Life As An Adventure

Ha! Look what I can do, Beloved! I can do amazing things! But I don't work the way you expect Me to. I want you to walk in Freedom. Your need to be in control is still hindering your ability to just go with what I'm doing. I want you to learn to trust Me in everything - in every circumstance, regardless of how it looks! 

I want life to be an adventure for you! You talk about the roller coaster of emotions, but you forget that some people actually LOVE roller coasters! 

"So let go, my soul, and trust in Him! The waves and wind still know His name!" (It Is Well, by Kirstene DiMarco)

This adventure can be fun for you, Beloved. It really can!

Your Pillow, Your Blanket, Your Cosy Nook

Do you still trust Me, Beloved? Even though the way ahead is so unknown? Do you still trust Me, though the plan keeps changing at the last minute? Do you still trust Me, even though your body seems to fail you? 

"My heart and my flesh may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever!" (Psalm 73:26)

Beloved, find your place of rest in Me. I am your pillow, your blanket, your cosy nook. You don't need to "hold it together" for Me! Run to me as you used to run to your bed when you were in trouble as a child. Find your safe place in Me, as you used to cocoon yourself in your sheet. I am your safe place of rest, hide yourself in Me. Let your sobs out, don't hold them in. Let your body release the stress and tension of this week and just let go! The longer you stay here with Me, the stronger your conviction of My Strength and My Love will be! 

Rest and soak up My Presence, Beloved!

My Handiwork

Tune your ear to My voice, Beloved. When your soul is downcast, turn your eyes to Me. See how My Truth lifts your spirit to dance and soar in its beauty? 

Things look bleak to your eyes, but that is because you are looking at your circumstances with your natural eyes, not your faith eyes. Remember, I am the God who calls things that are not as though they are; I am the God who raises the dead!!

I am doing a new thing, and I have a special place for you here. I have chosen you before you have chosen Me. I am calling you to be a listener. A prophet. Not for your own glory, but for Mine. Do not try to rush Me. Trust Me. 

Oh Beloved, your heart is weary and troubled about many things. Rest your head on My bosom and be comforted. I have chosen you for this journey, not for any punishment, but because I LOVE and DELIGHT in you! Can you believe this? Dare you believe this? It is My joy to see you grow as an overcomer! 

The joy that you experience in taking a discarded article of clothing and making it into something new, something beautiful - this is just a taste of the joy I have in taking your broken and ugly circumstances and creating something beautiful in you. You are My HANDIWORK, Beloved! My joy and My delight!

Flourishing Oasis

Beloved, My Treasure, rest in My Love. Trust Me with the details. I've got this - every element of this! Surrender every fear, every desire to control your circumstances, every sorrow. I can contain all of your emotions, no matter how big or how messy! I AM your safe place. I will never leave your or forsake you. 

Trust Me - not only that I can get you through this difficult time, but that I can turn the desert into a flourishing oasis!

The Dance of Love

My Darling, you have opened the treasure chest and seen the beauty and joy within. It is time to take out the jewels and WEAR them! Beloved, you are My Princess, but you are walking around in rags! It is time to throw off the rags. I clothe you in robes of righteousness, and it is an insult to My Name to cling to your rags.

Beloved, I have set your precious gems in settings of silver and gold, and it is time to wear these treasures for all to see. Do not keep them shut away any longer!

Let Me take you by the hand and dance with you. Come, let Me lead you around the throne room in the Dance of Love. You are wearing your royal robes and precious jewels. This dance is such a joy and a delight, is it not! Lose yourself in the joy and colour of this moment, Beloved, as I twirl you around the floor.

My Dear One, come with Me. Let Me lead you back into your life. You see it as drab and dreary, but as I dance with you, see how every scene will turn from drab and grey to joyfully brilliant and full-colour! Vibrant, beautiful, full of Life and Joy! Every activity - mundane and enjoyable - will be touched and transformed by the Joy and Life of My Presence as we dance through your day.

The Treasure Chest

Beloved, you are so afraid of looking back at your time in hospital with Verity because of the painful memories. You see in that back corner of your heart a dusty old chest to keep those memories locked away in, but My Darling, it is a TREASURE CHEST! Let Me open it up and show you the beautiful jewels and precious gems that are waiting inside! You do not need to fear these memories, as they are full of treasured moments when I met you right where you were, in the midst of the pain. In the depth of your despair, I spoke Hope. In the agony of uncertainty, I spoke the certainty of My Presence through it all. Your story is one of Hope and Joy in Me in the face of adversity. Do not hide this away any longer! 

A Clear Mind

Beloved, I see you struggle with chaotic thoughts. It doesn't have to be this way! I have so much more for you. It is my desire for you to live with a clear functioning mind. I want you to have a mind ruled by peace, not chaos. I want to show you how this is done, but you need to stop your obsession with distraction. I know this obsession is driven by fear - fear of being alone with your thoughts. You need not fear your thoughts as I am with you. I commune with you in your thoughts! There is no need for fear here!

I want to show you just how different a day can be when you spend it communing with me. Each one of your distractions costs you in ways you don't realise. Consider all the words of peace I am speaking to you that you cannot hear over the TV program. Consider all the words of wisdom I am dropping into your heart that you cannot access when you keep your heart busy. It's revolutionary, Beloved. Try it tomorrow, test it and see!