I AM TRAINING YOU TO HOLD IN YOUR HEART A dual focus: My Continual Presence And The Hope Of Heaven. You'll find no deeper comfort than knowing I am with you always, both here on earth and throughout eternity in heaven. You have known this great truth in your head for many years. However, your heart is fickle and tends to chase after other gods. Only as My Spirit helps you can you grasp the awesomeness of My Presence with you forever. I am indeed with you - watching over you wherever you are, wherever you go. Simply accept My Presence with you as reality; the deepest Reality. Build your life on this absolute truth, which is like building your house on a rock.
Your heart and mind will wander away from Me, but My Spirit within can remind you to return. You need only to ask the Holy Spirit to help you in this way. He delights in being your Helper.
Rejoice, for I am with you not only in this life but in the life to come. Let the promise of heaven flood your heart with My eternal Presence!
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Genesis 28:15; Matthew 7:24; John 14:16-17 and
John 14:2-3
Friday, November 7, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Your Awareness Of Your Deep Need For ...
YOUR AWARENESS OF YOUR DEEP NEED FOR Me is a profound strength. People who think they don't need Me are in serious trouble, because they rely on their own insufficient abilities. I am training you to depend on Me - your Strength.
Living in a fallen world can weigh you down. However, as you keep looking to Me, I make your feet like the feet of a deer. I lighten your load so much that you hardly notice the jagged rocks beneath your feet or the steepness of your ascent. Before you know it, you are on the high places - with Me!
You need to remember that I am Sovereign. I will not help you go along a path that is not My choice for you. So it's vital to commit your way to Me, asking Me to lead you each step of the way. This is how you collaborate with Me as I enable you to go on the heights.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Habakkuk 3:19; Isaiah 40:30-31 and Psalm 37:5
Living in a fallen world can weigh you down. However, as you keep looking to Me, I make your feet like the feet of a deer. I lighten your load so much that you hardly notice the jagged rocks beneath your feet or the steepness of your ascent. Before you know it, you are on the high places - with Me!
You need to remember that I am Sovereign. I will not help you go along a path that is not My choice for you. So it's vital to commit your way to Me, asking Me to lead you each step of the way. This is how you collaborate with Me as I enable you to go on the heights.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Habakkuk 3:19; Isaiah 40:30-31 and Psalm 37:5
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
I Want To Make Your Life A ...
I WANT TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A glorious adventure, but you must stop striving for a lifestyle that feels safe. I know how ambivalent your heart is in all of this. You long for the adventure that a life abandoned to Me can be, and at the same time, you cling to old ways because change frightens you. Though you feel safest when your life is predictable and things seem to be under control, I want you to break free and discover the adventures I have planned for you.
The greatest adventure of all is knowing Me abundantly: discovering how wide and long and high and deep is My Love for you. The power of My vast Love can feel overwhelming. That is why many people choose to limit their knowledge of Me, keeping Me at a distance. How this grieves Me! People settle for mediocrity because it feels more comfortable. Meanwhile, they continue to battle fear. Only My Love is strong enough to break the hold that fear has on you. A predictable lifestyle may feel safer, but it can shield you from what you need most of all - Me!
When unexpected events shake up your routines, rejoice. This is exactly what you need, to wake you up and point you toward Me. Recognize that you are on the threshold of a new adventure, and that I will be with you each step of the way. As we venture out together, cling tightly to My hand. The more you abandon yourself to Me, the more exuberantly you can experience My Love.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Ephesians 3:17-18; 1 John 4:18 and Psalm 63:8
The greatest adventure of all is knowing Me abundantly: discovering how wide and long and high and deep is My Love for you. The power of My vast Love can feel overwhelming. That is why many people choose to limit their knowledge of Me, keeping Me at a distance. How this grieves Me! People settle for mediocrity because it feels more comfortable. Meanwhile, they continue to battle fear. Only My Love is strong enough to break the hold that fear has on you. A predictable lifestyle may feel safer, but it can shield you from what you need most of all - Me!
When unexpected events shake up your routines, rejoice. This is exactly what you need, to wake you up and point you toward Me. Recognize that you are on the threshold of a new adventure, and that I will be with you each step of the way. As we venture out together, cling tightly to My hand. The more you abandon yourself to Me, the more exuberantly you can experience My Love.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Ephesians 3:17-18; 1 John 4:18 and Psalm 63:8
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
I Am The Firm Foundation On Which You Can ...
I AM THE FIRM FOUNDATION ON WHICH YOU CAN dance and sing praises and continually celebrate My Presence - just as you long to. Most of the time, however, you feel earth-bound and weighed down. Worshiping Me requires the engagement of your entire being - something you delight in and yet somehow resist.
If you want to learn how to celebrate Me more consistently, more abundantly, begin by lingering in My peaceful Presence. As you relax in My everlasting arms, sense how safe and secure you are. I am indeed the rock-solid Foundation on which you can live exuberantly. Dancing, singing, and praying are ways you can express your delight in Me.
My very Presence radiates Joy in vast, unmeasured fullness! When you praise Me, your joy increases, as does your awareness of My holy Presence. Your body may or may not be mightily engaged in this endeavor, but I see your heart. That is where the ultimate celebration of My Presence takes place.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 16:11; 2 Samuel 6:14 and
1 Samuel 16:7
If you want to learn how to celebrate Me more consistently, more abundantly, begin by lingering in My peaceful Presence. As you relax in My everlasting arms, sense how safe and secure you are. I am indeed the rock-solid Foundation on which you can live exuberantly. Dancing, singing, and praying are ways you can express your delight in Me.
