) talks about the servan'ts mission. The second song is Isaiah 49: 1-6 and it talks about the servan'ts responsibility. The third song is Isaiah 50:4-9 and it talks about the servant's suffering and the fourth song is Isaiah 53 and it talks about the servant's trial and death. For most who read these scriptures they will see the revelation and the prophetic word and mentioning of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. But we also must see our place in this. One as the servant and two as the ones who often miss what God has for us. Many missed and continue to miss the fact that Jesus the Christ is the Son of God and He is our deliverer and our savior. He did what no other servant could do. He came into this world by a virgin and also He knew no sin. He bore our sins upon himself and took the death that we all deserve. I need you to go and read the 4 songs of the servant and then I need you to look yourself in the eyes and ask yourself "Do I Recognize You Lord?" Humble yourself before God and ask Him to reveal the times that you missed the deliverance, the blessing that He sent your way. How many times were you angry or disappointed because you thought God forgot about you? When the truth of the matter is, He didn't forget about you....you just didn't recognize Him?
Let me know your thoughts, your questions, and your prayer requests.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
My sister in law came out of the book of Isaiah and she talked about the 4 servant songs that are found in the book. The first song is Isaiah 42: 1-4 and that song (poem) talks about the servan'ts mission. The second song is Isaiah 49: 1-6 and it talks about the servan'ts responsibility. The third song is Isaiah 50:4-9 and it talks about the servant's suffering and the fourth song is Isaiah 53 and it talks about the servant's trial and death. For most who read these scriptures they will see the revelation and the prophetic word and mentioning of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. But we also must see our place in this. One as the servant and two as the ones who often miss what God has for us. Many missed and continue to miss the fact that Jesus the Christ is the Son of God and He is our deliverer and our savior. He did what no other servant could do. He came into this world by a virgin and also He knew no sin. He bore our sins upon himself and took the death that we all deserve. I need you to go and read the 4 songs of the servant and then I need you to look yourself in the eyes and ask yourself "Do I Recognize You Lord?" Humble yourself before God and ask Him to reveal the times that you missed the deliverance, the blessing that He sent your way. How many times were you angry or disappointed because you thought God forgot about you? When the truth of the matter is, He didn't forget about you....you just didn't recognize Him?
Let me know your thoughts, your questions, and your prayer requests.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Friday, January 15, 2016
The Year of Return---The Word from the Lord for 2016
As many of you know every year I post the word that God shares with me for the upcoming year. Feel free to share and provide your comments. Keep in mind that because we are all in different places in our walk, it will something different to everyone.
I will enter in to those who are ready and willing. I will overflow like the River Jordan. I will feed. No more dry places.
The Year of Return
Sight unknown.
Discernment is key.
Prayer is key.
You must commune with Me. Rest in Me. Do not interfere with My plans. I know better than you. Trust Me in all things.
I AM GOD!
Favor.
The Year of Return
Return to Me says the Lord. Return to me. I decide where and who my favor rests on. Don't assume that it will rest on you. What is sown shall be reaped. Return!
Greater is coming!
Be prepared!
Forgiveness.
I see your hearts and I know the truth. Do not hide from Me. Commune with Me. I will not harm you. Trust in Me.
I AM GOD!
Greater is coming for you!
Next.
Don't be scared by next.
Next is necessary in your life. I am with you.
Know what I require and obey. Nothing shall by any means harm you.
Discernment is key.
Know your surroundings and who surrounds you.
Discernment.
Know your surroundings and who surrounds you.
Detach.
Justice has been released.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
He Leads and We Must Follow
This is what God spoke to me concerning 2015. I did not get the theme until after I was writing and I went back and read it. You can contact me with your questions, if you have any. Please read it carefully and let the Lord minister to you in regards to what your next steps are. This is a lot to take in, but I can tell you that it has already started to come to pass. You can post your questions anonymously if you would like.
And let me say this...I can not tell you how this prophecy will play out in YOUR life. I am not a fortune teller. I am just the messenger. I can, however, provide clarity on this prophecy and anything that has been written here that may be unclear. Again read it carefully and pray. This is not a doom and gloom prophecy. I am extremely excited about God has already started doing in 2015 and you should be too!
The prophecy........
There are loose ends that must be tied up in 2015. There can be no procrastination on these loose ends. God will not hold back just because you fail to obey or become preoccupied with other things. He leads and we must follow.
There will be a refinement and some will go through the refiners fire. The truth will be told and shine forth. This will be a painful process for many because they fight God, don't receive truth, and are not where they think they are. Wake up call. He leads and we must follow.
There will be careful maneuvering through this year and many will fall by the wayside because they are not ready for the journey that they chose. He leads and we must follow.
God has not forsaken His remnant. There are many that call His name, but the truth will be shown.
The church will be shaken. The truth will be shown. He leads and we must follow. If we keep His commandments and walk upright before Him He will honor His covenant.
This is a critical year. No more illusions. The truth will be shown. Pray for your enemies and those that have risen against you, the hand of God will come down this year. None will be spared.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Simple Wisdom (James 4:14-17)
"14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."
16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil.
17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. " (NIV)
When we first read this text it really sounds a little abrasive and harsh. There is certainly no sympathy here and it is stated in a 'matter of fact' way and that is a way that most people do not like. For the simple fact that emotions nor feelings are taken into consideration, but honestly you can get over your emotions...but you can't get over hell. (I'm just saying)
This text issues us several challenges:
1. Don't assume that you will see tomorrow
Keep in mind that it is not the alarm clock that wakes you up every morning. God has chosen to breathe into you all night long and He never stopped. Sometimes I don't think we consider the fact that God is ordering and commanding our organs to function like they should. We also don't consider the fact that disobedience opens the door for sin to attack us and we don't get to choose the attack. As the old saying goes..."Sin will take further than you want to go and keep you longer than you want to stay".
2. Submit to the will of God for your life
When people are told this they look at you crazy because they don't want to give up control of their lives. PSA: YOU DON'T CONTROL YOUR LIFE ANYWAY! If we were to think about it, our jobs control our time, mental space, energy, behaviors and emotions for the time that we are on that clock. Even if you are a model employee, you are doing the job you were hired to do and that is according to the companies rules...not yours. If you are a parent, you model your schedule based on your kids schedule, which means they control your time as well. So how much of your life to do you really control....ABSOLUTELY NONE OF IT! So why not give your life over to someone that can at least lead you to the job that will allow to bless and receive blessings AND lead you to a mate that you will allow you to live in a home full of God 's Word, His presence, and His love so that you can pass that on to your kids (if you have any). There are major benefits to having God in control, but we are often under the illusion that we control something. My thought is this...I'll be doggone if I am going to go through hell on this side just to be in hell on the other. Sorry...can't support!
