Year one
12-1
Divine Pruning
My Love can be like a sharp, harsh blade that breaks the hardened ground of hearts and churns it over and over. My Love is like the fertilizer that brings new possibilities into the now-soft heart soil. The storm, harsh, churning blade and the fertilizer are all necessary before beautiful flowers and good food can spring up in your Life.
John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine dresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. . . . 6If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned . . . 8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.
Psalm 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.
Romans 5:3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Luke 8:11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12 The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.14 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
12-2
Trust His Timing
Know that My Love is thorough, kind and deep even when it is difficult to understand. Accept all My ways and My Love. Be patient like a farmer. Accept all of the process. Not a second of it is wasted. Trust My Love. It is very good.
1 Peter 5:6-7 So humble yourselves under God’s strong hand, and in his own good time he will lift you up. You can throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon him, for you are his personal concern.
1 John 4:18-19 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because He first loved us.”
Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Psalm 143:8 Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
12-3
Wait on Me
Learn to see My Love in everything. Do not look at pain alone. Look beyond death and destruction. Look below the surface and there you will find My Hand of Love. Be patient. You cannot see the sprout that grows from My Love until it breaks through the ground. You will see My Love break through. I promise. Death and darkness cannot hold back the force of My Love. Be patient. Look beyond the surface. Look past today. Look under the appearances. Remember there are unseen things. Time is not a problem for My Love. I Am patient. You be patient also. My Love never, ever fails. Wait on Me.
Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
James 3:17-18 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
12-4
The Promise of the Pruning
Hard and frozen heart ground requires very sharp blades and perfect timing to be turned into soft soil that wants to receive My Love-fertilizer. Open your own heart-ground while you wait for Me. Do not resist My work in you. Recognize that I Am focusing on your heart . . . not just someone else’s. I Am plowing your ground . . . not just that difficult one’s heart. I Am thawing frozen ground and breaking up hardness within your heart . . . not just others whom you think need plowing.
John 15:1 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. . . . 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.
1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Matthew 13:23 Hear then the parable of the sower:. . .23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
12-5
Humility Before Honor
Humbly accept My work and even be grateful. Your acceptance and cooperation will make the process easier for you. You will have peace when you submit to My kind ways no matter what instrument of Love I use on you. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning for those who submit to My Ways and patiently trust in My Love. It never fails. I Love you with Real Love. I Am Wisdom.
Psalm 30:5 Weeping may endure for a night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the Lord, shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.
James 4:10 Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].
12-6
True Love
True Love must be shared. Love cannot remain shut up into itself. That is not possible. That is not the nature of Real Love. It must be given away. It’s focus is on an “other,” or a “receiver” rather than on it’s self. Real Love never stops the act of Loving that which will receive it’s Love. I Am Love. I Made you to receive Love from Me.
Acts 20:35 . . . remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
Luke 6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Matthew 22:37-39 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
First John 4:7-8 “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
John 15:12-13 “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
12-7
Do You Really Want Me?
My eyes roam the earth seeking those who want My Love. I long to give them My Love. That is the nature of Real Love. I can only give Love away. Love never stops. Therefore the more it gives the more it has to give. My supply of Love for you will never run out. That is why I can cover all your sins.
Psalm 116:1-2 I love the Lord, because he hears me; he listens to my prayers. He listens to me every time I call to him.
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth so that He may support those whose heart is completely His.
Jeremiah 17:10 I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds.
Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
12-8
It’s All About Love
My supply of Love for you will never run out. That is why I can cover all your sins. I have more than enough Love for you to do that. I Am the True Giver of Love. That is what I do. Every act of Mine is an act of Love . . . no matter what it looks like in the moment. Keep watching Me and you will see. Love gives itself away. That is the nature of True Love. It’s focus is outward . . . not inward. I Am focused on you!
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Psalm 86:15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all that you do be done in love.
John 13:34-35 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.
12-9
Love=Power
Some things are powered by gasoline. Some by electricity. Some by solar power, some by steam, some by nuclear power. You, My Beloved, are powered only by My Love. Receive more of My Love and you receive more power. No Love=no power. Lots of My Love=lots of My power. Open up and take in My Love for you!
Ephesians 3:16-20 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
12-10
Do You Really Want Me?
To be with Me is both the easiest thing you will ever do and the hardest. Use your will. Desire Me. Turn from other desires and distractions and give your self over to one pursuit . . . Me.
Jeremiah 29:13-14 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14I will be found by you, declares the LORD,
Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
Matthew 7:14 But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.
