My Trustfall With God

May you not turn from God's provision when you receive God's promise, for the power of man's arm or the wisdom of man's mind cannot safeguard God's blessing. 2 Kings 12

May you seek God for His answer to the problem of the heart, not just a cure to the symptom, that you may be set at liberty to continually follow His will and persistently obey His commands in the fear of the Lord. 2 Kings 13

May you learn self-denial in obedience to the discipline of the Lord that you may live and prosper, even as your soul prospers. 2 Kings 13, 3 John 1

May you discern the heart behind the words, as God gives you grace to know His truth and His ways. 2 Kings 13

My child, will you choose to know Me by the Spirit in My truth and My fullness? To see Me is to be renewed in your mind and refreshed in your spirit. To walk with Me is to turn your world upside down and to upend all your values. To draw near to Me is to have old things made new, broken things made functional, worn things made fresh, useless things become useful, that which held no beauty is filled with beauty. It means that those things which once were gain in your life become loss, the things you treasured turn into rubbish to be cleared away, that which you thought solid enough to build on turns out to be shifting sand. To know Me in the power of My resurrection requires that you walk in My sufferings and death to self. To put on the mind of Christ is to empty yourself of all rights and privileges, making no demands or claims, striving for nothing but to speak as you hear the Father speak and to do as you see the Father do, being obedient through the rejection and slander, despising the shame and being conformed to My death. For what hold has sin over one who has suffered the death of his carnal mind, and what power has evil over one who has crucified his fleshly nature that once was his sole and only concern in life? My grace is poured into your life, My willing one, as the budding of a new life in the service of your King and will flower into the glory of one doing the mature work of My kingdom. When I ask, “Who will go?” your heart will hear and be free to leap at the words. When I say, “Follow Me,” you will step forth, under no compulsion but willingly and joyfully, into all that My Father has prepared for you to do.

Though you are wise to be cautious, may fear never choke off charity, as you obey God's command to extend His love to all He brings to you. Acts 9

May you know that your acts and your works will speak of you and for you when you are unable to, so let God's love be your motivation and His grace give you skill as His mercy guides your steps in all that you do. Acts 9

May you desire nothing more than to make your heart a dwelling place for the Lord, the Mighty One of Jacob, allowing no sleep to your spirit and giving no rest to your soul as you press in with worship and thanksgiving, being clothed with righteousness and singing for joy in His presence. Psalm 132

May your confidence never rest in what the strength of man can complete, or in what the wisdom of man can conceive, or even in what the gifts of God can accomplish, but may you only and ever rest your confidence and security, your trust and your faith, in God alone, acknowledging that you cannot stand in your own sufficiency, always soberly dependent on God's grace, ever watchful for the traitor in your own heart. 1 Kings 11

May you be a servant to the people and serve them as the Lord directs, walking in His ways and sharing His wisdom in compassion. 1 Kings 12

May you use the times of inactivity that come your way as preparation for the next season, for after Saul was three days without sight, and fasting, he immediately began to preach after he regained his sight and strength. Acts 9

My child, I am a God of relationships. I do not desire your offerings; I long for you. Your money is no substitute for your time, My busy one. By your efforts, you can make more money, but time is My gift to you. Slow down, breathe the breath of life that I give you, and take time to turn and align yourself to Me. Just as a compass seeks the north, so you will find that you know the way. Let My Spirit bring you in tune with My heart. Time is an irreplaceable treasure, My special one. Where you spend your treasure, there your heart will be. Let your heart come unto Me, My seeking one; know that there is no better place or way to invest that which you cannot make or keep than in My presence, knowing My heart, touching My face. I will be your shelter, My fragile one, during the time of the storm. I will be your defender, My bold one, when I send you out to do My work. Know Me, so that you will be able to recognize Me when you look in the eyes and listen to the heart of others I bring you to. You cannot trust the arm of man, My confident one, but you can rely upon My Spirit in those who are Mine.

