"The Spirit of Life in Christ like a strong wind has magnificently cleared the air.   Romans 8: 2 -The Message


+ Whenever you feel stifled - like things are closing in on you - instead of succumbing to this suffocation (which is done by the hands of the enemy and your old, not-completely-dead self)...repent...have another thought.Come to Me and watch as I clear the air for you. Remember, 'attention to God leads you out into the open into a SPACIOUS FREE LIFE.'  This is why learning how to REST...to BE STILL and KNOW that I AM GOD are such an important things to learn and practice. It's easy to get sucked into the suffocating moment. But when you have learned to step back, to arise and come with Me instead and to rest...then you can stand and see the deliverance of the Lord...then you can watch Me in wonder as I magnificently clear the air! This is why your redeemed life - where God has taken up residence in you - is so amazing and full of Joy. Nothing....nothing ....nothing can separate you from this Powerful Love! Your life and everything about your life has been re-programmed for Freedom, Success, Joy, Satisfaction, Abundance and Peace. This is the spacious free life where your burdens have been lifted and your constrictions are gone. I came to set free everything that is captive about you. Your job is to believe that this is so...to trust and live this day in the Joy and Strength of your Father's Unfailing Love. Relax!

 

  -Lord, I want to hear Your Voice behind me saying: "This is the way ...walk in it."
 

+I will enable you to do what I have called you to do.  I am
in you,empowering you.  You desire to love all - so you shall,
even those you thought impossible to love!  Be still.  Rest in
me today in the depths of your spirit. Do nothing apart from
Me.Draw on My strength…it is there in great measure. You 
are filled with My Spirit.Think about what that means. 
Let not your heart be troubled is not a casual request
I gave, but a medical prescription…a requirement for every
child of the Father. I’ve given you many examples…. of lilies
of the fields… of sparrows given berries to eat and nests to
raise their young…of little children…open…trusting…facing
their day with excitement and joy.  Of such are the kingdom
of heaven.The way you live the Kingdom and witness to a sad
and suffering world is by being who I have called you to be…a
trusting child whose cares are attended to by a Perfect, Loving
Father.This is how you become a light on a hill that will draw out
those who are in darkness.This is the image I so desire my little
ones to present to the world.  How the enemy has distorted the
way my children, my followers,view themselves.  So many are
bound up by the same laws and judgments and burdens I came
to free them from.  This is not being salt to the earth…It is salt
in a wound and it pushes the lost away from the true vision
of my Father and pains Me greatly that this is done in My Name. 
No!  Drop the burdens and cares and lists of what you think it
means to be a “Christian” and simply Be Mine, like the Valentines
of grammar school, which stated so simply, “Be My Valentine”.
It is all about Love and receiving this love unabashedly
like a little child.  So do not allow your heart to be troubled by
the cares and the trappings of the world…which include all sorts
of self-focused endeavors.  Drop the nets of all that you feel
compelled to gather. Like the fishermen I called…they dropped
what they had been seeking.  Suddenly, they were only seeking
Me. When you seek Me with all your heart (like a child in the
arms of her father) I give you a new set of nets. They are
invisible to the eye but they gather in souls to my Father in
nets of love.

       So start living the simplest and most difficult of

commands - Let not your heart be troubled.  This, when truly
lived, is a declaration with all your being of Who My Great and
Glorious Father is.

       As for the suffering you see…respond and pour out your love
in and through Me.  Remain always in My peace.  I have come to
set you apart and to set you free.  This is life abundant. It is the covenant of peace and completeness that shall not be removed.
 

-Lord, you know how much I want to live my life out of that secret place...experiencing the great mystery that in You I live and breathe and have my being.

+I daily give you images to help show you how to enter into the deeper place. All around you, My voice is reminding you who I am and who you are in Me. For example, as you hold your cup of hot coffee and enjoy the warmth transferred to your hands, I show you how, when you are filled with the warmth of My Presence and Love...like the cold china absorbing the heat...you absorb My essence and it radiates out to those who touch your life. So too with your fragrant candle. Unlit, it has only the potential of fragrance and light and warmth, but when the flame is burning (when you live out of Me - Christ in you the Hope of Glory) there is energy and warmth...light and fragrance.

You belong to Me. Let me show you how to enjoy light and warmth throughout this day. It's not complicated. Simply be filled with thanksgiving and praise. These are the substance of Heaven and they create a space for the Kingdom on earth. They prove to your Father that you know He is only GOOD and always, always worthy of praise. And so you become a vessel of clay...warm with the wonder of My Love. You become that light on the lampstand...giving vision and hope in the darkness and cold. Thanksgiving and Praise....Thanksgiving and Praise...of these there are no limits. They make the invisible visible. They affirm the resounding truth that God is ONLY GOOD....forever and ever!