3. If you are not obedient to the will of God you are sinning
We often want to say that if you break the Ten Commandments you are committing a sin. Well the truth is, everything that comes from God is a commandment and we are expected to follow it. He is the HGIC (Head God In Charge). There are some things that are for the collective body, such as the 10 Commandments. And then there are some things that pertain to you and only you. It doesn't matter if other people are doing it and it doesn't matter if you agree with it. You were told to do it or not do it and that is that. If you think about Samson...he was told to never cut his hair. Now his parents followed this commandment that was given by God, but when he got out on his own He thought he could be slick. He was like most young people. They get away from Mom and Dad and try to be slick. But there is always someone better than you at doing what you think you do best. So please don't try it. There is a price to pay for sin and like my grandmother used to say: "Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash" And that my friends is real talk. Don't play with sin. Obey God to the best of your understanding and whatever you don't understand, just ask and He will give you wisdom. And if you notice, I didn't say to the best of your ability. For the simple fact, that whatever God has required of you He has already given you the ability to do it.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."
16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil.
17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. " (NIV)
When we first read this text it really sounds a little abrasive and harsh. There is certainly no sympathy here and it is stated in a 'matter of fact' way and that is a way that most people do not like. For the simple fact that emotions nor feelings are taken into consideration, but honestly you can get over your emotions...but you can't get over hell. (I'm just saying)
This text issues us several challenges:
1. Don't assume that you will see tomorrow
Keep in mind that it is not the alarm clock that wakes you up every morning. God has chosen to breathe into you all night long and He never stopped. Sometimes I don't think we consider the fact that God is ordering and commanding our organs to function like they should. We also don't consider the fact that disobedience opens the door for sin to attack us and we don't get to choose the attack. As the old saying goes..."Sin will take further than you want to go and keep you longer than you want to stay".
2. Submit to the will of God for your life
When people are told this they look at you crazy because they don't want to give up control of their lives. PSA: YOU DON'T CONTROL YOUR LIFE ANYWAY! If we were to think about it, our jobs control our time, mental space, energy, behaviors and emotions for the time that we are on that clock. Even if you are a model employee, you are doing the job you were hired to do and that is according to the companies rules...not yours. If you are a parent, you model your schedule based on your kids schedule, which means they control your time as well. So how much of your life to do you really control....ABSOLUTELY NONE OF IT! So why not give your life over to someone that can at least lead you to the job that will allow to bless and receive blessings AND lead you to a mate that you will allow you to live in a home full of God 's Word, His presence, and His love so that you can pass that on to your kids (if you have any). There are major benefits to having God in control, but we are often under the illusion that we control something. My thought is this...I'll be doggone if I am going to go through hell on this side just to be in hell on the other. Sorry...can't support!
3. If you are not obedient to the will of God you are sinning
We often want to say that if you break the Ten Commandments you are committing a sin. Well the truth is, everything that comes from God is a commandment and we are expected to follow it. He is the HGIC (Head God In Charge). There are some things that are for the collective body, such as the 10 Commandments. And then there are some things that pertain to you and only you. It doesn't matter if other people are doing it and it doesn't matter if you agree with it. You were told to do it or not do it and that is that. If you think about Samson...he was told to never cut his hair. Now his parents followed this commandment that was given by God, but when he got out on his own He thought he could be slick. He was like most young people. They get away from Mom and Dad and try to be slick. But there is always someone better than you at doing what you think you do best. So please don't try it. There is a price to pay for sin and like my grandmother used to say: "Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash" And that my friends is real talk. Don't play with sin. Obey God to the best of your understanding and whatever you don't understand, just ask and He will give you wisdom. And if you notice, I didn't say to the best of your ability. For the simple fact, that whatever God has required of you He has already given you the ability to do it.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Doing It God's Way
There comes many times in all of our lives when we want to take matters into our own hands. We have been crossed by all of the right people and the scars are still felt. When we think about the situations and circumstances, we still feel ourselves getting tense or even swelling up with tears. But the Word of God is extremely clear in Romans 12: 17-21(NIV):
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
20 On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
It is no longer about tit for tat. If someone cuts your tires, you don't get to cut theirs. The scripture says that if it is possible, live at peace with everyone. The key there is "if it is possible". God understands that everyone is not going to want to live in peace with you and they will make it their point to cause trouble with you and for you. Those people are not supposed to be in your personal space and you are not to give your time to them. The Word of God reminds us that we will know them by their fruit and we have to pay attention to that. If they are producing things that do not want to give God the glory AND they do not want to yield to proper instruction, then we are to leave them alone. Otherwise, they can provoke us to act outside of God's will and that is something that we will have to answer for.
But then God throws something in there to really test us, Verse 20 gives us instructions on meeting the needs of our enemies. OUR ENEMIES! But even in that we are to use wisdom. If your enemy is in need of shelter, it doesn't mean that you have to let them into your home and put yourself and your household in danger. However, you can pay for them a hotel. In all things we are still to use Godly wisdom and initiate Godly love. By exercising Godly wisdom and love, we don't have to worry about any type of evil taking us over. Not in our emotions, behaviors, nor thought life. For the Word of God says that, "Greater Is He That Is Us Than He That Is In The World". Understand that Jesus was not a punk and he was not stupid. He spent hours with the Heavenly Father and because of that Jesus was prepared for every situation and person that He encountered. Even those that claimed to have a better education than He did. He was still able to shut down their foolishness and their trickery with the wisdom and love that came from the Heavenly Father. Jesus knew that Judas was going to betray Him, but Jesus did not treat Judas any different than the other disciples. He followed the instructions of the Heavenly Father. Why is that important you ask? Because many of us hold on to people when God says to let go and we let go of people that God says to hold on to. We tend to work opposite of what God is saying and trying to do in our lives.
We must get in sync with the Heavenly Father and that way we can really see the scripture, "All things work together for the good of them that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose" come alive and real in our lives. This is not to say that things will not happen and that there will not be tragedy in our lives. But there must be the mindset to do everything God's way as this is how Jesus was able to overcome every obstacle that crossed His path.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Prayer: Dear Lord, I come before you with a humble heart and spirit. I need your help and your guidance because I tend to make decisions that take me in the wrong direction and lead me to the wrong people. There are many times that I do not realize this until it feels like it is too late and I am in way too deep. So God I welcome your instruction, your wisdom, and your love in my life and in the inner most parts of my being. I yield my tongue to you so that I can speak THE truth which is your Word. I yield my ears to you so that I can hear you when you speak. I yield my mind to you so that I can understand all that you are instructing me to do. I yield my heart to you so that I will have the desire to obey all that you command for me to do without any argument or hesitation. I love you Lord and I realize that you love me. Help me daily to do things your way. In Jesus name, Amen!