May your heart be humble before the Lord, and your eyes not be haughty, lest you concern yourself with great matters or things too wonderful for you. Psalm 131

May your heart be pure and washed clean by the Lord so that you will heed and obey the truth in righteousness. Proverbs 17:4

May the Lord hear the prayer and plea you make before Him as you seek to make your heart and mind a suitable dwelling place for His Name so that His eyes and His heart will always be there. 1 Kings 9

May you walk before the Lord in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing all that He commands and observing His decrees and laws, for then He will establish you firmly, forever in His presence and fellowship. 1 Kings 9

When others hear of God's work in your life and come to ask hard questions of you, may you answer in God's Spirit with words of truth and life rather than your own reasoning and understanding, that they may give praise to the Lord, Who has delighted in you and placed His grace and authority on you. 1 Kings 10

May your heart be right before God, without bitterness and free from sin, that you may do your part in His work of the ministry. Acts 8

May the Spirit of God lead you into divine appointments, such as Philip had with the Ethiopian eunuch, that His kingdom may grow and His Name be praised. Acts 8

My child, just as gold and silver are found in the earth, so do I seek in the world for the precious hearts that value Me. Even as the treasure which man seeks for is locked in the rock and must be separated and purified, so the treasure of your soul is combined with the carnality of your flesh. The ore is broken and ground small so that the fire does not have to burn so hot; the breaking I bring into your life is a mercy to bring you through the fiery trials quicker. So often lead is found combined with the silver that is sought; they are similar in appearance, but one is so dangerous and the other is so valuable. It is only the fiery furnace that can separate them, My child, and they go in together, but the lead melts first and runs out to be removed. Then the furnace is heated hotter and the silver is gathered to be kept. It is so precious because it is so useful in the hands of the Master. Think it not strange, My dear one, when the fiery trial comes upon you, for the poisonous elements are being burned away, leaving the purity that the Lord can use. Fret not about all that is lost, for it is not needed; what is left in your life will be more precious than before, for it will be free of the death that it carried, and will bring life and joy to others. As your circumstances shift, you will be able to understand more, for you will see what you could not before. So much of your heart and mind is not known by you until events bring it to the surface. Never feel despair over what is revealed in your thoughts and feelings, for you have the full assurance from My Spirit of the promises in My Word that I know you completely and accept you fully. Allow My work in your life and rejoice as I lead you in the work you are able to do, deeper and richer each time you are refined by My fire and My Word is made life to you, and through you.

May you cry to the Lord when you find yourself in deep, for He will hear your voice and be attentive to your cry for mercy. Psalm 130

May you reverently honor the Lord, for with Him there is forgiveness in which we can stand since He does not keep a record of sins. Psalm 130

May your soul put your hope in His Word, more than watchmen long for the morning, as you wait on the Lord. Psalm 130

May you put your hope in the Lord for with Him is unfailing love and full redemption because He Himself will redeem us from all our sins. Psalm 130

May you serve the Lord in humility and wisdom, dealing prudently in the Father's affairs that you may be honored with authority over a son who behaves disgracefully, bringing shame to the Father and to his brethren. Proverbs 17:2

May you praise the Lord, the God of Israel, Who with His own hand will fulfill what He has promised with His own mouth to you. 1 Kings 8

May you honor and worship the Lord, the God of Israel, Who keeps His covenant of love with His servants who continue wholeheartedly in His way, for there is no God like Him in heaven above or on earth below Who keeps His promises, for with His mouth He has promised it and with His hand He has fulfilled it. 1 Kings 8

May you have faith that the Lord forgives and acts, dealing with each of us according to all that we do, since He alone knows the hearts of all men, so that we will reverentially obey Him all the time. 1 Kings 8

May you be assured that the Lord hears your prayer from heaven, His dwelling place, and does whatever you ask of Him so that all the peoples of the earth may know His name and fear Him. 1 Kings 8

May you understand that the Lord hears your prayer from heaven when you are in battle against your enemy, wherever God has sent you, and upholds your cause. 1 Kings 8

May you realize that the Lord's eyes are open to His servant's plea, and the plea of His people, to listen to them whenever they cry to Him for He singled them out from all the nations of the world to be His own inheritance. 1 Kings 8

May you know that the Lord forgives His people who have sinned against Him, forgiving all the offenses we have committed against Him and causes our conquerors to show us mercy, for we are His people and His inheritance, whom He brought out of the iron-smelting furnace. 1 Kings 8