Rejoice! This is the day Your Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it! This is how to bring my Light and Warmth to a dark, cold world. This is what happens when we are ONE. JOY JOY JOY!
 

- Lord, this day is before me. Help me to do what You want. Let me hear You say, "This is the way...walk in it." Let me walk in this one day IN YOU.


+ So shall it be...forever and ever. Nothing shall ever separate you from My Love. I will help you know My priorities for this day. So much clutter...so many choices...it's often difficult to se My simple path through it all. But the main thing, My little one, is that your ear is tuned to hear My voice. I have given you the ears to hear and the Holy Spirit has empowered you to do what you would otherwise think un-doable. Be still and live this day with expectancy and excitement for what the Father wants to do in and through you. This day is part of eternity. I want you to live your life from this perspective. Actively release the concerns that would ground your flight! I want you to soar like an eagle. I want you to fly higher than you think you're capable of. Your freedom is going to astound you...surprise you...delight you. Today, IN ME...you have a chance to reveal the goodness and unfailing, boundless Love of LOVE HIMSELF. This is the best life possible...Enjoy it! 

"I still the storm to a whisper: the waves of the sea are hushed. You are glad when it grows calm, and I guide you to your desired haven."
                                                              Psalm 107:29-30

+ I make you safe when you don't feel safe. I help you to be true to yourself when the enemy rails at you for your failures and insecurities. He works to create the storm in you. I CALM it and lead you always to harbor. This is why I'm always saying "Come follow Me." When you are with someone Who knows the lay of the land (and you do...forever!) you need never feel like your way is lost. When the storms start to form on the horizon, you need not fear. I am your safety and protection from every fear...every insecurity...every disturbance. I am the One Who will never leave you or forsake you. Your task is to always trust and rejoice in Me. Be glad like a little girl, safe with her Daddy in a strange city, with no thought or fear of getting lost or injured...only excitement about where He will take her...what they will do together. Your life belongs to Me. We have a contract...drawn up at Calvary...never to be dissolved. You have been sealed. Your life has been bought and paid for. Relax in this knowledge. Know that the most Powerful Love in Heaven and Earth will see to it that your life has value and will be brought to fulfillment. He Who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it. So, hold tight and rest in trust and excitement. Fear no one. Most importantly, do not listen to anything that constricts your ability to receive My Love (you know the voice that lies in this way). Let My Love for you and your trust in that love deflect these lies so that you don't/can't even hear them!  Think of the televisions at the airport... the ones that you can see but not really hear. You can only hear them if you get closer and focus on what's being said. Keep that image when the enemy tries to flood your tender psyche with lies. When they seek to get your attention, turn away from them...ignore them and sing praise in your heart to your Father! It's really that simple. I hush the wind to a whisper. With the noise level down, you can then hear My Still Small Voice cheering you on with love at every turn. This harbor is where you are meant to live....calm...unafraid...able to do all things through My Power which strengthens you and gets you where you want to be. It is out of this safe harbor that you are then free to give My Love away. It's a blessed life. Live it with boldness and gladness. Stay grateful. That's the anchor that keeps you rooted in My Love. Selah...pause and calmly think of that and remember to always rejoice!

- Thank you, Lord, for this glorious winter day....a dazzling display of your beauty.  


+ I'm in the decorating business....it's my delight to transform the landscape. I'm always giving hints of the glories to come. So, as you revel in the fresh snow gleaming against the deep blue sky, live this day in the glow of My Name and watch the eyes of your faith grow. You have prayed to know and experience the depth of My Presence within you. I am ALWAYS with you. You just need to learn to believe this is true. You do this by setting your heart and mind and soul to reverence... and by reminding yourself that you belong to Me...purchased at the greatest price.  Rest with Me...as though we were in a dazzling wooded glade together. My creation was designed to woo your heart. Sing My Name in your heart and you will find yourself in that wooded glade that is ever right below the surface. This is the secret place, where we are one, glorying in creation together. I have knit you together to be particularly sensitive to the beauty of My creation. Your joy in My creation gives Me joy! I want you to know...as you walk down the paths where every step you take requires faith...when you feel unable and alone....that this same Spirit of Beauty and Sweetness that hovers over all creation...Who has created and continues to create everything beautiful... dwells within you. Help is a prayer away. Sing My Powerful Name in your heart and know that I AM will prosper the work of your hands because you are the work of your Father's Hands. You are His beloved one and He longs to pour beauty and creativity through you. So...look not to the left or right. Know that at every turn...I AM is with you...the One Who knows exactly what you need. He Who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it. Keep still and believe that I will enable you to do what I have called you to do. Throughout this day... love with all your heart. Release all judgment and come to Me with your disappointments. We can talk. I understand. Stay in Me. Pursue peace and continue to pursue Love. Love Himself has pursued you all your life. I came to fill you with abundance so that My Love will touch everyone who knows you. This will expand beyond your comfort zone. Come, let me enlarge the territory of your heart and teach you My perfect way. Remember...nothing is impossible...NOTHING... with ME!
So enjoy this glorious day. All of life is a gift. Unwrap the treasures of this day with the excitement and anticipation of a child in the snow. Blizzards are a good example of how something that can bring the world to a stand-still can suddenly turn into something exquisitely beautiful. Live in expectancy even when the storm is raging and remember to run to your Father with your thanks. He gets so excited with grateful hearts! Go out with joy with every step you take and know you are led forth with Peace Himself. You are completely, perfectly loved. Enjoy this gift.

