Rejected

January 29

Let Him Flee from You

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SUBMIT YOURSELVES, THEN, TO GOD. RESIST THE DEVIL, AND HE WILL FLEE FROM YOU
(James 4:7).

Beautiful Child, do you sometimes hear people quote, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”  Today, I want you to know that to “resist the devil” is not enough to ensure victory. There is a very important part that precedes the principle of resisting the devil—to SUBMIT TO ME. Know that you cannot resist without submitting to Me, first, because I AM the Conqueror.  I am He who brings you Truth when the devil tries to deceive you with the words: “You do not count. You do not matter. You are not important.” I am He who gives you Hope when the devil tries to drown you in hopelessness with the words: “You will never make it. You are not good enough. You do not have what it takes.” I am He who fills you with Love when the devil tries to destroy you with the words: “You have been abandoned. You have been orphaned. You have been left in the wilderness to fend for yourself.”

YOU, DEAR CHILDREN, ARE FROM GOD AND HAVE OVERCOME THEM, BECAUSE THE ONE WHO IS IN YOU IS GREATER THAN THE ONE WHO IS IN THE WORLD
(1 John 4:4).

Be informed that the devil—a murderer, thief, and the father of lies—is always keeping an eye on you.  He is observing from a distance…keeping watch.  He is looking for an open door—the right moment to make his move.  He will come out of nowhere.  You will be taken by surprise.  Be on the lookout!  Stand guard!  Be ready to SUBMIT to Me at a moment’s notice, BECAUSE THE ONE WHO IS IN YOU IS GREATER THAN HE WHO IS IN THE WORLD.

Have you ever tried resisting the devil in your own strength? What was the outcome?

I urge you to try something new. Submit your perplexing problem, your upsetting emotion, or your perturbing perception to the Lord Jesus, first. Ask HIM to conquer it for you. Then, watch the devil flee from you.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I praise You, for You have overcome the devil. I will fear no evil.

Remind me, daily, Lord God, to submit the disturbed emotion in my heart that causes me to feel hopeless, to You. Call me to surrender the perturbing perception in my heart that causes me to feel like an orphan, to You. Invite me to succumb the words in my heart that cause me to feel like a failure, to You. Then, You will be My Conqueror, for greater are You who are in me than he who is in the world. Worthy are You to receive honor and glory and blessing, forever and ever.

Maintain an Awareness

Obedient surrender consists of three steps: EMBRACING, EXPOSING, and giving permission to be EXCHANGED.

The Two Counsels
January 28

Someone Understands

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PRAISE THE LORD, MY SOUL, AND FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS…WHO REDEEMS YOUR LIFE FROM THE PIT AND CROWNS YOU WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION
(Psalm 103:2, 4).

Often, after I have accepted and believed painful, accusatory beliefs from the father-of-lies, I fall into the deep pit of darkness where despair, doom, and damnation reign.  I have discovered that I only recover from this deep pit of darkness if someone loves me enough during this painful, emotional time to understand how I feel.  Usually, I do not want advice during this time.  I do not want someone to fix me.  I want someone who understands me: someone who is familiar with the same pain I am experiencing…someone who shows sympathy and empathy during a time when I feel lost.

FOR WE HAVE NOT AN HIGH PRIEST WHICH CANNOT BE TOUCHED WITH THE FEELING OF OUR INFIRMITIES; BUT WAS IN ALL POINTS TEMPTED LIKE AS WE ARE, YET WITHOUT SIN
(Hebrews 4:25).

Precious Child, I want you to know that you are not alone in your temptation. Although I never believed and received the negative, destructive beliefs of the father-of-lies, I was in all points tempted just like you are. I understand how you feel. I have been there. Because I suffered when I was tempted, I am able to HELP you during the times when you have fallen into the deep pit of darkness.  Invite Me into your heart. Tell Me how you feel. Let Me help you up. I will redeem your life from the pit and crown you with My Love and Compassion.

BECAUSE HE HIMSELF SUFFERED WHEN HE WAS TEMPTED, HE IS ABLE TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE BEING TEMPTED
(Hebrews 2:18).

