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Psalm 1:1-3 NKJV 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Another objective is to educate everyone with the things of God – Pastor Jocelle
The Lord is Alive! Living a life of thankfulness… GOD IS AMAZING! Thank you for the testimonies and prayer requests submitted. Please keep sending them in – they are great examples of how the Lord moves in the lives of those who believe in Him. For next week, please submit prayer requests and testimonies no later than Sunday, July 4th to support@nothingwillbeimpossible.org Also, remember to check Pastor’s Corner at www.nothingwillbeimpossible.org.
Inside this week’s issue Testimonies & Prayer Requests Read how the hand of the Lord is moving real time!
Rob’s Sidewalk
Pastor’s Note
DEPENDENCY Robert shares the necessity of dependence on the Lord.
FRONTLINES Pastor Jocelle takes us into his God revealed insights from the frontlines.
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Testimonies What has God done in your life lately? Here are some of the amazing and encouraging stories we have to share this week.
Divine Appointments – by Carolyn
Got Testimonies? We’d love to hear about and publish them so they can be an edification for everyone! Just shoot an email to support@nothingwillbeimpossible.org. Please try to keep each story to about a paragraph so we can continue keeping The Weekly Living Water concise.
During the nightly prayer on Friday night, I prayed that the Lord may send me out on Saturday to go testify. I prayed for blessings for the people that I would meet and for His mercy. Then, the Lord spoke to me that I would meet a woman. This woman would know that our meeting was appointed. I told my teen son about what the Lord said and I also briefly emailed Kathryn about it. So, we went out on Saturday and met a few different people, but nothing that really stood out. I figured that maybe I would meet this woman on another day. I headed home before dark and decided to stop at the McDonalds play yard. I’ve never done this before. What was more unusual was that it was already getting late and I wanted to make sure that I was back home before dark. As the kids played, this woman near by started talking to me about her kids. Then, she lifted her arm and saw that it had a snap on bandage around it. She briefly mentioned that she injured her arm. She began talking about the work that she does with foster children. I took this as an opportunity to tell her about the ministry. She opened up to me about the extent of her arm injury. After about 30 minutes of talking, I suddenly remembered what the Lord had said to me the night before. I turned to the woman and told her that God had spoken to me the night before during prayer about how I would meet a woman and that she was the woman. I felt the presence of the Lord so strong. She continued telling me her story and hugged me twice. I was so thankful for our meeting. I told her that we would pray for her upcoming September surgery. Her third surgery for this injury. The Lord truly is amazing. I told her this too. It became a testimony for me too of Gods goodness and that when He says something to us and we believe, we will see it manifested. What a blessing, for both of us! 2
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Need Prayer?
Prayer requests received for the week Please pray for Nancy. She’s a foster mom who takes a lot of kids into her home. Nancy slipped and fell last year and injured her arm. She had two surgeries already and now has a titanium plate in her upper arm and just below her elbow. There was a problem when the doctors put the cast on and she developed around 25 bone spurs. She can no longer extend her arm outward fully either. Now she needs another surgery and will be going in sometime in September.
Pray for Tony & Stella Perez and their daughter, Kim, as they are going through very difficult times.
Pray that the sale of L’s Washington rental property is successful and in the Lord’s hands, as it gets put on the market in July.
Please pray for the covering and Holy Spirit manifestation of our ministry team; also, pray for the development of the ministry online site and the support of outreach efforts.
Continue praying for the 100% marital healing of L.G.’s marriage and for L.G.’s spouse to come to the Lord. Continue praying for deep wisdom, power, covering, provision, and direction for Pastor Jocelle from the Lord.
Pray for Carlos and his young son from Exeter.
Praise the Lord! Here are some of the updates we have to share on prayer requests previously submitted Jimmy Aguilar is now at home and recovering after experiencing a heart attack last week. Melanie Clark, who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in February that spread to her liver, has responded well to treatment and doctors feel that the cancer is gone from her liver and is currently awaiting results from the colon tumor testing. We’ve received good reports that the relationships we’re praying for are experiencing positive changes and unity. 3
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Robert’s Sidewalk Dependency Depending on the Lord in our every day walk is extremely important. Training ourselves for dependency on Him can be hard for some of us, but it is a must. This includes (but is not limited to) how we live our every day life, how we do our finances, the type of music we listen to, and really how we approach
everything. Prior to any thought crossing your mind or making any decision, let’s ask ourselves if what we are about to do is something the Lord wants us to do. An obedient child that is not sure whether or not he or she is allowed to do something would ask his or her parents’ permission prior to engaging. In my case, my two-year old son physically gestures as to what he wants and phonetically makes the sound of the words, “Can I please, Daddy?” only it sounds like, “Ke I peese Dada?”
