February 19, 2013

          “The beautiful prayers of My faithful children pierce the heavens as shafts of light.  They are perfumed flasks of holiness saturating the polluted air with the scent of heaven.  Each word uttered in prayer flies as winged doves to God’s throne. 

          Every prayer is inspired by the Holy Spirit, the spirit of holiness.  Purity, holiness, light, joy, peace, humility, chastity, and love are the fruits exhaled from these souls of hope.  Gentleness proceeds from these humble hearts so in love with their Father God.  Their prayers are intermingled with the holy sighs of the angels who look upon the face of God. 

          O, the wondrous insight of a soul whose heart pines for heaven!  They soar above the earth, looking from above.  Their viewpoints have been transformed.  They no longer reside on earth in decaying bodies.  Their spirits live with Jesus and the angelic host.  The peace of their countenance is obvious to a troubled world.

          They long for the redemption of the perishable body.  Death is victory, for it unites them to the love of their life, “whom having not seen, you love, and rejoice with a joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

          Those that crawl in the mud of the earth will never know this glorious joy of the “saints in light.” 

          Let God grant you wings to fly above the earth’s sinful atmosphere.  Once you have tasted heaven’s fruit, the earth will become very distasteful to you.”

 

The Spirit of Holiness

February 4, 2014

          “To come immediately into My eternal Presence, it is enough to stop what you are doing and look to Me.  I can be found by you at any moment in time.  I am so easily accessible to those who seek Me.  It is not hard to know your God.  Speak to Me familiarly, as friend to Friend.  I seek fellowship with My children on earth.  I desire to instruct and perfect them, preparing them for eternal life with Me.

          The only requirement to enjoying My friendship is love.  Just love Me.  How do you treat a loved one on earth?  Ponder this.  Do I not deserve the same treatment?  Yet I am forgotten days without end, ignored, seldom spoken to or acknowledged.  The souls on earth have adapted themselves to the earthly lifestyle and do not pursue spiritual paths, the only true reality in life.

          Listen for My voice in the silence of your heart.  I desire to speak to you, to help you in your daily duties.  I want to be involved in every area of your life.  Will you allow it?

          I created animals to be active and then to rest.  When it is a time for rest, they do not hesitate to rest.  Man does not realize his need of rest, of quiet, of solitude.  He runs and runs until he cannot run anymore.  Then he drops down into a rest of stupor.  There is no rest of musing thoughtfulness, ruminating on his earthly path or values.  He goes to sleep only to rise again to his continual running.  There is no time to walk with Me in the garden of his heart.  There is no restful quiet meditation, a soothing of the mind.  He finds ‘fillers’ to entertain him when he is not incessantly running.

          I am sad that My children of earth have raced through life never contemplating the beauty of the earth, the reason for their existence, or what part I play in their lives.  It grieves Me to watch them run away from Me.  And so I wait like a patient Father. 

          I am Wisdom, yet so few come to seek My thoughts.

          Men of earth, who am I to you?”

  

Your Father Who Waits For You

January 25, 2014

          “It takes great renunciation to keep yourself from being distracted by all that is in the world.  Souls struggle with this all the days of their lives.  The secret to intimacy with Me, to fruitful living, is to fall in love with Me.

          How do you fall in love with God?  By spending time with Me, by exploring My interests, by talking freely to Me, by listening to Me.  Love grows in the moments of friendship and appreciation.  How can you love someone you barely know?  How many souls call themselves Christians, My followers, yet they barely know Me.  They are like the mixed multitude that followed the Israelites out of Egypt.  They were not part of My people, yet they tagged along.  They were delivered from bondage, but were never the chosen ones.

          My name is on their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.  I am not a part of their day.  I am something they think about on Sunday.         There is too much noise and distraction for them to ever hear My voice.  They are living in the world, enraptured every day by new ideas, new plans, ever eager for new adventures on earth.  The spiritual language is unknown to them, for they never speak it.  They speak ‘earth talk’ very proficiently.  They know very little about what is going on in the spiritual realm.  They are babies in faith, infants in grace, wasting precious time given them to inherit eternal treasures.

          My grace calls them in many ways – inspirations, holy encounters, earth’s beauty, circumstances, tragedies.  They may turn their step to heavenly paths for a time, but the earth calls them incessantly and they resume their earth walk, devoid of the Spirit’s power.  They know all the right words and are basically good people, but I am not a part of their lives.

          I walk alone with a very small band of friends.  They are few and far between.  Their fidelity to Me soothes My wounded heart.

          I am a forsaken Lover.  I have given My all, but receive no response from those that call Me Savior.  This is the truth.”

 

Jesus, Heartbroken

January 23, 2014

          “To accept all things as coming from a loving Father and Creator is the beginning of spiritual maturity and fecundity.  God is raising children on earth, forming them for His heavenly abode.  He is teaching and training them to be holy, as He is holy.  These training exercises take place on high mountain tops and in low valleys.  Each soul has a different training detail.  Each individual is a masterpiece of God’s ingenuity, and nothing is small or superficial in each existing life form.

          I am raising a family to live with Me eternally.  I am purifying My people, humbling them and transforming them into models of holiness.  The way is long and arduous.  Those souls that spend time with Me have a much easier time during the preparation phase.  They do not turn away from Me or distrust their circumstances.  They gladden My heart because they are so eager to be taught.  They are so submissive to all that occurs in their lives.

