The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. The quickest way to find peace and order is by taking your next step with Me today. Dwelling on past failures won't help; there's no reconciliation in dwelling on them. In My world, the only way to bring order to the past and redeem the time is to walk with Me today. Regret resides in the house of past failures, filled with condemnation, making it hard to find Me there. But I am right here, right now. I hold your plan for today because I AM your plan. My purpose for you today encompasses your past and future. Remember, every act of obedience to My Voice while walking with Me today permits Me to bring order to your past, present, and future.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Life on Mars
Obedience has a practical purpose: your life hinges on the choices you make about the world. My life is the sum of decisions I make from another realm. When Mark Watney arrives on Mars, he encounters the hostile environment, which relentlessly threatens his survival. However, Mark brings life with him, aiming to live independently of Mars's deadly conditions. Outside his suit and pod, Mars is deadly; inside, there is life. Therefore, first and foremost, the goal is to survive. All other goals depend on this. The next goal is to expand life. I came so that you might have life, and to know that you have it abundantly. Every decision Mark makes revolves around sustaining life. Every thought, word, and movement is driven by this purpose. Routine habits are maintained to preserve life, making natural interaction outside impossible. Shedding the suit to bask in the sun on a nearby rock would mean instant death. No contact with native life is permitted, as communication occurs only between the supernatural life within and the natural death outside. Manuals and checklists serve as guides, reinforcing that Life Steps are non-negotiable—deviation leads to death. Rebellion in this context is foolish, as only the one who strays from the Routine of Life suffers death.
But life is more than just survival, and living does not equate to abundance. Mark relies on the Life support system, allowing Life to expand. Watney's life leads to an abundant existence on Mars. Initially, it might not seem that way—the terrain, temperature, and atmosphere are so severe and challenging. Yet, there is a strategy to bring Life to Mars.
I often give instructions that may seem odd or illogical to Martians. For example, telling Joshua to walk around a city seven times, Naaman to wash in muddy water, Peter how to fish, or Noah to build a boat away from water—all of these seem unreasonable because Martians do not act that way. To live the Martian way, one must fight, fish, and combat disease as Martians do. However, My Words are not intended for living death the Martian way; they are meant for living Life on Mars My Way. Life on Mars is dead; you are alive. My instructions aim to teach you how to live and expand life. My Way offers new directions for a being on a hostile planet. Every word I give maintains and amplifies Life.
Are you attempting to live My Life by Martian standards? You cannot live My Life through your intellect; obedience is what sustains my Life.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Cocoon
I place a cocoon around you as we walk together.
I do not eliminate the storm, the shouting winds, and waves.
What changes are perception and feeling. In the cocoon of the spirit, sight and sound changes.
If a tree fall's in the forest and there is no one to hear it did it make a sound? To complete a transaction there must be a receiver for the offer.
The storm offers up its bluster, roughness, and chaos. But does it exist if there is no one the receive it?
One of the beautiful things about watching a movie is that it places you in an alternate reality that you enjoy while safe in bed eating popcorn. When you are with me in the spirit it's that way. We can eat popcorn while watching a movie about a storm. We can laugh and enjoy ourselves within the tumult. We are in the bed of the spirit eating the food prepared for us in the midst of our enemies. They growl and scream but it's like watching a movie. Our reality together is another.
I welcome you to the cocoon of my love. I welcome you to the bed of the spirit. I welcome you to loving relationship and interaction with me.
Abide in my love. Abide in my presence. In my presence, there is love and joy and peace in the spirit. In my presence, there are words of life…. Always. Always. Always.
It's from this spiritual cocoon that you interact with the outside world on my terms and not the worlds. It's from the cocoon that you dictate reality. It's from the cocoon that you walk calm through wind or waves or you tell the wind and waves to be still.
Perfect authority operates from a position of perfect rest and peace: From the cocoon.
I do not eliminate the storm, the shouting winds, and waves.
What changes are perception and feeling. In the cocoon of the spirit, sight and sound changes.
If a tree fall's in the forest and there is no one to hear it did it make a sound? To complete a transaction there must be a receiver for the offer.
The storm offers up its bluster, roughness, and chaos. But does it exist if there is no one the receive it?
One of the beautiful things about watching a movie is that it places you in an alternate reality that you enjoy while safe in bed eating popcorn. When you are with me in the spirit it's that way. We can eat popcorn while watching a movie about a storm. We can laugh and enjoy ourselves within the tumult. We are in the bed of the spirit eating the food prepared for us in the midst of our enemies. They growl and scream but it's like watching a movie. Our reality together is another.
I welcome you to the cocoon of my love. I welcome you to the bed of the spirit. I welcome you to loving relationship and interaction with me.
Abide in my love. Abide in my presence. In my presence, there is love and joy and peace in the spirit. In my presence, there are words of life…. Always. Always. Always.
It's from this spiritual cocoon that you interact with the outside world on my terms and not the worlds. It's from the cocoon that you dictate reality. It's from the cocoon that you walk calm through wind or waves or you tell the wind and waves to be still.
Perfect authority operates from a position of perfect rest and peace: From the cocoon.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Singular Scaled
Your soul is a singular, unique manifestation in a world of time and space.
There has never been, nor is, nor ever will, be another person that can manifest into the earth that unique blend of the Father that was placed in you. When you, by the Spirit, fulfill your eternal destiny in the earth, then your singularity is on display for all of the world to see and to never forget.
One of the unfortunate effects of sin is to dampen, dilute and dissipate your God given singularity into a mass of unrecognizable mediocrity where the lowest common denominator is the norm. But when you come into Christ and yield to the Spirit, He begins to flow through your soul empowering that unique spiritual genetic mixture that was placed in you before time began.
