Words & Whispers

Words from the Lord during prayer and devotional journaling

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    I hear the Lord say:

    My Word is a lamp to your feet, a light to your eyes, an orchestra to your ears. It’s My heart calling out to your heart. Deep calls to deep. Deep calls to deeper still. There is always more – more love, more joy, more peace, more connection, more revelation. Invite the more. Embrace the more. Pursue the more. More of Me, More about Me, More in Me.

    As the grafted vine, you are a part of Me, connected with life giving sap. A Holy lifeline connects the two of us. Together, we will not be shaken. Your strength is rooted in My firm foundation. Joined with Me, we will weather the storms together and stand in victory.

    Fill your thoughts with my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit.

    Proverbs 4:21  TPT

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    I hear the Lord say:

    Lean in. Lean in further, lean in deeper. Tune out the distractions of life; listen to My still, small voice. When people whisper, others tune in more deeply. My words and whispers are freely given. 

    The way you counsel and correct me makes me praise you more,

    for your whispers in the night give me wisdom, showing me what to do next.

    Psalms 16:7  TPT

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    I hear the Lord say:

    Hope – it’s a fragile thing when tied to flesh. It’s wavering and fleeting when unconnected to Godly power.  When My prophets say ‘Hope in the Lord”, they give people a strong, confident admonition. To hope in the Lord is to hope in a sure thing. The Lord is our hope. He is our strong tower. He is the cord that cannot be broken; He is our lifeline. His sovereignty cannot be questioned.  His loving kindness never fails.  For a person to hope in God is to trust in His binding contract. Jesus seals the covenant.  The Holy Spirit is the guarantor. He affixes His seal; His permanent holy stamp to the covenant promise. With a guarantee like that, who can doubt the Lord?

    The word of the Lord is true and pure, holy, righteous and sure. It’s a never changing reminder of My love for you.

    Will you trust Me with all your cares? Will you trust Me to make all right?

    Daily immersion in My Word – repeated regularly – is the way to maintain peace and joy.

    Abide in Me. Then enjoy a life more abundant.

     You are standing here in order to enter into a covenant with the Lord your God, a covenant the Lord is making with you this day and sealing with an oath,  to confirm you this day as his people, that he may be your God as he promised you…

    Deuteronomy 29:12-13  NIV 

    22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

    Hebrews 7:22  NIV

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    I hear the Lord say:

    Your lament is your heartfelt cry of hope. Hope for yourself and hope for your family. Your hope is well placed, for your only hope is hope in Me. Because My love never ceases, because My mercies are new every morning,  because of My faithfulness, you can put your hope in Me. I am good to those who wait on Me, who seek Me with their whole heart. I am good and My mercy covers you as a warm blanket. Let it be a source of comfort and joy. I am sufficient for your needs. You need nothing else besides Me. Take My yoke upon you – it is light and it keeps you tethered to Me.  Together, we are a great team. I lead, you follow. I bless, you receive. I command, you obey. I make a way, you walk in it. Fix your eyes on Me, not the distractions around you.

    “Keep calm and follow Jesus.”

    21 Yet this I call to mind
        and therefore I have hope:

    22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
        for his compassions never fail.
    23 They are new every morning;
        great is your faithfulness.
    24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
        therefore I will wait for him.”

    25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
        to the one who seeks him;
    26 it is good to wait quietly
        for the salvation of the Lord.

    Lamentations 3:21-26 (NIV)
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    I hear the Lord say:

    Peace is what you want but what are you doing to receive it?

    I hold out peace to you. Will you take it? 

     Choose you this day whom you will serve: 

           peace or pain?       trust or fear?        truth or lies?

    Do you believe I can do what I say?

    Do you believe in My promises?

    I offer Life, Joy and Peace – receive it, absorb it, digest it.

    Abide with Me.

    You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you.
    Isaiah 26:3  ESV
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    I hear the Lord say:

    Let Me reassure you. I will never leave you or forsake you. All may crumble around you but I am here, at your side, 24/7.  Life has challenges and championships. Circumstances come and go. My steadfast love never ceases. Be assured that I hear your prayers and I am acting on your behalf. 

    The grief is real; it is painful… but don’t let it cloud your picture of My goodness. You know  the phrase “God is good.. all the time.” Remember that you were once in a pit and I pulled you out. I brought you supernatural peace. I work for your good but you must trust Me in the timing. Your prayers for your loved ones line up with my wishes for all My children – to repent of sin and turn to Me in love and expectation for a new mind, a new outlook, a new purpose, a new life abiding in Me.  Keep praying with expectation – it will come to pass!

    Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
    Hebrews 11:1 NIV
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    I hear the Lord say:

    Blessings, blessings, blessings – blessings fall on you like rain this day. My anointing oil drips from heaven and covers you. My holy comfort envelopes  you. Warmth from the sun, gentle caresses of a breeze, and the sight of bright yellow daffodils will remind you of my unfailing love. Sing songs of praise, stand firm in the faith, know that I am God.

    Isaiah 41:10 : I will strengthen you, I will help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”  There is none like Me. There is none like you. My plan and purpose for you will be fulfilled.

    For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand
    and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
    Isaiah 41:13  NIV
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