Depending on my response, he will nod his head “yes” if I approve and shake his head “no” if the answer is no in agreement. The Lord refers to us as little children and tells us to have a child like mind because this is something He wants us to become. He wants us to be logic free – a mind free from this world with belief and trust in His word without any doubt.
Who is the Greatest? 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. Matthew 18:1-5 NKJV 4
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A Letter from Pastor Jocelle PEACE & BLESSINGS TO ALL! I’d like to commend everyone for the responses that you’ve all sent in relation to the spiritual messages throughout the week, or the “tweets”! I’d also like to remind all that these messages are inspired while I’m out there on the “battle-field.” When God gives me the clear understanding during persecutions and different ordeals, this is the time that these messages are being sent. I’ve read all of your responses and (through HIM) perceive the levels that you guys are at. Experiencing the power of God manifested is an awesome thing. This is the big difference between just reading the WORD, and literally experiencing the POWER of GOD through us while it is being manifested. This is an important step of our “online-church.” Being involved with this allows our minds to be preoccupied with the things of God, hence helping everyone involved to stay away from SIN (which GOD greatly disapproves of). On the other hand, this is similar to becoming part of a bible study, or church service, where I’d ask you a question that gives you the opportunity to express your thoughts. These weekly updates allow you to understand where I am coming from. Another objective is to educate everyone with the things of God also. This is imperative in our present time because men tend to follow men. Our goal is for you to know JESUS and focus only on HIM. Have a blessed week!
established this basic relationship with HIM, we then are able to take commands directly from HIM. This relationship can only be attained through us abstaining from things that aren’t pleasing to GOD, thus staying away from SIN in order to please HIM. GOD created everything perfect. HE didn’t just settle with what HE created on the first, or second day, but finished when everything was just right. If we will sincerely seek GOD in our lives, the same pattern will apply within our lives. Without a doubt well become a great blessing to many because HIS instructions will lead us to become so. This is a GOD intended purpose that will be manifested to all who truly seek HIM. When a cup is empty & you fill it with water to the point of overflowing, then this would be referred to as an abundance. ARE YOU OVERFLOWING? Imagine a cup as a person, the water as the Spirit of God. Without the Spirit of God, we become only as an empty vessel. This is why it is important to love GOD with all of our hearts, souls, minds, and strength. This is by all means the first step that must be done in our lives before we can be a great blessing to others. This principle is well apparent if you visualize what happens when you start to pour water into an empty vessel. The process must continue until the vessel is full, then the water will overflow, hence the abundance. Many desire to help others, but without helping ourselves first, it’ll be quite difficult. Without the proper understanding of this principle, helping others will cause us to end up in a situation where well carry someone else’s burden, but wont have enough to bear it. Gain a strong relationship with GOD first and then the abundance will occur, for sure.
Our minds & beings are driven towards achieving things, then taking them to another level – a GOD intended purpose. Many will settle for less! Indeed, GOD has created us all in His image. Just imagine the likes of The Powerful Creator, the Omnipotent GOD. To possess a relationship with HIM, we must become spiritual. Once we’ve 5
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A Letter from Pastor Jocelle (continued) safe side, then you must DO it - get your minds preoccupied with the things of God and not the worldly things. We do not wrestle with only "one" devil, but they do come in packs. There are multitudes of them. This is the real world that consistently happens around us. Evil thoughts that come to us are not necessarily from our own, but were brought in by evil spirits "suggesting" them to us. This awareness must become vivid in our lives. We must understand that we must fight the good fight in order for GOD to grant us the power because HE knows that without HIM, we would easily get torn up and overcome by the enemy. So if you don’t know or have forgotten about this, now you know and have been reminded!
