I Am With You

I AM WITH YOU, watching over you constantly. I am Imanuel (God with you); My Presence enfolds you in radiant Love. Nothing including the brightest blessings and the darkest trials, can separate you from Me. Some of My children find Me more readily during dark times, when difficulties force them to depend on Me. Others feel closer to Me when their lives are filled with good things. they respond with thanksgiving and praise, thus opening wide the door to My Presence.

I know precisely what you need to draw nearer to Me. Go through each day looking for what I have prepared for you. Accept every event as My hand-tailored provision for your needs. When you view your life this way, the most reasonable response is to be thankful. Do not reject any of My gifts; find me in every situation.

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Imanuel”–
which means, “God with us.” Matthew 1:23

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as ord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in
Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6-7

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As You Sit

AS YOU SIT QUIETLY in My Presence, remember that I am a God of abundance. I will never run out of resources; My capacity to bless you is unlimited. You live in a world of supply and demand, where necessary things are often scarce. Even if you personally have enough, you see poverty in the world around you. It is impossible for you to comprehend the lavishness of my provisions: the fullness of My glorious riches.

Through spending time in My Presence, you gain glimpses of My overflowing vastness. These glimpses are tiny foretastes of what you will experience eternally in heaven. Even now you have access to as much of Me as you have faith to receive. Rejoice in My abundance—living by faith, not by sight.

And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19

We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7

Watch Your Words

Watch YOUR WORDS DILIGENTLY.  Words have such great power to bless or to wound.  When your speak carelessly or negatively, you damage others as well as yourself. This ability to verbalize is an awesome privilege, granted only to those I created in My image.  You need help in wielding this might power responsibly.

Though the world applauds quick-retorts.  My instructions about communication are quite different: Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.  Ask My Spirit to help you whenever you speak.  I have trained you to pray–“Help me, Holy Spirit”–before answering the phone , and you have seen the benefits of this discipline.  Simply apply the same discipline to communicating with people around you.  If they are silent, pray before speaking to them.  If they are talking, pray before responding.  These are split-second prayers, but they put you in touch with My Presence.  In this way, your speaking comes under the control of My Spirit.  As positive speech patterns replace your negative ones, the increase in your Joy will amaze you.

  Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.      Proverbs 12:18

   My dear brothers, take note of this:  Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.   James1:19

  Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.   Ephesians4:29

Come To Me

COME TO ME with your plans held in abeyance. Worship Me in spirit and in truth, allowing My Glory to permeate your entire being. Trust Me enough to let Me guide you through this day, accomplishing My purposes in My timing. Subordinate your myriad plans to My Master Plan. I am sovereign over every aspect of your life!

The challenge continually before you is to trust Me and search for My way through each day. Do not blindly follow your habitual route, or you will miss what I have prepared for you. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are your ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

“God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24

” For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, ‘ says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9

An Inspiring Story – Horatio G. Spafford

Beautiful story we all have a It is well momments

Timothy Burt

Fresh Manna
by Pastor Tim Burt

You may have at some point, heard the old hymn, ”It is Well With My Soul.” I have heard it many times at funerals. What you might not know is the story behind the man who wrote the lyrics and why he wrote them.

The hymn was written by a Chicago lawyer, Horatio G. Spafford a successful Chicago lawyer. He did not write the words ‘It is well with my soul’ because of his great success. They came as a reflection at a time of great personal tragedy from a man whose commitment to the Lord was like that of Job’s.

Horatio G. Spafford was a prominent American lawyer from the Chicago area in the mid 1800’s. He and his wife Anna were committed supporters and close friends of D.L. Moody, the famous preacher. In 1870, hardships attacked their life. The Safford’s’ only son…

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Waiting Trusting And Hoping

WAITING, TRUSTING, AND HOPING are intricately connected, like golden stands interwoven to form a strong chain.  Trusting is the central strand, because it is the response from My children that I desire the most.  Waiting and hoping embellish the central strand and strengthen the chain that connects you to Me.  Waiting for Me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you really do trust Me.  If you mouth the words “I trust You” while anxiously trying to make things go your way, your words ring hollow.  Hoping is future directed, connecting you to your inheritance in heaven.  However, the benefits of hope fall fully on you in the present. 

