Words & Whispers

Lord, I praise your holy name. I forget not your benefits.

Your goodness is evident. Your faithfulness is true.

I am strengthened by your Word and promises. You say ‘yes’ and ‘amen’ to my prayers.

Your Word is a light to my feet. I take each step in the light of your goodness. Your path is sure. My feet are secure. You guide me and protect me. You cover me with blessings.

I shout for joy at the work of your hands. I declare victory of the schemes of the enemy. Your power is my power. I rejoice in the horn of your salvation. With trumpets and cymbals, I praise the name of the Lord!

~Selah~

No wonder the peoples praise you! Let all the people praise you more!

Psalm 67:5  TPT

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I hear the Lord say:

Today, lift up your eyes. See My glory in the sun, in the clouds, in the sound of laughter. The echo of time reverberates through eternity. Deep calls to deep. My world is at peace. Join Me in My throne room, where cares disappear and worry dissolves.

For the same God who made everything, our Creator and our mighty maker,

he himself is our helper and defender!

Psalm 124:8  TPT

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I hear the Lord say:

Time marches on, they say. Time can seem fleeting and time can seem dragging. Your perception of time is the key. Anticipating a positive event makes waiting a frustration. Anticipating a negative event makes you feel fearful. Your perspective is the key. Anticipate blessings from Me and you will arise each day in joyful expectation. You awake with songs of gladness. You look for blessings and ways to bless.  Focus on possible negative events and you sink in the miry clay. Time is not be be feared but embraced. It’s not a race against the clock. Be deliberate with your time.  Make conscious choices how to spend your time.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.

Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed,

for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Joshua 1:9  ESV

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I hear the Lord say:

An hour, a minute, a day — all time spent with Me is fruitful. Changing your character requires more time, dedication and patience.  Daily renewing your mind, taking thoughts captive and forming new pathways in your mind is an ongoing process.  Don’t despair when you lose focus or falter. I am here to pick you up and set you back on solid ground.

Take heart in remembering that victory is assured.  Keep your eyes on the prize – the upward call of following Me, your Savior and King.

Follow the path of love. Be filled with My love so you can share My love.

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings like eagles;

they shall run and not be weary;

they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31  ESV

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I hear the Lord say:

I am your strength and song. I accept your worship and praise. I offer a life of fulfillment and satisfaction as we partner together. Let Me be your source and strength. Take stock of your input and output. Fill your mind with good things. Fill your body with healthy food. Fill your heart with songs of deliverance. Peace, joy, mercy, goodness, kindness, self-control – the fruits of the Spirit require cultivation. Don’t let weeds choke them out.

If you make a tree good, its fruit will be good;

and if you make a tree bad, its fruit will be bad;

for a tree is known by its fruit. 

Matthew 12:33 CJB

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I hear the Lord say:

I am Good – I encompass ‘good’ and create ‘good.’ David said “goodness and mercy follow me all the days of my life (Psalm 23:6). I, the Lord, fill you with goodness so you can share it with others. My goodness is all you need. My goodness contains Love, Joy, Peace, Mercy and Kindness.  My goodness is the core of My being. Like the earth’s core and sun’s core, it is strong and mighty, unmeasurable and powerful.

Goodness radiates out the love and fruit that I want to share. Goodness is the key treasure – it’s to be sought after and to be honored as a kingdom tool. Keep goodness in your heart.  Lock goodness in your mind. Out of goodness flows living water.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 

he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to

his mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being

justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Titus 3: 4-7  ESV

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I hear the Lord say:

The angels cry “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord!”  All creation calls me “Holy.”  All creation reflects My Holiness. Being “wholly mine” is already accomplished because I abide in you. It’s only when you forget Me inside you that you feel “unholy.”  

Every day, every moment, I surround and enter your heart and mind. Your mind is to be an open door – allowing My Holy Presence to enter freely, sweep the floor, tidy up and bring a freshening spirit.  Old cobwebs from past thoughts or doubts are removed. Dust and debris are swept away, making room for clean and pure thoughts and motives. Your sparkling house is My abode.  We live here together, in harmony and joy, content and happy. 

As God”s obedient children, never again shape your lives by the desires that you followed when you didn’t know better. Instead, shape your lives to  become like the Holy One who called you. For Scripture says: “You are to be holy, because I am holy.”

I Peter 1:14-16  TPT

And one called to another and said, “

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts,

the whole earth is full of his glory.”

Isaiah 6:3 ESV

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