Risk Dec.31

Jesus said:

"When you read in scripture the stories of the Prodigal son, Mary and Martha,  workers with different talents, and even the occasion I told Peter not to worry about John’s business of growth, there remains a strong hint at the underlying factor motivating the kingdom. Does inequality in people’s character mean more in the kingdom principles? Not really. But the underlying principle for what seems inequality is the risk factor. The Father took the risk for loss for Me, his Son. The Father withstood the loss. I, the Son, withstood the loss. The Divine risks all for salvation. Risk may become the motivator for a kingdom principle. Risk means lose yourself and behave what seems to be impossible. Try to be God-risk motivated. The Father’s risks are never tricks. They are faith-based actions."

Prayer: Lord, help me to recognize the correct risks for the sake of the Kingdom.

Focus Dec.30

And Jesus reminded:

"When I tell My disciples to follow me, I do not mean just to follow certain rules or laws. I mean to relate to Me, form an intimate connection. Then you can filter all your personal involvements through our relationship. My love remains the foundation of our connected state. Work all your involvements with love as motivation. Keep My love perspective. You may not feel love, but just be love."

Prayer: Lord, thank you for loving us when we do not know what we need.

Be Glad Dec.29

Holy Spirit said:

"In your usual routine, go out of your way today to help just one other person. Give away some part of yourself: a kindness, a smile, a joyful word, an encouraging idea, or an act of mercy. Do this knowing I go with each effort. Think how I have forgiven you. Each act can be a new seed for growth. When you plant a seed or show fruit for Me, you become a part of My permanent kingdom happenings."

Prayer: Thank you Lord for the newness of opportunity every day.

Maintain a moment Dec.28

And Jesus said:

"Any day that you can clarify a spiritual truth, means the day was not wasted. I do not expect you to keep carrying the full load of life. I will carry the load. You just handle the small moments of a day, and then give the entire load to Me. I accept the whole burden and make your burden light. Trust I am always seeking you."

Prayer: Lord, I am so grateful you share our burdens, even when we do not recognize the truth of what is really happening.

Be a channel Dec.22 and Learning Dec.23

 The Holy Spirit reminded:

Dec.22 "Today, channel your resources to others in active ways: listen to the unlovely, speak to the timid, give funds where needed, give your time and talent in ways that others might receive the credit. Then, your light will shine brighter as you have prayed."

Prayer: Lord, help us recognize all opportunities today and behave like your children.

Dec 23 "Often, life exists as a school and not just time to spend any way you want. School means you look for and expect homework and perform your lessons as best you can. I remain your teacher. Pay attention and I will show you the way. Today’s lesson: Simplify your life. Get rid of the clutter."

Prayer: Lord, keep me alert to your everyday lessons and help me spend my resources on those things pleasing to you.

The Law Dec.21

And Jesus said:

"Scripture states, I was born of a woman under the law." [Galatians 4:4]. This includes all that is truly lawful. While you live laws like the four seasons, gravity, or life and death, the universe revolves around a Moral set of laws. These value laws, like compassion and caring, are centered in Jehovah’s love to teach you moral intelligence. You are to learn to live alongside these laws. If you go against them, you will be wounded and finally crushed. The law of My love supersedes all other laws but does not eradicate them. Your task is to learn harmony with the laws."

Prayer: Thank you Lord for your forgiving law of love and showing us how to love.

Before Time Dec.19

 Jesus told an insight:

"No one lived before Me. I am the Way and the Way stays all around you. When you see a child laugh, you behold the Way. When you discover a brilliant flower, you see the Way. When you see someone offer mercy; you behold the Way. All creation gives hint of the Way. I, your Savior, am the Way. I did not come to create the Kingdom. My Kingdom was already here. I came to provide a doorway through the Way to the Kingdom of the Father."

Prayer: Thank you Lord, for helping us discover the true path to your kingdom existence.

Love Measure Dec.18

Holy Spirit reminded:

"Self-centered love gives to someone or something in order to receive back a greater portion. True love maintains a yearning to give only goodness to the object loved whether getting a return or not. To always expect a return tarnishes love. However, love given properly becomes its own reward. The Father will show you true love."

