This Is The Way Of Life

The Lord is saying:  Simplify your lives by giving it all to Me.  This is My message to you today.  When I say to give it all, I mean it all!  There is no area of your life that I cannot make better, because I see it all and I know all, and therefore I have the best solution for you in every area of your lives today.  My children are too distracted in this late hour because there are areas of your lives that hasn’t been given to Me.  I say this often because you need to hear it often – I Am a good God that wants only what is best for you.  When you come to this understanding, then I can move swiftly and bring about a good end.  There will be a time when you look back on those times when you surrendered an area of your life to Me and recognize that it wasn’t nearly as bad as you expected.  You will be amazed at how I was able to make your mess into a glorious chorus of joy and also bring peace into those around you.  This is the mark of a surrendered follower of Mine – that, even though you may still be in a difficult place, My hand is upon you and it is I who strengthen you in your circumstance.  This is the way of life I intend for each of you – that you be victorious as I lead you in it! 

 

Ephesians 3:14-21 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15  Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21  Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. 

Seek Me First

My loves, why do you not turn to me when you are in crisis?  Why do you think you can handle what you are going through alone?  It is not My will that you go through this life without Me.  This world was created for you to find Me and to have relationship with Me first and foremost, and yet too many of you turn to Me as a last resort.  This should not be!  I would that you turn to Me at the beginning of each day, that I may show you the path that I have planned for you.  My plan is always good, for it first of all sanctifies you, then nurtures you, and then it empowers you to be an overcomer in your circumstances.  These things are available to you daily, so do not neglect what I have to offer.  You see, My loves, it is Me, the Creator of all things that has placed you as the centerpiece on My mantle.  It is you whom I have given access to Me continually, that I may hold you, guide you and provide for you lavishly.  If you would only turn to Me now and always, at the outset of each day, then your day would be filled with peace and strength, no matter what is happening around you, or what circumstance you find yourself.  Seek Me first.

 

Joshua 6:1:16 (KJV) Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2  And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3  And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4  And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5  And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 6  And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. 7  And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. 8  And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. 9  And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10  And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11  So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12  And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. 13  And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14  And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15  And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16  And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. 

You Are My Main Focus

The Lord is saying:  I have you in the palm of My righteous right hand.  I have always sought you and as you have surrendered your lives to Me you have allowed Me to carry you in your darkest need.  I have heard your cries for help as you have struggled in this life, and I will never leave you nor forsake you.  It is in these dark hours that you need Me the most and it is then that I carry you to victory.  My loves, each of you is worth more than the entire universe combined to Me!  You are My favorite child.  You are My all-in-all.  You are My main focus, and I intend all things to happen for your good and not for your destruction.  I have seen your faithfulness and I will never forget these.  I have seen you put others above self, and I have seen when you give of yourselves to those who are in the most difficult times of their lives.  This pleases Me greatly!  My love for you compels Me be with you in all things, the good and the bad, that in both you will sense My presence with you.  So continue to love as I have loved you, help as I have helped you, and turn to Me in all things.  You will then realize your worth to Me as I Am now free to move in all areas of your lives. 

 

1 Cor 10:23-33 (KJV) All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 24  Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 25  Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: 26  For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. 27  If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 28  But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: 29  Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? 30  For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? 31  Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 32  Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: 33  Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. 

I Intend To Repay

You strive, but you can’t get.  You seek but you can’t have.  You long but you are unfulfilled.  These are the paths of the world, but in Me, you will receive what you desire in great measure in the coming days.  As the end of this age comes to a close I intend to repay each of My faithful ones with the spoils of the enemy who have taken from you, and he will have to pay you back with much interest.  Many of you are struggling and this pains me greatly, because I intend that you live without want.  I desire that you walk and do the things I have shown you, and then have you walk in plenty.  You had to go through a time of want to show you that you cannot fulfil your desires without Me.  There are many who don’t know Me that seem to have the world at their beck and call, and they do, for the enemy has lavished them with much to keep them enslaved to their lusts, but I have called you to deny yourselves, that I provide for you abundantly.  Yes, I plan to have the enemy pay you back for taking what I had given you, and now you have entered this time.  You will see the areas that you have struggled in for a long time soon become whole.  This is My intention in this time.  Do not think that this is some prosperity gospel or some such thing that is abhorrent in My eyes, but a gift to you from Me for denying yourselves, taking up your Cross and following Me.  You have done this at a great price and I have seen it all, and now I intend to repay some of what has been taken from you.  The rest will be lavishly paid back once you are with Me in Heaven, and your hearts will be glad.

