More of Him and less of me

John 3:27-28, 30


John replied, "God in heaven appoints each person's work. You ourselves know how plainly I told you I am not the Messiah. I am here to prepare the way for Him - that is all. He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less."

I have appointed your work - past, present and future.
I knew even when I was knitting you in your mother's womb the good works I had planned for you.
To bless others and glorify Me.
I saved you.
I redeemed you so that My Son's light would shine through you and point others to Me.
You prepare the way.
I am the Way.
Clothe yourself with compassion, humility, kindness, gentleness, forgiveness, and patience.
But mainly clothe yourself in love.
For love prepares the Way for others to see Me, to experience My Truth, My Life and My Way.
The only way for this to happen is for you to become less and allow me to be More.
I am More than enough for you!
I love you!
Remember Christ died so that all who believed would have My Spirit living inside of them.
So don't mourn that you don't have My Physical Presence beside you because My Spirit lives inside of you!
And isn't this better?
For I can be with all believers instead of standing by a few.
Practice listening to My Spirit.
Trust and obey and your hearing will become clearer.
I want to guide and lead you - let Me through My Spirit!
Remember I only give you enough light for the next step!
I am not going to give you a 20 year, 10 year, 5 year or even a year plan.
But look back, when you obeyed at each step then I gave you light for the next step when you were ready for it and not before.
I know you!
Your real life is hidden in Me.
Seek Me and you will find Me for I want to be known by you.
Remember MORE of ME and less of you!

The Work I prepared for you in advance

Luke 22:7-8
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lambs were sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, "Go and prepare the Passover Meal, so we can eat together."

The work I prepare for you is done in advance.
What I call you to is never by chance, and because of that I am with you always.
You do what I call you to in My strength, not yours.
Trust Me.
Trust My promises.
When I sent Peter and John, I prepared the place for them in advance.
And they went in obedience and prepared the lamb.
Do you think that was insignificant or by accident?
Of course not!
They prepared the lamb so that later they could see I was the perfect lamb sacrificed for them.
Every place, every task, every ministry I call you to, I have already prepared for you!
Sweet daughter, surrender to me and rest in that knowledge.
Rest in Me.
My peace I give you.
I have you covered in more ways than one, but The One is all you need!

Faith, Belief, Trust

An insight given to me by my beloved, Jesus... (November 2009)

Faith is when belief marries trust. When I truly believe I am valued and loved by God so much that he gave his one and only Son for me, and when I trust that God keeps His Word, then I can act on that belief and trust in obedience allowing Him to transform me from the inside out. Acting on belief and trust, living out God's great love for me by sharing it with others - that is faith.

Hebrews 11:1 "What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot see."
Confident assurance is trust and what we hope for is going to happen is belief- again faith is when belief marries trust.
Evidence of things we cannot see, yet when we look for the things we cannot see and believe... when we are prayerful and watchful we see glimpses of eternity and we learn that believing is seeing! When we believe we see. We see Jesus, we see love, we see His Kingdom. Praise God!

A Prayer from 11-26-09

a prayer based on Ephesians 3:14-21

Father God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, I drop to my knees and start talking to you, praising you for the wisdom and breadth of Your Plan. Lord, I pray that you will give us mighty inner strength from your glorious, unlimited resources through Your Holy Spirit. Christ Jesus, I ask that you make yourself more and more at home in our hearts as we trust in You. Our desire is for our roots to go deep into the soil of your marvelous love. Father, give us the power to understand how wide, how long, how high, how deep your love really is. Your love is so great we will never fully understand it. So Lord, help us to experience and receive it! Fill us with your Life and Power that comes only from You so that all glory is yours. We know that only by your mighty Power at work in us are you able to accomplish infinitely more than we could ever dare to ask or hope. Lord, may all honor, power and glory be yours in your people and Jesus Christ forever and ever. Amen.