Misplaced Righteousness Aug.31

Misplaced Righteousness         Aug. 31

A specific wrong done to you does not justify your giving up on some value. If a close relative or friend commits a wrong, you cannot use that as an excuse to give up patience, to give up love, or to check the individual off as unworthy of your concerns. All are precious in the Father’s eyes and so important in Mine. My love endures all things but one: those that reject Me.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray for every single one of my family and extended family that each may receive your Grace and favor.           

Enemies Aug.30

Enemies                                 Aug.30

  

In the higher reality, I have no enemies. Many persons may treat Me as an enemy, but I love all so that some will become My friends. You are to pray for and love your enemies so they too might become friends. If they do not respond, keep praying positively for them whenever they pop up in your mind. I will do the rest.

Prayer: Lord, It is so hard to love those who appear to be our enemies. But I want to do as you say.

The Unexpected Aug.29

The Unexpected                   Aug.29

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 remains active. Something dies and something lives. This explains why I may astonish you like I did the disciples after I raised from the dead. The unexpected happens because the kingdom principles are not the same as the worldly ones. This becomes part of the reason you are to exercise your faith every chance you get. You live in the kingdom of surprise and service.

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

The Unlikable Aug.28

The Unlikable                       Aug.28

There will be people in this world you do not like, do not want to spend time with. You still need to love them by loving the potential the Father can give to each one. You need to give them the heavenly love for what they can become. This does not mean you will like them because “liking” stays based on similar interests, talents, or journeys together. If you really want to like someone, you have to spend the right kind of time with them.

Prayer: Lord I confess I do not like everyone, but I want to learn all I can about love.

Complete Forgiveness Aug.27

Complete Forgiveness                       Aug.27

Events will happen when people will hurt you, misuse you, and treat you unkindly. In My word I said that when others do not receive you well, you are to shake the dust from your feet and move on. I did not mean you should ignore them or forgive them part way.  I mean do not let the dust of others cling to you in some form of unforgiveness. Forgive completely, and then move on. Do whatever it takes to experience the true forgiveness like your heavenly Father.

Prayer: Lord, help us remember we do not have to forgive all behavior of others. Help us learn to just forgive them as flawed humans.        

Awareness Waiting Aug.26

Awareness Waiting                      Aug.26      

  

Remember, a time for talk always presents itself. But there remains a time for stillness. Make yourself acknowledge Me. Be still and know Me. Even when it seems like nothing tangible comes through, know that I am here. Peace and rest I give you. Receive the gift.

Prayer: Lord I pray for peace within, for those around me and for parts of the world so needed.

Missed Faith Aug.25

Missed Faith                                   Aug.25

You may have occasions when your faith wavers, meaning you start to rely on worldly principles or possessions to get you through. And, you may be able to draw upon certain resources, like money or a friendship to solve some difficulty. This may not be wrong in itself, but remember, your motivation needs to be faith in Me. Depend on Me to see you through any of your incidents of doubt. My faith can indeed move mountains. Live by faith and not by fear.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for giving us your Son and for giving us faith to accept your word.

Facts Aug.24

Facts                                                          Aug.24      

If aspects of your faith disagree with someone else’s facts of reality, are they untrue? Know My scripture and sometimes you need to believe with your heart and not your head. The reasoning of the heavenly dimension may confuse the earthly reality, but I will show you both.

Prayer: Lord, help us avoid so much trivia of the world and focus on the things of Kingdom actions.

Attraction Aug.23

Attraction                                        Aug.23

It has been said, “Whatever gets your attention, gets you.” Often, what gets your imagination gets your action. So, where your empathy, passion, and compassion go, you will follow. Believe and follow Me to balance a sound mind and heart.

Prayer: Lord, remind us today to keep our eyes trained on the specific needs of others.

Disguised Evil Aug.22

Disguised Evil                                Aug.22

Disguised evil stays planned. It takes the form of mild temptation, usually toward something that appears good, like justice or setting things straight. Then, it grows into a little world of obsession which you will think about all the time, causing you to miss My opportunities for you in the kingdom of God. Recognize these subterfuges and turn the results over to Me. For instance, if you cannot lace justice with mercy, then justice itself remains only human. The Holy Spirit cannot be present until the balance of mercy and right doing occur. To show true mercy may mean you pass on human judgment by laying the issue at My feet.

