Good morning and happy Friday. Well for about two days now, between dreams and conversations, God seems to be telling me about doors. See where this fits for you. A long hallway/corridor type place with lots of doors all around. You can't tell the difference in the doors. One looks like the other. Nothing special about any of them. Which one do you choose? So as I walked around and just randomly tried them, some were locked and others hard to open. The ones that opened, I could not tell what was inside. Then as I got tired of trying the doors with no success of moving forward, I began to talk to God. When I lifted up my tired hanging down in self pity head, I could see the doors now looked a little different. Some were dark and not very appealing, while others were ornately fashioned. But then right in front of me, and had been the whole time, was a very plain and simple door. It opened with ease and smoothness, but I could not see beyond the threshold. Knowing, by the feeling I was having, I stepped inside the unknown. There before me now laid the road to heaven. All the things I had ever imagined God could do was now in front of me. This road to travel is the one He had for me to follow.
We have to stop searching on our own, or believing we are alone. We have to come to God. We have to take the step first into Him before He will reveal His plans for us. There will be more doors and more leaps of faith, but now that you know what it took to get there, those decisions should be easier as you go. Satan will come hard after you but as long as you continue to look forward into the face of God, you will never be taken. Chose to follow Him. Take the first step into the unknown. This is how you know your heart is ready to follow. This is faith in God to take care of you just as He promises. Find the door today by asking God to reveal it to you and prepare yourself to go where He sends you. In love always. <><

Good morning and happy, I'm not gonna say it, Wednesday. Question; do you hate your family and friends? Strong words for someone to ask don't you think? What could I possibly mean by that? Why in the world would I ask that? If you know the answer, then you know why I asked. In Luke 14:25-35, Jesus tells us that is exactly what we are to do. Whoa. Hold on wait a minute, really? Yes He does. So let's look at it. First the word "hate". It doesn't mean the same then as it does now, at least not the way we use it. Part of our problems today. It really means "loved less". I hear the ooohs now. This is how the Bible gets twisted and used against us. Take a verse out if it's context or without knowing the meaning of ancient words and phrases. That is why it is so important to read and learn your Bible. So, with that, let's see what He is saying. Love your family and friends and self less than Me. Put Jesus first and above ALL things in your life, including yourself. The verse that is the parallel to this explains it. Matthew 10:34-39. But if we don't read we don't know. Jesus said at the end of Luke's words. "He that has ears to hear, let him hear." We have to study the words of our Lord. He is our only way to the Father and so why would we not try and learn from Him. Sorry for the harsh words at the start, but I hope it got your attention. It did mine when I read them today. I think it's great the way Jesus teaches us. Study on this passage of Luke. It's a very interesting read. Love God first above all things. Not how anti-Christians would use that verse is it? I love you, but not more God. In love always <><