Friday, May 30, 2014
A Psalm of Hope
Many people have heard various parts of Psalm 34 quoted in sermons and teachings across the country. This is what the Psalm says for those who may not take the time to open their Bibles and read it:
That comes from the NIV version. This is a Psalm of hope, but the hope rests in our ability to connect with God through our praise and trust in Him. David does not try to praise God or give God thanks, he issues a mandate to himself that he WILL bless or extol the Lord at ALL times. It is interesting to me how Believers always want to try and do what God requires of them or try and do what is necessary in order to receive God's best. However, we don't want God to try, we want Him to DO. Believers expect God to wave His magic wand and wave all of their troubles away, but it does not work that way. God works on our behalf and there is work for us to do as well. In verse 4, David says that he sought the Lord. That requires work. When you have issues going on in you and around you, it is work to seek the Lord and to hear Him. It is a fight sometimes, but it is worth it. You can not get the results that David talks about without doing the work and that sometimes means fighting until there appears to be nothing left in you. Notice I said 'appears' because God will restore you and it happens during worship when we take our eyes off of our situation and just start focusing on our God. There is no magic wand nor formula for being able to break free, but there are steps that are required and David mentions them here.
Step 1. Verse 4 (Seek God daily. Don't wait for hell to come up on you because you may be too weak then)
Step 2. Verse 5 (Look to Him daily. True wisdom resides in Him, not us.)
Step 3. Verse 6 (Call on Him daily. Talk to Him, humble yourself before Him, and be prepared to obey)
Step 4. Verse 9 (Respect and Honor Him. He is not the source of your problems, that would be you yielding to your emotions, flesh, and past behaviors. But He is the solution to your problems and will deliver you, if you obey)
Step 5. Verse 13 (Watch what comes out of your mouth, what you put out on social media, and what you text/email. You can kill your blessing and literally work against God. You can also open the door wider for the enemy to torment you. We fail to recognize how much authority and power we have and the Bible tells us that there is life AND death in our tongue.)
Step 6. Verse 14. (Be intentional about this. And this goes for your actions and behaviors. You can't control what other people do and Satan will ignite the fire in people so that they will come after you. But you have to make sure that you hold your peace and go to God. Why? Verse 16, 21, and 22. Trust that God has your back)
These steps must occur and be practiced on a daily basis if you want the blessings and abundance of God to occur in your life daily. You have to practice these steps until they become natural, meaning that you do them without thinking. When I first started practicing these steps, I would often say to God "Ok now God, you know your daughter and you know that if you don't step in things are gonna go down real wrong." And God stepped in every time and He did it by dealing with ME! He did it until people no longer had that affect on me. He taught me how to control my temper and my anger so that no matter what, I was always listening for His voice and instruction. And I am not the only one, there are millions of testimonies out there where God did the same thing and more for others. I would love to add your testimony to it. Those of us with the testimony are not better than you nor greater than you. We have just been through test and can tell you about it.
Allow God to grow you and to love you. You will not regret it. So roll your sleeves up and get ready to work. We are supposed to be building the Kingdom of God and tearing down the Kingdom of darkness and the last time I checked, construction was some hard work. But the rewards are eternal.
Prayer: God, I know you are tired of hearing me come to you over and over about the same old stuff because I am tired of talking about it. I don't know what else to do and I am at my wits end. I need you to work for me and in me like you worked for David. David was not perfect and neither am I, but I am welcoming you in right now. Into my heart, my mind, my home, my job, my car, everywhere I am I want you to be there. Keep my mouth closed and my fingers from typing any time I am getting ready to go against your perfect will. I just want to take the time right now to say, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord! You are my God and my refuge and I will run to you and you alone. Speak Lord and I will obey! In Jesus name, Amen.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
PS..If you have a testimony where God did it for you please share it and be an encouragement for someone who may be going through right now.
1 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be
on my lips.
2 I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.
2 I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
6 This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
6 This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who
takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
9 Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.
16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all
their troubles.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the Lord delivers him from them all;
20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous
will be condemned.
22 The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
22 The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
That comes from the NIV version. This is a Psalm of hope, but the hope rests in our ability to connect with God through our praise and trust in Him. David does not try to praise God or give God thanks, he issues a mandate to himself that he WILL bless or extol the Lord at ALL times. It is interesting to me how Believers always want to try and do what God requires of them or try and do what is necessary in order to receive God's best. However, we don't want God to try, we want Him to DO. Believers expect God to wave His magic wand and wave all of their troubles away, but it does not work that way. God works on our behalf and there is work for us to do as well. In verse 4, David says that he sought the Lord. That requires work. When you have issues going on in you and around you, it is work to seek the Lord and to hear Him. It is a fight sometimes, but it is worth it. You can not get the results that David talks about without doing the work and that sometimes means fighting until there appears to be nothing left in you. Notice I said 'appears' because God will restore you and it happens during worship when we take our eyes off of our situation and just start focusing on our God. There is no magic wand nor formula for being able to break free, but there are steps that are required and David mentions them here.
Step 1. Verse 4 (Seek God daily. Don't wait for hell to come up on you because you may be too weak then)
Step 2. Verse 5 (Look to Him daily. True wisdom resides in Him, not us.)
Step 3. Verse 6 (Call on Him daily. Talk to Him, humble yourself before Him, and be prepared to obey)
Step 4. Verse 9 (Respect and Honor Him. He is not the source of your problems, that would be you yielding to your emotions, flesh, and past behaviors. But He is the solution to your problems and will deliver you, if you obey)
Step 5. Verse 13 (Watch what comes out of your mouth, what you put out on social media, and what you text/email. You can kill your blessing and literally work against God. You can also open the door wider for the enemy to torment you. We fail to recognize how much authority and power we have and the Bible tells us that there is life AND death in our tongue.)
Step 6. Verse 14. (Be intentional about this. And this goes for your actions and behaviors. You can't control what other people do and Satan will ignite the fire in people so that they will come after you. But you have to make sure that you hold your peace and go to God. Why? Verse 16, 21, and 22. Trust that God has your back)
These steps must occur and be practiced on a daily basis if you want the blessings and abundance of God to occur in your life daily. You have to practice these steps until they become natural, meaning that you do them without thinking. When I first started practicing these steps, I would often say to God "Ok now God, you know your daughter and you know that if you don't step in things are gonna go down real wrong." And God stepped in every time and He did it by dealing with ME! He did it until people no longer had that affect on me. He taught me how to control my temper and my anger so that no matter what, I was always listening for His voice and instruction. And I am not the only one, there are millions of testimonies out there where God did the same thing and more for others. I would love to add your testimony to it. Those of us with the testimony are not better than you nor greater than you. We have just been through test and can tell you about it.
Allow God to grow you and to love you. You will not regret it. So roll your sleeves up and get ready to work. We are supposed to be building the Kingdom of God and tearing down the Kingdom of darkness and the last time I checked, construction was some hard work. But the rewards are eternal.