 

James 1:1-18 (KJV) James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2  My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3  Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7  For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8  A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 9  Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10  But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11  For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 12  Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13  Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14  But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15  Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16  Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18  Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 

Stop!

The Lord is saying:  Stop!  Stop being so hard on yourselves.  Stop beating yourselves up because you feel like a failure.  Stop thinking you are nothing when you are everything to Me!  Stop cursing yourselves under your breath when you feel you are worthless, or when things are difficult and you don’t know what to do.  These are not the characteristics of a child of Mine.  These are characteristics of a child whose emotions are driven by circumstances rather than in My power as overcomers.  Too many of you live like this on a day-to-day basis and I Am calling you to stop doing this, for it lessens what I can do through you.  Once you fall into this trap of feeling like a failure because everything seems to be in chaos around you and you are doing the bare minimum just to survive, then  it is very difficult to turn around as it becomes just a way of life.  But I Am not going to keep you in this way, for I Am calling you to a much higher purpose.  Just stop feeling like you cannot do anything right and turn to Me and let Me make it right.  Once you do this, then I can make what seems hopeless to you become a huge victory not only for you but for My cause.  So don’t remove yourselves from that which I called you to do.  Instead, cry out to Me for help.  I Am always here to help you.

 

1 Sam 15:1-23 (KJV) Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. 2  Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3  Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4  And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 5  And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 6  And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7  And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 8  And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9  But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10  Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, 11  It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. 12  And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13  And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. 14  And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 15  And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. 16  Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. 17  And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? 18  And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 19  Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? 20  And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21  But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. 22  And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 

Don't Delay

The Lord is saying:  My loves, I Am here and I am with you.  You have entered a time of great testing and you are finding yourselves in great need in areas of your lives.  I have allowed this for My purposes in preparing you for what awaits you.  This is the time when I will use you to the level I have intended from the beginning.  I have written the script before the foundation of the earth were laid, and now it is up to you to follow what I have written for you to do.  This requires obedience on your part to My leading, so you don’t have to fear what comes next, for you can trust Me as I Am a good, good God.  When you recognize your testing, coming in various forms but all coming in your circumstances, leave all the details to Me as you do what I Am telling you in your Spirit, for I speak to you in a still small voice in the depth of your heart.  For many, you have become accustomed to seeking My face and hearing this faint voice even over the roar of the world.  The quicker you have learned to hear My voice in the chaos of this world, the quicker you hear and do what I have shown you, the quicker you will be used of Me.  Some of you will be enticed by the world at some point and will need more refining, and this comes in your circumstances.  So My cry to you today is to listen for Me where you are – seek My face and My voice and quiet your souls.  Once you hear and know the direction I ordain for you, then don’t delay in doing what is revealed.  You all are on the cusp of a mighty move of My Spirit and you must be ready to step into your defined roles.  This comes quickly.

 

James 5:7-20 (KVJ) Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8  Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 9  Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 10  Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 11  Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 12  But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 13  Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 14  Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16  Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17  Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18  And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 19  Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20  Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. 

Center Of Your Lives

The Lord is saying:  It is for You that My son, Jesus, died on the Cross.  It is for you that I created the earth.  It is for you that I draw you near to Me.  I do these things because I Am a good God, and I long to have a relationship with My children.  You see, My loves, I long to have a family that loves Me for who I Am.  When a person recognizes who I Am, and then surrenders their lives to Me, My heart explodes with joy!  If you only knew what awaits those who love Me, you would walk with Me daily in every situation, looking to Me to give you all things, that we may be one together.  Though you number in the billions, My relationship with each of you is as if there were none other.  Don’t miss this, My loves.  My relationship with each person who turns to Me is personal in nature and the joy goes both ways.  You have heard it said that if you were the only person that was created, He would have died on the Cross just for you. 

So My encouragement for you today is to focus on your relationship with Me.  No matter your situation or circumstances, I Am with you and I want you to recognized My role in your day.  I want to be the center of your lives because you are the center of mine, so do not neglect your time with Me.  

 

1 John 3:1-24 (KJV) Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3  And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5  And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6  Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7  Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8  He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9  Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10  In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 11  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12  Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. 13  Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14  We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15  Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16  Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17  But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19  And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20  For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21  Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22  And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23  And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24  And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.