God with Us

Me: Lord, tell me about Immanuel.

God: Tell Me, what has it meant to you to have two-way communication with Me?

Me: It has meant that I now can come to You for understanding when I am frustrated or discouraged. In the middle of a struggle, I have peace. The tunic You gave me, it was something I never expected. It is a real relationship. Before, I was constantly struggling with whether You would ever answer me or not, whether You really cared, whether I would ever be accepted/acceptable.

God: Yes, you are accepted and even promoted. I am with you, but not only did I humble myself to take on human form, I did so in order to take man from mere humanity to true godliness, which is to learn to love as I do. But, without Me, it is impossible.

That is why the name Immanuel is so powerful. Because with Me, all things are possible. All things. All things.

With Me, as you learn to love as I do, you learn to do as I did, and humble yourself in order to promote the lowly. You learn to see people from My perspective and call out the destiny you see in them, you learn to speak the words of life to a broken body and you learn to have authority over the powers of the Earth. All things are possible.

Me: Lord, why is this such a process? Why do we have to struggle so much with the unseen things? If you exposed them, people would be able to resist and believe.

God: People only believe what makes them comfortable. Real faith comes from knowing Me, not believing in Me. Knowing Me requires time with Me.

Me: Lord it took me losing my job before I really dedicated a lot of time alone with You.

God: Yes, a small price to pay, don't you think?

Me: Actually, yes. You are right. So, how should I approach tomorrow's message? What do they need to hear?

God: They need to hear that I am available, and that I have time for them. They need to hear that there is absolutely nothing in their life that is not paid for in full, and nothing that can keep them from Me. They need to hear that in Me and with Me, peace hope and life are on the menu. Tell them your story, tell them about your Friend. You know how to do this.