Prayer: Lord, teach me to love with more other-centered motives.

One Way to Pray Dec.17

And the Holy Spirit said:

"Continue to pray to overcome the weak points in your life that cause you jealousy, envy, or strife. You do not need to spend so much time praying to overcome negative people or situations. Give them to Me. Trust Me to handle them. I am still in control. Just look to yourself and make sure the negative people don’t cause your weak points to emerge. Stay walking in the kingdom principles of love, trust, and obey."

Prayer: Lord, help me today, to appreciate those who seem to prosper, whether I do or not.

One True Test Dec.16

Jesus said:

"You are always wondering which voice speaks to you. You say, 'Is this or that of God? How do I know for sure?' There remains a constant test to know if I am asking something of you instead of the negative forces. Ask yourself: Will what I’m about to say or do glorify the Father? If the answer is 'no' or 'I don’t know' wait until you can answer YES. I help you combine spiritual thoughts and words with the material to arrive as a partner with the Holy Spirit. If your activity or one you’re about to do doesn’t honor the Father, you may not need to give it up, but rather, turn it into God’s glory. If that can’t be done, then give it up. Your main goal is to move everything you think and do into glorifying the Father."

Prayer: Lord, show me how to test the spirits by depending on your Spirit.

Best Learning Dec.15

And Jesus said:

"When the Roman soldiers came to take Me out of the garden and away from My disciples, I did not say to My followers, “Ok, now let Me teach you a principle from the Sermon on the Mount.” I may not try to teach you the best when you are going through turmoil or struggles. You may gain insight, but My best teaching and your best learning occurs when you are relaxed. Find that resting attitude, rest in your secret place, and learn more of Me. Take time to absorb our conversations, especially after strong conflicts."

Prayer: Lord, help me through the day maintain my devotional thinking with you.

Surrender Doubt Dec.14

And the Holy Spirit Reminded:

"This becomes the time of year to surrender all that does not line up with the law of love I have given you. Expel doubt from your thinking. Love all your neighbors. Expressions of love can be different. You do not have to love their actions. Love their potential in Me. In Mt. 5:48 I said, “be therefore perfect.” I was referring to perfect in my love, not just your love expressions. Your love expressions may succeed or fail. Allow your faith in Me to rise and question any limitation that tries to move you away from the Kingdom path."

Prayer: Lord, remove doubt and help me today to love those that are hard to love.

Success Dec.13

Holy Spirit reminded:

"Make sure the enterprise you step into comes by faith through Me and I will send the appropriate resources you need. Success remains measured by My viewing how you connect by enriching the Kingdom and its people. How do you measure the enterprise? Ask: Could you perform the task without My help? Does the endeavor honor the Father by applying his true love? Are you led by the Holy Spirit? If you can answer these properly, resources will flow to you like living water. Money follows ministry, not ministry follows money."

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that you measure success in a different manner than the world.

Wholeness Dec.12

Jesus reminded:

"Just as I fed the hungry and mingled with the world’s problems, you must find your place to do likewise. My feeding/mingling was My spiritual essence at work. You must not totally separate circumstances from the spiritual. Make as many things complete in Me as possible. Growing in holiness will help you serve the material with right doing so you grow to become whole. I am reclaiming My creation. All My creation needs My stamp upon it. You are the ink, the salt, and the light.

Prayer: Lord, while I do not fully understand all the conflicts, I do want to walk your path of continued wholeness.

Stuck Dec.11

 The Holy Spirit advised:

"Just because something was done a certain way in the past does not mean it must duplicate itself the very same way in the present. Don’t let your worship of Jehovah become such a habit that you overlook what may happen now in the modern world. Technology continues to change many things. I may not change My love, but circumstances continue to change. Technology can serve the Kingdom. Move with the flow but keep Me at your center."

Prayer: Lord, I don’t want to misread any world changes or be stagnated in any attempts at worship.

