I am in charge. I want you to know you are loving and loveable. I give you this gift packaged uniquely as you. Handle with care. Be yourself, with no pretenses. You and others need a friend like this. Take care of yourself and others. Like Simon the Cyrene, you help share the weight of My cross. I’m grateful for the way you assist others with their burdens. Gather them in and show them love. It’s not selfish or self-centered to do so. Give them your eyes and your full attention. Your kindness, like your compassion, will shine through. Be kind to yourself today – EVERY day – and it will be easier to be kind to others. Don’t beat yourself up every time you eat; enjoy your food. Be healthy and playful today. You are helping others.
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This Dance
You are MINE. I will use you for GOOD in this day. All you need to do is stay near Me and allow Me to lead in this dance of ours. Picture us moving joyfully together, and bring this playful spirit into each place you enter. Light and Goodness is in you and all around you. Share this Light with others, and invite them to “cut in” on the dance. Watch with equal delight as we move in the world, spreading joy.
A Reflective Stance
Stop trying to ‘be all that’ to everyone around you. I call you to obedience to My ways, not worrying about the impression you make on others. My ways may call you to be quiet and reflective as I replenish your mind and shift your direction. Open yourself to listening for My word and My guidance. I have many powerful and enriching things to teach you in this process, but I require an attentive student. Learn My lessons of love. For now, that is enough. Later I may call you to act justly or walk boldly, but for now I need a reflective, receptive stance from you. Listen and watch for what I want you to hear.
Outcomes
You worry so much about doing things “right”. While I appreciate your effort, sometimes it is too focused on pursuing perfection and not on simply finding ME. I desire relationships more than outcomes. Your work in the material world requires data and measurable results. The challenge for you will be meeting those requirements, yet not being swayed by them. Achievements, ‘status’, accomplishments, ‘proof’, recognition… Yes, I made you to do the work you are doing, but I also call you to rest in My love and My presence, trusting that the only outcomes and results I ask for are based on love, forgiveness, and moving in faith. My kingdom is built by those cornerstones. I will continue to attend to all of your needs, with more than adequate supply of daily bread. Move steadily through this day, attending to each task or encounter with a countenance of peace, and a demeanor that shows love. This is all I ask. I will equip you for all things. I am ALWAYS with you; nothing I call you to will ever have to be done alone.
Richness
You are richer than you think. When you look through narrowed eyes, seeing only earthly values, it feels like it’s never enough. Let Me widen your perspective to see all I am doing in your life. Blessing upon blessing, from every angle. More than enough to satisfy. See the truth in this richness. Relax your standards, and release your burdens to Me. Allow simplicity to rule today. Expend your energy only on the task that is before you, without giving in to the tendency to heap plans and worries on top. Widen your eyes to see all I am doing in this present moment. I care about you ever so deeply. Lift your eyes to the heavens when you most need to see where you are going, then practice the art of ENTRUSTING ME with the planning. I go before you, behind you, above you, inside you, – everywhere you go, I go.
My Design
My pen stroke is light and sweeps across the tablet of your life, – outlining your path, forming your words, sketching your beauty. Picture Me, your Great Creator, adoring My design: YOU. Do you not see and marvel at the intricacy of My creation? Your physical self, your mind, your dreams….they are tightly interwoven with Me. You and I are part of each other. I am not distant, nor do I frown upon you. I delight in My Creation. My hope is for you to recognize the Greatness within. Don’t try to bury the Light or tuck it away in misguided shyness or self-consciousness. Beam with our united presence in every step you take today, lighting the rooms you enter.
Open Invitation
Spend time with Me. I long for your attention, and once you start, you will find you crave Mine in return. I am ever-present to you. When you feel most frazzled, seek My face. Know that I “get it”. I can console or guide you as needed. Being in relationship with Me means making the time for us to be attentive to one another. I can do that in a flash of an instant with you as well as in long, luxurious measures of prayer time. It is called Devotion for a reason. Make a love commitment of attentiveness to Me with purity of heart and with intentional and purposeful focus, just as I am devoted to you. Have you chosen to be so with Me lately? I will never chastise you for periods of absence. You will always be celebrated like My prodigal son when you turn your heart toward Me. It remains an open invitation in every hour, every moment. Come back to Me. Seek Me with your whole heart.
First Love
Keep Me as your first love. You have many things that tug at your heart strings, clamoring for your investment of attention and affection. It’s okay, – in fact, it is Good! – to love My creation. I merely ask that you seek Me, spend time with Me, thank Me, and LOVE Me first. When your attention is divided or is solely focused on something or someone beyond Me, an emptiness may prevail. I long for you. I want to bless the people and pleasures that fill your attention. Seek Me, find Me, talk with Me. See how I help you focus on what is worthy of your attention.
Hunger and Satisfaction
What are you hungry for? Attention? Prestige? Stability? Excess? Find your ultimate security and pleasure in Me first. When you fix your eyes on Me, something happens to the appeal for other things. Your desires can be for good when brought into focus through My Lighting. You may need to release your grip for a while, allowing Me to take away that which is unhealthy for you and to re-order your priorities. Be hungry for Love, and for the Good of all. Stand ready to supply support and encouragement. Take notice of times when you need to retreat into the background. I will organize for the greater Good, and you will find satisfaction as you see My works unfold. Be filled with holy desire. We are One.
Not So Serious
Live up to MY expectations, not your own. Mine are softer than you think. Your pursuits and goals must be in line with the needs of My kingdom, and I want you to do what comes naturally and easily to you. I call you to lighten up on yourself and around others a little more. This may be at work, your home, your church, elsewhere, – reaching out in love, through playfulness and attentiveness. Find balance in rest, leisure, and quiet time – not working all the time. I expect purity of thought with helpful intentions and plenty of laughter. You don’t have to be so serious all the time. Let down your guard so that I can work in you, through you, and with you. See a playful God who accompanies you into this day. I created joy for many reasons. Find enjoyment alongside work.
Spoken to Me 