#70 Dec. 22, 2012 , Sat. Muscat, 2:30pm
You have found some quiet time.
So come aside and listen to My voice.
Do you feel the need to hear from Me? Do you feel disconnected from your prayer
life? But you know you are not.
I am with you constantly and have seen the times you thought
to say ‘such and such’ yet held your tongue listening to My advice on what did
not need to be said. Keep listening and
even more so remain obedient when I tell you not to say it. You can most definitely listen and hear My
voice, yet not all the time do you remain obedient to My suggestion not to
talk.
Some people have asked you how do you hear My voice. I speak to all people. Some are not used to hearing and thus do not
put it down to it being My voice. Yet if
you make a good choice it is usually on My prompting – so you will know you are
being obedient.
When your choices are not good – you will know you acted on
your own advice.
Now let Me clarify.
If you choose to go on a trip, vacation, this is not a bad choice or a
good choice, it is just a decision.
Otherwise if something bad happens on the trip, someone will point out
that perhaps it was not a good choice.
Yet good things and bad things are happening all around us
every day and we may not have any control over these either way – they are out
of our hands.
However, you know when good choices and bad choices present
themselves over which you have control.
And these are the ones I ask you to be attentive to.
You know, without My explanation, what is right and what is
wrong. Throw out a few ideas to yourself
as you read this and right away you will determine which are right and which
are wrong. And be sure you don’t make an
excuse for choosing bad over good.
Such as “well that person is a mean person anyway” or “it
really isn’t gossip because lots of people know about it already.”
Perhaps, I asked them not to say it either – not even
perhaps, anyone who knows Me knows I do not ask for gossip ever. Yet many make excuses because they want to be
the first with juicy news, or they comment that they may be sharing gossip
without the slightest reference to the fact that they are not asked by Me to
say such things.
Do we count this as sin?
Do we realize that this is a weakness which we nurture and nourish by
not avoiding it and thus do not do good service to our dear God?
How often do we reason that bad choices really are not
really, really bad?
Do we credit any good to our bad choices?
Do they bring us strength and fortitude? Yes? I
have heard said we can all learn from our mistakes – can we? Are we willing to cast aside those bad
choices and intentionally endeavor to avoid them? or are we willing to use the phrase ‘too late
to change now’, or some such expression.
If you are unsure of your choices – if this or that is right
or wrong, stop reading right now and bring them to Me and ask Me to clarify
them for you. Do not interfere or
interrupt or add any of your own suggestions.
Just sit and listen to the Wisdom that covers all.
Dare to sit and hear My pronouncements on what you bring to
Me.
In the majority of cases, you already know what is right or
wrong don’t you? and perhaps are afraid
to bring them to Me face to face because then you will feel more obliged to
change and hand over to Me those things that are not good choices. And if you do, can you come back and ask to
take them back? hmmmm
So let’s look at gossip.
What goal do you wish to attain by using gossip? It has to be an earthly satisfaction because
nothing in heaven will reward such chatter.
What good will it attain for the person about whom you are
talking?
Please Note:
complimenting someone is never gossip unless you tag on the line
that runs them down.
For example: ‘He is a really great dancer but it is too bad
he is cheating on his wife.’
When did the compliment end and the gossip begin? You know right away don’t you?
So don’t hesitate, as you examine your conscience daily, to
see where your compliments ended and your gossip began.
Just try out paying someone a compliment, not even
necessarily to their face, and stopping there.
You will find that you don’t need to use as many words
because what you will say is sincere and to the point. “He is a good painter.”
Sometimes you will soon note, as you begin to listen more
and more to My Words, you will discern not even to bring up a person’s name
because your guide (Holy Spirit) tells you that even bringing up the person’s name will
leave open an opportunity to say something that does not compliment the
individual.
How many times have you run down My priests? I ask you most sincerely – how many times?
I do not imply that they are the only ones who should be
respected. Yet I know that you often do
not hold them in any regard, least of all high regard. Instead of running them down, stop and if you
are speaking about them to anyone, ask them to share a prayer with you about
this particular priest, asking Me to bless this priest abundantly and to remove
any uncomplimentary thoughts or words that you have thought or said.
Ask Me to guard your thoughts. Ask Me to guard your words. Please I am only too willing to help you stay
on the straight and narrow.
