REPOST: Just as pertinent today December 2021 as it was in May 2013
Trust Me with Your Life
May 15, 2013 - [o5.15.2013]
A note has been added 2021-22.
(NOTE*(Added here [2021]:
Firstly, the opening paragraph is from the ORIGINAL post. This did not come from prayer "this" [Dec. 21.2021] morning, but prayer the morning of the original post back in 2013. It seemed necessary to clarify that.
Also, what I say next may sound heavy-handed, but I never 'studied' political correctness. I speak it forth because of what has happened more than just a few times over the past 16-17 years, since I began writing and sending out my work in 2004, beginning with mail-in groups.
IF a person does choose to plagiarize other people, whether one, two, or many, they prove in the long run that they do not trust the Lord or know Him. The Lord spoke through Jeremiah about His displeasure at such thievery.
The Lord knows all things and has dealt with such shenanigans before. See Jeremiah the prophets words below. Now, to be fair and frank, as I was learning the ropes (or unravelling the 'net') on this worldwide platform, I made mistakes myself, but not in 'stealing words'. If one goes through articles, I state where I heard a sermon and give a link.
Times I was moved by what someone wrote, I would put it in an article and give the link(s), if anyone was interested in reading more of their work. It is woven here and there throughout the archives.
There were times I did not post a source or give credit where credit was due when it came to MSM (mainstream media) sites, or if I used pictures from news sites or grabbed screenshots.
But I have learned to post links even if it is from news sites (for a time I did not know how). Never did I take from a website and say, "Thus says the Lord".
Now, I learned quicker and do my very best to give sources and to give proper credit to a writer or messenger, if the information is available. With pictures, the source is not always available. We all make mistakes, and yes, I have made my share.
But sadly, there are those who go about surfing around, picking up treasures that belong to others along the way, and claiming ownership. As is stated in Ecclesiastes (paraphrased) 'what else is new under the sun - nothing?'
This has been occurring since long before any of us were born. We all will give an account one day, all of us. We do our best to overcome and not repeat mistakes. We are all learning and growing, but God has addressed plagiarism in the past. He really is the best teacher, and righteous judge. Bless His name; He is exalted on high! - BP)
Therefore, behold, I AM against the prophets, says the Lord, that steal My words every one from his neighbour. Behold, I AM against the prophets, says the Lord, that use their tongues and say, He said.[Jer23:30, 31]
(It is always my practice, and one we all should do, to read the entire chapter in the Holy Scriptures, or at least enough verses before and after ones stated, in order to keep God's word in its proper context and in the Lord's perspective. Adonai reveals Himself and His view in and through His Word [both in logos and rhema])
[End note BP2021]
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(NOTE* added: 2022)
I have no problem with people sharing the word...I am merely the messenger. It matters not to me if the website is given or not...
WAIT! That is what I had first said when I originally posted this.
But, in thinking about it more, it does matter! Sure, the above sounds noble enough, but do I mean it? I thought I did, but that may not be sincere. What I had put next is true, and I stand by it. I had said:
It is to the glory of God (Yhvh) alone...and long ago I learned not to 'touch' His glory.
That is true! The whole purpose behind posting online was to share what the Lord had impressed upon my heart...sharing articles like: "Repent, Be Holy, A Warning"; and "The Watchman Repented"; and "A Call to Repentance", "The God of Glory Thunders", all of which were posted on random sites in 2004-2006. The last one was posted on B.I.N. (Before It’s News), which is a site that has been around for long before someone told me about them in 2004.
But the plain fact is that I view this as my ministry, my way of reaching souls for Jesus since 2008. Sadly, five years of work was removed - from May 2008 to end of 2012, leaving only one article in 2012 - having placed hundreds of articles on a hard drive to move to another website, but the funding fell through. Meanwhile, ransomware had been clinging somewhere in those articles, and despite paying for recovery, a great number were lost. That was 10 years ago.
My heart is that the Lord ALONE receives all glory first and foremost. That has been my desire before I began this site, and posted on other sites. Now, any one of us can work for God's glory through Jesus (as believers we know that faith has works, but works do not save us (or we should know that) - but, that is another story, another time)
...and secondarily, my heart is that His people and all who take the time to read it will be strengthened and ministered to by the Creator, our King and Lord. I have stated that throughout this website. A word that encourages, edifies, exhorts, however the Lord leads because that is HIS heart - He IS TRUTH. Bless the Lord; worthy of all praise, glory and honor.