Matthew 16:24, 25 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me…
Matthew 25:1, 10, 13 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom… Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. . . Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
12-11
Insights on Your Will
You know what it is to pursue something. Let’s use a job as an example. First, you know that you want to make a change in your life. Then you look about within yourself to answer the question of what kind of change would satisfy you. Then you scan the options. Next you choose the option of a new job. You begin to scan the options of what kind of job. You then narrow your search as you make choices. You continue the process of using your will over and over again. You walk away from many options and walk toward others. You turn down this and that. Your will becomes stronger as you use it more and more.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
Ephesians 6:3 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
2 Timothy 2:4 4 No soldier in active service gets entangled in the [ordinary business] affairs of civilian life; [he avoids them] so that he may please the one who enlisted him to serve. 5 And if anyone competes as an athlete [in competitive games], he is not crowned [with the wreath of victory] unless he competes according to the rules. 6 he hard-working farmer [who labors to produce crops] ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.7 Think over the things I am saying [grasp their application], for the Lord will grant you insight and understanding in everything..
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Luke 9:62 But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.
12-12
More of Me = Less of You. Choose Me!
You learn what satisfies your longing as you consider and narrow your choices. Then your will grows so large during the process that it is able to turn down every possible job except one. That job becomes your goal. You then use all your energy to get that job. After perseverance the job is yours. That is the process of gaining more of Me.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
2 Timothy 1:7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
12-13
What are you choosing?
Exercise your will over and over. Choose to know the Truth about Me and what I Am like. Scan your heart for needs and longings. Consider the options. Use your will to narrow the choices. Turn down this and that. Learn more about Me by fellowshiping directly with Me. You will always have other options to turn down. Each time you use your will to turn down options and choose Me your desire for Me grows stronger.
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, and seek Him with all their heart.
Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the LORD, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
Zechariah 8:20-23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘It will yet be that peoples will come, even the inhabitants of many cities. ‘The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, “Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts; I will also go.” ‘So many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD
1 Chronicles 2:8-9 As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts If you seek Him, He will let you find Him;
12-14
The easiest and the hardest thing to do
When your desire grows My Presence within you grows. I reward those who seek Me because they truly desire Me. The more you desire Me the more you will choose Me above all other options. To have Me is the easiest and the hardest thing you will ever do. Getting you was the goal of My desire. It was the easiest and the most difficult thing I ever did. No regrets.
John 3:16 For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.
12-15
To Know Me is to Love Me
To Love Me is to know Me. How can you love what you do not know? How can you know what you have not been with? How can you be with Me unless you have come to Me? When you are considering a job opportunity, you ask others who have experience with the work, the boss, the workers. Based on their opinion you make a decision whether or not to pursue the job. What if those opinions were inaccurate? What if the ones you asked, worked for a different company than the one with the job opening, and they think the positions with all companies are equal? What if they are working for a harsh boss but think that is what all bosses are like? Make your choice based on Truth. Seek Me. Ask Me to reveal the Truth to you. I will show you who I Am.
John 17:3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
1 John 4:8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
1 Chronicles 17:13 I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
1 John 3:1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
Psalm 103:13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
12-16
A Twist in Our Adventure Together
Why are you upset when you are robbed of time, money, things or plans? Do I not own all time, money, things and plans? Do I not Love you and walk with you each day? Rather than be upset by the robbery, consider it a new twist in Our adventure together. Understand that the lost one who made the choice to steal from you is a potential friend who needs Me.
James 1:2-4 2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let [e]endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Matthew 6:25, 32-34 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? . . . 32 your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
12-17
Let’s Rebuild Together!
When you are upset by injustice ask Me to show you the dark root of sin within your spirit. Then bind it and cast it out. Forgive so I can restore your peace. Then you will see Me carry out My original plan which included this experience. If you lost time you gain patience. If you lost money you gain faith. If you lost things you gain more attachment to Me. If you lost plans you have an adventure.
Romans 8:1-2, 37 No condemnation now hangs over the head of those who are “in” Jesus Christ. For the new spiritual principle of life “in” Christ lifts me out of the old vicious circle of sin and death.37 No, in all these things we are more than victorious through Him who loved us.
Matthew 11:28 28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.…
Joel 2:25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
2 Corinthian 7:1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
Psalm 51:1-2 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
12-18
Directed by Divine Love
If you succumbed to emotional wreckage then you now can learn self-control. The crime has become a blessing to you. Humble yourself. Love does not insist on its’ own way. It is patient, forgiving and kind at all times, to all people. If you do not have enough Love to face robbery with peace then come to Me. Together We will identify the darkness in you and cast it out.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline.
John 13:34-35 I give you a new commandment—to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
12-19
The Providence of Purposeful Pain
The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. I give you Life. Sometimes I use the thief to work My Life into you. Receive My Life from all the instruments I use. I will help you.
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10b I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[have been called according to his purpose.
Deuteronomy 32:4 The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.
Genesis 50:20 As far as you’re concerned, you were planning evil against me, but God intended it for good, planning to bring about the present result so that many people would be preserved alive.