My child, I am not lacking in compassion, grace or mercy. I am slow to anger and I abound in lovingkindness. You see this is true for you have not been dealt with as your sins deserve, nor rewarded according to what your iniquities have earned. Just as a father has compassion on his children, so I have compassion on all who fear Me with respectful obedience and reverential honor. If you approach Me, your Creator and the possessor of all power and authority, with the reverence of a young child toward its father, in an attitude of love, respect, and adoration for the One in your life Who is ever strong, Who can be stern, and Who is always available and caring, you will find that I have much to reveal and teach to you, for then you will be able to humbly receive and gratefully accept what I offer. However, if you individuate yourself from your Creator, proclaiming yourself wise enough to make your own choices, strong enough to deal with the circumstances you encounter, and resourceful enough to meet your own needs, I will allow you to make your own way, on your own terms, as you feel proud of your achievements and arrogant toward those younger, weaker, and less capable than you see yourself, as though you had reached the pinnacle of your success through your own ability and understanding, until you come to the inescapable truth of just how dependent you actually are on Me for all your needs. But know that once you have turned to Me and begun to learn of Me and follow My leading, you will bring much cost to those who do not love Me. Your obedience will upset their plans and obstruct their purposes. They will resent the effect your witness has upon them, and will attack your character, attempting to bring shame and humiliation on you for not standing on your own and for using religion as a crutch. If you empty yourself, you will not be angered or ashamed, and if you keep your eyes on Me, you will understand that more important than calming their anger is the greater good I bring as I follow up with My Spirit in the lives unsettled by the touch of your obedient pursuit of Me, your Lord and your Master.

May you give praise to the Lord, Who has given rest to you just as He has promised, for not one word has failed of all the good promises He has given. 1 Kings 8

May the Lord your God be with you in power and in presence, never leaving nor forsaking you, but turning your heart to Him to walk in all His ways and to keep the commands, decrees and regulations He has given. 1 Kings 8

May the word you pray before the Lord be near to Him day and night that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people according to each day's need, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other, so long as your heart is fully committed to the Lord your God to live by His decrees and obey His commands. 1 Kings 8

May you be emboldened to proclaim Christ and His salvation as opposition and persecution is mounted against you, for when you are driven from one place, you will find yourself in a new place, and God Himself will watch over His words that you speak to perform them and confirm them in the power of His Spirit. Acts 8

May the Lord cut you free from the cords of the wicked, for in His righteousness those who have oppressed you greatly, even from your youth, will not be allowed to gain the victory over you. Psalm 129

May you be blessed of the Lord, in the name of the Lord, and be as a fruitful harvest and a ripened field of grain which is gathered into the storehouse, for you have loved Zion and sought for the good of the city and the people beloved of God. Psalm 129

May the plunder you take from the battles you fight be dedicated to the Lord and placed in the treasuries of the Lord's temple, even as David did. 1 Kings 7

May you obey the Father, clinging to Him alone, and in your heart, turn away from Egypt and seek the city whose foundations were not made by hands, but whose architect and builder is God. Acts 7

May you fear the Lord and walk in His ways for then you will enjoy the fruit of your labor and blessings of prosperity will be yours. Psalm 128

My child, is your heart's desire to help others find Me? Do not seek to do the work of My Spirit, but only the work of My witness. Make much of Me, rather than making much of what you have received of Me. Your testimony can bring conversion to a person, but only My Spirit can bring them to salvation. So many have heard of Me, but so few have gone on to know Me. They have seen the light in their darkness, and may have moved into the light, but have not allowed the light in them. What they learn of Me may change their behavior, but only what they receive from Me makes them a new creation. Do not draw their eyes or heart from Me, My hard worker, but simply point the way to Me with assurance, and pray for the intervention of the Spirit to bring the power of the resurrection into their lives.

May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life, that you may see the prosperity of the city of God and live to see your children's children living in the peace of God. Psalm 128

May your desire to walk in yielded obedience to God's will and seek His ways lead you in a life of honor and righteousness, justice and godliness, which will bring you to an old age with your crown of glory shining with the beauty of silver hair. Proverbs 16:31

May you accept from God the faith that brings patience needed to be slow to anger, which is better than power and strength in a fight, and the knowledge that brings self-control over your temper, which is more significant than capturing and ruling a city. Proverbs 16:32

As God gives you rest from your spiritual enemies and you walk out the victory of God in the land of your soul, conquering and controlling your self and your nature through His Spirit, may your heart become a temple for the Name of the Lord your God. 1 Kings 5

May you be content in the events and circumstances that you find yourself in, knowing that God is shaping and dressing you, strengthening your faith and aligning your will, renewing your thoughts and cleansing your heart, so that you may be able to take your place in His temple, fitly assembled into His heavenly mosaic, demonstrating His wisdom and illustrating His grace. 1 Kings 6

May you be aware of the changes taking place as the time draws near for God to fulfill His promise, and may you not be surprised by the turmoil that accompanies His changes, but be prepared. Acts 7