 
- A new year stretches out before me. I want to live it fully and with great thanks.


+ Year by year you see My faithfulness...My enduring Presence...My incalculable Love...pressing into you from all sides. I am the Ground of your being. I am the Center of all that you are. Press into My Majesty...into the rich Joy and Power and Peace set before you in unassailable Light. Open your inner ear to the sound of the Father's voice calling your name. His eyes of love are always towards you. His ear is attentive to the cry of your heart. He enjoys you...delights in His creation and lavishes His affection upon you continually. Let the coming year bring you deeper and deeper into the constant healing, freeing Presence of the One Who loves you the most. Love Him back with every fiber of your being. This is the sweetest existence a person can know because it is why you were created. In this place of total acceptance...total favor....you are groomed more and more into the vision the Father had when He called you into being. The knowledge that you are His creation can bring you intense satisfaction. When you have this sense of belonging completely to One Who treasures everything about you, there is no greater healing...no greater motivation to give this same kind of love to all who He brings into your life. Release even the tiniest indulgences in terms of any critical thought towards others. When these negative thoughts come, run to the Father and offer them as a gift of praise. Ask the Spirit to remove any judgments from your mind and heart, replacing them....especially those you think justified....with prayers of blessing and an abundance of the Father's lavish Love. This year will be a year of Joy and fulfillment. You are guarded on all sides by Love Himself. Can anything make you worried or afraid? Can anyone harm you? Can any force resist the glorious freedom that has been purchased for you? Rejoice with every breath you take. Put all concerns in this most capable Hand....the Righteous...Loving... Right Hand of your Papa. Nothing...no one can ever take this away from you. It is your inheritance..and that of your precious family. Rejoice! Outside of time it is forever New Year and in the Kingdom....it is always happy...There is always fullness of joy! 

"Lord, make me to know my end and to appreciate the measure of my days - what it is: let me know and realize how frail I am...how transient is my stay here."                                                        Psalm 39:4


+The reason it is so important to 'be still and know that I am God' (Psalm 46:10) is that this is what gives you true perspective on your life. There are so many distractions in this world that can eat up the minutes and hours of your life. I live outside of time. In Me...so do you! But you still are bound by the allotted time of your days on earth. I created you with a purpose. I have given you this allotted time to use wisely. Step back and analyze what you do with what you have been given. Each person is given 24 hours. It is a precious gift. Calculate how you want to use it. Don't let the flurry of possibilities take you away from My plan....My call on your life. It would be better...far better....for you to just sit calmly in My Presence resting in My Love...not doing anything else....rather than to run around completing your "to do" list. It's not about what you do! It's about who you are! Minute by minute...the Holy Spirit is fully engaged in transforming your life into exactly what it is meant to be. What's the best way for you to access this help? Rest! Be still! "Embrace what the Spirit is doing in you." (Romans 8:4 Message) You can do nothing on your own! This is the folly of the enemy's plan to confuse your thinking. He wants you always to forge ahead and go it alone. Then, when you fail....which is inevitable...you get depressed and upset with yourself and feel alienated from Me (your only source of freedom and power).
Put the enemy on notice! Declare that your very identity is rooted in the Majesty, Strength and Unfailing Love of the One Who destroyed all the works of darkness. Step back and see the One Who has set you in the Light of the Father's Love. This is how you live your life.....one moment at a time...becoming fully the one you were rescued to become. Life in Me is calm...focused on the Father's voice...full of sweetness and love. When you live in this Peace that passes understanding, you have wisdom to BE. Then you understand the meaning of the words of Paul, when he said: "I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me. I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me. I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency".(Philippians 4: 13)
This was true for Paul. It is true for you too! Test Me in this and see if this is not so!! There is no better life!