Because you are Mine, you don’t just pass time in your  waiting.  You can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust.  Keep your ” antennae” out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of My Presence.

       “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God; trust also in Me.”  John 14:1

        Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.   Psalm 27:14

I Am With You

I AM WITH YOU IN ALL THAT YOU DO, even in the most menial task.  I am always aware of you, concerned with every detail of your life.  Nothing escapes My notice–not even the number of hairs on your head.  However, your awareness of My Presence falters and flickers; as a result, your life experience feels fragmented.  When your focus is broad enough to include Me in your thoughts, you feel safe and complete.  When your perception narrows so that problems or details fill your consciousness, you feel empty and incomplete.

Learn to look steadily at Me in all your moments and all your circumstances.  Though the world is unstable and in flux, you can experience continuity through your uninterrupted awareness of My Presence.  Fix your gaze on what is unseen, even as the visible world parades before your eyes.    

    “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.  And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. ”    Matthew 10:29-31

  By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.  Hebrews 11:27

  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.   2 Corinthians 4:18

Prince Of Peace,

I AM THE PRINCE OF PEACE.  As I said to My disciples, I say also to you:  Peace be with you.  Since I am your constant Companion, My Peace is steadfastly with you.  When you keep your focus on Me, you experience both My Presence and My Peace.  Worship Me as King of kings, Lord of lords, and Prince of Peace.

You need My Peace each moment to accomplish My purpose in your life.  Sometimes you are tempted to take shortcuts in order to reach your goal as quickly as possible.  But I the shortcut requires turning your back on My peaceful Presence, you must choose the longer route. Walk with Me along  paths of Peace; enjoy the journey in My Presence.

     For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.  And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.   Isaiah 9:6

    On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”  After He said this, He showed them His hands and side.  The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.  Again Jesus said, ” Peace be with you! As the father has sent me, I am sending you.”      John 20:19-21

    Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.  Psalm 25:4

I Love You

I LOVE YOU with an everlasting Love, which flows out from the depths of eternity.  Before you were born, I knew you.  Ponder the awesome mystery of a Love that encompasses you from before birth to beyond the grave.

Modern man has lost the perspective of eternity.  To distract himself from the gaping jaws of death, he engages in ceaseless activity and amusement.  The practice of being still in My Presence in order to weather the storms of life.  During times of severe testing, even the best theology can fail you if it isn’t accompanied by experiential knowledge of Me.  The ultimate protection against sinking during life’s storms is devoting time to develop your friendship with Me.

    The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying:  ” I have loved you with an  ever-lasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.  Jeremiah 31:3’s

Because of the LORD”S great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.   They are new every morning : great is your faithfulness.  I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.”   The LORD
is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.   Lamentations 3:22-26

Problems Are A Part Of Life

PROBLEMS ARE PART OF LIFE.  They are inescapable: woven into the very fabric of this fallen world.  You tend to go into problem-solving mode all too readily, acting as if you have the capacity to fix everything.  This is a habitual response , so automatic that it by-passes your conscious thinking. Not only does this habit frustrate you, it also distances you from Me.

Do not let fixing things be your top priority  You are ever so limited in your capacity to correct all that is wrong in the world around you.  Don’t weigh yourself down with responsibilities that are not your own Instead, make your relationship with Me your primary concern.  Talk with Me about whatever is on your mind, seeking My perspective on the situation.  Rather than trying to fix everything that comes to your attention , ask Me to show you what is truly important. Remember that you are en route to heaven, and let your problems fade in the Light of eternity.

    I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.  Psalm 32:8

  “Martha, Martha,”  the Lord answered, ” you are worried and upset about many  things, but only one thing is needed.  Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”  Psalm 32:8

   But our citizenship is in heaven.  And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who , by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body.  Philippians 3:20-21