My child, make certain to lay a strong, firm, solid foundation out of sight of others. Your relationship with Me is of paramount importance. I am the Cornerstone that is tried and found true; you must build in alignment with Me to be squared and straight, to be found in My righteousness, to be aligned with My will. Nothing that is built apart from Me will stand. A brick wall that is not square will have no internal strength to withstand the storms, although each individual brick be solid and true. In your private time, My near one, labor persistently in prayer out of sight and study My Word with determination for yourself. Wait before Me patiently, allowing the Spirit to open your eyes to My commands of love to obey them, My regulations of mercy to carry them out, and My decrees of righteousness to follow them, that I may fulfill through you My promises. Turn your eyes and your heart from what it has taken to accomplish the work in your life, and look instead at what I am forming within you. Speak not of the toils and conflicts, losses and deprivations as you set aside the old ways of life. Instead, counting the afflictions as not being worthy of mention in comparison to the glory of the new creation being shaped, speak to the honor of the Father. He is the One Who is gracious to accept you in Me and bestow upon you all spiritual blessings and riches through eternity. This comes as a result of the deep and skillful work of My Spirit within you, as you submit to Him and obey all He commands in My name, following in all that He leads you through, according to My Word.

May you give the Lord the authority to build the house you are laboring on, else all your work will be for nought. Psalm 127

May you trust the Lord to show you the enemies to watch for, otherwise your watching and guarding will be useless. Psalm 127

May you be faithful to the Lord, and righteous and upright in heart, for then God can show you great kindness and give you the desires of your heart. 1 Kings 3

May you desire a listening and hearing heart, able to understand and discern God's ways, so that you may serve His people with compassion and minister His judgments with mercy and grace. 1 Kings 3

As you go about the work which God leads you through and directs you in, may you find that those who oppose you are unable to stand up against the wisdom and the Spirit within you. Acts 6

Your life is to be in balance, My child, though the world will see it as contradictory. The greatest among My people shall be the servant of all; you are not to receive a title and lord it over others, for all who do will pay a penalty and be humbled. My people are called to be warriors, but you are not to deal death and destruction to people and property, rather, to defend those who cannot defend themselves. You do not struggle against flesh and blood, but against the unseen principalities and powers of wickedness in the spiritual realm with weapons that are not material, yet mighty to the pulling down of strongholds. When in battle, you are diligent in the care and use of the weapons and the armor, yet you do not depend on them or the will of man, placing your confidence, instead, in Me, the Captain of the host of heaven. You are to walk in the fear of the Lord, yet that fear inspires faith, brings blessing, and causes joy to spring up in your heart. You are not to simply talk the talk of your faith, but walk it out, doing what is right; even more, you find it is not enough to simply do great things in My name – you must do whatever is done for the right reason, motivated by love for Me, being humbly obedient to My Word and My Spirit, seeking to keep no glory for yourself, pointing all eyes to My empty cross, open tomb, and occupied throne. You find that as you seek and strive first for My kingdom and My righteousness rather than for your own status and prosperity, that all your needs, as well as the needs of others, are met by My provision. You are blessed with all spiritual blessings, and the riches of heaven are poured out on you, but only as you use them for the sake of others will it continue; the outpouring dries up whenever it is hoarded or accumulated. It is through dying to self, that which matters most in the world, that you start to live by the Spirit, which is not known or understood by those who know only death. The path to My glory leads through the realm of sorrow and suffering, just as the rock containing gold must be broken, pulverized, and put in the furnace before the gold can be gathered and shaped into beauty that will adorn the King. Be renewed in your mind, My confused one, and let My Spirit reveal the truth of My ways to you.

May you know the assurance of a joyful harvest after a season of effort-filled, sorrowful, rejection-laden planting, for when the Lord restores the well-being of His people and delivers those in captivity, your heart will be comforted and filled with songs of joy. Psalm 126

May you be strong, take courage, and demonstrate the maturity God has developed in you, that others may see and understand how to walk in His ways and be pleasing to the Lord, for then you will prosper in all you do and wherever you go, according to all that the Lord has promised. 1 Kings 2

May you obey God rather than men as you go and tell the people in the temple courts the full message of this new life. Acts 5

May you be able to rejoice and be happy when God counts you worthy to suffer shame and dishonor for the sake of the Name of Jesus. Acts 5