Prayer: Lord help us recognize your justice, mixed with mercy, as we deal everyday with others.

Passion or Reason Aug.21

Passion or Reason                                      Aug.21

Many will not admit this, but there are those who believe that unchecked passion creates more spirituality and appeals to your personal intelligence; that the energy of such drama can move you into the correct path. But notice I said, “unchecked.” Passion does appeal, but if it only leads to strong emotional result, your intelligence and understanding are fooled. Strong emotion laced with reason can heal the heart and soul much more than emotion alone. Your heavenly Father’s love may seem unreasonable at times, but remember, His love originates from a realm you do not fully comprehend yet. Faith and obedience in Me are the combinations for harmony of emotion and reason.

Prayer: Lord help me with the right kind of passion laced with your divine reasoning.

Trust the Right Thing Aug.20

Trust the Right Thing                        Aug.20

Do not just trust in your faith, but have faith in your trust of Me. Don’t just believe in the idea of Me; believe Me.

Prayer: Lord it remains hard to trust in a world that gives rational explanations to everything. Increase my trust in you.

Mystery Guide Aug.19

Mystery Guide                                    Aug.19

   God the Father did not prefer that I go to the cross, but He allowed the sacrifice in order to reach the higher goal of salvation for humanity. This displays no contradiction to the Holy Trinity who can perform as One without going against eternal harmony. You, on the other hand, cannot think in threes without some contradiction. Have more faith in mystery. There are even other vast dimensions you cannot comprehend now. Eternity does reveal all.

Prayer: Lord, help me to allow more mystery so I don’t have to know all the answers. Increase my faith.

The Best Aug.18

The Best                                               Aug.18

     It is in your best interest to trust your designer. Stone by stone, brick by brick, experience by experience I am putting the pieces together for the kingdom. Whatever stays true, whatever shows loyalty, whatever preserves right doing, whatever becomes pure of heart, whatever embraces beauty, whatever brings integrity; whatever presents itself as praiseworthy in My name, think always on these things.

Prayer: Lord help us with our thinking today, that our thoughts lead to complimenting the kingdom.

Wait Aug.17

Wait                                                      Aug.17

It takes time for a piece of rough mineral to become a precious, cut stone. Wait long enough and you will reach your potential. But for now, keep struggling with your growth. Any small element, like a seed or child, may start as an ugly mass and still become a beautiful result.

    Prayer: Lord help me smooth out the rough parts of all you intend.

A Void Aug.16

A Void                                         Aug.16

When your heart hungers for something more, when you yearn for some release, when you wish so much could be different---you are hungry for love. You may experience many loves, but My kind of love excels as the only remedy to fill every void.

Prayer: Lord, sometimes I’m uncertain, but I want to know your kind of love above all else.

Service Aug.15

Service                                                 Aug.15

I did not promise every act of service would be pleasant. A planted seed does not experience pleasure. The fruit becomes the pleasure. You are to behave like the seed planted. You are to demonstrate the life. You are not to simply hold onto the fruit. You must not hoard the results but share completely all that remains yours to give.

    

Prayer: Lord help us remember to be generous with everything we                 possess, including time and talent.

Firm Foundation Aug.14

Firm Foundation                                 Aug.14

 

I am He who was sent from above. Look at My words and look at My works and you will see no confusion, no contradiction. All things come together in Me. In Me you can fully trust I will do what stays best for you though you do not see it now. I am Jesus, the name above every name, but I gave you the Eternal’s name: Yahweh Father.

Prayer: Lord, continue with us as we search scripture for your reality. Make your words plain and clear.

Beingness Aug.13

Beingness                                            Aug.13

   

Being made in the Father’s image, your human personality vibrates as the highest order of being on earth. I am human with you but more than personality. I am the Way.

Prayer: Lord help me to recognize you are the true Path for any life situation.

Mystery Aug.12

Mystery                                                          Aug.12

Mystery does not mean some reluctant lack of knowledge or understanding. Mystery simply means much more knowledge exists than you can understand at the moment. Don’t take the sting out of certain scriptures you may not understand. Embrace the mystery by faith.

Prayer: Thank you Lord that you have allowed mystery to continue to challenge our lives for growing faith.