Souls are vessels filled with life given by God. Many of these vessels are filled with GOD’s Spirit, but many with evil. OPEN YOUR EYES! Many have great desires to reach out to souls concerning the things of God. The difficulty is they lack the understanding to the point of disregarding the reactions of those whom they are trying to reach out to. Only if they’d realize that they are pushing them away instead of drawing them nearer to God. It is very difficult for souls to come to God if we come off as if were better than them, or that we are "saints," and that they’re "doomed." We must not judge them. We must show them that we were once lost, but now are found from a humble perspective. Birds get startled when you suddenly try to run to them, but when you have something that they want, or they feel that you are harmless, they will come and gather around you. This is the importance of exercising what we have learned from the WORD, that we may also understand as well as experience the awesome power of it. What I post is derived from the immediate experiences that I have out there among those who are without. Simply put: "I send you as sheep among wolves.” The Lord did not send us to be "lions" among wolves, but rather as sheep - not with guns, nor weapons, but possessing and manifesting the "Power of God.”
When you committed to follow CHRIST, you became a soldier. A good soldier is focused on fulfilling the objective. STICK TO IT & FULFILL IT. Imagine encountering someone whose a war veteran many would assume had gone crazy. Imagine his vivid experiences from fighting in gruesome battles. The training which all soldiers have received would prove to be of great benefit during an actual war. The common objective during a war is to gain victory. Imagine a soldier who doesn’t really want to be a soldier or who doesn’t have a clear understanding of the reasons why he’s even in it. We are Christ’s soldiers and must realize that whether we like it or not, we are in the midst of this "spiritual warfare.” We are not defending only ourselves, but we’re in this war to fight for souls because Satan wants them. There are many civilians that we must fight for. We are the soldiers of Christ, and it is our duty and responsibility to fight a good fight and WIN the battle.
You cannot make it through this world without putting on the whole armor of GOD. Read the WORD, pray earnestly, sing heartfully…YOU KNOW. This is by all means the importance of what we are doing: reading the WORD, singing praises, praying, fasting, etc. If you want to be on the 6
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A Letter from Pastor Jocelle (continued) God. Since HE perceives the sincerity that is in our hearts and minds, HE grants us to have this signal or connection with HIM. This is a necessary connection that we must have with Him in order to become a true blessing to the people around us. They get blessed because they’re able to feel something around us that is out of this world, something that no one can contradict. This type of connection is different than those who proclaim about the things of GOD, yet are totally disconnected from what is beyond this world, the realm of the things of God.
ANOTHER DAY. That’s right, another day & opportunity to become a blessing to others. True blessings will sure lead others closer to GOD. "Another day" comes after saying "today” or "this day.” As a Christian, our lives must revolve around loving GOD and fulfilling HIS will. The love of God will make us become a blessing to others also. We must live each day as if it’s the last day that we have to live in this world. This may be a common saying, but the real question is, "What would you really do if you only have this day to live in this world?” The sensible answer should be becoming right with GOD. Someone whose not living each day as if it’s his/her last should question what comes after this life. This should cause them also to ask GOD for forgiveness if they’re away from GOD. Many people do not realize this until they’re at that point of great need such as on the brink of dying, or on their last breath. Most people find GOD in their lives especially during these major occurrences. They then make the assuring promises to HIM that they’ll follow HIM. So, "another day" should mean "another awesome and blessed day" to continue to fulfill the promises that we’ve committed to HIM, that we will follow Him and do HIS will.
See a penny on the ground today? Did you pick it up, ignore it, or were you the one who threw it? That penny tells a lot about that person! Without a penny, you wouldn’t have a dollar. Nowadays, automated machines for self-checkout are everywhere. Say the item costs $1.00 and you only have 99 cents, you will not be able to complete the transaction without inserting a penny, then it will recognize that you’ve put in a dollar. The penny on the ground tells a lot about the person also because many will not pick up the penny because of feeling ashamed. Similarly speaking, it is the same with the things of God. We shouldn’t be ashamed of what we believe and who we’ve become. Many are comfortable only inside the church, but outside where GOD is most needed, they get ashamed. This is totally understandable and necessary in order to challenge ourselves to just "speak out,” to be bold so that we may get bolder, and bolder... and of course bolder. In other terms, when you are ashamed of picking up that penny, you will miss all sorts of blessings because you haven’t gotten to the point of overcoming "shame.” On the other hand, once you get over that feeling of being ashamed, you’ll soon realize that there are many pennies that are
God wants all of us to focus solely on HIM. It's such an easy thing to say, but many aren’t spiritual enough to have this basic connection. In order to experience the awesome power, covering and anointing of GOD, we must have the basic connection. This term is common to the field of telecommunications. It starts with very basic to extensive. However, all of these connections require a price that one must pay to have them. It is the same with the Living 7
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A Letter from Pastor Jocelle (continued) on the ground, leading you to finding a dollar, to five dollars, even to hundreds of dollars because you’ve allowed yourself to be trained, to be humble and to become alert for the many blessings that many also have overlooked. As a matter of fact, a few days ago, I spotted a dollar on the ground, picked it up and found another $5.00 tucked in. What’s more amazing is that no one else saw it, in spite of the many people that were around it.