Have you fallen into the deep pit of darkness where doom, despair, and damnation reign?  Do you need someone to understand how you feel?  I urge you to invite the Presence of the Lord Jesus into that pit, and ask Him to help you up.  He understands how you feel…and He cares.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, how encouraged I am that I am not alone when I am tempted: when the father-of-lies throws painful, accusatory lies of despair, doom, and damnation at me.

Remind me to always come to You, Lord Jesus, when I am tempted, instead of dying in the deep pit of darkness. Remind me that You are my High Priest, during these times—a High Priest who understands how I feel…a High Priest who can help…a High Priest who can redeem my life from the pit and crown me with Love and Compassion.

Maintain an Awareness

Woe to us, the rebellious children, when we take counsel from the father-of-lies, and when we cover ourselves with coverings that are not from God. We will add sin to sin.

The Two Counsels
January 27

Be on the Alert

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BE OF SOBER SPIRIT, BE ON THE ALERT. YOUR ADVERSARY, THE DEVIL, PROWLS AROUND LIKE A ROARING LION, SEEKING SOMEONE TO DEVOUR
(1 Peter 5:8).

In Africa, where I grew up, the roaring lion sometimes prowls around a herd of elephants (YES, ELEPHANTS!) in the hope of scaring a young one away from the rest of the herd.  As long as the little elephants stay in the presence of the adults, they are safe.  But sometimes, a young elephant panics, separates itself from the rest of the herd, and then starts to run.  That is exactly what the hungry lion wants.  The little elephant is now defenseless against the sharp claws of the lion that will tear it apart…until nothing is left.

THE THIEF COMES ONLY TO STEAL AND KILL AND DESTROY; I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE, AND HAVE IT TO THE FULL
(John 10:10).

Precious Child, be on your guard! You have a cruel, raging enemy, prowling around, incessantly, like a roaring lion, looking for a chance to tear you apart. He already has a path of destruction selected for you…and he wants to make sure that you take it. Know that your enemy does not attack from the outside.  Rather, he attacks from the inside, using his negative, destructive beliefs “YOU ARE UNLOVED AND UNLOVABLE” to lead you down his path of destruction.

I PRAY ALSO FOR THOSE WHO WILL BELIEVE IN ME THROUGH THEIR MESSAGE, THAT ALL OF THEM MAY BE ONE, FATHER, JUST AS YOU ARE IN ME AND I AM IN YOU
(John 17: 20-21).

Child, I can protect you from the roaring lion, but you need to cultivate ONENESS with Me. To be protected from the lion, it is not enough for Me to be IN YOU.  You also need to stay IN ME! When you come into My Truth, I will protect you from the enemy’s suggestions that you are unloved and unlovable.  Then you will not go down the path of destruction laid out for you.

What are you going to do about the suggestions in your mind that label you NOT LOVED and NOT LOVABLE?  Are you going to follow them down the path of destruction, or are you going to stay in God’s Presence and let Him protect you from the roaring lion with His Truth? Know that your choice will make the difference whether you will have Peace, Hope, and Love, today…or whether you will be destroyed by the roaring lion.

PRAYER: Perfect Father, how fully You have furnished us with Peace, Hope, and Love through Your Presence.  Not only have You sent us Your Son, so that we might live from Him and escape the cruel suggestions of the evil one, but You also sent us Your Spirit of Truth to protect us from the path of destruction. May I be willing to live my life in ONENESS with You, Perfect Father, in fellowship with the Lord Jesus, and in obedience to the Spirit of Truth.

Maintain an Awareness

The goal of the father-of-lies is to fill us with a system of beliefs, so that we would fill our Selves with another system of beliefs that would correct the first system of beliefs.

The Two Counsels
January 26

Be Restored

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BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND.  THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TEST AND APPROVE WHAT GOD’S WILL IS—HIS GOOD, PLEASING AND PERFECT WILL
(Romans 12:2).

