August 11, 2021

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” —John 3:16

I love you, My child! I love how you do good works for Me! You’re not working to earn My love. You’re working because you know you’re loved. This is the result of receiving My gifts of grace. I love your growing humility in that you know you don’t deserve anything good from Me. No one does, because all sin and fall short of My glory. But that doesn’t change My love for you or anyone else. It’s My love that prompted Me to send My Son, Jesus, to die for your sins so you can have eternal life with Me. He is My Ultimate Gift of Grace to you. Because of your sin you don’t deserve Him. But because of your sin is why I sent Him. And because you truly received Him, you are a child of Mine—you get to spend eternity with Me in heaven. But before heaven, I’m continuing to prune your response to Me as a loving response of good works—not out of obligation, but out of your love for Me. You certainly don’t do it perfectly. You still have that obligatory knee-jerk response in you. But we’re working on that. What I’m most interested in is where the intent of your heart is more so than the works itself. Your work intent should be for Me, and not for anyone else. Continue to do this, My child, and you’ll never fail at anything you do, regardless of the results. My approval is all that matters! I love you!

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men” —Colossians 3:23 (ESV)

“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” —Galatians 1:10

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” —Ephesians 2:8-10

August 8, 2021

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” —Matthew 5:6

I love you, My child! Stay hungry for Me, okay? It’s common for you to be so hungry for Me while in the midst of the difficult symptoms of your trials—and when I relieve you of many of those symptoms, you sometimes tend to be “full”; you’re not as hungry for Me. I’ve seen this in you the last couple days. And this is why I sometimes will allow some symptoms back in your life, as you’ve seen. To keep you hungry. To keep you seeking My righteousness. Ultimately, to keep you in My Presence. My child, what I like about you is that when I do allow these symptoms back in your life, you know almost instantly why. And immediately you come to Me in desperate and hungry prayer. You’re hungrily in My Word. This is what I desire from you all the time. Not just in times of need during a challenging trial. I want you to remember that without Me, you are broken. And you know that feeling of brokenness all too well—that only I could fix. But I get it. In your fallen world, when your “tummy is full” from My blessings—when you don’t feel as broken, even My children have a tendency to lose their desperate nature for Me, the Blesser. Hence, why trials. The desperate panting for more than My blessings—the desperate panting for Me! Stay hungry…and thirsty, My child! I love you!

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” —Psalm 42:1-2

“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” —John 6:35

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” —John 4:13-14

August 7, 2021

“pray without ceasing” —1 Thessalonians 5:17

I love you, My child! You are filled with joy today! Know My heart too is filled with joy! It brings Me great pleasure to see you rejoice in My blessings. Things have been rough recently, My child. You were sad and heart-broken. You struggled. But in all that, something happened—you grew close to Me! All of a sudden, your prayers weren’t rushed or recited. You didn’t pray out of obligation. We talked. We had real open conversation. I love it when we do that. I love when you’re in My Presence. I want us to continue to talk throughout the day, every moment actually. That is how to pray without ceasing. You don’t have to be on your knees, eyes closed, hands folded when you pray. I see your heart more than the position of your body. And you don’t need to say fancy words & phrases in your prayer. No need to try and impress Me. Just say what’s on your heart & mind. I already know—I just want to hear you tell Me. While I Am your Heavenly Father, I Am also your friend. So you don’t need to be overly formal with Me. Today, you are joyous! I love that you thanked Me without feeling a need to pay Me back; only a loving response to thank Me. So keep praying…never cease! I love hearing from you in thanks, lament, and supplication. I love you, My child!

“but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” —Philippians 4:6 (ESV)

“‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” —Luke 10:41-42

“Instead, I have called you friends” —John 15:15

August 1, 2021

“Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.’” —Matthew 17:20

I love you, My child! It’s been a few days since you’ve written. But I understand. My heart breaks for you. That other trial is now full-blown. My child, please remember that I don’t orchestrate your trials, but I will allow them. You know by now, that each trial that I allow has a purpose—for My good, for yours and the good of those in your life. But often such good requires things to be tore down and rebuilt. Being torn down is the hardest part. And that’s what’s happening between your original trial and this new one. It’s painful and you’re hurting. Keep praying and stay in My Word, okay? My child, don’t forget that you constantly prayed for a miracle when you were entrenched in your original trial. You struggled to keep the faith, but you did—like a small mustard seed. Deep down you knew that the miracle would somehow manifest itself, but you just didn’t know how. Well, the miracle revelation has arrived. Time to nurture the mustard seed. The biggest mistake My children make when I deliver a “miracle” is that they sit back and do nothing. I always require participation with Me. When I parted the Red Sea, the Israelites still had to cross. David knew he’d defeat Goliath, but he still had to fight the battle. Joshua knew he’d take down the walls of Jericho but they still had to march around it. When I fed 5,000 people, I didn’t need five loaves of bread & two fish—but I wanted my disciples to participate. When I forgave your sins through the Gift of Grace in My Son, Jesus, you still had to receive the gift.

So as you can see, your miracle will require your participation throughout, and it starts off with a tear down so we can rebuild. Know I’ve been performing your miracle and continuing to perform it a lot longer than you know. That’s why it’s been and continues to be so painful. I’m just letting you now know so you can begin participating beyond prayer. And your participation must always be based on love, humility, and servanthood. Keep these three things central, and you’ll continue to see your miracle unfold. Keep the faith, My child! Things are unfolding according to plan for My purpose—for your good! I love you!

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” —Romans 8:28

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” —James 1:2-4