truth, it convicts them leaving them with only two options, to accept it, or reject it. That is, to either accept it and love it, or reject it and HATE it. Speak the truth and be hated. Speak the truth again, and be hated again. This is a process to becoming GODLY, to do away with any shamefulness of telling the truth and becoming the person that you want to be for GOD. If GOD sent HIS only Son Jesus so that you may be saved, why would you worry about many for the sake of one coming to GOD?
If your hearts desires are in the things of GOD, people will see & be blessed by it. Likewise, many will get offended & hate you for it! Once you’ve developed a relationship with God, you’ll become an outlet for HIS blessings to be manifested. You’ll be sent by HIM which no one can contradict because the power comes from above, from Him and not of your own will and desires. Strong relationships with GOD involve knowing of HIS truth, and spreading the same. The truth ultimately sets people free, but the truth also penetrates through hard and impenitent hearts. There’s not much they can do to contradict it because the truth of GOD is allpowerful. This is the example that JESUS had set for all of us for they condemned HIM without cause and accused HIM wrongfully.
One of the greatest joys that you can ever have in this world is to go through trials. It is through them that were refined & strengthened. Just imagine what gets refined and what gets burned when subjected to intense fire. What do you think in your life will help you get through this type of trial and how can you be up to it? To be the true children of God, we must realize that this is part of the process of getting refined, burning away anything that is of no value and making what’s valuable more precious. The fact is, once were tried continuously, we will become more accustomed to trials that will help us gain much experience to share with those who are in need. They will surely be able to relate because not only will we experience them firsthand, but also be able to share the joys of overcoming such obstacles. In other words, thank GOD for trials and persecutions!
If you’re desire is to serve GOD, then DO NOT expect praise from men. Speak the TRUTH & you’ll be hated, but speak lies & they’ll adore you! JESUS is the way, the truth the life. We came to HIM because we wanted freedom, a new life and hope...this is when we found HIM. The ultimate key is knowing and being accepting of the TRUTH. When men are confronted with the 8
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A Letter from Pastor Jocelle (continued) are now in heaven with God if the same had not lived, nor done anything for GOD, deeming this nothing but a "common saying? Concerning the things of God, we cannot settle for the "common saying", but must have the assurance from GOD. Where we will live eternally cannot be in comparison to this present, but temporary dwelling place.
At the end of the day, its good to ask yourself if whether you’ve lived the day as if it was your last - as if there’ll be NO TOMORROW. The biggest mistake for anyone who lives in this world is to forget that GOD is in control. The truth is, we are all dependent on HIS everlasting mercy. It is through HIS mercy that we are breathing air and that we may continue to live in this world. It is a good thing to have control over our lives, but the reality is that well never have that control, neither will we ever know what the next hour will behold. Yet, we can learn to adapt with the mentality of living each day as if its our last. To live each day as if you have a terminal disease will dictate today as if its the last day that you’ll live in this world. Men are creatures of habit and tend to settle for less. We can break off from these habits and create better habits that are more conforming to Gods in contrast to what’s common with men. So live each day, as if there’ll be NO TOMORROW, for GOD that is How can you have treasures in heaven if you don’t work hard while here in this world? Yet, many work hard to attain treasures in this world. This statement leaves us with absolutely NO EXCUSES because we sure know how to work hard for the sake of what is considered valuable in this world. Anyone who believes in JESUS must also realize that HE spoke concerning storing up for ourselves treasures that are in heaven. Things that we store up in this world can easily be monitored hourly, daily, monthly or so on. But, how do you know how much treasures you’ve stored up for yourself in heaven? How can you be sure how much, or how little you’ve stored? How can anyone say that their loved ones 9
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About Pastor Jocelle Pastor Jocelle Cruz resides in Three Rivers, California with his wife, Carolyn, and children: Christian, Jeremiah, and Isaiah. He travels weekly to Santa Monica, California, where the Lord currently has him reaching souls through music. To learn more about Pastor Jocelle and his ministry, visit us at www.nothingwillbeimpossible.org.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! The Weekly Living Water P.O. Box 127 Three Rivers, CA 93271
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