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Giving up striving

Have you ever felt you had to strive to gain people's acceptance or liking? That you had to always do something so people would think well of you? I find it so exhausting to chase after people thinking good of you all the time. That is a form of "fear of men". The Bible says the fear of men is a snare.  I sensed Him say...

"STAY WITH ME MY DARLING, BEAUTIFUL ONE. YES, I FIND YOU BEAUTIFUL TOO. I SEE BEAUTY VERY DIFFERENTLY AND I DO FIND YOU BEAUTIFUL. YOU ARE ATTRACTIVE TO ME, NOT LIKE OTHERS JUDGE ATTRACTIVENESS. I JUST WANTED TO LOVE ON YOU AND TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU AND FIND YOU ATTRACTIVE. I LIKE IT THAT WAY. I LIKE YOU. YOU ARE MINE FOREVER". 

"YOU WOULD WANT OTHERS TO THINK OF YOU A CERTAIN WAY IF YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THEY THINK THAT WAY OF YOU. STRIVING COMES FROM WORKING HARD, MAKING SURE YOU CAN GET THEM TO THINK A CERTAIN WAY OF YOU. YOU CAN'T CONTROL HOW PEOPLE THINK OF YOU NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK AT IT. YET YOU DON'T HAVE TO STRIVE TO MAKE ME ACCEPT YOU ANY MORE THEN I DO ALREADY OR FIND YOU ANYMORE ATTRACTIVE THEN I DO ALREADY. I JUST DO. I JUST ACCEPT YOU, FLAWS AND ALL. IN FACT, I DON'T PONDER ON THE FLAWS, JUST BECAUSE CHRIST ALREADY PAID FOR THEM. THIS UNSATISFIED HUNGER FOR APROVAL DOESN'T CHANGE, NO MATTER WHAT ACTIVITY YOU DO BECAUSE IT IS AT THE CORE OF YOUR BEING.  YOU VALUE PEOPLE THINKING HIGHLY OF YOU WHEN REALLY, YOU CANT EVER CONTROL THAT. AND WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF THEY DONT THINK HIGHLY OF YOU. WHAT IF THEY THOUGHT THE OPPOSITE? DOES THAT AFFECT HOW I SEE YOU? DOES THAT TAKE AWAY FROM MY ACCEPTANCE OF YOU? I WANT YOU TO RELAX IN ME SO MUCH THAT THE STRIVING CEASES. WHO CARES WHAT OTHERS THINK OF YOU? I NEEDED TO SHOW YOU WHAT IS AT THE CORE OF YOUR BEING THAT I WANT TO SET YOU FREE OF. I WANT YOU TO BE FREE. IT IS NOT THAT I HAVE NOT SET YOU FREE YET. YOU REALIZE NOW THAT I ALREADY HAVE. IT IS YOU WHO HAVEN'T ACCEPTED MY FREEDOM AS YET, AND MY WORK I HAVE DONE TO SET YOU FREE. THIS IS NOW A FORMAL INVITATION. WILL YOU NOW ACCEPT MY WORK I HAVE DONE ONCE AND FOR ALL FOR YOU? I HAVE SENT MY SON TO DIE FOR YOUR SINS. YOU ARE SET FREE AND THAT MAKES ME SEE YOU AS VERY ATTRACTIVE. I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND YOU ATTRACTIVE AND ALWAYS WILL. WILL YOU ACCEPT MY VIEW TODAY? COME TO ME MY DARLING. THERE TRUELY IS NO MORE REASON TO FIGHT FOR APPROVAL. THERE IS NO MORE REASON TO STRIVE. IT DOES NOT CHANGE YOUR VALUE NOR YOUR ATTRACTIVENESS TO ME. I AM YOUR GOD WHO FINDS YOU DEEPLY ATTRACTIVE, MORE THEN ANY HUMAN BEING WILL EVER, EVER FIND YOU ATTRACTIVE AND WORTHY. YOUR WORTH IS IN ME. CAN YOU RELAX NOW?"