So, a mention of this website to uplift the name of Jesus would be good (when we put our heart and soul into something, we do not want it trampled on, do we?) It is what I have done for almost (not quite) two decades now, as my love for [1] the Lord [2] the people (as we are commanded of God)
When I share things to try and help others avoid making the same mistakes I made, and not waste precious years that could be spent walking close to a magnificent Creator, King and LORD, they are nuggets that come from hard life lessons at a great cost... the cost that worked up to the full and irrevocable surrender to Jesus. It was all the Lord's doing; He broke me, and drew me with a spirit of repentance...and I will be eternally grateful
As often stated, it is His love, His grace and His mercy that wins us. We love Him because He first loved us. All that is on this site is a labour of love, to the glory of God. Freely I received, freely I give - there is no need to 'steal'. If you do, it is not the fruit of love, nor is it trusting God. Just stating facts...
May God help us all, in ways we all (individually) need. [End note-BP2022]
Trust Me with Your Life
You have pressed in, bringing all things to Me, keeping Me as your constant companion. You dig into My word, knowing that faith comes by hearing and hearing by My Word (the word of God). I AM that I AM.
The circumstances around you are very real, impossible to
ignore - raging waters, waves beating upon themselves in chaotic motion,
blasting winds that show no mercy.
Shall you be as Peter who began in faith, only to allow his eyes to acknowledge his circumstances, thereby defied and even nullifying his very faith? At first, Peter's faith was as that of a little child.
He stepped out of the boat in faith. Yet, his mind acknowledged the impossibility of walking upon the water and his mind declared the foolishness of his actions.
Doubt stemmed into fear and the fruit of it blossomed
into unbelief. A fiery dart of doubt pierced the mind of Peter. He took his
eyes off of Me and looked around at the physical realm, heard the raging wind
and saw it push violently against the waters; the reality of the circumstances
were all around him. "Lord, save me", Peter cried out.
In that moment of doubt, he began to sink - yes, the proverbial (and in Peter's case - the actual) "sinking feeling". As he cried out to Me in desperation (Lord, save me), swallowed up by fear and unbelief, I took a firm hold of him and placed him back into secure surroundings, out of the waters of the deep and the unknown.
Shall you be as Job who came to understand that all his good
ways and good works availed nothing; that even his righteousness was as filthy
rags? He came to realize that he too needed to be saved, so he repented
and sought forgiveness from his holy and righteous God.
The Lord of the Battle
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| True Messiah will have a sword...not a 'bow'. [Rev 19:15] |
You must decide and choose wisely - to not be overwhelmed by the raging and the chaos all around you. Keep your eyes upon Me, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of Me. [see 2Cor 10:5]
Bring doubt into captivity, for doubt is the seed from which fear shoots forth and its fruit is unbelief. I continue to remind you, for all My people have need of reminding.
Keep a repentant heart and stay humble before your
Creator. For by Me, you shall scale a wall and run through a troop. My angels go forth at My command. Have I not equipped you with
armor? Have I not taught your hands to war and your fingers to fight?
Have I not taught you that the weapons of your warfare are not carnal, but mighty through Me to the pulling down of strongholds? [2 Cor 10:4]
Have I not exhorted you saying that you wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world and against spiritual wickedness in high places? [Eph 6:12]
Do you not believe or know that I AM the Lord of the battle? Will you place your life in My hands and trust Me with the outcome? No flesh desires to die, yet it is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment. [Heb 9:27]
Death is appointed unto all, for the wages of sin is death. Yea, but I have overcome the world and hold the keys of hell and death. Not even Satan himself can take you out before the time that I have appointed.
Why fear death? There are those who are Mine that are appointed to witness My return. Those who are Mine that are not appointed to witness My return in the flesh shall be with Me. Fear not! Set your mind on the things which are above and death shall have no dominion over you.
Great is My Love
Does an ant comprehend the thoughts and ways of a man? Does an ant know the hour of its destruction? Yet, an ant is part of My creation. Lo, remember that man was formed in My image, unlike any other creation.
Come closer - deepen your intimacy with Me, for vast and deep I AM. Trust Me as an infant trusts its parent, for I AM your Creator. Great is My love for you. Those who are Mine know that this world is not their home. They are foreigners, aliens here upon the earth.
