Son, I make even the most bitter things in life sweet. Yes, some things are very difficult in your life and tough to understand. Some of those things can be attributed to the evil one, but others come from my own pruning hand. You have learned that I only prune my choicest vines, those that

Son, the degree of the depth and width of your identification with my Son’s cross is the degree of my glory and joy you will experience. It is a kind of joy you have not known. However, when you enter this “Holy of Holies” place of communion, you will experience it with me. Few of

Son, do you recall when my son Saul disobeyed Samuel, my prophet? I had such wonderful plans for Saul. I handpicked him for the assignment of being the first king of Israel. However, over time his insecurities led him to make poor choices. At first, they were small acts of disobedience, but these acts led

Son, there is a kingdom principle you have learned that I want you to share with my sons and daughters. When you are thrust into a time of great adversity and pain, the only way to heal is to begin to focus on others. Staying focused on yourself internalizes your pain. Your healing comes as

Son, you have learned an important principle in my kingdom. Act with authority, but never reach for power. My Son had all the power of heaven behind him. But he never reached for earthly power. He humbled himself and allowed my power to work through him. As you humble yourself, I will work through you

Son, there is power in walking as one. When you join others and leverage what you each do, you multiply each of your capabilities and the anointing I have placed over your lives. My sons were about to do this at the Tower of Babel, but the motive of their heart was wrong. I had

Son, you must realize how much I desire your total trust in me. Many of my sons and daughters try to create fortresses that will insulate them from calamity in life. But you must know, and let my sons and daughters know, there is only one place that is secure in this life. That place

Son, you should know one of my characteristics is that I am a God of war. You live in a war zone. There are casualties every day. You and I are fighting for the souls of men. I lead an army of angels. I have made many of my sons warriors too. Samson was one

Son, I want you to understand that shame is a tool the enemy of your soul uses to keep you in a place of defeat. Shame wants you to believe that you are a failure because you failed. In contrast, guilt is my Holy Spirit telling you that you have done something wrong. Yes, you

Son, you are living in a day when many of my sons and daughters are being ensnared by their lusts. Few understand the nature of this trap. Some of my sons explain away their behavior as natural, but in truth it is a symptom of a much greater problem. When my Son is invited into

Son, you and I are partners in bringing about my will on earth. What you do, or do not do, matters. If you fail to stand in the gap, there ARE consequences. Do you remember when I told my son Moses to go up in battle against the Amalekites? His key to victory was whether

Son, one of the signs that will tell you that your adversity is about to end is this: When the adversity no longer matters to you, your season is almost over. This is a sign. You have become dead to your circumstances and only desire my will. This is a good place to be, my

Son, I want you to understand that life without hardship is not a sign of my blessing. In fact, it is often just the opposite; the greater the call, the greater the adversity. Such was the case for my son Paul. My, what hardship he endured for me. Never did he view this as a

Son, I made you to be in relationship with others, just as I am in relationship with my Son and the Holy Spirit. Close relationships allow you to be protected from wrong thinking and wrong decisions. These relationships are designed to complete you, not limit you. Many choose independence because of their own fear and

Son, many of the foundations I laid through sons and daughters in your country have been eroded. Disobedience began to infiltrate my children, and as it grew, the spiritual foundations were compromised. This gave the enemy a legal right to claim more territory. However, I still have a remnant who are standing for me. You

Sometimes I simply want you to stand before me rather than move. Inaction is not a sign of inactivity if I call you to wait on me. Such was the case for my son Abraham. Rather than rushing to choose for himself, he gave his nephew the choice of land when they were forced to

Son, it is true that I never violate my gift of free will. However, this does not mean I do not exert my influence on my sons and daughters to encourage them to make the right choices. The more you pray, the more influence I will bring to bear on a situation. You remember my

Son, I want you to know that there are seasons in your relationship with me. In the spring and summer of our “first love,” I revealed myself to you in often dramatic ways. My presence was undeniable in your circumstances. But after a time, I took you into autumn where I removed some things in

So many of my sons and daughters have hearts of stone. They were not born that way. Over time the enemy hardened their hearts by inflicting arrows of pain. Do you remember the wonderful story one of my sons wrote about a lion named Aslan in the land of Narnia? In the story, four of

Son, I never want you worrying about what I am doing in the life of another son or daughter. You are to live your life unto me. Some of my kids envy others, wishing for a life like someone else. But my destiny for your life is unlike anyone else’s. That is because you are

Son, do you recall my sons Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego? They were so faithful to me that they were willing to die rather than deny my presence in their lives. They made a choice in advance that I would desire for each of my kids to make. They knew before the temptation ever came what

Son, the enemy of your soul is very crafty. He often makes my sons and daughters think I afflict them with sickness to teach them some character lesson. Oh, I am so saddened that my children would ever think such a thing. I should be condemned as a child abuser if I did such a

Son, I want you to understand how destruction can enter your life at points where you open doors against my will. Do you recall the story of my sons Cain and Abel? Each made an offering to me. Abel made his offering from a heart of love, but Cain made his from a heart of

Son, I am teaching you to live in the inner court. In the olden days, I had my priests relate to me differently. They came to me through my tabernacle in three stages. First, there was the outer court, a place of public ministry to the people by my priests. This represents the place of

Evil can never thwart my purpose for you, my son. You know well the story of my son Joseph. You know that the evil one worked in his brothers to kill him, but I would not allow it. I had plans to use this calamity to turn the tables on the evil one and use

My son Paul learned to live in peace in the midst of storms in his life. I would have you learn this important truth.There will always be storms in your life. The difference between those who are not brought down by those storms and those who are destroyed by them is trust. Those who entrust

Son, whenever I call my sons and daughters to a humanly impossible assignment, you will always find me encouraging my kids with these words: “Fear not, for I am with you.” I said this to Moses when he did not want the assignment to deliver my people from the hands of Egyptian slavery. I said

Wow, son, you came within seconds of destroying your computer because you thought that warning on the screen was coming from your anti-virus software when it actually WAS the virus masquerading as your protector. What a great picture of how Satan seeks to deceive my sons and daughters. He actually wants you to believe he

Son, I want you to understand the great sacrifice that was necessary for you to have a relationship with me. Before my Son came to earth, my priests had to prepare and kill a spotless animal, spreading its blood on the altar of my tabernacle. This sacrifice was performed once a year on behalf of

Son, I have been doing a new work in you. Have you noticed how easily you cry when someone describes a situation that involves my activity? That is a physical sign of your identification with me. You are being allowed to feel my heart. There was a time in your life when you could not

Son, fear is a powerful emotion. I gave that emotion to you to protect you from things that might harm you. It is good for you to fear placing your hand over a fire or stepping over a cliff. However, there are other kinds of fear that I never wanted you to experience. I never