The extent of the impact of your singular life cannot be measured, nor even comprehended, for it not only has unlimited potential to shine alone. Its most far-reaching effect is not in individuality but in the power of the one to strengthen and empower those that come into your sphere of influence.
For the singularity is empowered exponentially as the Life of Christ in you, that has been freely given to you, begins to be freely given by you.... to others.
There has never been, nor is, nor ever will, be another person that can manifest into the earth that unique blend of the Father that was placed in you. When you, by the Spirit, fulfill your eternal destiny in the earth, then your singularity is on display for all of the world to see and to never forget.
One of the unfortunate effects of sin is to dampen, dilute and dissipate your God given singularity into a mass of unrecognizable mediocrity where the lowest common denominator is the norm. But when you come into Christ and yield to the Spirit, He begins to flow through your soul empowering that unique spiritual genetic mixture that was placed in you before time began.
The extent of the impact of your singular life cannot be measured, nor even comprehended, for it not only has unlimited potential to shine alone. Its most far-reaching effect is not in individuality but in the power of the one to strengthen and empower those that come into your sphere of influence.
For the singularity is empowered exponentially as the Life of Christ in you, that has been freely given to you, begins to be freely given by you.... to others.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Trouble
In this world you will have trouble. There is never a time when you will not encounter it. You live in a world of conflict and chaos. A world of darkness and sin.
There is no escaping trouble but that is what many seem to spend their lives attempting; avoiding trouble, falling into trouble or getting out of trouble.
But be of good cheer I say. I have overcome the world. A truth of prime importance for if I have not conquered you have no chance of overcoming.
I didn’t say I avoided trouble I said I overcame it. I subdued it. I didn’t perfect the art of trouble avoidance but learned how to exit triumphant from all trouble I encountered.
Think of trouble as a place on the path that you have been directed to walk on.
If you are Mine and you are following Me then I will take you on a path. It’s a good path chosen by Me for you before the foundation of the world that you should walk in it, but on that path there is trouble.
Why are you surprised? I never told you that the path would be trouble free. The path might be a good one but the world it passes through is not.
In this world your good path will run through trouble. What do you do? If you shrink back in fear My soul will have no pleasure in you. The path never goes backward only forward.
You can’t just stand there paralyzed. I said follow Me, which means I am walking ahead of you on the path and I never stop.
So your only option is to walk into the trouble with Me and trust that My Presence, Wisdom and Power will overcome the care and take you victoriously to the other side.
Oh, and don’t think for a moment that you can simply take another path or a detour because narrow is the path that leads to life. Narrow meaning exclusive. I am the Way and I am walking ahead of you on this path. If you take another path, you will be in disobedience and you'll find yourself on another path with trouble and without Me.
This is what so many of My children do. Seeking to avoid conflict and alleviate pressure, they take detours from the right path only to encounter a new distress filled place in the detour necessitating yet another adjustment until they are hopelessly lost and alone in a dark maze and overwhelmed by confusion and fear.
Never be dismayed by the trouble you encounter on your path of life for you are not an orphan but a son. Orphans spend their lives running on paths defined by trouble avoidance because they have never had anyone in their lives to walk with them through it. They are incapable of overcoming because they have never met He who has overcome.
But you My son are learning to trust in Me, the One that lives in you and walks with you. You are taking less detours and I am pleased. You are learning to trust me, knowing that I am right here with you and willing and able to cause you to be more than an overcomer.
You are seeing that My ability is endless in its creativity to take any trouble and make it work together for good in your life as you walk confidently with Him who overcame the world and its trouble.
There is no escaping trouble but that is what many seem to spend their lives attempting; avoiding trouble, falling into trouble or getting out of trouble.
But be of good cheer I say. I have overcome the world. A truth of prime importance for if I have not conquered you have no chance of overcoming.
I didn’t say I avoided trouble I said I overcame it. I subdued it. I didn’t perfect the art of trouble avoidance but learned how to exit triumphant from all trouble I encountered.
Think of trouble as a place on the path that you have been directed to walk on.
If you are Mine and you are following Me then I will take you on a path. It’s a good path chosen by Me for you before the foundation of the world that you should walk in it, but on that path there is trouble.
Why are you surprised? I never told you that the path would be trouble free. The path might be a good one but the world it passes through is not.
In this world your good path will run through trouble. What do you do? If you shrink back in fear My soul will have no pleasure in you. The path never goes backward only forward.
You can’t just stand there paralyzed. I said follow Me, which means I am walking ahead of you on the path and I never stop.
So your only option is to walk into the trouble with Me and trust that My Presence, Wisdom and Power will overcome the care and take you victoriously to the other side.
Oh, and don’t think for a moment that you can simply take another path or a detour because narrow is the path that leads to life. Narrow meaning exclusive. I am the Way and I am walking ahead of you on this path. If you take another path, you will be in disobedience and you'll find yourself on another path with trouble and without Me.
This is what so many of My children do. Seeking to avoid conflict and alleviate pressure, they take detours from the right path only to encounter a new distress filled place in the detour necessitating yet another adjustment until they are hopelessly lost and alone in a dark maze and overwhelmed by confusion and fear.
Never be dismayed by the trouble you encounter on your path of life for you are not an orphan but a son. Orphans spend their lives running on paths defined by trouble avoidance because they have never had anyone in their lives to walk with them through it. They are incapable of overcoming because they have never met He who has overcome.
But you My son are learning to trust in Me, the One that lives in you and walks with you. You are taking less detours and I am pleased. You are learning to trust me, knowing that I am right here with you and willing and able to cause you to be more than an overcomer.
You are seeing that My ability is endless in its creativity to take any trouble and make it work together for good in your life as you walk confidently with Him who overcame the world and its trouble.
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