Summary: do not rely on transient wealth and glory, or use the gifts you have for self-glorification, turn to God with repentant and contrite hearts, lean on God, allow God’s light to expose and heal your wounds.
Many times have I asked mankind to abandon himself to Me, to rely entirely upon Me, to trust Me, but each time he goes in search of himself, his own joys and pursuits, choosing instead the easy path, the path of transient wealth and glory, overwhelming the cries of his spirit through false vindication, beguiling himself into believing himself righteous and justified, bestowing on himself the power to judge others and dispense justice; to allow the mind to control the heart, the flesh and soul to control the spirit, to take the discernment and gifts I have given to the spirit and corrupt it with the flesh, to adulterate My gifts and use them for self-glorification and the criticism of others. Does not man know of love? Does he now know of its fruit? Does he not want to give thanks and glory to He who bestows the gifts?
But I am forever patient and will never cease waiting for humanity to see the error of its ways and turn to Me with repentant and contrite hearts, for then I shall cleanse all of iniquity, take you in My loving arms and protect and guide you along the path to Me, the path to salvation, your vision may be dull, your steps small, but I am always with you, deep within you, a quiet and infinitesimal voice to guide you. So lean on Me, rely upon Me and trust, relax in My presence and allow My Spirit to act through your spirit. Draw not from your natural strength but from Me and walk the path with joy and confidence, in the light of My cross.
Do not bow to man, the pressures of the world, listening to others who tell you what I require, but do as I ask in perfect obedience, for I shall give you the opportunity and strength to fulfil the Father’s purpose. But if you rely upon yourself and substitute My wishes for worldly opinion we shall be separated, you shall be distanced from the Father’s will, prevented from acting out his purpose.
Allow My Spirit to work freely within you, allow him to work his way out. All My work is deep, starting from within and finishing at the surface. I am not concerned with externality, for that will change last of all and you shall radiate My glory from within. But it saddens Me to see many dealing with the external first, adopting a façade of holiness to hide the pain and trouble they do not wish to deal with, sealing themselves, preventing My light from exposing and healing their wounds. They do not want to put to death the wrong life within and substitute it with mine; they have come to regard their infirmities as their closest companions.
But if you want new life, My life, relax and trust Me, let My Spirit convict you, restore and resurrect you from within. Such a decision is not without pain for My Spirit has but one purpose, that we may be glorified through you, and he will ask you to remove all that prevents this. But as His work progresses you shall become a vessel of light, eternally focussed on the Father’s wishes, forever standing at the centre of His spiritual power, listening only to your spirit united with His, free from the selfish desires of the soul or the worldliness of the flesh. The strength you are given by the Father is for His glory, to be used, not hoarded for your own purposes. Such action causes it to putrefy, rot and decay and will cause you much damage spiritually. Do not be enchanted with its purity and strength; do not let avarice tempt you to keep it for yourself. This is the all too easy path to worldly wealth and glory and ensures you shall never receive all the Father wishes for you. But if you expend the energy you are gifted with for the benefit of others in accordance with the Father’s purpose, your interest in using it never extending beyond his wishes, the greater the gift you shall be entrusted with, for it is His desire that all his children in their walk are so gifted that they consider natural what the world considers supernatural.
I know the thought of possessing such a gift and not using it for yourself is not palatable but pride, independence, self-importance, self-indulgence, self-achievement and self-awareness must be put to death. For only then will you be in a position to receive, knowing yourself to be destitute, incapable of achieving anything except through My grace. This is necessary because you will have to do much beyond your natural ability and talents and rely on Me, on your faith in Me, knowing that I shall forever be your refuge and strength, shielding and protecting you from this entire world. So hunger for Me and you shall be satisfied, My Spirit imparting truth into your life, quickening much you considered worthless and spent, moving you beyond what you thought you could ever have attained, positioning you in a place of constant and permanent grace, firmly entwined in our love. Amen.
Widows Mote 