DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED

 

 

DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED by the difficulty of keeping your focus on Me.  I know that your heart’s desire is to be aware of My presence continually.  This is a lofty goal: you aim toward it but never fully achieve it in this life.  Don’t let feelings of failure weigh you down.  Instead, try to see yourself as I see you.  First of all, I am delighted by your deep desire to walk closely with Me though your life.  I am pleased each time you initiate communication with Me.  In addition, I notice the progress you have made since you first resolved to live in My presence.

 

When you realize that your mind has wandered away from Me, don’t be alarmed or surprised.  You live in a world that has been rigged to distract you.  Each time you plow your way through the massive distractions to communicate with Me, you achieve a victory.  Rejoice in these tiny triumphs, and they will increasingly light up your days. 

 

                                                                                                                                                            ROMANS 8:33-34  HEBREWS 4:14-16

 

 

11/02/2013

 

GROW STRONG in the light of My Presence.  Your weakness does not repel Me.  On the contrary, it attracts My Power, which is always available to flow into a yielded heart.  Do not condemn yourself for your constant need of help.  Instead, come to Me with your gaping neediness; let the Light of My Love fill you.

 

A yielded heart does not whine or rebel when the going gets rough.  It musters the courage to thank Me even during hard times.  Yielding yourself to My will is ultimately an act of trust.  In quietness and trust is your strength.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                            Psalm 116:5-7  EPHESIANS 5:20    ISAIAH 30:15

 

11/03/2013

 

EVERY TIME something thwarts your plans or desires, us that as a reminder to communicate with Me.  This practice has several benefits.  The first is obvious:  Talking with Me blesses you and strengthens our relationship.  Another benefit is that disappointments, instead dragging you down, are transformed into opportunities for good.  This transformation removes the sting from difficult circumstances, making it possible to be joyful in the midst of adversity.

 

Begin by practicing this discipline in all the little disappointments of daily life. It is often these minor setbacks that draw you away from My Presence.  When you reframe setback as opportunities, you find that you gain much more than you have lost.  It is only after much training that you can accept major losses in the positive way.  But it is possible to attain the perspective of the apostle Paul, who wrote: Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus, I consider everything I once treasured to be as insignificant as rubbish.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                            COLOSSIANS 4:2    PHILIPPIANS 3:7-8