Me: Lord, thank You for You. I know that You are good because it is who You are, and by being grateful, I am not adding to You or able to give You back anything that is not already from You to begin with, but I am grateful, because I am aware of Your goodness. I probably have very little idea of the depth of who You are, but I am glad that I am discovering it more and more. I don’t want that to end, ever. You amaze me, You mystify me, and You overwhelm me with excitement and wonder. I love You and I am so grateful that I am a part of Your life and love.
God: Ah...that feels good to Me. Your gratefulness does add to me, it excites Me and amplifies the Joy I take in you. Nothing would ever remove that joy, but when you and I are synced together, the joy has no end.
Me: Lord, what would you like to say today?
God: Lift up your head. See the things that I have made.
Me: ...Ok?
Lord: I gave man a canvas upon which to create a kingdom. Man has created a kingdom, but not Mine. I came and brought my kingdom and showed man how to carry it on. How will you carry it on?
Me: Well, I don’t know. I try to love people, I try to know You more, and let people in on our conversations. But I don’t know how I will carry on Your kingdom, because I don’t really know what it looks like.
Lord: Lift up your head and see the things I have made.
Me: Ok, so I am supposed to see the world differently than I do now?
Lord: Patrick, you get overwhelmed with worrying about money, about your job, a future, etc. All of these things are the kingdom of man. They are not evil, that is not the point. You have thought recently about Matthew 6 “Seek first the kingdom of God.” Lift up your head and take a look at My Kingdom. Find out what it looks like before you worry about your bills, about what your life is becoming, about any of these things that occupy your mind. Set your eyes on the things I have made. This will give you a different perspective on the things that are worrying you.
Me: Lord, as always, this is a good point, in theory. Can you help me do this practically? Can you give me an example that I can actually understand and emulate?
Lord: Gethsemane is a perfect example. I had a very hard time there, a very hard time. And I looked to the Father, saw what He has done, and the things before me became much less troubling. I was able to face the pain, the torture, the misery as long as I was looking at the Kingdom of God, and not the kingdom of man. My perspective was different. Do you stick needles in yourself for fun? Of course not. Will you get a shot when you are sick? Of course you will, because your perspective is that of seeing yourself as healed after the shot, and the shot does not bother you.
But I know you want an example with which you relate. The trouble is, the nature of looking at My kingdom vs. the kingdom of man, is that they do not relate. Your perspective must change. Do not “apply” the kingdom to the world around you. Look at the kingdom and know the truth. Your perception of the world around you will change, once the kingdom of God is the law in your heart. Lift up your head, and see the things I have made.
Me: Hmm...I am not sure I am getting this, Lord. I don’t like the example of the shot.
Lord: Patrick, the point is not getting the shot. The point is seeing past your circumstance and seeing the kingdom of God. At that point, your circumstance becomes secondary to the truth of the kingdom, and not only is it temporary, but endurable, because the truth of God’s kingdom is the law of love and everlasting life. This cannot be taken from you. Any battle has moods. The battle in your life will have ups and downs, but the final outcome has been declared. And that is that you have overcome through Me. Period, end of story.
Me: But what do I do with the circumstances in life? What do I do when I cannot make ends meet?
Lord: Look into My eyes and see My kingdom. Lift up your head, and see the things I have made. My kingdom is real. Your circumstance is temporary, and must surrender to My reign.
Me: So, I seek your kingdom, and my circumstance works itself out somehow.
Lord: No. You seek my kingdom, and your perspective changes. Then you see and react to your circumstance from a different mindset, and you carry out your life according to the law of My kingdom, and your circumstances change. Consider some of the miracles I performed, or even the apostles experienced. The boat in the storm made them afraid, yet I slept knowing the truth of the perspective I had vs. their perspective. After I had left, they were thrown into jail, and they worshiped me, because they knew that I was Lord. The jail crumbled around them. My kingdom is real, more powerful than any other, and every kingdom must bow before the King.
Me: I am starting to get it.
Lord: Yes, you are. But you need to stop looking at this as a solution to a problem. That is the reason I am telling you this. It is not a solution to your circumstance. It is changing your citizenship, and submitting your mind, senses and entire being to a different law structure. Lift up your head, see the things I have made. Seek first My kingdom, and everything else will be given to you. Now, how will you carry on the Kingdom?
Me: I guess first thing is to see it, then to use its resource to build a life in it.
Lord: Now you are starting to get it. Keep going with this idea.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Going deeper
P: Good morning Lord.
J: Patrick, never hesitate to come simply as a friend. The Father is glorious, and the presence of Him is overwhelming and awesome. But you can always come to me (Jesus) as a friend comes to another friend. There will be a time for being overtaken by glory and power and light, but everyday I am here, and I want to spend time with you.
P: Jesus, I know you are all three the same, and different. But when do I go to the Father, and when do I go to the Holy Spirit? I don’t quite seem to understand any of this.
J: It is by the Holy Spirit that you come to me. It is by Him that you go to the Father or hear the Father’s voice, and by HIm that you heal, pray, prophesy. He knows your heart, and He knows your thoughts. When you pray in tongues, you go to him, and when you do any of this you are cooperating with Him. When you remember to do so, tell him whatever it is you would like to tell him, what you would like to do, just tell Him.
As for the Father, it is because of what I did, that you have direct access to Him. You can go to the foot of His throne anytime you want. Would you like to go now?
P: Yes, but I don’t know how.
J: Actually, you do. You present your friends and people you do not know to Me all the time, asking Me to show you something for them, or asking me to heal them. I do the same for you. Close your eyes, and allow your imagination to take you there. I am with you, let’s try it out.
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P: Lord, what do you have to say to me this morning?
