This is what I heard God say today:

“Find the Joy in the Journey! There are many things that come to distract you and take your eyes off of Me. Fear is a big one. I did not send fear but I gave you a spirit of love, power, and a sound mind. I reveal the truth while the enemy uses fear. Whenever you feel the grip of fear settling upon you-

“Look Up! I am your ever present help in time of need. There are a lot of unknowns in the world around you but I am the One who sets the times and seasons. Seek Me first. Seek My Kingdom first and the liar and his lies must flee. I came to give abundant life and no one can take that away from you.

“The Key-Seek Me and My Kingdom and I will give you Peace- My Peace, not that of the world. Come fellowship with Me. Come and draw near to Me. Come and let Me overwhelm you with My Love, Peace and Goodness. Put away all of the distractions and get rid of all the clutter and rest in My embrace as you experience and live in My overwhelming, deep, reckless and intimate love. (2 Tim 1:7; Psalm 46:1; Daniel 2:21; Matt 6:33; John 10:10: John 14:27)

“Life can be like the waves of a rough sea, when there are warnings of rip currents and you feel like you are being tossed around, pulled under and at the mercy of what is going on around you. You can feel as though you are being broken into small pieces and that you no longer recognize or know the person God created you to be, like broken shells on the beach. You can feel as though wasteful and unwanted things that do not belong are being tossed at you and you’re left holding them like the trash scattered up and down the beach.

You can feel like everything you know or thought you knew is being pulled out from beneath you like eroding sand being pulled out to sea. You look at the things going on around you, things left in your possession but not understanding what it is or what it’s used for thinking that it’s not important or just clutter like seaweed on the beach. 

But I am with you. I am the Great I Am and even though you are going through things you don’t understand, I will take these things and use them for good. I spoke to the storm and tossing waves and said “Peace be still.” I created you in My image. No matter what comes against you, no one can take away who you are in Me, who I created you to be or Whose you are. You are Mine beloved.

When you feel as though trash is being thrown at you or left at your feet, don’t stand there looking at it hoping it will go away or get cleaned up on its own, I have given you My authority. I took back the keys to the Kingdom that were stolen by the one who tried to usurp My authority. Close doors that have given him access and change what you need to in your life that will keep the doors closed, forgiving those who hurt you.

When you feel as though the sand you are standing on is quickly moving out from beneath your feet, your eyes are not fixed on Me and your foundation is not built on Me. My love is the foundation that no one can move. It can not be shaken or pulled out from beneath you. Walk in Love, be love, in all you do- love. But it is not enough for you to love, for how can you love those around you if you do not know the width, depth, height or length of My love toward you.

Nothing can separate you from this love. You do not need to do anything to earn this love. I have freely given you all My love. You can not fathom how much I love you but as you begin to walk in the heart knowledge of My love, you will begin to understand it more and more. I am your foundation. My love is your foundation. My love never fails and will always remain when everything else has eroded away. I have given you hidden treasures wrapped in plain packages like seaweed.

Will you just discard them thinking they are a waste of time or will you search deeper, longer until you find all that I have for you like perfectly preserved shell protected by seaweed or lost treasure at sea or buried deep. The things, treasures, that I have for you will take a lifetime to find. Everyday that I have made, I made for a purpose. You have a choice. You can seek Me and find Me and know that I am good or you can allow the distractions of the world, the arrows of your enemy or your selfish desires take your eyes off of Me.

The choice is yours. Each day I place before you life and death, blessings and curses, Choose Me for I am your Anchor in the storm, your strong Tower of protection. In Me all things are possible. I never fail. My love never fails and always remains. Rest in My love and the assurance that I have always loved you and that nothing can separate you from My love.”

His love is our foundation. It is a safe place- a place of Rest.

You see for many years I tried to be like others. I would see different qualities or characteristics in them that I liked and then would try to imitate what I saw. As I have gotten to know ‘me’, the person He created me to be. my life has changed. I no longer try to be like others but have fun being me. I have learned that I am so accepted and loved by God that no one can make me feel rejected (unless I let them).

So why start a blog. Like I already said, I had no plans to start one but God had different plans. As I have gotten to know the person He created me to be and am walking in that knowledge, I am learning to listen to His voice and how He speaks to me in ways I didn’t in the past.

I love to walk outside, being surrounded by God’s creation. As I walk and listen, God will speak to me about things going on in my life or bring revelation to me that I didn’t have before. I believe that God wants me to share the things that He is showing me to bring encouragement, comfort and hope to those who read these posts.

I want to share with you now something that brought me comfort right after my dad passed away.

I found out early on the morning of October 20, 2015 that my dad passed away. I was able to fall back to sleep for a short time after hearing the news.

After I fell back to sleep, God gave me a dream. In my dream I was sitting at a table and had fallen asleep. I woke up to the sound of phones vibrating on the table. I handed my husband his phone and then answered mine. When I answered it, I very clearly heard my dad’s voice. He told me to hold on a second and when he came back I knew that I was on a conference call with other family members.

I asked him how he was and what he was doing. He didn’t say how he was but his voice was full of life, joy and excitement. I had not heard his voice sound like this in about a year because I watched his health decline and his once strong body become frail.

In the dream he did share with me what he was doing. He said that he would have to soon go because he was going to go intercede with Jesus. We talked for a little while longer but I do not remember what we talked about and then he said he had to go because he was going to go pray with Jesus. At this point in the dream I handed my phone to my husband and went to do something. I did not hang up the phone at that time. When I came back, my husband handed me the phone and said  your dad never came back. I took the phone and hung it up.

After I had this dream I knew that it was not just for me. I shared it with my husband and children, which helped bring comfort in the midst of grief. In the days that followed on one of my walks, God told me that I was to share the dream at the Celebration of Life service that was held for my dad.

It is my prayer that the God of all comfort will bring His comfort to those who need comfort. Blessings to all!