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One of the things I promised was a cross to carry. I left the door open for you to decide whether to pick it up or not, but doing so was presented as a condition of being a disciple. Are you aware that you are carrying a cross? Have you ever cried out that yours is too much for you to bear? I can sympathize with this statement. Another man was pressed into service to carry mine when I could not. I know what you are capable of; do you? Have you ever complained that your load is too great and found that you could bear it after all? I do not willingly afflict my children.

The gospels record the events of my life. You study them as sacred scripture. What do you take away? Do you see the unique events of my life serving to prove my identity? Do you see them as anything more than that? Do they provide a pattern and an example for you? Peter declared that I was the son of God. I said that he was blessed because flesh and blood did not reveal this to him. Do you have the same basis for acknowledging my identity? Then you can use the events of my life as a pattern and example. Didn’t I call those who believed in me to follow me?

Boats generate wakes. You have seen this and perhaps even felt it if you have been wading near the shore or been in a small boat when a large boat passes by. Do you see a larger scale application of this concept? A spiritual one? There have been spiritual movements throughout history that have influenced all that came after them. As a result you don’t have to recreate the whole structure of doctrine and church government from scratch. You have the benefit of those who have gone before you to build roads and cities and also to build churches and cathedrals.

Do you have certain expectations for the way your Christian life will proceed? Have they always proven correct? When I came to earth my people were expecting a messiah and they had clear expectations about what a messiah would look like. In general I did not meet their expectations and they were not aware of my first advent even though I lived and walked among them. Do you think the same thing could happen again even among those who identify as my followers? I came teaching about the Kingdom of God and I still do.

Are you familiar with the passage that says, to him who has more shall be given, and to him who has not even that little he has shall be taken away? Does this seem unfair to you? Does it seem like a spiritual version of the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? Are you also familiar with the phrase, use it or lose it? This is a better explanation of my teaching and you have seen it in effect in your own life. Do the skills you practice improve? Do those you neglect atrophy? This does not add or detract from anyone but you. So the meaning is fair and obvious.

Do you see the spiritual nature of music? Music has been a part of spiritual worship from the beginning, even before the church. Music is also a large part of the secular entertainment business and you have heard criticism of music in church being a form of entertainment. You know it should be more than this, but a purely intellectual and rational age doesn’t know what to do with music or have a basis for comprehending meaning beyond the lyrics. But you who are spiritual should comprehend the meaning of melody.

LaWanda – O precious Jesus, Savior and Lord.  ♪♪ There is none like you.  No one else can touch my heart like you do.  I could search for all eternity long and find…there is none like you” ♪♪  O Lord, how blessed am I to sit in the presence of my King. 

Something has caused a rapid increase in autism and chronic health conditions in our children. Below I present some stats that may shed light on this issue. I also present solutions I have found that are working for me.

I define inner healing as "allowing God to replace the pictures in the art gallery of your mind, removing pictures that do not have Jesus in them and replacing them with pictures that do." This beautiful inner healing experience below occured as Cathy Kawar was journaling through one of the assignments in the Counseled By God training.https://www.cluschoolofthespirit.com/product/counseled-by-god/