-Over and over I come to You, my Lord....so conscious of all my faults and failings. Help me to understand You like Graham Cooke does. Teach me how to bask in Your favor and to obey Your slightest desire. I know that's why he walks in Your pleasure...because he is so willing to do anything You ask, even if it makes him look like a fool! Free me and help me to fully be who You have designed me to be. I love you Lord.

       

 

+You feel the ebb and flow of your resolve as your heart and spirit seek to belong completely to me.  Stop looking at how well you’re doing (or how dismally you feel you fail.)  Look constantly at Me.  This is the secret… You live like a favored child when your eyes never leave the source of favor – the look in your Father’s eyes.  You must train your mind and will and spirit to do just that.  You recognize that you are weak in so many areas in your life, but these all can be paths leading you straight to the arms of your Father, Who can help you “Get over your bad self”, (as Graham would say).  Fix your heart, secure your gaze on Him.  A ship’s captain steers the course and has all the controls fixed on the destination.  Winds, waves, unexpected storms may require adjustments, but the harbor never changes.  So too with you: when I tell you not to look to the left or right, it refers to more than comparison to other people (which it includes), it refers to the habit of tearing yourself down.  When you fail – which you will in this world  - immediately take all the fall-out: the self-recriminations, the sense of isolation from Me (a tool the enemy loves) and come to Me.  Come to Me when you’re feelings tell you that you are not worthy…. not good…not true…not loyal.  Come to Me and let Me cover you over with the sweetness of acceptance and forgiveness.  The heart of the Father is forgiveness.  He’s not looking for perfect children but for those who love Him.  The Holy Spirit’s job is to conform you to the likeness of the Son.  Only He can do this.  So give yourself into the loving and true hands of your beloved Papa and let Him love you completely throughout this day.  When you choose to allow your faults and failings separate you from His tenderness, you let the enemy win. There’s nothing about you that your Father doesn’t know. That’s why His love is so enduring and freeing.  Dive into this living water and feel the clear freedom of being totally loved.  You are accepted in the Beloved.  You are in Me and I am ever and always in you.  I will never leave you or forsake you.  I will never let you down.  Come My little one and let Me fill you up this day with joy the world can never offer.  Come to Me and find rest for your soul…your mind…your heart.  Every care that arises – hand it over and stay calm at the feet of the One Who caresses your life with His freedom and unfailing Love.  You are cherished.  Believe it!