I quiet myself: “Here I am, Lord. My beloved Savior and Friend, I am here. Open the eyes of my heart, Lord. Open the ears of my heart. I want to hear You. I want to see You. Oh how I love You, Lord. Where are You?”
Jesus is in front of me. We are in heaven. His hands are on my shoulders. He is looking me in my eyes.
Are you depressed? The use of prescription antidepressants is widespread today, but the problem is even grater than this suggests, for there are both medical and spiritual definitions of depression. In simple terms if you do not have joy then you are spiritually depressed. Joy is delight in life. This is the birthright of my children. If your life is in me then there is no difference between joy in me and joy in life. Observe children and see their wonder and marvel at the world around them. Then realize that you are my child and you stand on the brink of eternity. Let this understanding fill your observations of the world around you to give you joy and delight.
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Lord God, when You say the greatest commandment is to love You and love one another, what about loving yourself?
Are you familiar with the terms devotion and dissipation? These words are Christian jargon but they have more general definitions as well. You consider the former to be good and the latter to be bad and you are right. The key lies in their general definitions. Devoted things are committed to a single purpose. Things that are dissipated are scattered without purpose. Are you familiar with the idea of being spread too thin? If you commit yourself to too many things, even good things, you will be too tired to carry out the mission I have for you. I want you to focus and control your energies that they may be effective in carrying out the unique destiny I have just for you.
I quiet myself: “Here I am, Lord. Open the eyes of my heart, Lord. Open the ears of my heart. I want to see You. I want to hear You. I tune my heart to Your flow. Flow with me, Holy Spirit. Speak to me out of Your flow. Thank You, Jesus that You are alive. Where are You, Lord?”
Are you normally a fussy eater? Have you ever been really hungry? Did that make you less particular about what you ate? Hunger is a non-specific desire for food. The more you experience it the less you will be fussy about how you satisfy it. Are you a fussy eater in a spiritual sense, or do you hunger and thirst after righteousness? Some believers will only accept ministry from certain individuals or those within their tradition or denomination. Yet I have spiritual nourishment for you outside of these confines. You are wise to be discerning about the unfamiliar, but if you hunger and thirst after righteousness you should cast your net beyond your current comfort level.
I said that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. My disciples were astonished at this. Who then can be saved? The poor know that what I offer them is better than what they currently have. I also offer the wealthy something better than they currently have, but how many of them are in a position to understand this? A rich young ruler went away sorrowful rather than doing what I told him to enter the Kingdom of heaven, and the cares of this world choked out some of the seed scattered by the sower. You would rather be rich than poor, but don’t let your affluence hinder you from following me.
Do you constantly look for greater things to do for me? It is an admirable trait for you to want to expand your usefulness in my Kingdom. Yet do you find limited opportunities for upward advancement? There is strong competition for prominent positions. Perhaps you would get better results by changing your focus. Instead of looking for some greater way to serve, see if you can find some smaller way than you currently do. You will find more opportunities and less competition in this search, and he who is faithful with little will be given much. Yet do not look at these small things only as stepping stones to great things, for they are valuable in their own right.
Question: I've had 9 entities (i.e. various business people and companies) over the years say we are moving forward with a key project. And it seems all 9 were "fakes."
