Even now I watch you with love and pride. Yes, you have fallen. Yes, you have strayed, but every time you come back to Me, by grace, all is not only forgiven, but all is forgotten.

Every day is a clean slate. Don’t separate yourself from Me because of your guilt.  

Believe in My forgiveness. Believe in the fresh start I give you every day, and return that forgiveness.  

Is that hard for you?  

Do you think it is easy for Me when I see you purposely turn your face away? It hurts, dear one.  

My love knows no bounds, and when you choose to forsake Me for the pleasures of this world, My choice is to let you go. But you are never out of My care, and with pain, I watch you make small and big mistakes, making the distance between us great.

But what joy as you turn towards Me again! I want to fold you into My arms, overjoyed!  You are back! Now we will spend time together! You will grow in Me and My love!  

But the process is repeated over and over.

Yet, I will NEVER, EVER GIVE UP ON YOU. You are My chosen love and My delight.  Now and forever.

Ephesians 2:8-9 New King James Version:

““For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

Every beat of your heart is known by Me. Every breath you take is known by Me.  

I see your small sighs, your tears. Every one of them is important to Me.  

I am beside you now, as I always have been. Although you cannot see Me yet, you can learn to sense My presence.

Close your eyes and envision Me sitting beside you. You won’t have to think too hard, because I really am! Keep that picture in your mind throughout the day.  

Every time you see a miracle occur, or any time you know I answered your prayers, write it down in a special book and refer to it often, so it will be a testimony of My love and care for you and for your family to treasure from generation to generation, for you are real to Me, beloved one.  

Think on these things.  Your Father loves you.

Psalms 77:11-12, New King James Version:

“I will remember the works of the Lord; surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, and talk of Your deeds.”

Your heart and your soul belong to Me, beloved. Put them in My loving care to always protect you, for you feel so alone sometimes. 

Even if you are surrounded by many family members, or sincerely by yourself, your sense of loneliness can be profound. What you are feeling is the separation between us…some days are more vivid than others.

Don’t give in to those feelings. Go to a quiet place and open My love message to you.  Yes, the Bible is full of stories of My incredible love and activity in the lives of those I have chosen.

Reading the Psalms will be encouraging. David felt much the same way you do. His heart longed to feel Me close to him. You can read how I was with him through his entire life, guiding and protecting him.

I am with you just as I was with David. Take comfort in reading the stories of how I walked closely with him, and know I will walk as closely with you, too, if not even more so.

Once you have shored your soul up with that knowledge, go see if you can reach out to someone else who is lonely. Visit the sick, take food to the needy.

By reaching out to others, you have shored up your heart and soul with joy, the peaceful kind of joy that comes from knowing you have furthered My kingdom.  

We are a team, dear one. You are never alone.

Psalms 139:1-3, New King James Version:

“O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.”

I want to help you, beloved child. I am reaching out for you now, to still the deep longing in your soul for better circumstances, for real need in your life.

I know your needs, as you believe them most passionately to be, but I also know your REAL needs.  

I have you on this walk of faith. Your faith is growing with your needs. 

Am I cruel? No. I AM LOVE.  

When I tell you that one day you will understand, in the weakness of your faith, it sounds lame as you implore Me to immediately help you. It causes Me great pain to see your anguish and to hold Myself back from rushing down and making all things right.

But I KNOW, dear one, as only I can know. Time is your friend in this instance. Learn to accept it, as well as the slow dawning of the answers you seek.

Our closest times together can be right now if you allow it. Lay every prayer and petition at My feet. Keep them there. Don’t be tempted to pick them back up again. End by thanking Me for answering.

What you have surrendered to Me is not just the problems you face, but your feeble attempts to fix it yourself. What I will reward you with is the peace that passes all understanding.  

In the midst of turmoil, fear and pain, you have presented your petition to Me, showing and thanking Me for answering it, and I have rewarded you with peace.

Keep doing that through the day if you start to slip into your panic mode again. The Bible is true, I am true, My love and care for you is true. Trust in that.

Philippians 4:6-7, New King James Version:

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Across the fields of time I stand with you, now and forever, joined together by one act, one act of absolute and unthinkable love.