Love Test Dec.10

The Holy Spirit said:

"I know you can love individuals, especially if each strikes your interest. But you do not experience My full love until you can love the uninteresting, unlovely multitudes that are blind, unfeeling, and lost. You do not have to love their behavior. Expand your compassion by opening yourself to the larger world around you. You do not always have to appear to be right. Practice kindness and with love, absorb people’s misdirection. You do not have to consent to bad behavior."

Prayer: Lord help me pay attention to uncaring persons who seem unlovely in action.

The Grand Purpose Dec.7

The Holy Spirit gave thought:

"Look around you. Your surroundings, your circumstances, Nature and the whole universe maintain intention and value. Certain values remain constant and important, like gravity. What kind of universe would let all your trials and struggles mean nothing at your end? Can death just wipe all away? For some, it might seem so. But death cannot exhaust My love. I will not let your life become a mockery. You have immortality in Christ. You will live on and grow. Take comfort in your present purpose. Know My intention will never be in vain because it continues. I am your valid eternal purpose."

Prayer: Lord, thank you for reminding me that through your Son’s love, you gave us worth and purpose.

No Guidance Dec.6

The Holy Spirit said:

"If you feel 98% no guidance from Me and only 2% direction, follow the 2% because that remains better for you than operating on the larger amount without Me. If you feel NO guidance, then listen to the silence. Often, I am leading in what seems the non-guidance. Faith and trust become the goals of intention of the mind and heart."

Prayer: Lord, help me to act on the smallest amount of belief in you and the kingdom.

Clear Truth Dec.5

The Holy Spirit said:

"The whole universe stands behind truth. You do not have to justify, make confusing rules, or complicate truth. You would have to complicate lying to cover any sham. But truth stands alone and verifies itself. Let your 'yes' become 'yes' and your 'no' become 'no'.”

Prayer: Thank you Lord, for reminding me that all truth comes from your essence.

Continue Your Resolve Dec.3

And Jesus said:

"By contacting and talking to Me daily, you build up a kind of reserve. When crisis comes you can respond automatically with My love because you have accumulated this storehouse of habit. Your nature changes more into My nature and genuine love can reign."

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for the Holy Spirit who rises up within us to show your genuine love.

Extravagance Dec.2

The Holy Spirit reminded:

"You must understand I do not condemn extravagance as long as it is extravagant love for Me, extravagant joy, giving, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, and mercy. If you must err, then err on the side of extravagant generosity."

Prayer: Lord, help me to understand if I take from life at some point, I need to put back.

A Combination Nov.30

And the Holy Spirit said:

"Righteousness and intelligence should go together when understanding Kingdom of God principles. A person who guides only with intelligence and no right doing should be avoided. A person who tries to lead with righteousness and no intelligence cannot be as trustworthy either. Intelligence may only point to worldly conclusions. Righteousness alone tends toward emotional bondage. Trust the person who uses both energies to bridge an understanding in your Savior."

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that the Holy Spirit does not trick us with thoughts or emotions like some people.

Nature Nov.22

The Holy Spirit said:

"What you call Nature bursts forth as one of the harmonious expressions of God the Father couched in human time. Read the colors, the sounds, the overall structure of Nature. They vibrate His love of recreation, life death, life, death and always life again. You can be helped to understand a creative Father’s love."

Prayer: Thank you, Father. You teach us again and again to practice our awe and wonder by observing your creation.

Death Nov.21

And Jesus said:

"I never conducted a funeral. Death is the usurper and the opposite of life. I only give opportunity for life. Memorial services speak to a person’s past. I call upon you for a dedication of living service, a steady commitment for the present and future. There is nothing wrong with past accomplishments. Just do not dwell on them. Look to the opportunities I bring you now. Any seed planted will have potential future growth and may be fulfilling some heaven request."

Prayer: Our Father, thank you for the abundant opportunities of life you have given us so freely.

Compassion Nov.20

       Holy Spirit said:

"The Father can dispense tenderness and goodness to anyone. He sustains compassion on all He has made. His love-kingdom vibrates as an everlasting kingdom and will last throughout the generations. Regardless of any circumstance, nothing stops His love energy. He is love and does love at the same time."