The spiritual realm is more real than the physical realm, yet even that is hard for many to grasp. The physical realm is ever-changing, yet now the evil that has manifested in this world is ever-increasing. Chaos and corruption, deception and hatred increase.
Deception and Strong Delusion
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| strong delusion - 2 Thess 2:9-11 |
Those who create the chaos plan to bring order, to rule as they so choose, to diminish the population and to destroy all that stands in their way. They pretend to protect, but the intent is evil, the agenda very real.
There are those who honor the leading rebellious fallen
angel, who has convinced his worshippers that he is god. He cares not
whether you call him Satan or Lucifer, or the name of any other false god.
He cares only to carry out his own plan in which he rules as god. Great is his wrath; he knows no justice or mercy. As it is written, for a season, he shall have his way and death shall go forth at his command, but he cannot rule Me or stay My hand from protecting My own.
Apostasy increases daily, and the falling away from Me will astound and delight the masses. Deception and a strong delusion will overtake those who do not truly seek truth and one by one, multitudes will turn from Me, desiring and honoring their temporal lives more than desiring and honoring Me or the eternal.
The majority will not even realize that they are believing a strong delusion. They will call evil good and good evil. They will believe the falsehoods that please them and reject truth, even hating the bringers of truth.
Persecution escalates daily. Countries which have not known persecution are beginning to see and hear it - it shall increase steadily and powerfully. Many are and shall be martyred. Their blood shall cry out for justice. Thus it is written; thus it is true.
Be at Peace
Even he who penned My words for mankind, such as Psalm 91, eventually succumbed to death, yet with his life, he knew to trust Me. He was protected as he continued in My will, right up to his appointed hour. He came to understand, accept and be at peace with the fact that this world was his temporal home.
Walk not in fear and unbelief - walk by faith and not by
sight. Walk boldly (strong) and confident (assured) that I hold you and
your life in the palm of My hand. My holy angels guard over you and all
that concerns you.
Trust your life to Me, fully confident that I care for My creation. I care for you. Be at peace with not having all the answers, knowing that I AM Sovereign (fully in control).
This world will not accept My people any more than it accepted Me. You will be hated, just as I was hated. The bringers of truth will be despised and called evil, possessed, a terrorist, one to be dealt harshly with. You need not fear. I know the end from the beginning for I AM the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
I order your steps. When the enemy comes against you like a flood [My very Spirit] shall lift up a standard against him. So shall they fear My name from the west and My glory from the rising of the sun. [Is 59:19]
As I lead you and you obey My leading, you will walk unafraid. You will have the peace that passes all understanding (a peace that the world does not give) and through Me shall your hearts and minds be kept by My peace.
The Clash of the Kingdoms
Trust Me. Great blessings and miracles are coming, as surely as horror and great destruction are. It is truly the clash of the kingdoms. Fear not. My angels surround you, as surely as they did Elijah, even when his fearful servant could not see them. They were revealed to the servant at Elijah's request. Keep in mind that even Elijah had an appointed hour to leave this world (earth).
Fear not. Those who are Mine know and understand. My word shall go forth and not return void. It shall accomplish that which I please and prosper in the thing where I send it. [Is 55:11]
Greater anointing (infilling of My Spirit - lamps filled with oil) will fall upon My people. The people who know Me shall do the greater works; they shall be strong and do exploits, as it is written. [Jn 14:12; Dan 11:32]
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. [Dan 11] That which has never been seen before shall take place.
As surely as multitudes will fall away, surely shall multitudes also come into the kingdom. Be at peace. Hold fast to your faith, no matter what you see around you, for all that you see is truly the clash of the kingdoms.
Abort pride and self-righteousness. Embrace Me and cleave to Me. Walk in trust and obedience. Do justly, love mercy and walk humbly before me. It is no mistake that you are here, for truly you were born for such a time as this.
Try Every Spirit
Satan and his ministers speak My word and counterfeit My works also, with mighty signs, wonders and miracles...so it is written. Think upon Pharaoh in Egypt and the sorcerers (magicians) in the court of his palace. Therefore, you must not only try the spirit by My word, but also bring it to Me in prayer.
You must seek Me in all things. This is, in part, why the trials of your faith have been so severe. Faint not in the furnace of affliction, no matter how intense the heat or the fiery flames.
Know that I AM with
you, purging the Body of Christ, readying My people to be united with Me. I have been and am preparing My people for all the wickedness that is upon
them and for the great tribulation that is here, ready to increase beyond
imagination.
