Catch up time, again.
-April 19, 2013
I love you regardless of how well you are performing. Sometimes you feel uneasy, wondering if you are doing enough to be worth of My Love. No matter how exemplary your behavior, the answer is that question will always be no. Your performance and My Love are totally different issues, which you need to sort out. I love you with an everlasting Love that flows out from eternity without limits or conditions. I have clothed you in My robe of righteousness, and this is an eternal transaction: Nothing and no one can reverse it. Therefore, your accomplishment as a Christian has no bearing on My Love for you. Even your ability to asses how well you are doing on a given day is flawed. Your limited human perspective and the condition of your body, with its mercurial variations, distort your evaluations.
Bring your performances anxiety to Me, and receive in its place. My unfailing love. Try to stay conscious of My loving Presence with you in all that you do, and I will direct your steps.
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness." -Jeremiah 31:3
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.- Isaiah 61:30
Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.- Psalm 31:16
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.- Psalm 107:8
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-April 20, 2013
Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Hear Me saying Peace, be still to your restless heart. No matter what happens, I will never leave you or forsake you. Let this assurance soak into your mind and heart, under you overflow with Joy. Through the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, you need not fear!
The media relentlessly proclaim bad news: for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A steady diet of their fare will sicken you. Instead of focusing on fickle, ever-changing news broadcasts, tune in to the living Word- the One who is always the same. Let scripture saturate your mind and heart, and you will walk steadily along the path of Life. Even though you don't know what will happen tomorrow, you can absolutely be sure of your ultimate destination. I held you by your right hand, and afterward I will take you into Glory.
Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.- Mark 4:39
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.- Deuteronomy 31:6
Therefore we will not fear. though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.- Psalm 46:2
Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.- Psalm 73:23-24
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-April 21, 2013
Let me control your mind. The mind is the most restless unruly part of mankind. Long after you have learned the discipline of holding your tongue, your thoughts defy your will and set themselves up against Me. Man is the pinnacle of My creation, and the human mind is wondrously complex. I risked it all by granting you freedom to think for yourself. This is godlike privilege, forever setting you apart from animals and robots. I made you in My image, precariously close to deity.
Though My blood has fully redeemed you, your mind is the last bastion of rebellion. Open yourself to My radiant Presence, letting My light permeate your thinking. When My Spirit is controlling your mind, you are filled with Life and Peace.
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.- Genesis 1:26-27
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.- Romans 8:6
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-April 22, 2013
Listen to Me continually. I have much to communicate to you, so many people and situations in need of prayer. I am training you to set your mind on Me more and more, tuning out distractions through the help of My Spirit.
Walk with Me in holy trust, responding to My initiatives rather than trying to make things fit your plans. I died to set you free, and that includes freedom from compulsive planning. When your mind spins with a multitude of thoughts, you cannot hear My voice. A mind preoccupied with planning pays homage to the idol of control. Turn from this idolatry back to Me. Listen to Me and live abundantly!
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."- John 8:36
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.- Proverbs 19:21
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."- John 10:27
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-April 23, 2013
Keep your eyes on Me, not only for direction but also for empowerment. I never lead you to do something without equipping you for the task. That is why it's so important to seek My will in everything you do. There are many burned-out Christians who think more is always better, who deem it unspiritual to say no.
In order to know My will, you must spend time with Me- enjoying My Presence. This is not an onerous task but a delightful privilege. I will show you the path of Life; in My Presence is fullness of Joy; at My right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge- do not give me over to death.- Psalm 141:8
You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.- Psalm 16:11
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-April 24, 2013
Rest in the stillness of My Presence while I prepare you for this day. Let the radiance of My Glory shine upon you, as you wait on Me in confident trust. Be still and know that I am God. There is both a passive and an active side to trusting Me. As you rest in My Presence, focusing on Me, I quietly build bonds of trust between us. When you respond to the circumstances of your life with affirmations of trust, you actively participate in this process.
I am always with you, so you have no reason to be afraid. Your fear often manifests itself in excessive planning. Your mind is so accustomed to this pattern of thinking that you are only now becoming aware of how pervasive it is and how much it hinders your intimacy with Me. Repent of this tendency and resist it, whenever you realize you are wandering down this well-worn path, Return to My Presence, which always awaits you in the present moment. I accept you back with no condemnation.
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."- Psalm 46:10
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.- Romans 8:1
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-April 25, 2013
Make Me your focal point as you move through this day. Just as a spinning ballerina must keep returning her eyes to a given point to maintain her balance, so you must keep returning your focus to Me. Circumstances are in flux, and the world seems to be whirling around you. The only way to keep your balance is to fix your eyes on Me, the One who never changes. If you gaze too long at your circumstances, you will become dizzy and confused. Look to Me, refreshing yourself in My Presence, and your steps will be steady and sure.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.- Hebrews 12:2
But you remain the same, and your years will never end.- Psalm 102:27
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I know that's a lot to take in, but we can never get enough of our Lord so I felt empowered to catch you up all in one day. I will get better about taking the time each day to put it up, that way we aren't catching up days and days at a time.
I am obsessed with Indie/Folk and this is an amazing song by a couple that sings so beautifully together!
Prayers lifted up for everyone who may need them or even if you don't, we could all use a little blessssssings every now and then!
-Britt