Give Me Your Heart

The Lord would say...
"My child, give Me your heart. I delight in you and I receive your intentions and all depth of your heart as a sacrifice. I require nothing of you except your love, obedience, commitment and surrender. Give Me your heart. In your heart you carry all wealth you possess. Give Me your heart. I will keep it safe. I will guard it, protect it, water it, feed it until it blossoms. You can trust Me. Nothing you give Me will ever be wasted. Not ignored either. Not overlooked. I pay attention and I receive it. That is how I can bless you because everything you give Me, I will multiply. You me Me your time, I multiply it and do more with it then you can ever do with it and it will reach further then you intended. You give Me your heart and your affections and I will multiply in you what you can never do for yourself. So, give Me your heart, your life, your affections and all that is valuable to you. I guard and multiply them for sure!". 

Food for thought: Would you share what Scriptures come to mind as you read what I received some time ago from the Lord in prayer? What areas of your life are most difficult to surrender to Him? 

Lights, Camara, Action!!!

Wouldn't you love to be to be a star? One of the perks is getting to be on the Red Carpet for sure!! Camara's flashing, people yelling...

Yet some of us have been performing all our lives!!! No red carpets to attend, no awards, no perks whatsoever! I am raising my hand, I know what that is like... because I grew up having to perform constantly as a little girl to please my daddy. I had to work hard at being good all the time to earn his love and acceptance. Yet no matter how much I performed, I never felt loved and accepted by him, rather rejected and unloved. At least that is how I felt. (I thank God it was the exact opposite with my mom though...couldn't have felt more loved and wanted). But I know that formed in me this need to constantly perform to the point that I am extremely driven. Nothing wrong with being a hard worker. But when there is an "...oholic" attached to the word 'work', it isn't so good. I know I need God's healing from being a workaholic and being so driven that my mind has trouble resting. Yet I worry that my career would suffer in the future if I become less driven if that makes sense... So, I was chatting with God about that, how I have all these concerns about my future when it comes to my work and that I really want to be less driven and performance oriented. I kept praying for a while into my future and different aspects of my work. As always, He is ready to answer...

"STAY WITH ME. YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT TOO MANY THINGS. I DON'T CALL YOU TO LIVE IN THE FUTURE. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THE SAME WANTS ARE IN MY HEART FOR YOU. YOUR DESIRES COME FROM MY OWN HEART AND THAT IS WHY YOU CAN REST KNOWING I WILL FULFILL MY PURPOSES FOR YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID THAT I WON'T DO WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU. HEY, I'VE GOT YOUR BACK, YOU CAN LEAN IN ON ME. HIGH FIVE! WE GOT THIS. ISN'T IT FUN TO STAY WITH ME? I AM A FUN GOD".

Food for thought...This reminds me of Martha when she was so performance oriented and Asked Jesus to tell Mary to go help her and Jesus did also tell her that she was concerned about too many things. Luke 10:41. And in saying "stay with Me", He is suggesting I do what Mary did, sit at His feet. Can you find a steak of performance in your own life? How does this affect your work and or family relations? Would you share in the comment box and also add what other Scriptures come to mind reading what the Lord shared with me? 

On Earth As It is In Heaven...

So, there are times when we are overwhelmed in trying to deal with the same issues in our lives over and over. Maybe fear, maybe fear of men, maybe anger, maybe doubt... I had asked the Lord how to be completely free from issues that we have dealt with before. Is it only me that seems to repent over and over for the same heart issues? Yes, we have to continue to repent, recognize, admit. I wanted to know what Jesus had to say about His work in our hearts as I was sitting communing with Him...

He is always so patient when He responds. I felt the words start flowing: "THESE THINGS ARE INDEED HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU ARE GOING BY HUMAN THOUGH PROCESS. HUMAN REASONING. NOTHING HEAVENLY MAKES SENSE IN THE PHYSICAL REALM. WE LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT REALMS AND IT IS HARD TO UNDESTAND HOW THINGS ARE ESTABLISHED IN HEAVEN. SO, YOU MUST LEARN TO SEE THINGS FROM A HEAVENLY PERSPECTIVE. WITHOUT DOING SO, YOU WILL ALWAYS STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND MY WAYS. MY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. THIS I TAUGHT MY DISCIPLES TO PRAY. PRAY THAT WAY, PRAY THAT YOUR WAYS BE LINED UP WITH HEAVEN'S WAYS. PRAY THAT MY WILL BE DONE IN YOUR LIFE AS IT IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN HEAVEN. YOU MUST RECEIVE WHAT I HAVE ESTABLISHED IN HEAVEN. YOU CAN'T ON YOUR OWN BECOME ALL I INTENDED FOR YOU TO BE. PRAY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE IT.