I suffered from severe shyness, especially as a child; therefore, I became hesitant to commit and apply myself. Distrusting my own ability to act and speak what was expected of me, I was inclined to avoid people, shrinking back from contact with others. But, at some point in my life, I got tired of living my life this way. I surrendered the shy little girl in me to God. Then, He told me the Truth…and the Truth set me free:

Beautiful One, you need to know that shyness is not a feeling, but your reaction to the set of belittling beliefs the father-of-lies planted in your mind: “I do not measure up…I am not good enough…I fall short.”  With these lies, the father-of-lies put you in his box, so you would take on the personality he had in mind for you. His goal was to steal your God-given personality from you—the person you were meant to be, created in My Image.

AND THE GOD OF ALL GRACE…WILL HIMSELF RESTORE YOU AND MAKE YOU STRONG, FIRM AND STEADFAST
(1 Peter 5:10).

Precious Child, if you bring your shy box-personality with its belittling beliefs of inadequacy to Me, the God of All Grace, I will restore you to the person you were created to be in My Image. I will make you strong, firm, and steadfast, so you will have all the confidence you need to face any circumstance, any person, or any crowd. I will renew your mind with new beliefs of adequacy and bring you into My Perfect Will, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

AND GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE ABOUND TO YOU, SO THAT IN ALL THINGS AT ALL TIMES, HAVING ALL THAT YOU NEED, YOU WILL ABOUND IN EVERY GOOD WORK
(2 Corinthians 9:8).

Are you tired of being someone you were NOT meant to be—someone who feels inadequate, unworthy, and shy?

If you want to change and become the person you were created to be, submit these underlying, belittling beliefs in your mind to God, together with the place and time they were born. Then, let His Grace renew your mind, so you could become the person you were always meant to be.

PRAYER: God of All Grace, I bring myself to you—the person I have become under the influence of the father-of-lies. Exchange the person in this box for the real person who was created in Your Image, so that in all things, at all times, I will have all the confidence I need to face any circumstance, any person, or any crowd.  To You be Glory!

Maintain an Awareness

The father-of-lies opposes God’s Counsel by telling us the exact opposite of what God says. His deception provides the pink slippery world in our minds that do not make sense.

The Two Counsels
January 25

Demolish Arguments

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WE DEMOLISH ARGUMENTS AND EVERY PRETENSION THAT SETS ITSELF UP AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND WE TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT TO MAKE IT OBEDIENT TO CHRIST
(2 Corinthians 10:5).

Does the following scenario sometimes take place in your mind? An oppressing thought enters your mind. You receive it and start entertaining it.  Before you realize it, a whole debate breaks loose in your mind. As if you were watching a movie, you replay the painful argument that happened that day over and over and over again. Going back and forth between your part and that of the other party, you relive all the accusatory thoughts…all the bad emotions…all the contemplated actions. At some point, you hear the little voice of the Holy Spirit, prompting you to demolish the argument that started in your mind, but you do not listen.  “Just a little while longer,” you insist, “I just want to replay it one more time.  I almost have the whole thing figured out in my mind.”

THE LORD DOES NOT LOOK AT THE THINGS MAN LOOKS AT. MAN LOOKS AT THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE, BUT THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART
(1 Samuel 16:7).

Beloved One, no matter how many times you replay an argument in your mind, you will never be able to figure it out by yourself. Child, you need to understand that I know you better than you know yourself. I know your thoughts from afar. I am acquainted with all your ways. I know your heart. I can figure things out for you in your own mind. Therefore, let go of the destructive debates that often take place in your mind.  Bring them to a stop. Demolish them.  Instead, hand the whole war-of-words over to Me. I will examine, deduce, and point out the Truth to you.  And My Truth will set you…and your debate partner…free.

O LORD, YOU HAVE SEARCHED ME AND KNOWN ME. YOU KNOW MY SITTING DOWN AND MY RISING UP; YOU UNDERSTAND MY THOUGHT AFAR OFF. YOU COMPREHEND MY PATH AND MY LYING DOWN, AND ARE ACQUAINTED WITH ALL MY WAYS. FOR THERE IS NOT A WORD ON MY TONGUE, BUT BEHOLD, O LORD, YOU KNOW IT ALTOGETHER
(Psalm 139:1-4).

What are your reasons for keeping destructive debates alive in your mind?

What will it take for you to refute the arguments in your mind, and hand the whole war-of-words over to the Lord Jesus, daily, in exchange for His Truth?