Falsehood of Sin Aug.11

Falsehood of Sin                                Aug.11

    

If sinful thoughts and actions were the right paths for you, they should feed you. But when you follow their sham, they bleed you.

Prayer: Lord help me to remember that no matter how attractive sin may appear, it deals falsely every time.

Your Pace Aug.10

Your Pace                                            Aug.10

Because you know Me, you live not so much in worldly time, but in My eternity. Choose peace and restful attitude in all the business of any given day.

Prayer: Lord, help me to take a deep breath and remember you in all my dealings with others.

Other Centered Aug.9

Other Centered                             Aug.9

    

The Sermon on the Mount needs to overtake the sermon of the shopping mall. Too much consumerism becomes self-centered.

Prayer: Lord remind me to behave today in any way that will keep me other-centered rather than self motivated.

Technology Aug.8

Technology                                Aug.8

   

The whole thrust of technology, whether cell phones, computers, drones, medicine, cloning, electronic gadgets that claim to define life, are all simply forms to imply you can discover life as predictable. Some benefit comes from that. But, the life I give always contains mystery. When you think you have named a thing and defined it, you approach the temptation to take the potential of mystery out of your life. Yet, mystery serves as the true energy that keeps you searching, learning and pursuing personal growth. You will never know enough about any one thing until you reach heaven’s gate.

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

Work Aug.7

Work                                        Aug.7

Solomon, in all his glory, concluded the best thing you can become for life expresses itself as happy in your work. Work provides a definition of what life has to offer and how you accept it. It remains a proving ground for character. Even the distasteful part of work has meaning.

Prayer: Lord help me to be good news in any of my work and spread affirmation rather than bad news and negation.

A Reminder Aug.6

A Reminder                                    Aug.6

Throughout the day, repeat My name. Say the word. Sing the word. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Prayer that turns to praise, honors Me.

Prayer: Lord I do praise your name Jesus.

Grief Aug. 5

Grief                                                 Aug.5

To you who seek Me, I the Lord, pay attention to those who wait on My will. Be as silent as you can, listen and wait with your decisions. I will not reject forever. If I seem to cause grief, then I will also respond with compassion according to My abundant loving-kindness. For this reason, infliction does not come without some larger purpose. You cannot see the whole picture. Any sorrow of My sons and daughters stays only for a season in order to balance justice and mercy.

Prayer: Lord, I know I do not fully understand all you plan but I want to fully lean on your Spirit for guidance.

On Prayer Aug.4

On Prayer                                 Aug.4

     

Prayer definition cannot remain some leisure-time activity. It is life. It accomplishes more than a mode, type, or style. Prayer should be so much a part of you that it wells up from within when you least expect it. Make conscious effort to pray, “Father, help me to know what you have purposed in the Christ and to love that more than I love my own life”. Do this three times a day and soon, prayer will become deeply buried and imprinted on your soul. It will rise again when needed.

Prayer: Father, help me to know your voice and your impressions in my prayer life.

Patience Aug.3

Patience                                           Aug 3

        Why is patience so important?  Think about an example. Suppose when you die, you receive a new name, a new song, and a new crown, designed to show all in heaven your experiences in story form. You then get to tell every angel, every individual-being your story throughout eternity, every detail about serving and honoring Christ. You will know this in the right perspective then. So, it would take an eternity of patience to share with every being, especially as you listened to others who shared as well. Besides, patience motivates the meek. Blessed are the meek.

Prayer: Lord, give me the right patience to listen to others

Money Aug.2

Money                                              Aug 2

      

When you use your money just for things, you apply it to items that have an end and die. The money and resource become temporary and die. But when you move your money and resources toward the Father’s kingdom, toward helping others in My name, the money and resources come alive. The Holy Spirit can use money to breathe life into others you don’t even know about.

Prayer: Lord, teach me every moment how to use my finances so the Kingdom moves forward.                                            

The Material World Aug.1

The Material world                                 Aug.1

      In all reality, you cannot live beyond the material nor can you in good conscience live for the material. You must learn to live through the material for something beyond. Behind every material result vibrates a spiritual idea. Think long upon this.

Prayer: Thank You Lord for reminding me that the spiritual life is what really matters to direct us.