To
have joy and peace in your heart does not mean that you walk around with a
perpetual smile. True joy is in knowing that you shall be with Me in
eternity and that I AM with you even now.
True peace is in being confident that your life is in My hands and that all the plans I have for you shall be carried out, as your life is surrendered into My competent hands, dying to self. I ask only that My people be a willing vessel, empty of self and obedient in doing My will.
My will for you is perfect in every way. I have created you for such a time as this, with plans for good and not for evil. If I AM for you, who can be against?
Faith versus
Unbelief
I work all things out
decently and in order. My timing is not your timing, for I AM not bound
by time or space; neither am I limited. Those who believe I AM limited are
not knowledgeable about their own doubt that has led to unbelief. Many
works are not performed due to unbelief.
And they were offended in Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And He did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. [Mat13:57-58]
I will not work with unbelief, for it opposes faith and faith it is that pleases Me. [Heb 11:6] Some say, 'I had faith, but still my prayer was unanswered.'
To that I say, 'How do you know that it was not answered? There are times that a prayer was not answered according to your will, but was answered according to Mine, which you disproved of. There are times that you think it is unanswered, but just as Daniel, you must wait.' Selah
I have said that My ways are not your ways, nor My thoughts your thoughts. When I was crucified, Satan laughed; evil men felt victorious and unbelievers mocked those who believed.
When I was
resurrected, Satan hid for a season, evil men lied and brought forth deception,
but many came to believe. Those who believed already were strengthened in
their faith. Shortly after My ascension, the true believers were gathered
together and were filled with My Holy Spirit.
Mankind will never
know all things upon this earth; neither will mankind come to understand all
things, despite their wisdom and their most valiant efforts.
A Bloody War with
Many Battles – Prepare
Stay closer to Me than ever before. Read My word; pray about all things. Watch and pray. Do not enter into denial, fear or unbelief. Keep on the full armor. Cast down imaginations, especially doubt. Walk by faith, not by sight.
You are in a bloody war. The intensity of this war has not yet manifested. It is near at hand. The battles you have witnessed and the battles which you fought and are fighting are miniscule in comparison to that which is to come.
Governments deceive their own people and many are those who believe them. There is a plan that has been employed and has been at work since the days of Nimrod and the tower of Babel. Yea, but the hatred towards mankind goes far back, even before the Garden of Eden. I have told you this before.
Fear not! This is what I have told My people from the very beginning - fear not! Freedoms are being taken; the people are becoming angry. Soon they shall be enraged; rebellion rules the hearts of multitudes in every nation, within every tribe and clan and in every tongue.
Sin is rampant across the world. Hatred, injustice and corruption are everywhere. People point fingers at the innocent and the innocent are murdered.
Justice and mercy have been forsaken. Hunger and
desperation shall sweep across the nations. Fear shall rule and the
hearts of men shall fail them.
When facing Satan and his armies, or evil men, be as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in saying, 'whether our God delivers us or not, we will not bow to you'. Do not rise up in rebellion. Look to Me, for I shall direct your steps. Follow My leading. That is faith and trust in action - for the three Hebrew men understood that this life is temporal.
They looked forward to spending eternity with Me (their God/Yhwh) and trusted their lives into My hands. I delivered them after I walked with them in the fiery furnace.
Their faith was tried severely. They came through ‘victorious’; their earthly king came to see that no flesh was burned, not a hair was singed, nor did any of them smell of smoke. The king bore witness and acknowledged My power and through it all, I was glorified. This is where you also must be in your faith...faith as a small child.
As the three Hebrew men, as Daniel in the lion's den, as
David when he faced Goliath, so must you also come to the place of complete
trust, overcoming fear and unbelief.
I shall purge you (and have been), just as I did Job, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, Daniel, David - and even as I did Peter. All of My people are purified and tried. Stand - Your life is in My hands. It is your choice to repent if there is need of repentance; your choice to surrender your life or not; your choice to believe and know Me; your choice to trust and obey.
Emptied Vessels Filled with My Spirit
The clash of the kingdoms has begun. These are the latter days. The hour is late. Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth. Indeed, the devil has come down, having great wrath (anger, rebellion, hatred, power), for he does know that he has but a short time (an appointed season).
The signs are all around you. Prophecy is being
fulfilled. Look to the skies. Do not be deceived by signs in the sky or by creatures
(aliens) unknown, for Satan and his armies are masters of illusion.