YOU ARE VERY DIFFERENT HERE IN MY SPIRITUAL REALM AS YOUR CARNAL NATURE IS EXPERIENCING ON EARTH. THE TWO DON'T LOOK THE SAME AT ALL. I HAVE THESE PURPOSES FOR YOU, BUT THEY ARE BLURRED BY HUMAN NATURE. YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THAT STATE AS LONG AS YOU ARE LIVING IN YOUR EARTHLY BODY. BUT YOU CAN PRAY FOR EACH ASPECT TO BE MADE WHOLE MORE AND MORE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. PRAY INTO IT. ASK ME, HUNGER AFTER MY WILL, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. I WANT TO CHANGE YOU INTO WHAT I MADE YOU TO BE. IT IS RECORDED IN MY BOOKS. YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW GLORIOUS MY PURPOSES FOR YOU ARE. BUT YOU ARE CURRENTLY BOUND IN THE STATE OF THE SINFUL NATURE. YOU ARE RIGHT IN REPENTING AND RECOGNIZING YOU ARE SINFUL. WE CAN KEEP WORKING ON EACH ISSUE UNTIL YOU ARE MORE IN THE LIKENESS OF WHAT I CREATED YOU TO BE. TOO HARD FOR HUMAN MIND TO UNDERSTAND, BUT THIS BRINGS IT TO A SIMPLER UNDERSTANDING. GO WITH MY FLOW. I ASK YOU TO GO WITH MY FLOW".

Food for thought: Once the Lord also told me that my life story is written in His books, even things yet to come. What is your take on this? Do you believe our lives can grow deeper in becoming what God already intended and as it is already established in Heaven? Would you please share in the comment box some Scripture references that you were reminded of as you read what I sensed the Lord saying to me that day?

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Beating Yourself Down

Have you ever been so critical of yourself that you feel disgusted with yourself? Have you ever felt like you want to crawl into a hole and stay there? I was having one of those days.... Then I started typing as I asked Him what He wanted to say...

"THE ENEMY IS HAPPY TO HELP YOU BEAT YOURSELF DOWN TO POWDER. I AM NOT DOING THIS TO YOU. I LOVE YOU DISPITE OF ANY SHORTCOMING YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE. I AM HERE FOR YOU, THROW YOURSELF INTO MY ARMS BECAUSE I CAN CARRY YOU. I CAN CLEAN YOU UP AND DRESS YOU UP IN CUTE FRILLS. I LOVE WATCHING YOU DANCE IN FRONT OF ME JUST LIKE PARENTS GET SO MUCH JOY WATCHING THEIR TODDLER SPIN IN HER CUTE DRESSES. YOU BRING ME JOY, YOU TRUELY DO. THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE ME LOVE AND ACCEPT YOU LESS. I WON'T LEAVE YOU IN THE STATE YOU ARE IN. HOWEVER, YOU MUST WALK WITH ME AND ALLOW ME TO DO MY WORK IN YOU. MY WORK IN YOU IS FREE, BUT THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY. COME AFTER ME".

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Getting Hungry For God

Can you imagine feeling hungry if you are not interrested in food? I think I've felt that way before when I was sick. Too sick to be interrested in food. Then you don't feel too hungry at all. The same I find in our hunger for God. The hunger isn't there if we aren't interrested in a relationship with Him. Or sometimes we say we are interrested in Him, but our priorities prove a different reality. But I have learned that even hunger for God comes from God. He can make us hungry for Him if we ask Him and if we allow that hunger to keep growing in us by rearranging our priorities. This is what I received from the Lord one day...

"HUNGER FOR ME, HUNGER FOR ME. EVEN THAT HUNGER COMES FROM ME. IT IS ME MYSELF WHO TURNS IT ON LIKE A LIGHT. COME HUNGER FOR ME. PRAY FOR THAT RENEWED HUNGER AND YOU SHALL HAVE IT. HUNGER THAT IS NOT SATISFIED, YOU JUST WANT MORE. IT KEEPS GROWING. I JUST KEEP FILLING YOU. TRUST ME NOT TO LET YOU DOWN. I NEVER HAVE AND I NEVER WILL. YOU ARE MINE AND MINE ALONE. COME WALK WITH ME, THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE I WANT YOU, WHERE I PURPOSE FOR YOU TO BE. I LOVE YOU".

Picture Source: My own Instagram post. @SorayaRosaria