Prayer: God, I know you are tired of hearing me come to you over and over about the same old stuff because I am tired of talking about it. I don't know what else to do and I am at my wits end. I need you to work for me and in me like you worked for David. David was not perfect and neither am I, but I am welcoming you in right now. Into my heart, my mind, my home, my job, my car, everywhere I am I want you to be there. Keep my mouth closed and my fingers from typing any time I am getting ready to go against your perfect will. I just want to take the time right now to say, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord! You are my God and my refuge and I will run to you and you alone. Speak Lord and I will obey! In Jesus name, Amen.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
PS..If you have a testimony where God did it for you please share it and be an encouragement for someone who may be going through right now.
Monday, April 21, 2014
The Decision Is Yours
For the past few days I have been hearing the same scripture over and over again. This scripture is Romans 12:2 which says, "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." (NIV)
Over the years I have understood that God does not do anything by coincidence. It is all part of His plan (His good and perfect will) Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I send my readers this message and I pray that you take it seriously and spread it....
As the title of this post reads.."The Decision Is Yours"...this is truth. God gives us the ability and opportunity to make our own decisions. We can not blame anyone for our decisions and our choices. All the good , the bad, and the ugly that come from our decisions belongs to us. Included in that, is the decision to follow God totally. The Body of Christ is still picking and choosing which scriptures we want to follow and the ones that are picked are the ones that we are comfortable with or the ones that we can use to justify our actions. God commanded us to follow every word that comes out of His mouth. Whether it is a corporate word or an individual word...we are supposed to follow it. Nobody said that it would be easy or that we would like it. But if you don't follow God's instructions for your life...DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU GET!
The word of God says in Proverbs 23:7, "So a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" (NKJV) This means that whatever you say about yourself or your situation, this is what you will be and what will happen in your life. So if you say that you believe the word of God, then take the entire word! Stop speaking the foolishness over yourself and stop speaking foolishness into your life. The decision is yours! Paul said that when I was child, I spake as a child, but now that I am no longer a child I have put away childish things (paraphrasing). He made that decision and we must all make that decision.
No more wasting time whining, complaining, talking out of the side of your head, and then expecting change to take place. No more doing the right thing for a couple days or weeks or even months and expecting that you won't have anymore trials and tribulations. No more expecting that the people around you will change just because you did. Just like you have a decision to make, THEY have a decision to make. And when we stand before the Father to give an account of our works, you will not be able to blame anyone else. Because, the decision has always been yours.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Over the years I have understood that God does not do anything by coincidence. It is all part of His plan (His good and perfect will) Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I send my readers this message and I pray that you take it seriously and spread it....
As the title of this post reads.."The Decision Is Yours"...this is truth. God gives us the ability and opportunity to make our own decisions. We can not blame anyone for our decisions and our choices. All the good , the bad, and the ugly that come from our decisions belongs to us. Included in that, is the decision to follow God totally. The Body of Christ is still picking and choosing which scriptures we want to follow and the ones that are picked are the ones that we are comfortable with or the ones that we can use to justify our actions. God commanded us to follow every word that comes out of His mouth. Whether it is a corporate word or an individual word...we are supposed to follow it. Nobody said that it would be easy or that we would like it. But if you don't follow God's instructions for your life...DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU GET!
The word of God says in Proverbs 23:7, "So a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" (NKJV) This means that whatever you say about yourself or your situation, this is what you will be and what will happen in your life. So if you say that you believe the word of God, then take the entire word! Stop speaking the foolishness over yourself and stop speaking foolishness into your life. The decision is yours! Paul said that when I was child, I spake as a child, but now that I am no longer a child I have put away childish things (paraphrasing). He made that decision and we must all make that decision.
No more wasting time whining, complaining, talking out of the side of your head, and then expecting change to take place. No more doing the right thing for a couple days or weeks or even months and expecting that you won't have anymore trials and tribulations. No more expecting that the people around you will change just because you did. Just like you have a decision to make, THEY have a decision to make. And when we stand before the Father to give an account of our works, you will not be able to blame anyone else. Because, the decision has always been yours.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Thursday, January 2, 2014
2014: Year of Great Obedience and Great Transition
I am sure that by now many of you have heard several messages that have told you what 2014 is going to be. So here is another one for you and hopefully it resonates in your spirit to the point where it ignites you to spend more time seeking God. Every year I ponder on what God wants me to know and share in regards to the next year. And this year He has said this about 2014:
"It will be a year (not a moment) where you move from desperate to destiny and you will do this by positioning yourself for the promise."
He spoke this during two sermons that were preached on two different days at the church I attend in High Point, NC. In recent years I have not looked at myself as being desperate, but I have made some decisions or reacted in a desperate way. Not desperate meaning 'needy', but desperate as if there were no other alternatives. Although I know that God has all power and EVERYTHING and EVERYONE must submit to His power and authority, sometimes we allow our emotions and/or limitations move us. God is telling us all that those moments of making decisions or reacting based on our own limitations are going to be weaned from us in 2014. Or at least from those who submit to God's way of doing things and not to your own understanding or comfort level. God is going to challenge us in 2014 because we are knocking on the door of our destiny. But just like anyone who is knocking at your door with muddy feet, wet clothes, or just plain filthy...you would not let them into your house. Because their filth will mess up your house. God has to do some washing and get the grime and dirt off of us. The grime and dirt connected to wallowing in the situation, when all we had to do was speak to it. The grime and dirt that has to do with neglecting and ignoring His warnings and we wound up falling for and falling in the trap. We must be cleaned up so that our past does not poison our future and our right now.
God is going to position us for each and every promise that He has spoken concerning you as an individual and the Body of Christ as a collective. As I was meditating on yesterday and having my usual conversations with God He gave me a revelation. He shared with me that you can be at the right place at the right time, but if you are not doing what you are supposed to be doing you will miss your blessing any way. I perked up and asked God to explain that to me. So I will share with you this analogy: If you were instructed by God to go to a specific building, stand in the foyer, and hold the door for the first 20 people that walked in; but instead you went to the building and just stood in the foyer because in your mind you could position yourself to see the first 20 people that came in (leaning on our own understanding) and as you stand there you observe one of the persons who is coming into the door provide a generous donation to the person that held the door for 20 people. Now you got the chance to witness what God will do, but you get that sunken feeling because you were not a part of what God was wanting to do for YOU. You literally passed it on to someone else. We must be found doing what God has instructed us to do regardless of how inconvenient it may seem or feel.
