Word of the Day
Beloved, you must look to the mountains from whence your help comes from and remember that I am not like any man. No, I am not like any man no matter how the enemy would like to use your past experiences and circumstances to convince you otherwise. When the past or present actions or words of others try and obscure My true nature, obscure who I am and what I am willing to do on your behalf, you must readjust your focus and get a clear picture of who I truly am.
There is none like Me even though many have tried to claim the honor. And there are none who can defame or affect My character by their actions and deeds. I have provided the way to overcome all misunderstanding of who and what I am. His name is Jesus, My most beloved Son who came to personify My heart.
Don’t think for a moment what I am saying only applies to the seriously abused and tattered of this life, and doesn’t apply to you in the little every day moments where you struggle to believe. Something or someone along the way has tainted a true perception of My nature and My absolute desire to give to those I love when they struggle to have faith in My goodness and mercy. It is this way for all My sons and daughters in some area or another. Time has come to uncover any hidden thing and set you free.
A clouding of My true nature takes place in the lives of MY sons and daughters from one end of the spectrum to the other, exhibited by varying shades of fear, doubt and unbelief. All fear, doubt and unbelief come in varying degrees of not knowing who I truly am. Who am I? I am your Father who loves you more than life itself, more than the life of My Son. Look up, for your redemption draws nigh and salvation is manifesting in the fullness of its meaning—healing, deliverance, freedom . . . the beauty of who I am is unfolding before your very eyes. Look up.
Beloved, let every struggle, doubt, fear, or unbelief you face about the circumstances of your life become an opportunity to find out who I truly am. Let Me prove Myself strong on your behalf and disseminate any connection in your heart linking Me to the wrongful words, attitudes or actions of men. Know this; there is only one way to overcome lack of understanding about My complete and utter commitment to Fatherhood. The “Way” is Jesus who personified and demonstrated My heart to the point of death.
“Before long, the world will not see Me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves Me. He who loves me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and show Myself to him” (John 14:19-21 NIV)
Prayer
Lord, I choose to quit looking down at the circumstances of life and I readjust my focus to look to You. You are my tower of strength at all times and remain faithful even when I am faithless. Help me not to let my past speak in such loud ways to my heart. The enemy of my soul wishes for me to believe my future is determined by past patterns and cycles I have walked in. He has tried to distort who You really are through the lens of the past. I reject these lies and know as I look to You all will be well. Open my eyes to fully see who You are in my life. Help me not to run from circumstances which seem to difficult. Help me to use them as opportunities to discover more about You, Your goodness, and Your mercy. You are one hundred percent committed to me and I am committed to knowing You. Amen
Reflect and Journal
- What specific areas in your past have clouded your perspective of Father’s true nature?
- Reflect on the areas of your life which need to have a readjustment of focus.
- Take some time to sit in His presence and let Him unfold a portion of His heart, His beauty and write what you see.
1. My past marriage and it’s downs.
2. I have learned through study and reading on how to relate to the Father and to listen for His voice and what He has to say to me. I do need to be more receptive throughout the day and not forget “Him” in my daily walk.
3. My mornings are my times with God and He always reminds me that He loves me…I am His child. I feel so honored to be in His presence, to hear the small, still voice and to love and bring righteousness into my life because I care what my Father thinks of me. I do write everything down that He relates to me, in a journal. I’m so thankful that my spiritual walk is unfolding before me, as I get closer to my God and my Savior.
1. My own father and my burnouts. Not knowing myself even though I was thinking I was so doing the right thing.
2. I live now by the day, to make the most of it everyday, but live out of rest and peace.
3. I see a father, a daddy who doesn’t judge me and expects the most of me. I may be me, and that is enough.