Grow Strong Roots

#191  Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013  4pm, St. Theresa’s, before Blessed Sacrament.

I come to you in Glory.  Did you enjoy the reading from Habakkuk?

Can you see that so many before you have believed in Me so completely that even disaster did not dissuade their faith in Me.

Isn’t it also coincidental how we question Me about why I allow evil to persist, as did Habakkuk.  Human kind has not changed.

But beware that as you ask, you still continue to nourish your faith in Me.  Many times we get discouraged about bad things happening and utter “where is God?”

I do not mind you consulting with Me at all, but the firmness of your faith must not be shaken by disaster. 

It is not a test of your faith.  If you really do believe in Me and My Glorious Plan for mankind your faith will not falter.  It takes great courage to hold onto faith in the midst of tragedies.

That is why our union has to grow deeper and deeper.  One could not blow over a tree in a violent storm whose roots are so deep in the ground.

But you do not grow strong roots unless you grow deeper and deeper in Me.

It is natural to question Me and I don’t mind. But do you see how you question Me – with respect as I respect you, My Beloved.   It is natural to ask “when will this end Lord?” because if you have a personal relationship with Me that is naturally part of our conversation.

Do I, God, dare ask you when you will love each and every person equally and unconditionally?

You see, you see the speck in My Eye.  You do not like to see oppression, yet not loving as I have asked you to love oppresses Me.

Eegad, eh? I do not mean it destroys Me.  That is impossible. However, it does beg the question --- does not loving as I have asked you to love cause disaster and desolation and cruelty?

We don’t think that our lack of love is destructive do we?  We just think of it as part of being human. 

But I tell you, you cannot hide behind ‘being human’ when you know what I have asked of  you.

Now, I do not say this in a mean way.  If you wish to grow closer and closer to Me, you must allow Me to reveal to you some bitter Truths.

Bitter to you.  Who wants to hear that their un-loving ways can cause disaster and destruction?

And you can’t claim that you are loving when I can bring a few people before you and you will explain to Me how hard it is to love them. It may be hard I agree, but do you ask me daily to help you remove that dislike and hate from your heart?

Do you want to love them or are you satisfied to find them hard to love and leave it at that?

There are basic steps to take to love them:

Ø      Do not run them down.

Ø      Do not build yourself up.

Ø      Do not look for them to change but beg Me to change your heart.

Ø      When they come to mind, bring your soul and their soul into My Most Sacred Heart.

Ø      Do not look for them to speak nicely to your or well of you.  You do not love only if they love back – FALSE, FALSE, FALSE

Ø      You recognize that pride plays a huge role in keeping you from truly loving.

I think it is great that you have a model to copy!  How would you know it was possible if I had not told you and shown you.  “But yes” you say, “you are God, easy for you.”

Why would I have told you the two greatest commandments if I knew you could not endeavor to do them?

I would have told you “Well only Love Me and your neighbor a little bit.”

But I didn’t.

So Our Plan for you is not an impossible task to accomplish. 

It is darn hard because each one of us is working from our human level trying to accomplish this.  But work from your soul level – it will not let you down.

It does not function on human emotions – pride, self-pity, meanness.  It is on a God-level – able to express itself to God with no trappings – just true honesty.

Like your soul may say “I find it hard to love that person.  Help me Lord to love as you would have me do.”

While the physical says: “I find it hard to love that person Lord because…”  Your humanness recognizes their humanness and finds fault.

So let your soul speak to Me if you really want to love as I have asked you to love.  Keep your humanness out of this conversation because it will only find faults for not loving.

Time to go?

God Bless.  Thank Me for all who come to visit Me today.  Praise Me from your soul for their beauty in My Eyes. 

You are all My Beloved.