Have I been so long with you, My child, without you knowing Me? Have you been surprised by what I have done in your life recently? Do not become complacent in your knowledge or rest on your experience, My dear one, lest you miss out on the lesson which the Holy Spirit is teaching you. The anointing is given for you to learn from, and to learn of, and to walk in, My studious one, so do not despise the day of small beginnings. I have much to open up to you, both of My word and My kingdom, as well as your heart and your nature. Do not shrink back, My tender one, for I have appointed My angels, My ministering spirits, My care-givers, to watch over you and keep you in all of your ways as you walk in obedience and wait in humility for the Spirit Who, in Lordship, speaks of Me and instructs you in My truth. Do you not see that the very understanding which increases your faith and brings you authority will also constrain you and limit your choices? When I walked the earth, I could do nothing out from Myself – only what I saw the Father do; nor could I express My opinion or loosely speak careless words – I spoke only what I heard the Father say. Draw near to Me in prayer, persistently, repeatedly, without losing heart, in confidence, with alertness, that I may bless you with the wisdom of a changed nature and the understanding of an open and renewed heart, devoted and filled with thanksgiving in all circumstances, as your relationship with Me supersedes your concerns for tomorrow. Release the legalism that your own nature embraces, and learn of the grace that I am pouring out on the earth right now. Soon, the end will come and judgment will be expressed, but do not hurry it, My chosen. I will return soon enough as the conquering and victorious King, but I remain, up to the last possible minute, the gentle Shepherd gathering the last of the flock in, whosoever will. Do not scatter My sheep, My eager one, but gently, in the fearful awe of what is to come, draw them in My loving compassion, for so many have been beaten by hirelings with the rod reserved for My enemies rather than comforted by My staff with rescue. Receive My strength so that you can bring My blessing of peace to those who have known no quiet in their spirit.

May you trust in, lean on and confidently hope in the Lord, for those who persistently and continually do so cannot be shaken or moved but will stand firm and abide forever, for as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so will the Lord surround you, both now and forevermore. Psalm 125

May you be joyfully good and lovingly upright in heart, for the Lord will abundantly bless you, but those who turn to crooked ways will be banished by the Lord with the evildoers, for the scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the uncompromisingly righteous lest the godly be tempted to do wrong. Psalm 125

May you be certain that the Word of God will come to pass and His promises to you will be realized, regardless of circumstances or the actions of others, just as David promised that Solomon would reign even though his brother, Adonijah, crowned himself with the backing of the army and the priesthood. 1 Kings 1

May the Lord hear your prayer as you seek Him and, considering the threats you face, enable you to speak the Word of God boldly by filling you with the Holy Spirit and confirming His Word as you speak it with healings and miraculous signs and wonders through the name of Jesus Christ. Acts 4

May you be one in heart and mind with other believers and lay no claim to the riches you have received from God, but share all He has given you with others, that there be no needy among you. Acts 4

May you trust and have faith in the Lord when it seems that the worldly and the religious have the upper hand, succeeding in their plans and achieving their goals against you, for they will be allowed, through the power and the will of God, to do all that the Lord has decided beforehand should happen and what He spoke through His prophets describing will take place, until it is time for His deliverance, and through the power and strength of the Lord, all will bend their knee and acknowledge Him King of kings and Lord of lords. Acts 4

Do you see the raging flood in front you, My child, and wonder how you will be able to cross it safely? Are you facing a fiery trial that you see no way out of, bound and constrained by others with no avenue of escape? Do you find yourself in the midst of a whirling wind storm that threatens to bowl you over and batter you with flying debris, destroying all around you? These struggles that you are facing in your life and these dangers you encounter from the world are serious, My threatened one, but they are still obedient to My word of power spoken in your life. Know, My precious one, that the raging flood which topples trees, erodes land and tumbles boulders by its power comes into submission to the flowing of the living water which issues forth from your innermost being by My Holy Spirit, for what the raging power of the uncontrolled water's turbulence tears down will be restored and renewed by the life-giving waters which nourish the trees of life on its river banks. The fiery furnace which contains such a fierce turbulent vortex of consuming flame is subject to the living fire that I place within your heart; the outward devouring fire is unable to touch those who dwell in the light of the Lord which is unendurable and unapproachable by flesh but is the life of all who are Mine. The fierce wind which flattens forests and destroys the works of men, sweeping all before it, is calmed by the mere word spoken by the breath of God from Whom all receive the breath of life, and through which any may receive the life-giving Holy Spirit to indwell. Rejoice, My beset one, that though you are in the midst of trials and sorrows on earth, I have overcome the world and given you peace in the midst of the storm!

May it be the Lord Jehovah Who stands for you when people rise up against you, influenced by the powers that would devour you alive in their burning anger and engulf your soul in the raging fury of flood waters, for God has set the limit and established the boundaries, saying, “This far, and no further,” delivering you from certain defeat into total victory. Psalm 124

May you give sincere praise to the deserving God Who is worthy of all worship, for He has not let you be torn apart by the teeth of your adversary, but has broken the fowler's snare and enabled you to escape like a bird, through the power in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124