#368 Apr. 1/15, Wed. 11:48pm, at home (Where did I put Jesus?)
Close your eyes. Am I still with you?
You do not need to see Me to know that I am with you.
I want your trust in My Presence in your life to be stronger than any 20/20 vision.
Rely on the spiritual sense of Trust.
Trust that I am here with you. Say to yourself “Jesus is here with me now. Jesus is always with me. Jesus never leaves me.”
Affirm this to yourself in times of trouble.
Affirm this to yourself when you get impatient, angry, down, despondent.
If Jesus were physically present with you, would you ever feel those feelings?
If He was sitting next to you on the couch would you get angry? Most likely not!
So when we get upset, angry, impatient, we are really saying “Jesus you are not present to me right now.”
Would we say bad words, have bad thoughts if Jesus was sitting in the room with us? Most likely not!
So when we experience negative feelings, just check your heart. Where have you put Jesus so that we feel we can think and do and say things that we would not do if He were physically present with us.
It is a great test eh? Where did I put Jesus?
Did I leave Him in the other room so I could stomp off into my bedroom and growl at such and such?
If He came around the corner and we were stomping around mad and upset and He caught us, would we feel embarrassed or make excuses or blame another for our mood?
Do I think that somehow Jesus is not with me when I get cross? If He was ever before my spiritual eyes, very rarely would I fall into negative emotions or bad behavior.
Trust that I am with you always. Not just to save you from outside harm, but to help prevent you from harming your own soul by your thoughts, words and actions.
If you get upset, look around and ask Me “what do You think of what I just did/said, Lord?”
I may ask you – was it necessary? Did it improve the situation? Who got hurt by your words? Did your soul feel refreshed after this angry outburst????
Ask Me to put your anger into context.
Ask Me to enlighten you as to the serious danger of untreated anger.
Be willing to listen when I say I don’t want you walking in that dark abyss.
Did your anger improve our relationship and your relationship with others?
Trust that I am with you always.
When you start to stomp off, take My Hand and ask Me to lead you to safe ground.
Trust that I will do this if you only ask Me.
Anger blinds us. So when you feel the first glimmer of anger arising, take My Hand and ask Me to lead you far, far from anger.
Now sleep.
Sleep trusting in My Constant Presence. Trusting that I am the only one who can lead you to safe ground.
I Love you. Be at peace. Be loving, kind, considerate.
Practice Patience. I have given you lots of opportunity so please make use of acquiring the fullness of this virtue.
God Bless.
