#814 Sat. Apr. 7/18, 9:30am, at home (redbook)
Come and join Me in this Kingdom of Mine on earth.
What do you see around you? There is joy. There is sadness. There is hopelessness.
Which of these do you cling to? What I mean is which of these set the tone for your day?
Joy --- you see Me in all, over all.
Sadness --- you are into the world but not seeing it through My Eyes.
Hopelessness --- you have most certainly stepped far away from Me who wants to be the true center of your world, who IS the center of the Kingdom of God on earth.
It is funny how we wander so far from Me in sadness and hopelessness yet think we are still journeying with You!
How can that be? Of course you will have sad moments but how many times a day do you seek comfort in those sad moments?
That seems like a crazy question, but if you are more sad than joyful you must find comfort in being sad. Wouldn’t that sound reasonable?
If you say you are walking with the Lord, tell Me how does He walk in sadness?
He would not be the rock and stronghold we need if He was in sadness a lot or even a little because you might come to Him when He is in a sad moment and then what power does He have to help you?
If you say you are walking with the Lord, then you must be walking in the Joy of the Lord or are you able to walk with the Lord in an un-joyful manner?
I am amazed that you have not realized that to walk with Me means to walk in the Joy of the Lord because you have surrendered ALL to Him for His deep, deep care.
We set up a struggle for ourselves when we will not accept His balm of Joy because we want to stay in a sad mode. Is this depression?
Have we depressed Jesus offer of Joy in our lives?
Now, this does not define depression, but have you considered that sadness and depression go together?
Have you asked Me for the Grace to remove sadness from your heart?
And when we are depressed is there any Joy in our lives?
I want you to seriously consider that sadness depresses your relationship with Me. It does not allow you to grow in the Goodness of the Lord.
Ask Me, each day, for the Grace of Joyfulness in the Lord. Not to be momentarily Joyful due to some material happening, but rather to be Joy-filled because you know the Promises of the Lord and believe they are and will be fulfilled.
You can also see how sadness walks hand in hand with hopelessness.
These downhill emotions are not separate one from the other. No, NO, NO
If you are living in the Joy of the Lord, claiming that you trust in His Will, then sure you will have moments of sadness, but they will not rule your life.
It is like if you hear a bad, sad story about someone’s health , of course it will shock you and upset you, but where do you take this news --- to your head to mull it over and live in sadness OR into your heart where Jesus will care for you at this time of upset and assure you that He is in charge of ALL of it.
We tend to believe our thoughts which are not always about Truth but what you imagine could happen and what if, what if, what if --- and build on one scenario after another into a future you have no control over, but tend to live in.
OR, you take it to Jesus, at the moment, and tell Him you want to live in the security of His Kingdom, His World which He has Created and Cares for.
Come and join Me in this Kingdom of Mine on earth.
What do you see around you? There is joy. There is sadness. There is hopelessness.
Which of these do you cling to? What I mean is which of these set the tone for your day?
Joy --- you see Me in all, over all.
Sadness --- you are into the world but not seeing it through My Eyes.
Hopelessness --- you have most certainly stepped far away from Me who wants to be the true center of your world, who IS the center of the Kingdom of God on earth.
It is funny how we wander so far from Me in sadness and hopelessness yet think we are still journeying with You!
How can that be? Of course you will have sad moments but how many times a day do you seek comfort in those sad moments?
That seems like a crazy question, but if you are more sad than joyful you must find comfort in being sad. Wouldn’t that sound reasonable?
If you say you are walking with the Lord, tell Me how does He walk in sadness?
He would not be the rock and stronghold we need if He was in sadness a lot or even a little because you might come to Him when He is in a sad moment and then what power does He have to help you?
If you say you are walking with the Lord, then you must be walking in the Joy of the Lord or are you able to walk with the Lord in an un-joyful manner?
I am amazed that you have not realized that to walk with Me means to walk in the Joy of the Lord because you have surrendered ALL to Him for His deep, deep care.
We set up a struggle for ourselves when we will not accept His balm of Joy because we want to stay in a sad mode. Is this depression?
Have we depressed Jesus offer of Joy in our lives?
Now, this does not define depression, but have you considered that sadness and depression go together?
Have you asked Me for the Grace to remove sadness from your heart?
And when we are depressed is there any Joy in our lives?
I want you to seriously consider that sadness depresses your relationship with Me. It does not allow you to grow in the Goodness of the Lord.
Ask Me, each day, for the Grace of Joyfulness in the Lord. Not to be momentarily Joyful due to some material happening, but rather to be Joy-filled because you know the Promises of the Lord and believe they are and will be fulfilled.
You can also see how sadness walks hand in hand with hopelessness.
These downhill emotions are not separate one from the other. No, NO, NO
If you are living in the Joy of the Lord, claiming that you trust in His Will, then sure you will have moments of sadness, but they will not rule your life.
It is like if you hear a bad, sad story about someone’s health , of course it will shock you and upset you, but where do you take this news --- to your head to mull it over and live in sadness OR into your heart where Jesus will care for you at this time of upset and assure you that He is in charge of ALL of it.
We tend to believe our thoughts which are not always about Truth but what you imagine could happen and what if, what if, what if --- and build on one scenario after another into a future you have no control over, but tend to live in.
OR, you take it to Jesus, at the moment, and tell Him you want to live in the security of His Kingdom, His World which He has Created and Cares for.
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