I Made You This Way

The Lord is saying:  My loves, I Am here, and I Am with you.  Seek Me and you will find Me when you seek Me with all of your heart.  My arms are always welcoming you and I long to converse with you and to be the biggest part of your day.  When I had Paul write, “Pray without ceasing”, I meant that.  You have the capacity to have the air of prayer even in your daily tasks.  Yes, you get distracted when you are focused in your work or in your hobby, but you can still sense My presence with you even in these.  When you can think of Me even without words, but you know that I Am with you, this is when our relationship flourishes.  And many of your relationships with friends, family and especially your spouse, are meant to model this friendship that we have.  This is a glimpse of eternity, where everyone will be with loved ones continuously, and perfect joy will be realized.  I made you this way – to long for relationship at the core of our being – that you meet others as deeply as My love for each of you.  In the depths of your heart, this is your greatest desire, and I want to encourage you to display this even today. 

 

Eph 4:1-16 (ESV) I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2  with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3  eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4  There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5  one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6  one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7  But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8  Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” 9  (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10  He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11  And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12  to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13  until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14  so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15  Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16  from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. 

I Will Call Them My Child

The Lord is saying:  I Am here, and I Am with you.  Never fear, My loves, for I Am your comforter, and I will bring peace to your heart.  I Am your Creator, therefore I know what you need and when you need it, and I will supply you abundantly that you have no lack.  I Am your shield, and I will keep you from the enemy’s attacks.  I Am your all-in-all, which means that I will never leave you, and I will provide for you in ways that you cannot fathom.  You are the child of the Most High, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, which means you are princes and princesses.  This is a very high honor, so walk today as such, that the world sees Who you belong to, and Who you follow in your lives.  Though you may appear the same as everyone else on the outside, but on the inside, you are a new creation with a new heart that has the capacity to love others as I have loved you.  You carry My Spirit within, which perfectly fills that hole in your heart and makes you complete.  This is what sets you apart from the world, My loves, and the world, though they don’t yet know it, desires what you have in Me.  So do not hide who you are in Me from the world.  You, My faithful ones, will lead many to Me, and you will then call them sister, and brother, and I will call them My child.

 

1 Tim 2:1-15 (ESV) First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2  for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3  This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4  who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5  For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6  who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. 7  For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 8  I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9  likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10  but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 11  Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12  I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13  For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14  and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15  Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control. 

I Will Shield You

The Lord is saying:  I Am here, and I Am with you.  Do not fear what you are about to see in the earth, for the enemy is furious knowing that his time is very short.  Since he is a created being and not eternal, he is not god, and therefore his resources are limited, so do not fear when you see what is unfolding around you.  Remember that I have you hemmed in on every side so the enemy cannot harm you.  You are going to see major disruptions where there has never been before, and this will cause many to go to and fro looking for peace, only to find chaos.  I warn you of these things in advance so that you will be prepared in your hearts and fully surrendered to Me, that I may keep you from these things.  Yes, it will seem that there is no hope, and apart from Me there is no hope, so no matter what you see, I Am with you.  Just as My people wandered in the wilderness for forty years, I was their shield, and in the same way, you, My children, I will shield from the workings of the enemy in the earth. 

 

Psalm 91:1-16 (ESV) He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2  I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3  For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. 4  He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. 5  You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6  nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. 7  A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8  You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. 9  Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge— 10  no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. 11  For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. 12  On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. 13  You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. 14  “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. 15  When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. 16  With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”