The enemy and your flesh can turn anything into a distraction that takes your focus off Our togetherness . . . even ministry. Come back. Renew your first Love with Me. Fall in love with Me. I Am in Love with you. Revelation 2:4 But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

Serve Me as I give you assignments to serve others. After the service, come before Me and focus on Our Love for each other, as a loving married couple holds each other at the end of a long day. Do not focus on all We did together or pride may sneak up on you. Focus on being with Me. Rejoice in My Love for you. Jeremiah 31:3  The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

The enemy and your flesh can turn anything into a distraction that takes your focus off Our togetherness . . . even ministry. Come back. Renew your first Love with Me. Fall in love with Me. I Am in Love with you. Revelation 2:4 But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

The person who looks at his accomplishments as he serves Me will soon stop looking at Me. Treasure Our intimacy more than you enjoy accomplishments. Leave all behind and enter into intimacy with Me. Galatians 6:1-3 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.  Psalm 138:6 Even though the LORD is high above, he sees humble people [close up], and he recognizes arrogant people from a distance.

After sacrificing self-desires for the sake of others, guard your thoughts against self-righteousness and pride. Focus on remaining humble and quiet within your soul. Cast out self-exalting thoughts. Loose humble submission to Me. Remain pure, as I Am pure. I honor a pure, humble heart. Do not let your reward be stolen by the enemy. Philippians 4:7  And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. James 4:6-7 He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”  Therefore submit to God.

After the time of sacrifice for others comes the time of resurrection . . . more of My Presence for you. I Am your reward. I always reward self-sacrifice. Lamentations 3:24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,  “Therefore I hope in Him!”  The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,  to the soul who seeks Him. Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

You cannot “out-sin” My Love for you!“ John 15:9 As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you Jeremiah 3: 3 The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.

I Am faithful to you. Even when you are not faithful to Me, I Am faithful to you. My Love for you is that great. 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

I know the temptations of this world. I Am here to help you. I Love you! Hebrews 4:14-16 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

I have great pleasure in accompanying you through your day. I Love to do everything with  you. I want to do hard things, easy things, sad things, enjoyable things . . . all things with you. Togetherness is what I Love and I choose to be with you! John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. 2 Corinthians 6:16 I will dwell in them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Revelation 3:20 Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and have dinner with him, and he with Me.

Everyone is searching for a place to belong. Do not look for a group or human relationship to fulfill that desire within you. Belong to Me. I can more than fulfill your desire for identity, belonging, and intimacy. Ephesians 2:13-14 13 But now you belong to Christ Jesus. At one time you were far away from God. Now you have been brought close to Him. Christ did this for you when He gave His blood on the cross. 14 We have peace because of Christ. Isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, Do not fear,  for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! John 17:6 I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

There is wrath to come, but it is not for My children. Leave it to Me. Remain focused on My Love for  you. Leave all else to Me. I Am the Lord. Trust Me. Romans 5:9-10 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

I Am your Father. Be My child. Be a child who looks just like his dad. I Am not offended or angry. You copy Me. Lay down your offenses. Forgive. Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

Follow Me. Do as I do. I do not resent your sin. I do not bring it back to  you. Therefore, you do not resent the sin of the difficult ones.  You do not bring it back to them. I Am not angry with you. You do not allow yourself to be angry with others. Do as I do. Be as I Am. Follow Me. Exodus 34:6-7 Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin . . .

I Am not easily offended. My Love for you is eternal. I do not pull away from you to punish you. I will not put you outside or throw you away. You are My child . . .  forever. Do not be afraid. Psalm 103: 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

I Am not angry. I know who you are and where you live. I know what I Am working with. I do not get discouraged and quit like men do. I will not quit or walk away from you. I do not abandon you when you turn the wrong way. Keep following Me. Do not be afraid of Me because of your sin. Come back to Me in full honesty and We will clean up the mess together. I Am not angry. I Love you! Jonah 4:2 I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.

Owls and cats only need a sliver of light to see through the darkness. So do you. Focus on Me and not on the fearsome events, dark attitudes of others, or intimidating possible future occurrences. My Father and I are always working. Look for the Light of Our works. Then, like the owls and cats, you will see clearly past the darkness. Follow Me. I Am Light. Turn away from looking at the darkness. Leave it behind. Look into My Light. See what I Am doing. Trust Us. We are working. Change your focus. John 5:17 But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”

Keep following Me. Other Voices are coming to distract you  and lead you  astray. Ask Me to reveal what is behind their voices. Ask Me to lift their masks. The fruit of a fruit tree tells you  what kind of tree it is. If a Voice and Life is full of Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, then it is Mine. All others are impostors. Do not focus on them. Turn them off. Galatians 5:1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— Galatians 5:11-12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. Galatains 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control

You are My Family. Salvation begins with My Family. When an apartment complex is on fire with a fireman’s wife and children inside, he will focus on saving them first. Once they are safe, then he returns for others. You are My Family. My salvation begins with you. Then, together, you and I will reach the others. The others will then see Us and want to be adopted into Our Family. I Am your rescuer. Focus on Me. Follow and Obey Me. I will lead you out into the open air of freedom.  You are My Family. I Love you! John 3:16-18  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. Romans 8:14-16 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”…For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. 1 John 1:12-13 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 1 John 3:10 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 5:2 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome . . .

When you give your attention to a friend, you do not merely think of true facts about them, their characteristics, and past activities. When you give your attention to your friend, you focus on them as a living being. You listen to them. You remove your attention from other things and place it on them . . . their being. Do the same to Me. I Am here just as another human is here. Focus on My being. I Am the Living God. I Am within your spirit. I Am here. Focus on Me. I will reward you  every time. Hebrews 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Isaiah 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left. Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.