All of this is going to take place in 2014. It is a year, not a moment. All of God's promises are not going to fall into your lap all in one day. Be wise, men and women of God. Focus on being obedient and the promises will manifest themselves. If you focus on the promise, you will find yourself trying to work it out yourself and be like the person in the analogy. I pray God's favor upon you and also His wisdom as you go through this year and all the days of your life. Whatever you have experienced from God up until this point, will pale in comparison to what He is going to do this year. For all that were on the conference call during the season after Passover, I kept telling you that it was harvest time! Well ...welcome to your harvest! It is time to get to work!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
"It will be a year (not a moment) where you move from desperate to destiny and you will do this by positioning yourself for the promise."
He spoke this during two sermons that were preached on two different days at the church I attend in High Point, NC. In recent years I have not looked at myself as being desperate, but I have made some decisions or reacted in a desperate way. Not desperate meaning 'needy', but desperate as if there were no other alternatives. Although I know that God has all power and EVERYTHING and EVERYONE must submit to His power and authority, sometimes we allow our emotions and/or limitations move us. God is telling us all that those moments of making decisions or reacting based on our own limitations are going to be weaned from us in 2014. Or at least from those who submit to God's way of doing things and not to your own understanding or comfort level. God is going to challenge us in 2014 because we are knocking on the door of our destiny. But just like anyone who is knocking at your door with muddy feet, wet clothes, or just plain filthy...you would not let them into your house. Because their filth will mess up your house. God has to do some washing and get the grime and dirt off of us. The grime and dirt connected to wallowing in the situation, when all we had to do was speak to it. The grime and dirt that has to do with neglecting and ignoring His warnings and we wound up falling for and falling in the trap. We must be cleaned up so that our past does not poison our future and our right now.
God is going to position us for each and every promise that He has spoken concerning you as an individual and the Body of Christ as a collective. As I was meditating on yesterday and having my usual conversations with God He gave me a revelation. He shared with me that you can be at the right place at the right time, but if you are not doing what you are supposed to be doing you will miss your blessing any way. I perked up and asked God to explain that to me. So I will share with you this analogy: If you were instructed by God to go to a specific building, stand in the foyer, and hold the door for the first 20 people that walked in; but instead you went to the building and just stood in the foyer because in your mind you could position yourself to see the first 20 people that came in (leaning on our own understanding) and as you stand there you observe one of the persons who is coming into the door provide a generous donation to the person that held the door for 20 people. Now you got the chance to witness what God will do, but you get that sunken feeling because you were not a part of what God was wanting to do for YOU. You literally passed it on to someone else. We must be found doing what God has instructed us to do regardless of how inconvenient it may seem or feel.
All of this is going to take place in 2014. It is a year, not a moment. All of God's promises are not going to fall into your lap all in one day. Be wise, men and women of God. Focus on being obedient and the promises will manifest themselves. If you focus on the promise, you will find yourself trying to work it out yourself and be like the person in the analogy. I pray God's favor upon you and also His wisdom as you go through this year and all the days of your life. Whatever you have experienced from God up until this point, will pale in comparison to what He is going to do this year. For all that were on the conference call during the season after Passover, I kept telling you that it was harvest time! Well ...welcome to your harvest! It is time to get to work!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Friday, December 13, 2013
Prenatal Praise
I just left from an evening service in Gastonia, NC and the pastor that brought the message used the topic "Prenatal Praise" and he came from Luke 1:41. This text simply states that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby within her womb lept and she (Elizabeth) was filled with the Holy Spirit. The preacher went on to say that although John was in his mother's womb he felt the presence of The Christ and began leaping or moving around alot in his mother's womb. Then he began describing the womb as follows:
1. Tight
2. Dark
3. Lonely
But in spite of all of that, he still praised the Lord because he knew he was in His presence. WOW! I know that I have been in many a tight, dark, and lonely place and I know that you have to. But the key is learning how to instinctively praise God when we are in His presence. It does not matter whether or not we see Him or if we have paid attention to the signs and hints that He leaves us to show us that He is with us. We know that we are always in His presence and He is always with us. REGARDLESS of what our eyes might encounter or what our emotions might feel. It does not matter if we have a confirmation from any one else...that is not relevant. As believers, our faith is not determined by emotion or other people's confirmations! It is built on the Word of God and Christ has told us that He will be with us always; even until the end of time.
Does it always feel like it? NO! Are there going to be hellified days in your life? YES!!! Are you going to find yourself feeling like you are all alone and in some tight and dark moments? YES!!! But even in the womb, you must release a prenatal praise, because the work that God is doing in you is not complete and God is trying to birth you WHILE birthing that which He placed in you!
I praise God for Pastor Omar Dykes and this awesome word. I know that many of you may doubt what I am saying right now because you feel like you have been in more dark places than anything else. But what harm would there be in believing and trying it God's way? You already see what doing things your way brings...more darkness, more loneliness, and more tight places. God's way will not eliminate all of your problems, but it will sho nuff see you through them AND with a VICTORY!
So men and women of God, unleash your prenatal praise!!!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
1. Tight
2. Dark
3. Lonely
But in spite of all of that, he still praised the Lord because he knew he was in His presence. WOW! I know that I have been in many a tight, dark, and lonely place and I know that you have to. But the key is learning how to instinctively praise God when we are in His presence. It does not matter whether or not we see Him or if we have paid attention to the signs and hints that He leaves us to show us that He is with us. We know that we are always in His presence and He is always with us. REGARDLESS of what our eyes might encounter or what our emotions might feel. It does not matter if we have a confirmation from any one else...that is not relevant. As believers, our faith is not determined by emotion or other people's confirmations! It is built on the Word of God and Christ has told us that He will be with us always; even until the end of time.
Does it always feel like it? NO! Are there going to be hellified days in your life? YES!!! Are you going to find yourself feeling like you are all alone and in some tight and dark moments? YES!!! But even in the womb, you must release a prenatal praise, because the work that God is doing in you is not complete and God is trying to birth you WHILE birthing that which He placed in you!
I praise God for Pastor Omar Dykes and this awesome word. I know that many of you may doubt what I am saying right now because you feel like you have been in more dark places than anything else. But what harm would there be in believing and trying it God's way? You already see what doing things your way brings...more darkness, more loneliness, and more tight places. God's way will not eliminate all of your problems, but it will sho nuff see you through them AND with a VICTORY!
So men and women of God, unleash your prenatal praise!!!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Lifeline
This message was sent to me by a friend who sent it to her. I am now giving it to you and after you read it, feel free to share. It is certainly a right now and relevant word. Enjoy!!
Lifeline
Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6
When mountain climbers make their way across an icy glacier, or the edge of an icy peak, one slip and they could tumble into a crevasse or slide down a mountainside. So they tie themselves together with a lifeline -- a long piece of rope that ties them to one another. If one slips, the rest dig their crampons into the ice and hold the line, preventing certain death.