My very Presence radiates Joy in vast, unmeasured fullness! When you praise Me, your joy increases, as does your awareness of My holy Presence. Your body may or may not be mightily engaged in this endeavor, but I see your heart. That is where the ultimate celebration of My Presence takes place.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 16:11; 2 Samuel 6:14 and
1 Samuel 16:7
Monday, November 3, 2014
Come To Me With The Difficulties That Are ...
COME TO ME WITH THE DIFFICULTIES THAT ARE weighing you down. Even though there is no relief in sight, your troubles are actually light and momentary - from an eternal perspective. Your problems feel so heavy because you have given them too much power. Each time you focus on them and forget about Me, you empower them a little more. Even small objects placed very close to your eyes can obscure most of the vista before you. I want you to put your troubles down long enough to view the vast expanse of Life that is spread out before you - all the way into eternity!
The best way to lay your problems down is: Bring them to Me. Unburden yourself by pouring out your heart to Me, for I am your Refuge. As you release your woes to Me (even temporarily), your vision improves and you can see Me more clearly. Linger with Me while My Light shines powerfully into your heart. This Light illuminates the knowledge of the Majesty and Glory revealed in My Face. This is the eternal Glory that outweighs all your troubles.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: 2 Corinthians 4:17; Psalm 62:8 and 2 Corinthians 4:6
The best way to lay your problems down is: Bring them to Me. Unburden yourself by pouring out your heart to Me, for I am your Refuge. As you release your woes to Me (even temporarily), your vision improves and you can see Me more clearly. Linger with Me while My Light shines powerfully into your heart. This Light illuminates the knowledge of the Majesty and Glory revealed in My Face. This is the eternal Glory that outweighs all your troubles.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: 2 Corinthians 4:17; Psalm 62:8 and 2 Corinthians 4:6
Sunday, November 2, 2014
In My Presence You Have Infinite ...
IN MY PRESENCE YOU HAVE INFINITE Approval. You often judge yourself on the basis of what you see in the mirror, even though you know how fickle and shallow that ever-changing image is. You tend to be equally enslaved to viewing yourself through the eyes of other people, rigorously evaluating your personal performance and almost always feeling displeased with something you have said or done.
"Enslaved" is an appropriate word. You are indeed a slave when you try to measure yourself through any perspective but Mine. Evaluating your worth based on how you look, to yourself or to others, is always a trap. It's as if you are sifting sand in a search for gold - looking only at the grains of sand filtering through the sieve, while ignoring the priceless nuggets that remain. The gold represents the eternal part of you: your soul. It is invisible to everyone but Me, the One who plans to spend eternity with you. Though invisible, a well-nurtured soul can actually improve your appearance: As you rest in the certainty of My unfailing Love, your face glows with the Joy of My Presence.
My approval of you is infinite because it will continue forever. It is based entirely on My righteousness, which is yours for all eternity. When you look in a mirror, try to see yourself as you truly are - arrayed in perfect righteousness, adorned in glowing approval.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Psalm 90:14; Psalm 21:6 and Isaiah 61:10
"Enslaved" is an appropriate word. You are indeed a slave when you try to measure yourself through any perspective but Mine. Evaluating your worth based on how you look, to yourself or to others, is always a trap. It's as if you are sifting sand in a search for gold - looking only at the grains of sand filtering through the sieve, while ignoring the priceless nuggets that remain. The gold represents the eternal part of you: your soul. It is invisible to everyone but Me, the One who plans to spend eternity with you. Though invisible, a well-nurtured soul can actually improve your appearance: As you rest in the certainty of My unfailing Love, your face glows with the Joy of My Presence.
My approval of you is infinite because it will continue forever. It is based entirely on My righteousness, which is yours for all eternity. When you look in a mirror, try to see yourself as you truly are - arrayed in perfect righteousness, adorned in glowing approval.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Psalm 90:14; Psalm 21:6 and Isaiah 61:10
Saturday, November 1, 2014
My Light Shines On You Continually ...
MY LIGHT SHINES ON YOU CONTINUALLY, WHETHER YOU ARE AWARE OF IT OR NOT. During the wee hours of the night, your thoughts are often distorted - even catastrophic. Although you may feel as if you are enveloped in darkness, remember that darkness and light are alike to Me. I am with you, and My Love for you never fails. You need the Light of My Presence supremely more than you need the light of day.
When the way before you seems dark and threatening, you can still trust Me to guide you. Walking by faith is akin to using radar to discern the way you should go. Instead of trying to see through clouds of uncertainty up ahead, fix your eyes on Me. I can show you a way forward where there appears to be none. Moreover, as you strive to stay in communication with Me, your soul opens up to Me. Even in the midst of your struggle, My loving Presence can fill your soul with warm delight.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Psalm 139:12; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Psalm 143:8 and
Hebrews 12:2
When the way before you seems dark and threatening, you can still trust Me to guide you. Walking by faith is akin to using radar to discern the way you should go. Instead of trying to see through clouds of uncertainty up ahead, fix your eyes on Me. I can show you a way forward where there appears to be none. Moreover, as you strive to stay in communication with Me, your soul opens up to Me. Even in the midst of your struggle, My loving Presence can fill your soul with warm delight.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Psalm 139:12; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Psalm 143:8 and
Hebrews 12:2
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