Prayer: Thank you Lord, that everything you do comes out of your never-ending love.

Hope Nov.19

And the Holy Spirit said:

"I give you a picture. At night, view yourself standing, in a new house with no roof overhead, only walls surround you. You can still look up and see the stars. No matter how dark the inside of your circumstances around you become, look up. I am still here."

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for your very existence. I will trust you are always with us.

Response Nov.18

Holy Spirit said:

"My love may send someone your way today. I may have impressed them to come specifically to you. No matter who they are or what they look like. Pay attention. Don’t turn anyone away from some need."

Prayer: Most days, Lord, my greatest need is to pay attention to you and all my surroundings.

Links Nov.17

And Jesus reminded:

"Because of the connectedness of all things in the universe, the Father delights in working out every detail to bring honor to your trust and commitment. Holy Spirit will bring to pass your needs and desires when you rest in Him. Start each day talking to me and look for what I will work out to your benefit. You may not see it at first but believe in My connections. The journey can be its own reward."

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the control and directions you give our lives. We would be truly lost without you.

Today’s Growth Nov.16

And Jesus said:

"When you first met Me, you were bursting with the wonder of first impressions. Nothing seemed impossible. Then, came a longer time of learning and experiences that punched away at your faith, but those times helped to strengthen you. You entered a place of questions whether your original joy would ever return again. With more and more of your journey in and out from Me, you wonder if you’ve lost your sense of wonder. It will come more strongly today. Watch for the experience."

Prayer: Lord, I am still amazed at your Grace for us.

Purification Nov.15

And the Holy Spirit reminded:

"Remember: 'Blessed are the pure in heart' promotes maintaining right relationships because those seeking heart purity are kind. Kindness is not intimidating. One essential ingredient of this is grounded in loyalty to kingdom circumstances. Be more concerned about your opportunities to relate properly to others than your efforts to acquire things that make you comfortable."

Prayer: Lord, sometimes it’s hard, but help me put relationships first.

Shyness Nov.14

And the Holy Spirit taught:

"A misplaced shyness may become an obnoxious form of vanity because it develops from an extreme sense of a lowly self-worth. Sham and pretense develop from a misplaced shyness. The deceit of pretense will paralyze any good works. Accept your actual worth in Me and be bold. Know that I can be your Lord in every situation."

Prayer: Lord, help me behave more openly with my Christian witness.

Giving Nov.13

Holy Spirit said:

"Remember, every time you give something, you may be a part of someone’s answered prayer. My connections are large indeed."

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me stay generous today in all things.

What to plant? Nov.12

The Holy Spirit whispered:

"Any mercy and graciousness you plant during the bad times can blossom as good seed planted for others to harvest even when you are gone."

Prayer: Lord, help me direct my actions so any seed I plant can help grow your kingdom.

How big is God’s love? Nov.11

And Jesus reminded:

"I have said that the Father’s love has length, breadth, height, and depth. To this you are connected. His length remains His everlasting, non-ending being. His breadth shows His love as extending to all people what He wills for Himself and others. His height displays His power, so you can pray with all the energy of your spirit. His depth stands for wisdom of all the Spirit knows and dwells within those who have ears to hear."

Prayer: Lord, thank you for helping us understand your all-embracing love.

Who is God? Nov.9

The Holy Spirit said:

"Jehovah God was never created. He vibrates eternally, by a supernatural essence of love. Any true good that a human can witness, possess and live comes only by His Grace, displayed through His Son."

Prayer: Help me know every minute that your Grace says it all.

Spirit World Nov.8

And the Holy Spirit said:

"Practice reducing your taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing to fully contact Me. Your body will rebel and make noises to fight you on this. Go to a quiet place; close your eyes; shut out all the noise you can and throw your thoughts out beyond this world. Let your spirit soar away from physical connections. This, then, will become your highest form of prayer. A large hole will open among the blackness when you tear through the great rift between heaven and earth. Move in thought and spirit through the hole and linger in My presence."

Prayer: Lord, thank you for continually teaching me ways to form better connection with you.

