My son was in high school, and my wife shared with me, “Joel hates you.” My stunned reaction was No; he doesn’t. He knows I love him and want the world for him. My wife repeated the statement in another way so I could absorb her comment; well he can’t stand being around you most of the time. You hound him about his school assignments; you are always correcting him about how he handles every detail of life. He feels... Read more
Seek contentment and happiness in my presence because the more you crave the allure of the world, the more you distance yourself from the center of my being and love. You drift from my presence when you focus on the things you desire and admire in the world. When you lose sight of me, you lose the awareness of your true identity of being united and one with me. So, be on your guard don’t let the trappings and... Read more
When you are searching for answers, and your life is at wit’s end corner, don’t fret away valuable energy looking for a resolution apart from me. I invite you to come to me for help. I am waiting to hear and respond, but it first takes your awareness of your need before I can move alongside you to give you my comfort and strength. There is no need to agonize with your problems alone. Don’t let fear overwhelm you.... Read more
You walk in my path when you not only say you will help others but when you put meat on the bones of your words and deliver to them hope, which they desperately need. My heart seeks those who are the forgotten and overlooked because they do nothing that impresses others to care, they are the sick, the broken and crushed in spirit and have nothing to offer anyone but love in return. Recall the words I spoke, as you... Read more
I know you’re sadly dismayed at the person who misunderstood what you said and then twisted your words to misrepresent your conduct to your family and friends. I felt the same sting when the religious leaders misunderstood my good news for love and compassion and communicated to the world an evil spirit was the source of the miracles and good deeds I did for others. The tongue is a fire, and it spews embers without realizing how it burns... Read more
I know some of you at this moment at the center of your being describe your feelings as heartstopping pain and inconsolable grief. You wonder if your life will ever be the same again and you have the lurking question is there hope beyond the grave. Others of you avoid thinking about death altogether knowing your life will end one day the same way. Take comfort I overcame the grave and defeated your arch enemy death. I told you before... Read more
Do not listen to the voices that tell you happiness is a result of accumulating money and notoriety. Wealth and fame are enslaving desires and hold you in their power by feeding on your fears for personal security and acceptance in the world. You need to know they are in opposition to the plans I have for you and the pleasure and satisfaction you seek through them last for a fleeting moment and then disappear forever. When you use your... Read more
I am the magnet of all-consuming love pulling and wooing you into the core of my indescribable glory and presence. You fight and resist me because of the fear of what might happen to you and whether I can be trusted. If you understood the short distance to freedom of your spirit from the bondage of this world; it would astound you. My destiny for you is to live intimately in union with me as a co-heir in the kingdom... Read more
I urge you not to mull over and over in your head how wrongly others have behaved toward you. When you center your attention on their conduct, it becomes a self-inflicted injury. It is natural to validate and direct your anger toward the people who hurt you when they failed to take responsibility to love and nurture you as they should. It is essential however not to let the feeling of resentment that life didn’t turn out the way you... Read more
Listen to me in the depths of your heart and being, and know I am your rock-solid friend who walks arm in arm with you. Don’t let the chaos of the voices and drama of the world cause you to question my love for you, for I have told you time after time I will never abandon or forsake you. In your darkest moments of life remember a bruised reed I will not break off and a smoldering wick I... Read more
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