That one act joined you and Me together as nothing else ever could. Please don’t ever lose sight of that incredible gift.  

If you were the only person on a lonely planet, I would still have given My one and only Son to die for you.

Jesus would have left My side, where all Heaven waited at His beck and call, to come and walk with you for 33 years until He bravely and with so much love, gave up His life for you.  Even if it was only you.

That’s how much I value your life. That is how much I love you. 

Such love can’t be measured in a human’s description. It’s not even on the charts.

But the same God who planned you, created you, protected you, cared for you, and died for you, is standing in front of you here, right now, asking you to give your life to Him again, to love and trust Him.

Take My hand, beloved child. I will never let you down.

John 3:16, New King James Version:

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

As you would hold a small child gently in your arms, envision Me holding you. Tenderly and carefully you are cradled at My chest. No matter if you are big or small, you fit beautifully in My bosom.

Stay that way for awhile. Let Me envelop you completely.  

You are never alone. You are never forgotten. I am always there, in you and around you.

I have many plans and dreams for you if you will but let Me lead you. 

I have a purpose for you, dear one, and no matter what happens, I will give you the strength to face tomorrow with joy and peace.

Come to Me now. Let Me enfold you in My arms. Together we are invincible!

Jeremiah 29:13, New King James Version:

“And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

Each morning you spend time with Me, you will receive a blessing, a blessing of My covering over you throughout the day. A covering of love and grace.  

Being filled with that love and grace is a sign of My everlasting promise to always be with you.

Are you nervous about something today? Perhaps something that you don’t feel you are strong enough to do?

If I have impressed you that you need to do this thing, My covering of grace and love will carry you through. Together we can do so much more than you can even imagine!

One day, when we look back together over the road of your life, you will see how I was always with you, helping you…..when you let Me.

Establishing our connection first thing in the morning will give you that strength, and as you read this, we have it now, don’t we?  

Just ask. I am there.

2 Thessalonians 2:13, New King James Version:

“But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,”

Practice trusting. 

Remember the feeling of floating in water, arms and fingers spread wide, your body calmly bobbing on the surface? Your body will float because in creation I put lungs filled with air in it. I put oxygen in your cells. I enabled you to float.

But if you don’t relax, and you thrash about, you will have trouble staying afloat, and eventually you will sink.

Asking you to trust Me completely is like asking you to float in calm, serene waters, knowing that the scariest things you are going through will be okay because you trust in Me; knowing that the toughest situations will work out, that somehow through Me, you will find the strength to keep going.

The moment you take your thoughts off Me, you will start thrashing and sinking.

Turn to Me, beloved. Trust in Me. It’s that simple.

Psalms 13:6, New King James Version:

“I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.”

All heaven is watching you today. You cannot hide in even the darkest places because darkness is as light to Me.

Do you feel like running and hiding at times? Run, perhaps from the world, but never hide from Me, dear one. When you find your quiet place and time, call out My name, and all heaven stands ready to help you.

No prayer is ever unanswered or unheard. Because I am wisdom, power and love, I know how and when to answer your soul’s deep cries.

Trust in Me, now and always. Trust in Me.

There are no more potent words to your health, happiness and future than these, for when you do, you lay your life in My hands, knowing I am beside you, loving and caring for your every move today, and in the future.

Long for someone to come and take your problems away? To swoop down and calm all your fears?

It is I, beloved. I ask you daily to let Me do this for you.  

Trust in Me. Trust in Me.

Psalms 9:10, New King James Version:

“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

Heaven and earth are joined today by your choice to make Me the Head of your life. All heaven is at your command when what you do glorifies Me.

Walk with your head held high today, knowing that you are My child. I have something special planned for you if you will listen to My gentle urgings.

Think of Me often today. Steal away to a private place and commune with Me. 

When you do, I will draw close in many ways, giving you the wisdom you need for your daily activities, and guiding you through it. It may be very different than what you had originally planned!

Just know I am beside you now and always, loving you and watching over you throughout the day.

Proverbs 19:23, New King James Version:

“The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.”