Durability Nov.7

 And Jesus said:

"Any work you want to be permanent must be done through the Holy Spirit, embraced by the Father’s essence. All other efforts remain as temporary results. Search scripture and pray for what the Spirit wants you to do. Don’t just think of something and ask the Spirit to bless it. And keep in mind: Anytime a human admits weakness, God the Father has opportunity to become strong. The Kingdom of God remains a realm of service for all."

Prayer: Lord, help me not rush ahead of the Spirit’s focus.

Simplicity Nov. 6

And Jesus reminded:

"Nothing remains insignificant because I can connect all things. Remember, you live in this world and My kingdom at the same time. You need to flavor everyday events with kingdom joy. When you greet someone give them a kingdom smile. When you see someone on the street, send them a kingdom prayer. No occasion, no contact stays too small to enhance the kingdom principles. Even though you do not see anything on the surface, trust that I am working underneath. Blessed are you when you hunger and thirst for the kingdom in every word and deed. My kingdom is a kingdom of service, not self power."

Prayer: Lord, keep reminding me every moment, I am to serve gladly any who cross my path.

Perception Nov.5

Holy Spirit said:

"My wisdom gives you better discernment and can help you make the right decisions to live the full life the Father intended. Ask for His wisdom and through this grows respect for who I am, and your quality of trust will blossom. Your trust quality sustains your shield against the evil doers. It will keep you out of unnecessary trouble. Ask for the right wisdom in every detail and your soul will be enriched."

Prayer: Lord, I do pray for discernment with every decision.

Poor in spirit Nov.4

And God said:

"Poor in spirit means to renounce yourself being totally in control. It does not mean to dishonor the self. I do not want to rule over a ruined self but a surrendered one. What happens when you renounce your Self? You are left with an emptiness to be filled. The Holy Spirit can now make you aware of your God need, God dependence, and God origin. You can accept the Father’s grace and lean fully on him. Without the emptying of the self, you would still be filled with all the worldly clutter. That clutter pushes out the Holy Spirit, silencing his inner message. In modern terms, crucify your false self so your true self can be resurrected."

Prayer: Lord, I do pray you would fill my emptiness and help me with other-centered opportunities.

Accountability Nov. 1

And Jesus said:

"When I said, “Lo I am with you alway” in Matthew 28, I meant for you to pay attention to all the daily details you experience. I may break through to you at any minute because the time and circumstances merge together for my immediate presence. Remember, My ways are not always humanity’s ways."

Prayer: Lord, increase my awareness of your incoming messages.

Power of Soul Oct. 31

And Jesus whispered:

"When you deliberately hide a negative and push it down, the subconscious captures it and places it in the depths of your soul. The soul houses your willingness. Self-centered will tries to hide other-centered attempts at honesty. Honesty becomes more difficult because those buried issues stay glossed over and hidden from the light. Ask My Spirit to shed light and reveal all, as I partner with your spirit for conscious healing and help you start over. Nothing is beyond my forgiveness except unwilling to accept my forgiveness."

Prayer: Lord, help me to be more self-honest because I know I hide nothing from you.

Relating Oct.30

And Jesus reminded:

"Since the Father revealed Me as a person to the world and to you, then the true path to Him flows through your personal experience. By asking, you can know Me personally, not trying to find Me through an intellectual exercise. The Holy Spirit must be there and connect us. My ownership of you, my partnership with you, and our special relationship are the roads you travel to truly understand who I am. Your experiences matter and need renewing often. Ask and couch your desires in Me."

Prayer: Holy Father, I do pray you would soak all my experiences with your life-saving Spirit and knowledge.

Trust Oct.24

And Jesus reminded:

"Along with trust can come emotional commitment. Trust implies mostly feeling. So, trust couches itself in the realm of emotions. Most reason gets abandoned when trust must feel for issues, like hope, in order to form a reality. Trust moves promise into actual present fulfillment. Trust in Me. Hope in Me. Then, live in Me. Trust in your future, but give full participation for what still happens now. Trust your faith. Faith your trust."