          The majority of souls complain, become bitter, and become agitated or despondent in difficult circumstances.  They lose all peace and give in to worried searching.  They do not trust My guidance and continually second guess Me.  They wander away from My will for them.  They stagnate among earthly distractions.  They displease Me by their lack of trust.

          I am God and I know all things.  I know your future, your past, and your present.  I have a specific path for you alone.  All that happens to you is according to this detailed plan.  Do not wonder when things start to change, when tragedies occur, when sorrows come.  These are all part of the training, exercising your spirit of faith and obedience.

          Charm My heart by your acceptance of My will for you.  Trust Me.  I have all bases covered.  I smile when you trust My leading in your life.

          “All things work together for good to those who love God.”  My promise to you.  Believe it.”

 

Your Loving Father

Who Wants the Best For You

January 21, 2014

          “The subtlety of walking with God in life eludes mankind.  God hides His greatest works in the most lowly appearances.  What man considers great means nothing to God.  What man despises, God cherishes.

          Jesus showed the world the way to impress God.  He lived a life of poverty, hiddenness, and lowliness, despised by humans but treasured by God. 

          In order to find God, you must lower yourself in the eyes of men.  You must lose your life in this world in order to save it unto life eternal. 

          Life is a test, preparing you for your eternal home.  All things accumulated on earth will perish.  Only the treasures you put in the bank of heaven are forever. 

          What are these eternal riches reserved in heaven for you?  Your faithfulness to your specific call in life, fidelity to duty, loving souls and helping them, trust and abandonment to the God you do not see with your eyes, keeping yourself from sin and worldly desires, living the lowly life of a hidden and unknown saint.

          It is very hard to remain holy when you are exposed to the world.  Holiness and fame rarely meet.  Only the greatest saints have been able to withstand the temptations of fame.  Fame steals every moment of your time on earth.  It seeks to destroy your relationship with God and your eternal perspective.

          How many mothers have attained sainthood among dirty dishes and soiled diapers?  How many fathers, unknown to the world, have built beautiful palaces in heaven by faithfully getting up at dawn to go to work?  How many grandmothers are known in the halls of heaven as they remain hidden at home faithfully interceding for the world?  How many souls bearing the burden of constant sickness are sending a glorious reward to heaven, the crown of faithfulness unto death?

          God’s ways are not man’s ways.  The world lies to you.  It talks of success, health, beauty, riches, fame … the good life.  There is no ‘good life’ for any soul on earth.  Tragedy happens to all.  It is in the choice of choosing God’s way or the world’s way that a saint will be known.  The daily choice of accepting God’s will, whatever it may be, is the source of joy and peace for every soul on earth.

          It is so simple that it is missed.  Choose God or death.  Man chooses what will doom him.  How rebellious is the nature of man, in pride to choose what will harm him.  Free will has doomed many souls.

          Men of earth, I urge you, give your free will to God today.  Receive God’s blessing of eternal life.”

 

Holy Spirit of Truth,

Warning from God

May 7, 2015

          “Love is the answer to every situation and circumstance you encounter.  You don’t have to think it over, rationalize, or talk endlessly about alternatives – you must love.  This is the lesson I am constantly trying to teach My children – you must love.

          People will hurt you.  You must love them.  Circumstances will humble you.  You must love My will and My timing.  Life will confuse you.  You must rest in My love, trusting that I have everything under control.  It is not knowledge or action that pleases Me.  I desire love from a pure heart.

          If you love, I live in you, for I am love.  Where there is no love, the Holy Spirit is quenched and grieved.  He cannot act in freedom to bring glory to the Godhead.  He is driven away and wounded.

          My life on earth was the manifestation of God’s love for man.  God gave everything to man in love, even His own Son, to save them.  Love saved the world, for only love could keep a Creator on a wooden cross, dying a human’s death in pain, shame, and agony.

          Men, you do not understand God’s love for you.  He has created everything because He loves you.  He didn’t have to give you anything, even your very existence, but His love compelled Him to create you and to offer you an eternity in His loving friendship.

          Jesus stripped Himself of His dignity for love of you.  Who can begin to understand such condescending love?”

 

May 8, 2015

          “The joys of keeping your mind occupied with loving Me are beyond anything you could imagine in this life.  I AM JOY!  How could you not be joyful if you abide in Joy?

          Smile at Me.  Be happy.  Do not live a life of confusion and despair because your thoughts are centered on this earthly life.  This is not your real home.  Look to the skies …  Look to the heavens …  I await you in your heavenly homeland, where peace, joy, and righteousness reign eternally.

          So many of My chosen souls live defeated lives of despair.  They look to the world for answers.  The world has absolutely nothing to offer you in the way of answers and absolutes.  “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”  Look to Me for all things, from your finances to your health to your daily decisions to your dreams and desires.  Take your eyes off the world.  It will destroy you in its desire to satisfy the ego.

          I want you to die to yourself, to your ego, to your self-image.  I am your self-image.  Do not listen to the world which tells you to “find yourself.”  Forget “finding yourself.”  Find Me!  I am all you will ever need in this short and unstable reality of your life.

          “I am come that they might have life, abundant life.”  This life can be found in Me alone.  Drop your cares and burdens at the foot of My Cross.  Get rid of your assumptions and preconceived notions of how things should be.  Only one thing is necessary in this short time allotted to you – your relationship with Me.”

 

Jesus,

Life’s Goal