Many will succumb to strong delusion, for they do not seek truth. I AM the way, the truth and the life and no man comes to the Father but through Me. Indeed, try every spirit, every spirit, every spirit to see if it is of Me. Many false christs and false prophets have gone out into the world. Many are teaching doctrines of devils and the traditions of man.
Rejoice, knowing that My Spirit shall fill My people afresh to such a degree that even the demons will tremble. Yes, I in you and you in Me. Emptied, clean vessels filled with My Spirit shall war against evil, and shall do mighty things. These are those who seek to glorify Me. Victory is in My hand.
I AM the Lord of the battle. You have come into the kingdom for such a time as this. I repeat this for you must come to understand the truth in it. Obey all that I ask of you (even in the small things). Endure the trials. Praise Me in tribulation. I AM with you.
Stand back! Watch how I use you as a vessel unto honor, as a mighty instrument in My competent hands. Offer up thanksgiving and praise, for truly you are in the days that were foretold by Me and by the ancient prophets.
They would marvel to see these days unfolding, watching the prophecies that they spoke come to pass. All of creation groans. Rejoice; I AM with you. Close your ears to all naysayers; close your ears to doubt, fear and unbelief; close your ears to those who condemn you for speaking truth, to those who say 'peace and safety' and 'love, love, love'.
Woe to those who are as vessels unto dishonor. For when they say 'peace and safety', sudden destruction shall come upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. [1 Thess 5:3] Yes, you must walk in love, but do not embrace sin along with the sinner. Even as I angrily turned over the money changers' tables, My love for mankind also rejected sin, injustice and unrighteousness.
Be a Holy People
Be holy (set apart) as I AM holy. [Lev 11:44;1Pet 1:16] Again I say, walk by faith, not by sight. [2Cor 5:7] Believe and know Me, trust and obey Me and watch what I shall accomplish through My people, yes, even through you. Touch not My glory. Humble yourself [before the Lord] and I shall lift you up. [Jam4:10]
Get it down into your heart; believe the words that I speak. Let My Word be written on the tablets of your heart; speak My Word. Come to Me, yes, bring all things to Me. It is not doubt or unbelief when you bring all things to Me, to try the spirit to see if it is of Me; that is obedience to My Word. I honor obedience.
Allow no room for pride, self-righteousness (holier-than-thou), nor any religious spirit to be found in you. Crucify the flesh, daily picking up your cross to follow Me. Keep a repentant heart and continually forgive as necessary.
Know that you know that you know - believe My Word for this hour - that truly you were born for such a time as this. Do not concern yourself with death, nor fear it.
Trust Me with the appointed time of your departure from this earth. Do not walk in fear and unbelief because of the chaos and evil around you. It is true that all My people have feared at some point in their lives, which is why I continually say 'fear not'.
The difference between those who fear and those who live in fear is that My people overcome fear. Yes, flesh trembles at My presence but your heart must be at peace with Me.
You should not be afraid of Me, but you should fear Me. This sounds as a paradox, yet it is written that 'the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom'. What did Moses speak to the people when they were afraid of Me?
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove (test) you, and that His fear may be before your faces, that you sin not. [Ex20:20]
Sin is an abomination and all the unrepentant shall be judged. Hate the sin, repent and be forgiven, for this reason, the blood of My Son was poured out. Yet shall you continue in sin that grace may abound? [Rom6:1] Exhort one another daily, while it is called today; lest any of you are hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. [Heb 3:13]
Trust Me for I AM with You
If I will that he should tarry (remain)
until I come, what is that to you? Follow you Me. [Jn 21:22]
Be at peace. Do all that I require of you. Rest
in your heart and mind, knowing that all is in My hands; knowing that I love
you. Be not impatient (My people can be so impatient). Wait
upon Me. Wait, I say, upon Me.
Be strong and of good courage. I will never leave or
forsake you. Those who fall away [are those who] leave and forsake
Me. I do not leave or forsake them. They love their lives more than
they love truth or Me.
Stand strong in Me, holding fast to your faith. Teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have
commanded you; and lo, I AM with you always, even unto the end of the
world. Amen [Mat 28:20]
for His glory alone
penned by Bonita dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com
ORIGINAL SOURCE:
http://crossinthewilderness.blogspot.com/2013/05/trust-me-with-your-life.html
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He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might
He increases strength. [Is 40:29]
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh. [Lk 21:28]