Prayer: Lord, I must admit: One of the hardest emotions to maintain faithful action remains with the issue of trust. Keep teaching us how.

Plans Oct.23

Holy Spirit said:

"I am the Architect. You are the builder. If you reverse these, life will get much more complicated. Only design your life through Me. Search and find My plan. Life may not be easier but will be more enriching for you and the Kingdom."

Prayer: Lord, help me find the right life plans and be able to read them correctly.

Keep Trying Oct.22

And the Lord said quietly:

"The amazing truth still exists: God, the Father, in all His wisdom and knowledge - - -loved you. As the Father created Me, Jesus, you can recreate yourself with me every day. Get up and move forward. The choices you make may be eternity's treasures." 

Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving us every opportunity to start new.

Creation Oct.21

Holy Spirit reminded:

"It is one thing if you believe the heavenly Father created everything and just turned it loose to progress as it would. In some ways he did with free will. But it is a higher belief to know the Father remains involved with His creation. The truth is one purpose of creation resulted in a redemptive rest, a peace that surpasses your understanding. Whatever else the Father does through creation, He wants to put things back in balance for peace and harmony. He established a counter-balance through the redeeming significance of His Son in earthly matters and initiated humanity's potential to obtain your Holy Spirit."

Prayer: Lord, help me make harmonious decisions in every aspect of this world, those that enhance the Kingdom.

Spiritual Appetite Oct.19

Holy Spirit said:

"Your appetite follows from your essence, who you really are. A Sin principle is your nature and clings to the essence of you and sins are the results that become the appetites. If you are a thief at heart, you'll have an insatiable need to steal something. If you are a liar at heart, you will find yourself lying when you did not mean to. It takes the power of the Holy Spirit to change your nature and thus change appetite. I did not take away your appetites, but I am changing them to move toward the Father. The greatest appetite of all vibrates Love motive."

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, there really is a part of me that hungers for your right doing.

The Pronouncement Oct.18

And Jesus said:

"At My baptism, when the voice from heaven proclaimed, I was the Father's Beloved and the Holy Spirit came like the wings of a bird, all happened so other scriptures were fulfilled. But also, the event was a picture of resurrection and a reminder of what happens to you when you trust Me. Your perspective changes to other centered desires. You gave yourself to Me. You receive the Spirit and become My special child. There exists nothing more precious; not worlds or universes. Remember who you are everyday: Beloved."

Prayer: Thank you Lord for your gracious acceptance of me.

Think Hard on this Oct. 17

The Holy Spirit asked:

"Since you came into this world with nothing and you leave with nothing, is money or the material thing really worth living and dying for?"

Prayer: Lord, help us to stay focused on things that matter to your kingdom.

Think and Do Oct.16

And the Spirit said:

"If you hold an idea long enough in your mind, you may act upon it. Part of your imagination is made in the image of the Father because He is the creator. He has instantaneous creative ability. You must think about something for a while and then you put it into action, whether good or evil. Of course, He only thinks goodness. Be careful what you dwell on with your mind. Perspective leads to action."

Prayer: Lord, keep me focusing my mind on your kingdom guidelines.

Fear Dissolved Oct.15

The Holy Spirit reminded:

"One of your most threatening fears lingers as the fear of losing your identity, the fear of not belonging, the fear of someone taking your place, and the fear of having no place. This fear grows stronger if you seek only earthly ambitions to define who you are. In Me and My kingdom, you are already SOMEBODY. You have eternal place and identity because I’ve loved you into the kingdom of the Father. You need not be anxious about fear because it melts away with the Father’s love. I and the Father are One. Learn My love."

Prayer: Heavenly Father, turn all my fears into faith.

Surprises Oct.14

And Jesus said:

"I am not a reluctant Savior, meaning you must beg each day for my attention. In fact, every day I plan a new surprise, a new gift for you which contains My joy. Are you listening to receive? Pay close attention. My ways are not the world’s ways. Often, through different thinking or action, I am sending you a blessing. It may seem some hardship, a health issue, a financial message, or a family event. Potentially, any activity may become My channel because I love to give."