We need a lifeline for our spiritual lives. When we stumble into sin, or slip into a period of overwhelming circumstances, we need a "rope" that will hold us fast; we need a lifeline to God that cannot be broken. The Bible says we have one: the love of God. The Bible says the God who began His work in us will complete it; He will never let it be thwarted. But Romans 8:35-39 details all kinds of trouble and obstacles in our path, things that might appear to cut us off from God's purpose. Paul says nothing will separate us from the lifeline of God's love (Romans 8:39). God's loyal and unconditional love is what keeps us tied to Him.
When you fall and start to slip away from God, reach out for His lifeline of love. He will never let you go.
When you fall and start to slip away from God, reach out for His lifeline of love. He will never let you go.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Offense
I know reading that title probably brought up some questions as to what in the world I would be talking about in this particular blog. Well..it comes from Joshua 1:19, which states "My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."
All of us have been offended and all of us at one point or another have offended someone, whether we did intentionally or unintentionally. However, this blog entry is more along the lines of the offense created when we do not walk in the maturity of our calling and our anointing. It causes us to hear things that weren't said, see things that aren't there, and say things that shouldn't be said. A person can be called and be very much anointed, but lack maturity. The lack of maturity will bring about humiliation, misdirection, and offense. It's a sad thing when you are amongst leaders and they act middle schoolish. The whining and bickering and there have been times when I could not distinguish the saved from the unsaved!
Do we take into consideration the times that we offend the God that we say that we love?! When our behaviors and mindset begin to reflect the world that we live in, but according to the Word of God, should not be in us. The flying off of the temper, which unleashes the slashing of the tongue. We offend God when we do things like that and the offense is one that brings about hurt and disappointment. For parents, we understand all to well what that is when we feel the offense of our own children's foolishness. It's almost like they weren't raised by us. God has gifted us with all we need to fulfill the purpose He has given us, but maturity is a choice. Immature people always crash and burn until they wise up and mature. They are wreckless and to some degree clueless. Think about that for a minute! They are wreckless and clueless.......they are wreckless and clueless! In the spirit that is a recipe for losing your soul and taking others with you! And whatever is done in the Sprit manifests into the natural...adultery, drunkenness, stealing (from man and God), never being satisfied!
I urge you to seek God in regards to your maturity and yield to God's process of bringing you to where you should be. Shut down the whining, the complaining, and anything else that comes from the moment of emotions that you are feeling and experiencing. Quieten yourself so that Joshua 1:19 becomes more than a scripture but your lifestyle. We are able to hear God best when we are quiet in our innerselves. By allowing ourselves to hear Him, we allow Him to minister to us right where we need it, and lessen the chances of creating offense or being offended.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
All of us have been offended and all of us at one point or another have offended someone, whether we did intentionally or unintentionally. However, this blog entry is more along the lines of the offense created when we do not walk in the maturity of our calling and our anointing. It causes us to hear things that weren't said, see things that aren't there, and say things that shouldn't be said. A person can be called and be very much anointed, but lack maturity. The lack of maturity will bring about humiliation, misdirection, and offense. It's a sad thing when you are amongst leaders and they act middle schoolish. The whining and bickering and there have been times when I could not distinguish the saved from the unsaved!
Do we take into consideration the times that we offend the God that we say that we love?! When our behaviors and mindset begin to reflect the world that we live in, but according to the Word of God, should not be in us. The flying off of the temper, which unleashes the slashing of the tongue. We offend God when we do things like that and the offense is one that brings about hurt and disappointment. For parents, we understand all to well what that is when we feel the offense of our own children's foolishness. It's almost like they weren't raised by us. God has gifted us with all we need to fulfill the purpose He has given us, but maturity is a choice. Immature people always crash and burn until they wise up and mature. They are wreckless and to some degree clueless. Think about that for a minute! They are wreckless and clueless.......they are wreckless and clueless! In the spirit that is a recipe for losing your soul and taking others with you! And whatever is done in the Sprit manifests into the natural...adultery, drunkenness, stealing (from man and God), never being satisfied!
I urge you to seek God in regards to your maturity and yield to God's process of bringing you to where you should be. Shut down the whining, the complaining, and anything else that comes from the moment of emotions that you are feeling and experiencing. Quieten yourself so that Joshua 1:19 becomes more than a scripture but your lifestyle. We are able to hear God best when we are quiet in our innerselves. By allowing ourselves to hear Him, we allow Him to minister to us right where we need it, and lessen the chances of creating offense or being offended.
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Still Undecided?
I am going to share a post that came from someone I know and I think it is extremely relevant for the time. The word of God tells us through Joshua 24:15 to choose ye this day whom ye will serve. Joshua also made it clear that regardless of what anyone else did, he AND his house were going to serve the Lord. It wasn't optional...not for anyone living under his roof! Regardless of age, because some parents think the child should choose until they get older even though the Word instructs us to train up a child in the way that they should go and when they are older they will not depart from it. Just saying.
Read this post carefully.....you have no time to be undecided. This could be your last chance.......
The warfare is not against you, it is against the Kingdom. You are not under fire. It feels like you are because you are a co-heir to the Kingdom and everything that comes with that position good or bad. You will experience it all. Keeping it real, satan could really care less about you personally. He is really trying to stop God's perfect will.
2 Corinthians 10:4 says, "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." It is not only the weapons but the war itself that is not of this world.
We must not forget that satan is a fallen angel. (This war started in heaven.) He was an angel that thought higher of himself than he should have. He was so full of foolishness that he was kicked out. Can you imagine being in heaven and then being KICKED OUT!!! To put the icing on the cake he was not just kicked out. He was kicked out AND was given a fate of eternal damnation. His gig is signed, sealed, and delivered. He is hell bound forever no matter what. So, he is trying to take everyone that he can with him. You know misery loves company. This cat is a rare breed! He just don't want any kind of company, NO, that is not good enough! He wants those who have turned against God. Those who knew God and still choose to do things their way. Those who have experienced and heard the word of God, but still think the world's way is easier. Those who are so full of themselves who don't want to give up the way of the world even after they have experienced the goodness of the Lord. In other words, those who are like him. Through his destruction of you the Kingdom's plan can not be completed....or so he thinks. God really does not need us, he chooses to be in relationship with us and use us. THANK YOU FATHER!
Let me share with you - satan is patient. He does not care how long it takes to get you twisted up. If there is a slight chance that he might get you tripped up, he will keep at you until you give in. That is why it feels like you are on a roller coaster, the enemy has no new tricks. You are just going up and down over the old stuff. He is placing the same booby traps in front of you hoping you will not recognize that it is all an illusion. He does not want you to figure out the only truth is in the Father.
So don't get tripped up the next time you are in the wilderness and it seems like there is no way out. Remember:
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Melton
Read this post carefully.....you have no time to be undecided. This could be your last chance.......