PRAYER: Jesus, I invite Your Presence and Participation into my daily arguments.  You understand my heart and the pain these debates cause.  Inhabit my mind, Lord Jesus. Cast down all arguments that form in my mind. May I be a bearer of Your Truth.

Maintain an Awareness

This must be the hardest of all lessons to learn: to keep our eyes on the Eternal God during difficult circumstances, and trust that His everlasting arms are underneath us, holding us and keeping us safe.

The Two Counsels
January 24

Put aside the Darkness

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THIS IS THE VERDICT: LIGHT HAS COME INTO THE WORLD, BUT MEN LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT
(John 3:19).

For some reason, it is hard for us to choose Light.  Sometimes, we walk in circles for days or weeks to avoid the Light.  We focus on the other person’s darkness, knowing very well that the darkness that fills our own hearts is far worse. We reason that if we could stay focused on the other person’s darkness, our own darkness could stay hidden just a little longer.  But, darkness is like quicksand—it pulls you in slowly…until you suffocate and drown.

SO LET US PUT ASIDE THE DEEDS OF DARKNESS AND PUT ON THE ARMOR OF LIGHT
(Romans 13:12).

Precious Child, you need to know that your enemy, the father-of-lies, will try to persuade you to stay in darkness, because from this painful place of abandonment, condemnation, rejection, and shame he can manipulate you…control you…manage you. However, these negative, destructive beliefs will become irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will harass you, wherever you are, whatever you do. Therefore, put aside the deeds of darkness and put on My Armor of Light. This will put ME in control of your heart and life…and drive the darkness out.

BUT IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND FROM BEFORE YOU, THEN IT SHALL BE THAT THOSE WHOM YOU LET REMAIN SHALL BE IRRITANTS IN YOUR EYES AND THORNS IN YOUR SIDES, AND THEY SHALL HARASS YOU IN THE LAND WHERE YOU DWELL
(Numbers 33:55).

This is how you might put aside your deeds of darkness and put on the Armor of Light: 

Stop playing mind games.  Be honest with yourself by looking at your own heart and calling a spade a spade.  Why are you really so upset?  Is it because you feel betrayed?  Is it because you feel overlooked?  Is it because you feel unloved?  Invite the Lord Jesus into the perturbing perceptions that comprise your darkness, and allow Him to show you His Perspective. His Light will drive your darkness out.

PRAYER:  Lord Jesus, thank you that You have come so I may see.  I invite You to shine Your Light into the dark beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation that dwell in my heart.  Break through the darkness, Lord, and bring me clarity, as I expose these beliefs to you.  Clothe me with Your Armor of Light, so You may be in control of my heart and life.

Maintain an Awareness

We did not realize it at the time, but during our childhood we made the most deterministic decisions of our lives.

The Two Counsels
January 21

Become Willing

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Precious One, today, I want you to know that I, your Perfect Father, will purify you all the way through—spirit, soul, and body, from the inside out…BUT, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING.

How often have I, the God of Peace, wanted to instill My Peace into your heart…but you were not willing?  How often have I, the Perfect Father, offered to exchange your understanding for My Perspective…but you were not willing?  How often have I, the Most High God, proposed to change your rejection into acceptance, your abandonment into belonging, your condemnation into approval, and your shame into excellence…BUT YOU WERE NOT WILLING?

O JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM, YOU WHO KILL THE PROPHETS AND STONE THOSE SENT TO YOU, HOW OFTEN I HAVE LONGED TO GATHER YOUR CHILDREN TOGETHER, AS A HEN GATHERS HER CHICKS UNDER HER WINGS, BUT YOU WERE NOT WILLING
(Matthew 23:37).

Child, you need to understand that the father-of-lies does not want you to come to Me. He will fill you with many negative, destructive beliefs that will make your heart unwilling to receive My Perspective for your situation. He will lie to you, so you would not submit your pain to Me, lest you received My Peace, Hope, and Love. The father-of-lies already has a broad road of destruction laid out for you. As long as you are unwilling to heed My Counsel, but receive, believe, and obey his beliefs of abandonment, shame, condemnation, and rejection, he will make sure your life is destroyed. Therefore, Child…ENTER THROUGH THE NARROW GATE OF WILLINGNESS.

