Journals of the Heart

Word of the Day

Clouds gather and bring with them rain . . . My rain . . . a rain capable of transforming even the arid of lands and producing an abundance of gardens in once uninhabitable places.

I hover over you, around you with a thick heavy presence, saturating and moisturizing the dry portions of your heart. Speak My name, Jesus, over and over until you sense the oil of Heaven saturating your very being. I am imparting My very essence, like dews of freshness on tender grass. And like the grass you must absorb every molecule of who I am.

This is done by agreeing with Me and not with the contrary thoughts of your accuser. He is a liar and the father of lies from the beginning. There is no truth in him.

Like a flaming arrow, an arrow of love and freedom, I send My Word to penetrate to the very depths of your being until it accomplishes the purpose for which I send it (Isaiah 55:11). Open yourself to Me today. Do not harden your heart because of your own failings (Hebrews 4:7).

Peter denied Me three times. Did I scold, forsake or turn away? No, I didn’t. I told him to not let his heart be troubled. He responded to My kindness and goodness and went on to great and mighty things. It is no different with you. Sometimes you hold on to things I don’t even remember. Be like Peter and let go. There is too much to do. Many Words given in the yesterdays of your life are now coming to fruition.

Therefore remember, I forgive, cleanse and remove all unrighteousness. Respond to My Words as I have responded to the sound of your voice speaking My name. Remember My Words of love and adoration. Let them propel you into a place of intimacy such as you have never known. Take Me at My Word and you will be amazed as your house stands firm upon the rock. Read Complete Love Letter…

“For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens, and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,”

“So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:10-12 Amplified)

Prayer

Lord, I turn my face to the heavens, to the Word, and like a child excited to play in the rain, I will allow myself to be drenched by Your presence. I turn my face upward and not outward. Pour into every uninhabitable place, every frustrated or anxious place and most of all; pour into every apathetic or complacent place. Soften my heart with the oil of Heaven that it might be abundant with green pastures of life and still waters of peace.

The lies of the enemy have no power over me for I have set my face like flint in Your direction. I am not ashamed. I no longer agree with the doubts and deceitful thoughts that diminish my status in You. If You don’t condemn me, who can? No one! Let every Word You have ever spoken to me respond in faith to the saturation of Your presence and the plans You have ordained for me. Like Peter, You tell me to not let my heart be troubled and I won’t. I receive righteousness only found in You and take You at Your Word. I come into a place of intimacy with full confidence of what Your blood bought for me, and I stand on the Rock. Amen

Reflect and Journal

1. Have your own failings or unmet self-expectations caused you to look down upon your own heart?
2. Have you hardened your heart in any way?
3. Ask Him to show you, and then release all to the One who delights at the mere mention of His name.
4. Ask Holy Spirit to stir up in your heart some of the Words He has given you in the yesterdays of your life. Write them down and meditate on what He said. Give Him time to show you what He wants to do. Journal His whispers to you.