Spring is right around the corner. With spring comes newness of life, new beginnings and joy as the earth unfolds her tender beauty; beauty that was always there, but in hibernation through the winter months.

Earth sighs with relief as this season comes, and with it I am able to show you the beauty of My creation all over again: new leaves, new flowers, new baby birds, new life.

May I ask you for a new commitment to Me this new spring? Shed the layer of pain and sorrow from the winter of your life. Celebrate the newness of spring by coming to Me as a new creation, full of trust and love.

You have been washed white with the blood of Christ. You are My innocent child. Take My hand and we will walk together in trust and joy.  

I have so much in store for My beloved child!! 

Philippians 3:13-14, New King James Version:

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

You are scared. You are tired. Hang on to Me. Don’t let go. You need Me now more than ever.

Did I plan it that way? Part of it I planned, and part of it has happened because you have fallen into the snare of the devil, or disaster and pain has happened around you.

There is only one real thing you need. It is Me. Everything else you think you need falls short of our relationship.

Don’t keep trying to fight. You are not walking alone. I am filled with pain when I see the tiredness in your face and body. Lay your head on My chest and feel the joy rise up as I fill you with My love and protection.

Everything will be okay because you have chosen Me. I already chose you when I created you. 

All it takes is faith and strength. You will find both in My open arms.

Hebrews 4:15-16, New King James Version:

“For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Do you wonder at the upheaval of these times? Surely My coming is nigh!

You are a creature of faith and love, and you don’t understand why horrors in the world happen.  Aren’t I a God of love? How can I let this happen?

Times like these were foretold of in the Bible, “in the last days”. This sinful world is quickly coming to an end, My child, and I need you to focus on the reality of our relationship. It is the only real thing that matters.

I have always had a plan for you. You were in that plan before the beginning of the world. It is a plan of love and salvation for all mankind. It comes down to the strongest personal love between Me and each of My children that has ever been known.  

It is not a love that promises peace and happiness on this earth. I do promise you everlasting peace and happiness in Heaven with Me, however. 

Focus on Me, My love. Reach out for My hand. Do not fear. My coming is closer than you think. 

I Thessalonians 5:5, 9, New King James Version:

“You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness, for God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,”

Oh, dear child, I AM HERE. You can’t see Me yet, and you don’t understand why I am taking you through this dark valley.

I cannot tell you my reasons now, but I can tell you that you are not alone. I see your anguish. I feel your pain and I am right beside you on this.  

We will get through it together, do not doubt that for one minute.

You will have whatever you need at the time you really need it. Is it strength, or courage, or finances? Wait with Me. Don’t tear your heart out. Wait with Me. You will see and understand one day.

Lay back and let Me hold you now. Relax into My arms and feel the peace overwhelm you.

You are not alone, dear one. You are My beloved, chosen child who I will never leave and never forsake.

Deuteronomy 31:6, New King James Version:

“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.””

I am the Good Shepherd.

I lovingly guide you through paths of darkness and turmoil, never letting go of your hand. You never need to be afraid.

Sometimes you stop and look down when you don’t understand or can’t see the end. Don’t do that, My child. Keep looking up, grasping tightly to My hand.

You have My promise. My promise is not that you will live a happy, carefree life, but that I will always be with you, now and forever, drawing you close to Me through whatever the evil one throws at you.

Whether it is through the loss of a loved one, the pain of rejection, fear of the future, or the pain of sickness, I am with you through it all.

I feel every single thing you are going through and long to have you weep together with Me in My arms.

Let Me shelter you now. In Me you will find true security, a true shelter in the time of storm.

Hold My hand. You can do it. We will get through this.

You and Me, Me and you.

John 10:14-15, New King James Version:

“I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.”

How many times have you seen birds fly from branch to branch? They alight for awhile, sing out praises, and then fly off again.

Their lives are very busy. It’s hard for you to figure out their lives, but they have a very special purpose in My creation. Just one of their purposes is to be appreciated by humans.  

I made many of them to be brilliant and beautiful. Their songs fill the air with joyful praise to Me.  

They are My gifts to you. Watch them. Listen to them. Study their carefree joy. Their little lives are not easy. They must stay constantly busy in order to survive, and yet not one of them will fall unless I know it.

As I care for these little creatures, I care even more for you.  

Sing a song of joy and praise to Me now. It will lift your spirits as you go about your day.  

Remember the lowly sparrow, dear one. I love you even more, so very much more.

Matthew 10:29-31, New King James Version:

“Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will, but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”

I know you, dear one. I know every hair on your head. I know when you rise, when you sit and when you lie down.

Those are the visual things I see about you. More importantly, I know the very inside of you. I know your fears, your doubts. I hear the things you say, or the things you are afraid to say.  

And yet I love you, even more.

From the foundation of the world I planned to have you with Me. I created you to love and serve Me and be with Me. 

You are not a mistake, an evolutionary happening. No, dear one, far from it. You were planned. I personally formed you in your mother’s womb.  

Because you cannot see Me does not mean I love you any less, or that I will take care of you any less. I see you and I know you from the inside out, and that makes Me love you even more for all the crazy little things that make you you.  

Be secure in that, for I..KNOW..YOU.

Psalms 139:13-14, New King James Version:

“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.”

Oh, how I long to put My arms around you and comfort you! 

No matter how many times I reassure you of My love, when you go out into the world, the devil and his entourage barrage you at every turn. Your thoughts turn away from Me, and insecurity and depression sets in.

Am I really right beside you? Will I really guide you like I say? When you are in our private place, you have that assurance, but when you leave to face the world, you start to doubt.

Like any soldier who has fought a long battle and gets to come home to renew their strength, come back into My arms and I will strengthen you there. All your fears will subside when you are at My side.

Oh, My dear one, it breaks My heart to have you keep doubting Me. The price Jesus and I paid for our connection was too high to ever give up on you.

Come back now to our quiet place. I am there, waiting.

II Corinthians 1:3-5, New King James Version:

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.”

I have given you so much helpful information in the Bible, passages which I draw you to to give you comfort and to direct your path. Use them often and keep our lines of communication open. 

I know you don’t know what to do. I do, however, and will continue guiding you. Do not give up, now or ever. You have consecrated yourself to Me to use for My good.  

Just hang on, beloved one. I will guide you. Seek counsel of your earthly Christian mentors, but always come back to Me for the final word. They see things from earthly standpoints. I ask you to step out in faith.

I will show you a sign, dear one. You will know. Stay close to Me.

John 12:44-46, New King James Version:

“Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.”

Does your world seem to be falling down around you? I have a better plan for you than what you can see or know. Please do not be afraid. You are not walking in uncharted territory. You are walking on the path I have planned for you.

Step out of the security of your earthly knowledge and into faith in Me. The time is here and now. No more waiting.  

Just free fall into the unknown limits of faith. I will catch you and together we will fly. 

Take that step of faith, beloved. The rewards are limitless. Don’t ever be afraid. I did not put you here to rest in your own security. My walk for you is going to be one of adventure, much different than what you might have thought before.

Your security is in Me, and Me alone. Together we can walk through anything!!

Hebrews 11:32-34, New King James Version:

“And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.”