12-20
Intimacy for Eternity
Do you not see that deep, intimate, perpetual fellowship with you is My one desire? I will use all the tools I have to bring you and Me together . . . good times and hard times, good health and bad, fairness and injustice, beauty and ugliness, heat and cold, friendship and loneliness, ease and work. There is no limit to what I will do for you and Me to enjoy intimacy for all eternity. You are worth it. I Am worth it. Together, We are worth it.
1 John 3:1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
Psalm 103:13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Matthew 11:27 All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
John 17:21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me
12-21
A Consuming Fire
Jealousy is an all consuming fire. The irony of jealousy is that it destroys both the one who is jealous and the object of that one’s desire.
Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 27:4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
James 3:14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
1 Corinthians 3:3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
12-23
Unhealthy Affection
If you are jealous for the attention and affection of another then your jealousy will destroy the prospect of any close relationship at all. It will also bring pain to the one you think you “love.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
James 4:2-3 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?
Romans 13:13-14 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me.
12-24
The Fruit of Jealousy
If you are jealous to have something others have, like youthful or beautiful appearance, then your jealousy will not only destroy the relationship but it will destroy the attractive appearance you do have.
James 4:2-3 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
James 3:14-15 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Song of Solomon 8:6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
1 John 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
12-25
Jealousy: Unyielding as the Grave
Jealousy is like a defective gun. It fires at the object while exploding in the hands of the owner. Detach from all but Me. Then you will be safe from deadly jealousy. Attach to Me alone. Then you will bless others and not bring a curse on them. Love My Love for you. Only it will fulfill you.
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 27:4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Psalm 143:8-9 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. 9 Rescue me from my enemies, LORD, for I hide myself in you.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7 6 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.
12-26
Desiring Intimacy
When your will or desire for Me seems weakened I will help. Just ask. You have tools to help you overcome the desires of your flesh in the exterior life. I Am your help to overcome the self-nature in your interior.
2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
Ephesians 3:16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man. . .
Psalm 51:6 Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.
12-27
Fanning the Flames
When exterior desires overcome your spirit you are weak. Come to Me. I will be your strength. Even when your desire for Me, My Presence and Voice is weak just ask and I will fan the ember of your will back into a flame for Me. I will draw you back into My Kingdom. I will help you with your will or desire. I will make you thirsty with the salt of My Love. I know you need help with wanting Me. Do not feel ashamed. Just ask Me to fan the flame of your desire for Me. I love you!
Revelation 3:20-22 Therefore, shake off your complacency and repent. See, I stand knocking at the door. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I will go into his house, and dine with him, and he with me. As for the victorious, I will give him the honor of sitting beside me on my throne, just as I myself have won the victory and have taken my seat beside my Father on his throne.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Matthew 19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your hear
12-28
Be a Friend of God
Your relationship with others changes every day. You can have a good friend that has been faithful to you for years yet the qualities of your interactions are different each day. I Am a living God. Your relationship with Me will be living and changing as well.
John 14:21, 23 The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.” 23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
Isaiah 41:8 You, my servant Israel,Jacob whom I have chosen,offspring of Abraham my friend.
Genesis 18:17 Then the Lord said, “Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth may receive blessing through him. 19 I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then the Lord will give to Abraham what he promised him.
Genesis 5:22 Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God three hundred years after the birth of Methuselah and had other sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 And [in reverent fear and obedience] Enoch walked with God; and he was not [found among men], because God took him [away to be home with Him].
Genesis 33:11 And so the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend.
Acts 13:22 He raised up David to be their king: of him He testified and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart [conforming to My will and purposes], who will do all My will.
12-29
Life is an Adventure With Me
Some days you and I will have intense conversations. Others We will quietly rest together. Some days We will be playful. Others We will work side-by-side. Sometimes you will be perplexed as you learn to trust Me. Other times you will fly in delight within your soul. Welcome to Our real, Living, breathing relationship. I Am faithful to you.
Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
Matthew 10:39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 13:11-12 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
1Corinthians 2:12-14 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. 14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
1Corinthians 3:1-2 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,
1Corinthians 6:17 17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
1Corinthians 10:23 23 “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.
1Corinthians 13:11 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
12-30
Like Mother’s Milk
I will satisfy the hunger of your soul. The world says, “A glass of wine, good food, conversation with friends . . . these are among the most satisfying things.” I made your soul. I know your deepest needs which even you are not aware. I long to satisfy your soul with Me, My Presence and Voice. Do not be tempted to seek satisfaction through exterior life. It will be like sucking on ice . . . it quickly melts, it is not enough to quench your thirst and the temperature is too harsh for your mouth. I made mothers’ milk to be perfectly satisfying to babies . . . the right taste, temperature and soft, soul-satisfying delivery. I know how to satisfy your soul. Trust Me.
Come to Me in silence and peaceful waiting. I will be there. No emotion, worries, requirements, pressures, guilt, hurries . . . just be. Just be before Me in silent, relaxed, waiting trust. I always show up. I love to satisfy the ones who truly want Me alone.
Psalm 103:5 . . . who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 63:5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.