Journals of the Heart

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Beloved, I am slow to anger and abounding in loving-kindness (Psalms 145:8). I know all have sinned and come short of My glory. I know this about you and yet My mercy is without end. I give it to you each and every morning fresh and new. I give mercy each and every moment without fail. I not only have mercy for today but have planned for the days ahead.

Beloved I am opening your heart today enabling you to understand My goodness, to experience it, to revel in it as it flows from the wellspring of My very being. There is no way you can ever exhaust the bountiful treasure contained in Me. I keep on giving and giving until complete perfection and sanctification is manifest in you—until you set at My table on that day arrayed in My glory.

Man does not live by bread alone but on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. When the Word comes in and cuts away the flesh of ungodly desires and habits, it can be painful, but I am always there to bind up the wounded and heal the brokenhearted (Job 5:18). Putting to death the flesh causes humility and freedom to be who I say you are, enabling you to flourish.

Beloved, timing is everything. Timing—My timing—is of the utmost importance. I know just when to plant in order for the things I have prepared for you to sprout, grow, and flourish. I know just when to present you to others and the world at large. Each stage of growth is critical and necessary to the final outcome

I never force you into being something that you aren’t, nor do I say bear this or that kind of fruit before it is time. There is always fruit appropriate to the season; appropriate to your stage of growth. You have done well. You matter. You matter to Me.

You do not contend with flesh and blood but with the enemy of your soul (Ephesians 3:12). Understand this and you will be free from the tendency to take part in the casting of…

Therefore, turn from looking at your wants and needs to give undivided focus to Me for I am the “Wellspring” of wisdom and life. I will not look in another direction. My heart is for you and you alone. My gaze is on you and you alone. You have my undivided attention. You, like Queen Ester, are simply beautiful beyond comparison. There is no separation from Me for My blood gives you all the access you need.

Beloved, as you rise and fly in the current of My mighty wings, you will have sight into My realm of goodness and glory—into My realm of thinking and doing. For I have called you to collect pollen and take it from place to place. The deposits you share will make it possible for gardens to bloom in the lives of others. What you have, they need.

I warm your heart with the sunshine in the morning to wake you up. I serenade you with a morning song each time your heart speaks a letter of love to Me. I love your smile whenever you are delighte

Beloved, you are the watchman…the gatekeeper of your own heart…your own personal sheepfold. It is up to you to open the gates of your life and heart in order for Me to have complete access. Yes, I dwell in you; but, I never force you into anything. Sometimes I allow things because I long to have your complete attention and affections; but, the choice is still yours at all times. It is called free will. It doesn’t take much movement on your part to draw Me into the sheepfold of your heart. Just a breath whispering My name is enough.