Rick Manis - The Now Zone: Lose The Wait! Bring Tomorrow Into Today

The Now Zone

By Rick Manis

The Now Zone

By Rick Manis

Epmyrion Publishing

Winter Garden FL

The Now Zone

Copyright 2010 by Rick Manis

ISBN : 9781452835471

Empyrion Publishing

PO Box 784327

Winter Garden FL 34778

info@EmpyrionPublishing.com

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.

Other versions are identified as the following:

NKJV-New King James Version

NIV- New International Version

BBE- The Bible in Basic English

NLT- New Living Translation

GWT- Gods Word Translation

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Dedication

I dedicate this book to those who have faithfully held to Gods promises, to those who have continued to believe, even while facing giants. You have stood on the Word of God. You have spoken His Word. At times you have cried out to God from your innermost being.

At times you felt like a failure, but you had nowhere to go except forward. There were times that you threw up your hands and thought you couldnt go on, but the Spirit pushed you, even when you tried to quit.

You are the reason I have written this book. I honor you and revere you. I know its not always easy.

I thought of you on every page. You are a special kind of believer. Youve been through much, but you are here going forward with God.

I believe that these followers of God are a chosen generation, and I believe that God is revealing a Word that will glorify these believers in a way that will draw creation to Him.

This is your time! I hope you enjoy the NOW ZONE.

Rick

Introduction

The Now Zone is a book I have been developing for over ten years. Thats when the Lord introduced the revelation to me. Since then I have been learning it, living it, gaining biblical validation, and demonstrating it.

Early on, God began confirming this word to me with signs following. Personal prayers were being answered with miracles in a 24 hour period. When I started preaching it in churches, the same thing was happening to those who believed it.

I found out that if I could get people to believe me, absolutely anything could happen! There is such a joy in seeing those who have waited long for their prayers to be answered, and suddenly there it is!

I have received countless letters, emails, and phone calls with testimonies of miracle answers to prayer that came when they heard the message of The Now Zone . I hope you will let me know if something like that happens to you.

It is not my intention to make this revelation a new gadget or fad in Christianity. I really believe it is the most vital, missing element in our belief, and I believe it is something God is revealing in order to take His people to the top of the mountain.

It is with great joy and relief that I have completed this book. I have been faithful to the Fathers command to preach the message in every church I have ministered to. He has been faithful to open the eyes of the hearers, and He has faithfully confirmed His Word, answering the cries of many hearts.

I have carried this message to my own circle of influence. Over the years it has been tried and tested. It has been refined and amplified by years of adding scripture to scripture, validating the concept of The Now Zone with the undeniable and rightly divided Word of God.

This book represents the coming out of my version of this message. I pray that more and more people will come to know this joyful sound!

Everyone hears the Word according to their own place of growth with God. To some of the readers of this book, the message will just make you go hmmm. For others, it will be a great source of inspiration.

For some of you however, it will be a whole new day! It will be like you have stepped into another world! I say this because it happened to me.

Welcome to The Now Zone which is simply the realm of God. Its a place where time is not a buffer or barrier between you and your blessings.

ENJOY!

Contents

1. Waiting on Gods Timing?.....................13
2. Ten Years Becomes One Hour . ................ 21
3. A New Pattern . ............................. 33
4. Whats This Tarrying Business? . ................39
5. Losing the Wait . .............................43
6. Jesus Restores the NOW . ......................49
7. Gods Name is NOW . ........................ 55
8. Breaking the Paradigm of the Past . .............. 63
9. SPIRITECH! High Speed, High Def Christianity . .. 69
10. Reaping Where You Have Not Sown . ............77
11. Eternity is in Your Heart . ......................83
12. When Cherubs Become Seraphs . ................89
13. NOW Vision . .............................. 99
14. The Hypnotic Seduction of LATER . ............107
15. Questions . .................................113
16. Will I Live in the Now Zone? . .................121
17. Im Ready! What Now?...................... 125
18. A Final Word . .............................. 129
19. NOW Scriptures . ............................133

About the Author . ...........................137

Chapter 1

Waiting on Gods Timing?

I was walking that familiar mile to the post office. I had to. I was going to check the post box to see if someone had sent money to support our ministry. It was a gorgeous day for a walk, but I wouldve rather been driving.

Teresa and I were without wheels. We had no ride. Our car had been recently totaled by a hit and run driver who rear ended it while Teresa was driving. It was a decent, dependable car in nice shape. It was also paid for, so we only carried the required liability insurance. Without full coverage, no culpable driver, and absolutely no money, we had no way of obtaining another automobile.

Our financial struggles had led us to a condition where our credit was maxed out, damaged, and cut off. Even if we could have borrowed more, we couldnt have made any payments. We were fighting with all of our might just to pay the obligations at hand.

We did, however, believe that God would provide. He had done miracles for us before. We knew He could, and would, do it again. So we prayed, asked, and spoke that God had a car for us. We had no idea how He would pull this off, but it would be fun to watch Him do it.

That was our attitude. We were upbeat, positive, and full of faith. What else could we do? We were against the wall, and The Lord was our only source.

This wasnt exactly new to us. We had been in similar situations many times. Somehow, we always made it through. It seemed that we lived a lot with our back against a wall. It also seemed that God would do His thing at the last possible moment, late in the midnight hour so to speak. Actually, we had become quite accustomed to hanging on to the end of a rope, and being rescued by God at the last minute. This had become a pattern.

As the days without a car passed, it became harder to be excited about the pending miracle. It really wasnt fun. To get around, we borrowed cars, rented cars, rode with friends, rode the metro bus, and walked.

You Can Have It Whenever Youre Ready

As I walked to the post office that day, I was praising and thanking God for my upcoming car miracle. Thinking about it, I realized it had now been a couple of weeks since the rear end collision. I didnt know why God had not done it yet, but I was sure it was a timing thing. He had His reasons, and He would do it in His time, which was perfect. So I assured Him that I understood, and that I would be happy to continue waiting, if thats what He wanted.