Prayer: Lord, help me remember you have injected your love in every cell of my mind, body, and spirit; that every neuron fired in my brain is bathed in your love.

Significant Connection Oct.12

And the Spirit said:

"Never overlook the constant connection of your inner being and your outward behavior. Even though you live in this world but are not truly of it, you are to build bridges between spiritual devotion and behavioral outcomes. You can see the difference between the example of Mary and Martha in Luke’s gospel, but they were still sisters. True fellowship remains the goal, not temporary circumstances."

Prayer: Lord, in this world of your connections, help me know where and when I fit.

Opportunity Experience Oct.11

Holy Spirit said:

"I want you to try something for one day. You may or may not see results. Every time you meet someone, in the quiet of your mind, I want you to send a prayer at the person. Do this with every person you meet: store clerk, family member, worker, anyone. Just pray at them, like “Lord help that person” or “give her strength”, or “in Jesus name peace”. Just say whatever you feel impressed to say. Do it a whole day and then, you might want to extend it longer. With this, you are practicing My presence."

Prayer: Lord, remind me through the day to keep praying for any I see.

Genuine Help Oct.10

And Jesus said:

"On many corners of your world, you can see institutions that promise to offer relief. Will you be free from struggles and troubles? Do you desire the condition of the non-believers who seem to have no problems? Does not everyone eat, drink and sleep? Is your constant goal to avoid suffering? The Psalmist [121] points you to a magnificent truth: Believers and non-believers can have the same difficulties, but the Father will protect you from evil. Events that happen to you are neither good nor bad but have the potential seed for either one. I may allow you a hard, difficult, uncomfortable event, but My Spirit keeps you from doing evil. However, it remains no accident in My model prayer that I prayed ‘deliver us from evil.’"

Prayer: Lord, I do pray to deliver us from evil thoughts and ways.

Small Items Oct.9

Holy Spirit reminded:

"Life intermingles like a mosaic. I am just as interested and concerned about the everyday little pieces of life as they fit together. Although you may not see all the connections, nothing stays too small or mundane but what it may be important to the overall kingdom. At the end, you may present the full mosaic to the Father and understand the connected essentials.."

Prayer: Oh Lord, help me pay attention to all the little pieces of life.

Your Divided Self Oct.8

Holy Spirit said:

"When your self-decision-maker becomes divided, surrender that self into My hands and make certain what you commit to can keep you working the kingdom principles I teach. Any challenge to use your energy needs to appeal to your best potential. If some issue only brings out the worst in you, it is not of Me. The Father’s Will promotes the best in you."

Prayer: Lord, help me know the difference between selfish non-best and legitimate self-interest toward the best.

Most Important Oct. 7

And Jesus reminded:

"As you live in this world, what becomes the most important result of knowing Me, the Savior? Is it peace? Is it abundance? Is it virtue? Is it hope? Is it heaven? Is it you will have your own kingdom? All are true and resting on one thing becomes difficult, but if you follow Proverbs 2 and gain its treasure, I will bestow a guide most precious: wisdom. Clearly there are two kinds of wisdom. One leads to selfish ambition and stays earth bound, not of the Father. The other comes from heaven and upholds Me, while it nurtures by the fruit of the Spirit. How is the correct wisdom attained? Proverbs tells you to start by accepting the entire word of the Father. In that acceptance comes good sense and better insight into life, relationships, and humanity."

Prayer: Lord, grant me the wisdom to choose the right wisdom for you.

Criticism Oct.1

And Holy Spirit said:

"Simply refuse to criticize anyone. Pray instead. Maintain a value of sensitive caring turned toward others. Let any tough-minded thoughts stay within, but do not be too hard on yourself. At the point of your harshness, forgive, and do not criticize anyone, especially yourself."

Prayer: Forgive us Lord. It is too easy to pass judgment upon another and often ourselves.

Find Distinction Sept. 30

And the Spirit said:

"Go out today and do a specific act that only a genuine Christian would do."

Prayer: Lord, help me pay attention to do what you ask with any of my behaviors.