ENTER THROUGH THE NARROW GATE. FOR WIDE IS THE GATE AND BROAD IS THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION, AND MANY ENTER THROUGH IT
(Matthew 7:13).

Has God perhaps sent someone into your life to help you deal with the pain of abandonment, shame, condemnation, and rejection in your heart? Were you willing to receive him or her, or did you send the person away?

If you are not willing to let God into your heart to deal with the pain that is there, I urge you to find out why. What are the negative, destructive beliefs from the father-of-lie that are causing your unwillingness? Once you have found them, lay them in front of the Lord Jesus and ask Him for His Truth. His Truth will set you free…and make you willing.

PRAYER: Whom have I, but You, O Lord.  Most High God, bring me to the place where I will be willing to allow You to take the pain of abandonment, shame, condemnation, and rejection out of my heart and fill me with Your Peace, Hope, and Love.

Maintain an Awareness

Many of these untrue childhood conclusions grouped together to raise a spirit of defilement in us—the OLD MAN mentality that duped us into thinking we were doomed and damned, for life.

The Two Counsels
January 19

It Is All in Your Mind

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There is a saying that states, “It is all in the mind.”  Well, this happens to be true. Have you ever noticed that you tend to act out the beliefs that reside in your mind?  If your mind contains negative beliefs, you have negative emotions and destructive actions.  If your mind contains positive beliefs, you have positive emotions and constructive actions.  Your mind is a control center that affects your whole life: how you handle yourself, how you handle other people, and how you handle God.

THE MIND OF SINFUL MAN IS DEATH, BUT THE MIND CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT IS LIFE AND PEACE
(Romans 8:6).

Precious Child, think of a control tower at an airport.  It is the job of the air traffic controller to control the incoming and outgoing planes and tell them where to go.  He gives the planes permission to land and the pilots have to obey.  This ensures life and peace.

In the same way, I have sent My Holy Spirit to be the thoughts-and belief-traffic controller of your mind, giving permission to certain thoughts and beliefs to land, and others, to leave.  I, the Father, of whom are all things, want to be in charge of your life—what you believe, how you feel, and what you do. The result in your life will be Life and Peace.

FOR US THERE IS ONE GOD, THE FATHER, OF WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, AND WE FOR HIM; AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, AND THROUGH WHOM WE LIVE
(1 Corinthians 8:6).

The question is: Will you allow Me to be in charge of your mind through the Spirit of My Son, through whom are all things and through whom you will receive Life and Peace?

THOSE WHO ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD ARE SONS OF GOD
(Romans 8:14).

Who is in control of your mind—your own beliefs, or the Father, from whom are all things, and the Spirit of His Son, through whom are all things? Consider praying the following prayer, every morning, giving God’s Spirit authority to exercise restraining and directing influence over your mind and its beliefs.

PRAYER: Lord God, how encouraged I am that You are able to purify me through and through…even my mind.

Lord God, be the belief-controller of my mind.  In the same way an air traffic controller gives permission to planes to take off and land, I authorize Your Spirit to be in control of the beliefs that enter my mind, moment-by-moment.  Give permission to the pure beliefs of Truth to land, and command all negative beliefs to leave, so my life could be filled with Your Life and Peace.

Maintain an Awareness

Every given moment of your life, you live either in obedience to the Counsel of the Perfect Father, or in obedience to the counsel of the father-of-lies.

The Two Counsels
January 18

How to Deal with Your Emotions

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MAY GOD HIMSELF, THE GOD OF PEACE, SANCTIFY YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH
(1 Thessalonians 5:23).

Beautiful One, I, the God of Peace, yearn to purify you, through and through, all the way to your emotions.  But you need to know that your emotions do not stand alone; they are governed by what you believe—by what you accept as true or real in your own mind.  Have you noticed how often your emotions become hopeless, fearful, and bitter when you lean on your own understanding…when you depend on your own beliefs…when you rely on your own mind?

AND WE KNOW THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY KNOW HIM THAT IS TRUE, AND WE ARE IN HIM THAT IS TRUE, EVEN IN HIS SON JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE TRUE GOD, AND ETERNAL LIFE
(1 John 5:20).

