Being
with Me in My Way and in My Time is a unique way to exist. It just
is. There is no beginning, middle, or end. That is because I Am.
To be
with Me is to live in the I Am. That is not as unachievable as it
sounds. It requires building the strength of your will so that it blocks
all distractions and enables you just "to be" with Me.
Trusting
Me totally is the only path to this being with Me. It enables you to
let go of all concerns and live in the knowledge that I have all of your
concerns in My Hands. It means understanding that, because I love you
fully, I will never hurt you. It means accepting My Challenge to come to
Me, even when things seem impossible. It means leaving your worries
outside of the door to the chapel because you know somehow I make
possible the impossible.
There is no more need to lose sleep or worry
about the ultimate outcome.
Letting
go is the most difficult thing to do because you need to feel in
control. You need a sense of your own power in troubling situations.
When you turn these concerns over to Me, it frees you to feel My Power
within you. It enables you to know My Power is at work in any and all
situations. It states that the outcome will always be in your best
interest for I can do nothing but work in your eternal best interest.
That's
faith, My Friend. That’s faith. It means sometimes going against your
own instincts. It means holding off when you want to step in. It means
listening rather than speaking as directed by your thoughts - not Mine.
How
do you know if words are Mine and not yours? That's easy. When you see
the salutary impact of the words you speak, when you say something and
wonder where the words came from, when you feel Peaceful during and
after speaking, then you know the words are Mine. For it is at those
times that My Most Holy Spirit is speaking through you. Sometimes, you
are saying things when you had decided not to speak, and you get angry
because you did not wish to say anything. Then, you are amazed at the
positive impact of your words.
Those
are Spirit-filled moments where I am at work healing pain. Through your
words, I am at work breaking down walls. This is not something you can
plan or force. It just happens as My Sanctifying Grace moves you to
speak My Healing Words in the most difficult situation.
If
you have experienced this, you know what I mean. It is My Gift of the
word of wisdom. It is just the right message to be delivered at the
right time. It is My Gift of Peace in the midst of turmoil.
This
gift flows when you let go and let Me run your life. It cannot flow
when you are in the way. So, pray that I enable you to get your ego out
of the way so that My Spiritual Healing can flow through you. At those
moments, when this happens, you become My Instrument of Peace.
Are
you willing to reach out for this gift? You will really have to
stretch. You have to risk being vulnerable to My Love. You have to empty
you of you and then be filled with Me. It's a way of life you have to
work hard to acquire. It doesn't just happen. It could if I willed it,
but I prefer to have you work at freely giving up yourself to Me so that
I can then work through you in My Time, in My Way, in My Grace. Then,
you grow in My Love and permanent healing takes place in a strained
relationship.
That's
the outgrowth of being with Me. These words, as you write them, are My
Gift to you in response to you just being with Me for an extended period
of time. You got yourself out of the way. So, I have been able to speak
My Words through you for all to hear. That's faith, trust, love,
selflessness, and openness all rolled up into one. It triggers an
outburst of My Loving, Grace-Filled Words for all to read.
It
is no accident I speak through you. I have trained you to be with
Me. As you have grown in My Love and can just be with Me for extended
timeframes, I can speak through you in extended timeframes. It is My
Gift to you for choosing to just be with Me. This is easy to
describe. This is hard to do. But, My Friend, you are doing it quite
well and quite often. What a marvelous student you are.
Jesus to John Palmer
Perfect & Infinite Love