Start small

#140  May 27, 2013, Sunday 10:30pm, at home.

Do not let your hearts be troubled.

Trust in Me that all that comes into your life is neither bad nor good because it all comes from Me. 

If it seems bad to you, still announce to your heart that because it is from God and of God’s plans for me it cannot be bad.

Now this is hard to do in times of extreme pain,  so I encourage you to start small.  Yes start small.  If your pen runs out of ink, trust that it is of God for your good and His glory.

If it rains and you really, really wanted sunshine, thank Him for being in charge.

If some catastrophe occurs, trust that if is from God and that you thank Him because His Hand and Heart and Love were there to show deep compassion. 

If you break a glass and it shatters, trust that His Heart has been shattered many times yet He carries on.

If you cry, thank Him for tears that help you to express your sorrow or your joy.

Don’t center around the event.  Immediately surround it with God, who must always be your center.  Then you will see and accept it through His Heart, through His Will.  Otherwise we throw ourselves into the middle and lose our One and Only worthwhile Center.

So I say to you – start off with simple things and instead of getting angry or frustrated at something, instantly take it to the Lord.  Your soul must not be allowed to suffocate under your hasty human belief that all is lost. 

We have placed so much value on the things of this world that we zip past our eternal purpose and goal. 

We throw all of our earthly selves into situations while ignoring the God who is first and foremost the center of each situation. 

Lift up your eyes – see beyond the pain of the situation – look into the eyes of your God and rejoice in My presence in this situation.  Don’t rejoice hoping for answers, but rather rejoice with God that you do not need an explanation.  You only want to live in His Love which can raise you above all hurt and pain.

So take this simple task into your heart and endeavor as part of your daily prayer – anytime during your day – that you will assign it to God.  Especially the tragedies which hurt us to the quick, but that is because we have made them the center and not God.

Pray simply “God your hand is on this, and all will be well.”

Maybe not the “well” we would apply to it, but the “well” He sees in it through eternity.

Tell Me right now that when you are in pain you will endeavor to see His Hand on it.  When the pain comes, you may have so much pain that you can’t express this trust in Him.  So let Him know now when you are pain-free, to grace you when you are pain-filled to see and proclaim to your heart that He is in charge.  Practice, practice, practice beforehand so that prayer will rise up automatically from your soul to be whispered in His Ear when your pain is quite unbearable.

This practice allows you to trust, to express your trust deeper and deeper into your heart that will give you strength and encouragement when times seem tough.

I tell you this stored up trust will strengthen you in tough times. 

I want to strengthen you.  Yet I can only do this if you invite Me in each day to practice this trust prayer with you. 

I want to be your anchor.  I do not want you to float adrift not knowing who your anchor is, who you can trust to make things eternally right.

If you cling to this world, you will not be able to cling to Me.  For this world ends, it stops, it does not move into eternity, yet I do, I am.

If I offered you money enough to see you well taken care of in this life, and then offered to lead you compassionately into eternity, which would you choose?

Will you choose the things of this world to satisfy you, or will you opt to let Me lead you through this into eternal life? 

Will material goods be your center or will I, God, be your center? 

When your center is this material world, you will only see things as good or bad.

When you allow Me to be the center of your life, no matter what happens, you will accept it as all good and right and holy because it comes from Me – I either direct it or allow it to happen – so it can’t be bad in My Eternal Plan.  

Yes, there will be sorrow at some circumstances, but don’t look on them as God’s absence.  Let your trust in My Will be stronger than the pain in your material heart.

Let it call Me not to explain why this, why that?  Let it call Me in trust that I am all over this situation.

Proclaim to your heart that I am all present in all circumstances and gratefully thank Me for giving you such a grace to pray in thanks and praise to the One in Charge of All.

So begin right now, in all circumstances, (do not wait for a Big One to come along) and thank and praise ME for My Love and goodness over all.  It is a practice we need to start, so we can be better prepared when the Big Ones come along.