Joy Sept.16

And Jesus said to me:

    "I, the Lord of All the universe, want you to experience joy each day. No matter what circumstances prevail. How? You may ask. Let your expectations be defined by My possibilities. I send opportunities every day. Look for and expect My little surprises each day you live and know that you live eternity even now."

Prayer: Help me today stay open to the kingdom possibilities and not let negative circumstances rule. 

Good action Sept.12

And the Lord said:

    "You have seen in Luke 8 how I healed the Gadarene from many demons. He wanted to journey with the disciples and Me. I told him to go back home and tell them what God had done. This man had on borrowed clothes to shield his earlier nakedness. He had been the cause of several pigs receiving the demons and dying. Do you wonder what he did? He could now go home and find work to pay for the clothes and the pigs. This can be your testimony to the world. The kingdom principles of kindness, of putting back and giving when you don’t have to go the extra mile, still are your goals."

Prayer: Lord I pray for your balance in all things, but with my footing on                   your solid ground.

Good verses bad Sept.9

And the Lord Said:

    

"Your capacity to love God the Father will point to your evaluation of hating evil. If you try to hate the evil without the right love, you enter a self-righteousness that tends to break Our clear fellowship. When you enter some action, major on love. If you err, do so, on the side of My loving power."

Prayer: Oh, Heavenly Father, teach me today to maintain love more than I cherish any hate.      

Endurance Sept.7

And the Lord said:

    The Holy Spirit helps you foresee. You have a great capacity to solve problems that happen, and you are more than your present circumstances suggest. You can move into what you can become. For instance, an animal may run to a dead-end cliff, either stop or fall off. You may run to the same dead end and try to figure how to build a bridge across. The Father gave you the ability to rework your conditions. Keep enduring and use Me as your guide.

Prayer: Lord, help me stay completely guided by your Spirit in my mind, emotions, spirit and body.    

The Unexpected Aug.29

And the Lord said:

I am often NOT where you think I am. I am often in the unexpected. There ARE many things you can trust to be as you think, but I am also a surprise. All around you the resurrection principle stays active. Something dies, and something lives. This explains why I may astonish you as I did the disciples after I returned from the dead. The unexpected happens because the kingdom principles are not the same as those of this world. This is part of the reason you are to exercise your faith every chance you get. You live in the kingdom of service and surprise.

Prayer: Thank you Lord; I am grateful for your generous surprises and opportunities to serve.

Technology Aug.6, 2018

And the Lord said:

            One big purpose of technology, whether cell phones, computers, drones, medicine, cloning, electronic gadgets that claim to define life, is to imply you can make life predictable and therefore feel comfortable. Some benefit comes from that. However, the life I give always has the mystery of faith. When you label some instrument like a computer and expect it to solve all problems, you water down faith quality. You approach the temptation to take the mystery out of your faith when relying on a label to be an only solution, and yet, mystery creates an energy that keeps you searching, learning, and pursuing personal growth. Allow mystery----the I don’t know of life. You will never know enough about any one thing until you reach heaven’s gate.

Prayer: Lord help me keep the mystery of your creation along with any specific knowledge gained for your kingdom.

Joy July2018

Psalm 16:11
"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy." [NEV]

God doesn't just give us part joy and leave us to struggle through our other thoughts and emotions. He gives us the opportunity of FULL joy in Christ.