The warfare is not against you, it is against the Kingdom. You are not under fire. It feels like you are because you are a co-heir to the Kingdom and everything that comes with that position good or bad. You will experience it all. Keeping it real, satan could really care less about you personally. He is really trying to stop God's perfect will.
2 Corinthians 10:4 says, "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." It is not only the weapons but the war itself that is not of this world.
We must not forget that satan is a fallen angel. (This war started in heaven.) He was an angel that thought higher of himself than he should have. He was so full of foolishness that he was kicked out. Can you imagine being in heaven and then being KICKED OUT!!! To put the icing on the cake he was not just kicked out. He was kicked out AND was given a fate of eternal damnation. His gig is signed, sealed, and delivered. He is hell bound forever no matter what. So, he is trying to take everyone that he can with him. You know misery loves company. This cat is a rare breed! He just don't want any kind of company, NO, that is not good enough! He wants those who have turned against God. Those who knew God and still choose to do things their way. Those who have experienced and heard the word of God, but still think the world's way is easier. Those who are so full of themselves who don't want to give up the way of the world even after they have experienced the goodness of the Lord. In other words, those who are like him. Through his destruction of you the Kingdom's plan can not be completed....or so he thinks. God really does not need us, he chooses to be in relationship with us and use us. THANK YOU FATHER!
Let me share with you - satan is patient. He does not care how long it takes to get you twisted up. If there is a slight chance that he might get you tripped up, he will keep at you until you give in. That is why it feels like you are on a roller coaster, the enemy has no new tricks. You are just going up and down over the old stuff. He is placing the same booby traps in front of you hoping you will not recognize that it is all an illusion. He does not want you to figure out the only truth is in the Father.
So don't get tripped up the next time you are in the wilderness and it seems like there is no way out. Remember:
- It is not about you, so give it to the person it is about so He can handle it.
- Read and remember Jeremiah 29:11 and Psalms 32:7
- The enemy comes to steal, kill, destroy, and recruit company for his fate
- Christ came to give life so that we would have it more abundantly.
- The enemy and the Father have as much power over you as you give them. Which one will you surrender too?
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Melton
Monday, October 22, 2012
God's Unmerited Favor
Today, one of my friends shared with me what took place over the weekend concerning them. They had gone through doing what they needed to do in order to get their bills taken care of. When they got finished they realized that they left something really important out. (How many of us have been there?) They had promised God that they would sow a seed into their church that coming Sunday and all that weekend Satan was putting thoughts into their head. Here are some (see if you can identify)
1. Just call some of your creditors and make arrangements on your arrangements
2. You don't have to give all you said you were going to give this Sunday. You can
break it up. The important thing is that you give it at some point in time.
There were so many things and they kept telling themselves that God is my source and Lord you know my needs. I am going to trust you. They told themselves that all weekend, but Satan kept pressing. So they decided to give all that they had promised the Lord and just trust God.
Then they were supposed to go out to lunch with some church members after service. They all went and during lunch one of the church members handed everyone an envelope. In the envelope were 10 crisp one hundred (I typed it out so you wouldn't think there was a typo) dollar bills. For those who don't add that well...that's one thousand dollars. OMG!!!! And their lunch was paid for...God threw that one in just because! That's what we call an add-on.
Psalm 37:7(NLT) declares: Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.
I enlarged it because you need to embrace it. We are so busy looking for what we want God to do that we miss what He is doing. God is still in the blessing business and He is showing all over the world that He cares for us. He just wants us to trust Him more and more each day. Now the kicker is that the person that gave the money had been trying to do it for weeks. And what I shared was that God needed you guys to upgrade your faith and trust in Him. He already had the blessing for you, but you needed to be in the position that said "Lord I trust you!" I understand that waiting on God gets hard and sometimes Satan will give us ideas that make sense. But Samuel declared unto Saul that obedience is better than sacrifice. Out of all the promises you keep (and I pray you keep them all), honor the word that you gave unto the Father. For Isaiah 40:31 reminds us that:
they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
God's unmerited favor is waiting to rest on you, when you make up your mind to rest in Him and trust Him!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
1. Just call some of your creditors and make arrangements on your arrangements
2. You don't have to give all you said you were going to give this Sunday. You can
break it up. The important thing is that you give it at some point in time.
There were so many things and they kept telling themselves that God is my source and Lord you know my needs. I am going to trust you. They told themselves that all weekend, but Satan kept pressing. So they decided to give all that they had promised the Lord and just trust God.
Then they were supposed to go out to lunch with some church members after service. They all went and during lunch one of the church members handed everyone an envelope. In the envelope were 10 crisp one hundred (I typed it out so you wouldn't think there was a typo) dollar bills. For those who don't add that well...that's one thousand dollars. OMG!!!! And their lunch was paid for...God threw that one in just because! That's what we call an add-on.
Psalm 37:7(NLT) declares: Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.
I enlarged it because you need to embrace it. We are so busy looking for what we want God to do that we miss what He is doing. God is still in the blessing business and He is showing all over the world that He cares for us. He just wants us to trust Him more and more each day. Now the kicker is that the person that gave the money had been trying to do it for weeks. And what I shared was that God needed you guys to upgrade your faith and trust in Him. He already had the blessing for you, but you needed to be in the position that said "Lord I trust you!" I understand that waiting on God gets hard and sometimes Satan will give us ideas that make sense. But Samuel declared unto Saul that obedience is better than sacrifice. Out of all the promises you keep (and I pray you keep them all), honor the word that you gave unto the Father. For Isaiah 40:31 reminds us that:
they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
God's unmerited favor is waiting to rest on you, when you make up your mind to rest in Him and trust Him!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Friday, October 19, 2012
Just Thinking Out Loud
A couple of days ago I was watching a commercial for a new TV show or movie. I can't remember which one it was. But the person in the commercial said, "We only accept the love we think we are worthy of." OMG!!!!!
What a profound and true statement and when you say it out loud, it causes you to think about past relationships, whether they were family, boyfriend/girlfriend, marriages, etc. And you think about the crap that you allowed to happen and also the things that you enjoyed. Now based on this statement, the things we enjoyed were the things that we were willing to accept in our lives. The things we felt like that we should have or were worthy of. But the crap that we ALLOWED, was the mess that we also thought we should have in our lives and we didn't think we neither deserved better or could do better.
And before the necks start rolling and the teeth start smacking, think about your pattern. The pattern of people that you have allowed into your personal space. The people that really mattered and had the ability to hurt your heart or cause you to go from zero to ghetto in less than 5 seconds. The reason there is a pattern is because there was and possibly is a pattern in your thought process. Whether conscious or subconscious...I can't say, but it is there. That thought process told you what you were worthy of.