Child, I want you to start living differently, even today. I want you to learn how to deal with your emotions.  Whenever you have an emotion that perturbs you, I want you to find the belief from the father-of-lies that supports that emotion. Know that the father-of-lies is constantly roaming around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour with his negative, destructive beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation. He likes to plant these in your mind with the hope that you will receive, accept, and believe them.

But, I have sent Jesus, My Son, to bring you understanding, that you may know Him who is the Truth. If you submit the beliefs that support your perturbed emotions to Jesus, He who is the Truth will show you His Perspective. Then, your beliefs will change and your emotions will follow suit. You will receive a spirit of Power, and Love, and of a sound mind…and sound emotions.

FOR GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND OF A SOUND MIND
(2 Timothy 1:7).

Do you have a sound mind? If not, how does your mind influence your emotions? Are you willing to receive a sound mind, even today?

Practice, every day, moment-by-moment to submit the perturbing beliefs in your mind to the Lord Jesus. Ask Him to bring His Truth into your mind, daily. Then, you will receive a sound mind…and sound emotions.

PRAYER: Thank you, Lord Jesus, that You have come to give us a sound mind—an understanding, so we may know You, who are the Truth.  Thank you that we may be in You, who are true, and that we may know the Truth for every negative, destructive belief from the father-of-lies that enters our mind. Enlighten my understanding, daily, O Lord, so I may receive a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind, for a sound mind will generate sound emotions.

Maintain an Awareness

When you pray and lay your problem before God, give Him the freedom to answer you in any way He wants to, according to His great Mercy and Grace. Push your own preconceived answers aside. Then, HIS Answer will enter your mind and heart.

The Two Counsels
January 17

How to Deal with Your Thoughts

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MAY GOD HIMSELF, THE GOD OF PEACE, SANCTIFY YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH
(1 Thessalonians 5:23).

A few years ago I realized that my actions—the things I DO in life—were not so bad.  But on the inside—in my THOUGHT life—it was a different story.  That area looked more like a war zone.  Ugly thoughts “I am a failure…I am worthless…I am a victim” ravaged my mind, all the time.  Negative, belittling thoughts were running loose, everywhere, turning my mind into a battle zone.  The worst thing was…I believed everything I thought. But then, the Lord God had a Word with me:

LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY, AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAN HIS THOUGHTS: AND LET HIM RETURN UNTO THE LORD, AND HE WILL HAVE MERCY UPON HIM; AND TO OUR GOD, FOR HE WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON
(Isaiah 55:7).

Beautiful Child, I can see that you have no peace in your thought life. I wish to change that. I wish to give you My Peace; but first, I need something from you.

Precious One, I want you to forsake your thoughts and return to Me.  Stop receiving, accepting, and believing the negative, destructive beliefs from the father-of-lies. Do not let these belittling commands from the evil one run loose in your mind, allowing them to influence your mind and injure your heart. Instead, take each thought captive and bring it before Me. If you do, I will have mercy upon you and sanctify you, through and through, spirit, soul, and body, with My Peace.

 AND WE TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT TO MAKE IT OBEDIENT TO CHRIST
(2 Corinthians 10:5).

What do your day-to-day thoughts look like? How do these thoughts influence your life—your emotions and behavior?

I urge you to keep your thoughts from running loose. Start catching each thought that causes you to feel bad, mad, or sad. Then, submit each one to the Lord Jesus and ask Him to exchange it for His Word of Truth to you.  With which thought do you want to start, today?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, today, I catch this thought that has been running loose in my mind, causing feelings of shame, condemnation, rejection, and abandonment in my heart. I submit it to Your Authority to be submissive to the Perfect Father’s Will.  Remove this thought from my mind and replace it with Your Word of Truth for me. Redeem my spirit, soul, and body from the damage this thought has caused in me, so I may be sanctified, through and through, by Your Peace.

Maintain an Awareness

This must be the hardest of all lessons to learn: to keep our eyes on the Eternal God during difficult circumstances, and trust that His everlasting arms are underneath us, holding us and keeping us safe.

The Two Counsels