Will you trust Me?

Will you continue to believe and rejoice?

This is where your breakthrough is.

And this is where you simply getting up and breathing everyday is brilliant warfare.

When you get thoughts of sadness and thoughts of "oh well, I guess things aren't going to work out..."

· look to Me

· begin to praise Me

· see My face, and lift Me high.

Here the enemy has no power.

Here you are living in the victory of My glory.

Here you are being My friend.

Just keep your gaze fixed on Me and you will be amazed at what I lead you into.

I am always greater and more magnificent than your plans or dreams.
So when you stay in Me you will be immersed in My ways and goodness.

May His living water wash over you.
May the nutrients of His light revive you with hope.
May His love roll over you—and like play-dough—roll up any sand or debris that's around you.
May He envelop you in His goodness and the promise of eternity.

So rejoice.
Rise above everything hurtful and celebrate Me.
I am great on your behalf.

I will show you the way you should walk…and think.

Look to Me when you are crying out.
You will be amazed at what you see: Me.

So, now when you are frustrated and in pain, let Me pour through you.
When you don’t understand and disappointment is knocking on the door of your heart, see Me.

Let My Spirit define you, lead you, and fill you anew.

Seek My face and My presence will surround and fill you.
This is where your hope is.
This is where you can be full of courage in all that is before you—because I have you.

I have given you the power to trample on serpents and scorpions
(which are the demonic forces that incite fear, anger, violent, abuse, envy, and greed).

Speak the the storm and say, “PEACE BE STILL!”

“You take care of the earth and water it,
making it rich and fertile.
The river of God has plenty of water;
it provides a bountiful harvest of grain,
for You have ordered it…” how much more you do for me…

~ I am and have been your rear guard.
~ I am and have been your covering.
~ I am the Almighty One with healing, protection, and deliverance in My wings for you.
~ I have tucked you in, and am a shield around you.

I love you.
Let no other reality in.
Don’t entertain any other thought.
Everything MUST hinge on the never changing truth of My love.

“You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed [fixed] on You,
Because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3

When you lift Me high, your mindset and how you feel will be elevated.
This is TRUE!
This is a hidden treasure that few people tap into.

If you find yourself in a difficult place, ask yourself: Do you feel covered?
If not, you are not fully residing under My mighty, healing wings.

This is why you can stand tall in it—even when it doesn’t seem good or fair, or like it’s aligned to My Kingdom ways.

 As long as you stay in Me, you will be living in My Kingdom ways.

In this place the enemy has nothing in you. In this place you will not entertain the kind of frustration that leads to being disheartened

~ Believe My Word.
~ Declare My Word.
~ Meditate on the Eternal Goodness and Truth of My Word.

Thank You that you only have good for me.
…and You will lead me and guide for Your name’s sake.
Thank You that Your goodness and mercy follow me.
Today.

…I have something for you beyond what you can see or understand.
Beyond what you would even know to ask for.
….You didn’t know there was something I wanted to do in you
that you couldn’t have stepped into any other way.

Oh My sweet, sweet love. 
I know.
I know you don’t understand…
Oh, My sweet one, let Me love you, comfort you, and hold you.
I AM.

Part of this difficult time is building:

• authority in you

• true trust in Me

• and, a sense of sincere compassion for others

Love always only leads to goodness, strength, and mercy poured out.

You overcome when choose to believe and stand in My promises—in the midst of your pain
and difficulties…
Come, lean into Me and I will show you how to live
above your circumstances.

And, there’s something powerful about choosing to celebrate—even if your situation is not totally resolved.

• Celebration shifts things upward.

• Celebration will infuse you with life.

• Celebration is the way of My Kingdom.

As you follow Me, I will work all things after the counsel of My will. 
Believe this, My love.
It is true!
And, someday you will see the beauty of this time.

Regardless of what it is—a health issue, again;
                                      —another unexpected bill;
                                      —the pattern of things not working out;
                                      —people overlooking, devaluing, or misunderstanding you;
                                      —that deferred dream…

When that familiar “thorn in your flesh” comes up, again, what will you do with it?

You have a choice.

LORD, since You are our Savior, Healer and Deliverer, why don’t we get more immediate answers when we pray according to Your Word? 

My one, remember that I Am Love, so everything that I do is in the context of this powerful truth. 

When people ask Me for something...

“Dr. Oh’s office called and he wants to see me,” Roger said to me as I walked into the kitchen. My heart felt like it twisted into a knot and was held by a vice for a minute. Dread is a heavy thing, I noted. I went into the other room and began to pray in the Spirit. My mind was swirling but I knew I needed to find my anchor. I needed the truth of my God.

There’s more… there has to be.

I’ve committed to follow the LORD. He is my hope. He is my portion. He is everything, and yet… my heart longs for things not yet realized.

How can this be?