The Bible records that God loved us so much that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in Him would not perish, but would have the right to eternal life (John 3:16). The Bible also records that Jesus, the Son of God, came that we might have life and life more abundantly (John 10:10). That's a never ending abundantly. That means that joy you experienced yesterday does not compare to the joy that God has for you today. He has that much love for us and says that He wants to give us that love. Do you feel worthy of God's love? Is the reason that you have not given your life and heart to Christ because you don't feel worthy of that kind of love?
NEWSFLASH: WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!! With all of the sin in our lives there is not enough time in eternity to make us worthy of what God gives. But His love, which is the greatest love, is not based on worth. It is based on His love for us. He freely gives each and everyday. Don't let another moment pass you by, where you allow yourself to reject a love so great. A love that causes every hurt and pain in your life to be healed and washed away. A love that will embrace everything about you and encourage you to be better and greater than you ever imagined. A love that doesn't focus on your past, but propels you into your purpose!
Give Christ your heart today!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
What a profound and true statement and when you say it out loud, it causes you to think about past relationships, whether they were family, boyfriend/girlfriend, marriages, etc. And you think about the crap that you allowed to happen and also the things that you enjoyed. Now based on this statement, the things we enjoyed were the things that we were willing to accept in our lives. The things we felt like that we should have or were worthy of. But the crap that we ALLOWED, was the mess that we also thought we should have in our lives and we didn't think we neither deserved better or could do better.
And before the necks start rolling and the teeth start smacking, think about your pattern. The pattern of people that you have allowed into your personal space. The people that really mattered and had the ability to hurt your heart or cause you to go from zero to ghetto in less than 5 seconds. The reason there is a pattern is because there was and possibly is a pattern in your thought process. Whether conscious or subconscious...I can't say, but it is there. That thought process told you what you were worthy of.
The Bible records that God loved us so much that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in Him would not perish, but would have the right to eternal life (John 3:16). The Bible also records that Jesus, the Son of God, came that we might have life and life more abundantly (John 10:10). That's a never ending abundantly. That means that joy you experienced yesterday does not compare to the joy that God has for you today. He has that much love for us and says that He wants to give us that love. Do you feel worthy of God's love? Is the reason that you have not given your life and heart to Christ because you don't feel worthy of that kind of love?
NEWSFLASH: WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!! With all of the sin in our lives there is not enough time in eternity to make us worthy of what God gives. But His love, which is the greatest love, is not based on worth. It is based on His love for us. He freely gives each and everyday. Don't let another moment pass you by, where you allow yourself to reject a love so great. A love that causes every hurt and pain in your life to be healed and washed away. A love that will embrace everything about you and encourage you to be better and greater than you ever imagined. A love that doesn't focus on your past, but propels you into your purpose!
Give Christ your heart today!
Blessings and Love,
Pastor Nichica Melton
Friday, October 12, 2012
Thou Art Loosed
Today's entry is coming from a summation that was done by a couple of women that attended the 2012 'Woman Thou Art Loosed' conference. I intentionally left off "woman" in the title because there are several things that they highlighted, that will work for us all. Also, what they have mentioned ties into what I have been writing for the past week. When something like that happens, it is imperative that we pay attention.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
The 2012 Women Thou Art Loosed Conference emphasized “The Pecking Order” in our lives. (Joshua 6:20-25). He used the illustration of a chicken. Chickens have a certain order they follow when the eggs are being hatched. There is a birthing process they follow when hatching. The beak is a very important part of the hatching process…..if the embryo has no beak then it cannot be birthed because he is unable to crack the shell and come out….and if he can’t come out of the shell then he dies. God wants to bring our lives into order as well. Sometimes it takes a while to get things in order. Throughout this process there are some things we have to ignore in order to focus. The beak is our strength. When we go through trials and tribulations in our lives (and we all do) then we need our beak (the Word of God) to break through these issues. If we don’t have a beak (the word/prayer) then we have nothing to fight with. When the baby chicken has a beak then he begins the process of birth by pecking away at the shell in order to get out. We must also “Peck” our way out of situations in our lives in order to be free/delivered/healed/etc. Take your position. “Peck” the letters in this stand for P-Position (You must get in position for your deliverance) E-Exposure (You must expose people to what you see – this may help with their deliverance), C-Courage (you must have courage to act on what He has and is saying to you regarding your situation), K-Knowledge (you must have knowledge beyond your perimeters; it must go beyond your situation). You must read the word like a pregnant women eats food. You need these four things in order to be used by God and be ready in season and out of season.
Pastor Cheryl Brady talked about “You Have It in You”, which is also the same title of her book (Phil 1:5). Pastor Brady came from the scripture about “He has begun a good work in you”. When God calls you to do something he has already equipped you to do it and has given you the grace to do it. There are some things in us that we can’t even see yet. The enemy fights us because he knows God has something in us that is powerful and we must declare war on anything that disturbs our peace. Check anxiety quickly because it can get out of control. Fear is not a necessary part of our lives…God didn’t give us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind. Just remember meekness is not weakness….it’s strength under control. Real beauty comes from the inside. God talks of a meek and quiet spirit. To have great peace you must have great faith. The Word is so important because what we feed ourselves and put in us today determines how we are going to react tomorrow. Watch your self-talk because what we say to ourselves is worse than what others say about us. We have the power to react or not react to what people say….it’s what we do with words is the key. Look at yourself in the mirror and encourage yourself in the Lord. The battle ground is ALWAYS internally. Understand YOU. God says to let a man examine himself.
Remember and keep the faith over things you have asked God for and not yet come to past. Remember Sarah (Genesis 18:9) and how she wanted a child and God gave it to her well in her 90’s. Be careful because you can get to the point where you have asked for something for so long and wanted it so bad and don’t have it yet….and you can get to the point where you don’t want it anymore. BUT wait on God. What you have rendered unconscious God is still going to do. Believe again….you have it in you! You can sometimes be your own abuser. You cannot die until you have fulfilled the gift in you.
Lastly, Dr. Cindy Trimm talked about not forcing open what God has shut. When we have clutter in our lives there is dysfunction. Get rid of what you don’t want in your life to make room for what you do want. Stop talking about what you don’t want and talk about what you do want. If you keep talking about what you don’t want you get pity and you undermine your testimony.
Pastor Paula White mentioned when God ushers a new purpose in your life there is always a shift (Judges 5:1-11), (Isaiah 49). Prepare yourself to make ready the change. To be virtuous women you have to go through something…what makes you virtuous is what you are able to withstand. Prepare to make ready…reposition…cycle…change. Everything you need is in you. Rise and come into your being. YOU are not going to stay broken. Take on Gods nature and know who you are in Christ. No matter how many times you mess up God still hears you and will deliver you. Don’t let anyone (the enemy, people) take your wealth (Spiritual). (Hebrews 12) Lay aside every weight that so easily besets us. God sees Himself in you.
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