I am your hiding place
Today
I will protect you from the wind and the storms.
I am a great rock overshadowing you and your loved ones.
I am a river of supply
Today
in the midst of many needs.
Breathe easy.
Know that your heart has been set to do MY will.
No, you will not be put to shame.
You will run to do My will for I Am enlarging your heart.
I teach you to follow My ways —
you will follow them to the end.
I give you understanding —
you will be quick to obey My voice.
I direct your path —
there you will find delight.
I turn your heart towards Me and not towards selfish gain.
I turn your eyes away from lustful things and I preserve your life.
Today
breathe easy and live in the freedom of My love and grace.
Believe this day that I have established you in righteousness.
Awake unto that righteousness.
Oppression is far from you and you are not afraid.
Terror will not touch you.
Surely it shall raise it’s ugly head -
but not at My command.
Surely those who strive against you shall fall.
Surely they shall know shame and disgrace
because you have known Me.
They shall be as nothing -- a non-existent thing.
No weapon formed against you shall prosper.
You condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is your heritage.
Indeed your righteousness is of Me.
Why do you weary yourself looking for Me?
Why do you act like a thirsty man in a dry hot desert?
I am with you ALWAYS.
My Word is Truth.
Not your feelings.
Not your circumstances.
Only My Word.
If I have told you “I will never leave you”
Resist the temptation to search for Me.
Just be with Me.
I am not calling you to pray for My benefit but for yours.
Prayer is a provision.
I paid a great price for this privilege.
Don’t cheat yourself.
Let no man control you.
Men will try to manipulate for their own gain,
For their own purposes.
Yes, some will even do it in My name.
Do not be deceived, My little one.
You know My ways.
I do not control with shame and manipulative pressures.
I lead with grace and love,
Always leaving the choice to you.
The only power others have over you is the power you give them.
Do not react to underhanded ways.
But instead, abide in Me and act.
Say what you hear Me say.
Do what you see Me do.
I have made you free—
Free to serve Me.
Be confident in My love for you.
Lean on it like one would lean on a marble pillar.
It will not crumble underneath the weight.
Lean.
Rest.
Be comforted.
Be confident.
All power is Mine.
All glory and majesty is Mine.
The victory is Mine.
Riches and honor come from Me.
What can you build for Me that has not come from Me?
Unless I build the house you labor in vain.
Watch Me build through you and enjoy!
Consider the ability of a man to dream.
Is this an evolutionary accident
Or could it be a gift?
Did I put this in a man only to entertain him
Or could there be a purpose?
Be like Joseph.
Dare to dream that which I have put in your heart.
Let no boundaries be set.
Dream and believe in the power behind that dream.
Sing loud today.
Even if others have said it doesn’t sound good.
I hear with a different ear.
I seek out those who will sing with their whole heart,
A heart that is unashamedly in love with me.
Sing loud.
You have my complete attention.
In all that you do
Guard against unforgiveness.
Let everything be done in love.
Leave no room for bitterness.
Run from disunity.
Confidently expect Me to command blessings in the unity.
Agree with Me and I will move heaven and earth
To see My plans for you fulfilled.
Do not chase after the plan.
Chase after me - the Master Planner.
Spend time with Me.
Come into My presence and allow Me to love on you.
Then I can send you out and you will walk in love.
I appoint the sun to shine by day.
I decree the moon and the stars to shine by night.
I stir up the sea and command the waves to roar.
The Lord Almighty is my name.
I am the one who leads beside cool streams of water.
I take you down level paths where you will not stumble.
I cover and watch over you continually
I generously open my hand to meet your every need.
I am your Father.
I delight in you.
I love you.
I am the Lord God of all mankind.
Is there anything too difficult for me?
I ask you today my child,
“Are you trying or are you trusting?”
I’m not asking you to work harder
at trying to do something for Me.
I’m asking you to abide.
I’m asking you to rest.
I’m asking you to trust.
Give up.
Let go.
Trust.
Trust what I am doing in your life today.
I am making a way where there seems to be no way.
My design for you is giving,
Not holding on.
So right now purpose in your heart to turn it all over to Me.
That’s right—let it go!
Have confidence in Me.
Have confidence in My love for you.
For I am love and perfect love casts out all fear.
Even though you are walking through the midst of trouble,
Know that I preserve you.
I have stretched out my hand against the anger of your enemies.
With my right hand I save you.
I will fulfill my purpose for you.
My love endures forever.
I will not abandon the works of my hand.
Know Me today as your constant dwelling
A constant ever-present refuge.
Rest in the Most High.
See me as your Shelter.
See yourself hidden away from your enemies-
even the enemy of fear.
The one that stalks in the darkness desiring to destroy you.
My faithfulness shall shield you
because surely I have caused you to trust me.
Let me satisfy you in the morning.
Hear me sing over you in the night.
Be aware of those I have stationed around you.
Be comforted in knowing that I have commanded them to continually watch over you and guard you
in ALL your ways.
There will never be a time that you call upon me
and I don’t answer.
Call upon me.
Call upon me continually.
You will see with your own eye your enemy destroyed.
Better yet, with your own foot I will trample them.
Be anxious for nothing and
Enjoy the journey.
Yes, I AM leading you in a way you have not gone before.
It can only be made on your knees.
There you will find faith to be faithful.
That faith will give birth to a small beginning.
That faith will see a small beginning watered and fed.
That faith will see a small beginning multiply and grow.
Travel this trip on your knees and
SOAR.
Look around you.
Take an inventory.
All that you have I have given you to enjoy.
I am your Father.
I want you taken care of.
I delight in seeing you blessed.
That is why I also remind you that all you see shall pass away.
Only my Word is eternal.
I not only give you my Word to bring you joy
But to bring you life---
Life Eternal.
Check your heart.
See that My priorities are your priorities.
Enjoy all things.
But hold on tightly only to that which matters.
I love your smile.
I delight in hearing you laugh.
Yes, you are totally pleasing to Me.
Take your eyes off your mistakes today.
Lay aside those areas you consider yet to be
rough and unfinished.
My precious child, I remind you again,
I approved of you before you were ever conceived in
your mother’s womb.
I APPROVE OF YOU!
So what if people haven’t always approved of you.
No, they don’t understand your passions.
They don’t see your giftings.
They haven’t treated you like the valuable treasure
that you are.
So what!
Does that change the truth?
You know the answer.
Now lay it all down, lift up your head and smile.
BETTER YET, LET’S LAUGH!!!
You think you have exhausted all possibilities.
Your mind shouts,
“There is no solution, there is no answer.”
But I would say to you today,
“Be still and answer me this.
How can the same sun set on the same horizon day after day after day and never look the same?
Am I not the same yesterday, today, and forever?
Am I not the God that does not change?
My sameness, my unchangingness also applies to this truth—
I am always doing something new!
Count on it.
Look for it.
Rest in it.
That is my very character.
I am the Creator and I have not exhausted my creativity.
That too, is eternal.
I fill you with all hope and joy, as you trust in me.
Believe that I am doing something new in your life today.
Press into Me.
Press into my creativity.
You will find the answer you are looking for.
Look for it to be new!”
Child, know that the gracious hand of your Father is upon you.
TAKE COURAGE!
TAKE COURAGE!
TAKE---TAKE---TAKE
Joy will come.
But courage is something that is taken.
I have prepared a table before you in the midst of your enemies.
Slow down—set down.
Stop and eat.
Today eat courage.
It will not be found in self. Nor will it be found in circumstances.
Only in Me.
Only at My table.
See my outstretched hand of love towards you today and by faith
TAKE COURAGE!