J: Do you want to get in on some of the experimental faith stuff?
P: Yes, I do. There is nothing I want more than to have the heart like David, that sees a giant taunting Israel and He goes out with a sling and kills Him because He knows You are God. I am more of the kind of guy that sees a giant and thinks about the best way to kill him, and I look at all the weapons I have, try to figure out which has the most giant killing potential, how well I can use it, etc. I freeze up in analysis, and I don’t get stuff done all the time.
J: Patrick, you are indeed an analyst. But that does not mean that you do not get things done, and it definitely does not mean that you do not have faith. I want you to know that for an analyst you also step out from the heart more than you know. You have learned to go with gut feelings, sometimes to your benefit, sometimes not. When you turn that around and use your faith with it, I will not be proven a liar. Use your faith. I want you to come up with your own challenges. Find the things which are difficult for you, and we will work them out together. You pick the task, step out, and I will help you complete it.
P: Lord, that scares me a lot, actually.
J: Good, it should. Faith is powerful and it is dangerous. But used well, it is the most wonderful gift I have given you, because it really can move mountains.
P: Lord, how do I know when I do and do not have faith for something?
J: Patrick, if you can imagine it, you have faith for it. The father first imagined in His heart who you would be. Then he made you. The process of faith is similar. There is faith and trust, and they are connected. Go through the scripture and look at faith, see how it works and see how it is used. Take a close look at the way I walked in it, and whether it was different than the way the hall of famers walked in it.
P: OK, Lord. I am scared and excited and giddy, all at once.
J: Sounds like you are going on an adventure, doesn’t it.
P: Yes. Help me get to a place where I can rest in it.
J: Maybe later. Right now, lets get faith into you, and watch the other stuff come fleeing out.
P: Ugh. I don’t think I want to see that.
J: Maybe not, but I do. Patrick, you are looking for the next “level.” You are looking for the life changing things, the world changing walk. This is it, if you can stomach it. I know you really do want it, and I know you are willing, just stick with Me closely. I have not let you down yet, and I never will. Keep on stepping, son. I am with You.
J: Patrick, never hesitate to come simply as a friend. The Father is glorious, and the presence of Him is overwhelming and awesome. But you can always come to me (Jesus) as a friend comes to another friend. There will be a time for being overtaken by glory and power and light, but everyday I am here, and I want to spend time with you.
P: Jesus, I know you are all three the same, and different. But when do I go to the Father, and when do I go to the Holy Spirit? I don’t quite seem to understand any of this.
J: It is by the Holy Spirit that you come to me. It is by Him that you go to the Father or hear the Father’s voice, and by HIm that you heal, pray, prophesy. He knows your heart, and He knows your thoughts. When you pray in tongues, you go to him, and when you do any of this you are cooperating with Him. When you remember to do so, tell him whatever it is you would like to tell him, what you would like to do, just tell Him.
As for the Father, it is because of what I did, that you have direct access to Him. You can go to the foot of His throne anytime you want. Would you like to go now?
P: Yes, but I don’t know how.
J: Actually, you do. You present your friends and people you do not know to Me all the time, asking Me to show you something for them, or asking me to heal them. I do the same for you. Close your eyes, and allow your imagination to take you there. I am with you, let’s try it out.
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P: Lord, what do you have to say to me this morning?
J: Do you want to get in on some of the experimental faith stuff?
P: Yes, I do. There is nothing I want more than to have the heart like David, that sees a giant taunting Israel and He goes out with a sling and kills Him because He knows You are God. I am more of the kind of guy that sees a giant and thinks about the best way to kill him, and I look at all the weapons I have, try to figure out which has the most giant killing potential, how well I can use it, etc. I freeze up in analysis, and I don’t get stuff done all the time.
J: Patrick, you are indeed an analyst. But that does not mean that you do not get things done, and it definitely does not mean that you do not have faith. I want you to know that for an analyst you also step out from the heart more than you know. You have learned to go with gut feelings, sometimes to your benefit, sometimes not. When you turn that around and use your faith with it, I will not be proven a liar. Use your faith. I want you to come up with your own challenges. Find the things which are difficult for you, and we will work them out together. You pick the task, step out, and I will help you complete it.
P: Lord, that scares me a lot, actually.
J: Good, it should. Faith is powerful and it is dangerous. But used well, it is the most wonderful gift I have given you, because it really can move mountains.
P: Lord, how do I know when I do and do not have faith for something?
J: Patrick, if you can imagine it, you have faith for it. The father first imagined in His heart who you would be. Then he made you. The process of faith is similar. There is faith and trust, and they are connected. Go through the scripture and look at faith, see how it works and see how it is used. Take a close look at the way I walked in it, and whether it was different than the way the hall of famers walked in it.
P: OK, Lord. I am scared and excited and giddy, all at once.
J: Sounds like you are going on an adventure, doesn’t it.
P: Yes. Help me get to a place where I can rest in it.
J: Maybe later. Right now, lets get faith into you, and watch the other stuff come fleeing out.
P: Ugh. I don’t think I want to see that.
J: Maybe not, but I do. Patrick, you are looking for the next “level.” You are looking for the life changing things, the world changing walk. This is it, if you can stomach it. I know you really do want it, and I know you are willing, just stick with Me closely. I have not let you down yet, and I never will. Keep on stepping, son. I am with You.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Practicality vs. Super-abundance
Me: Lord, the whole idea of using my imagination or the "eyes of my heart" to visualize You is a bit intimidating to me. But I see the value in using it. How do You want me to use the eyes of my heart?
God: Why does it intimidate you? How do you think I created? I had to "imagine" the creation before I set it into motion. I had to create from my innermost self. I created man in Our image and likeness. Why would man be any different?
I want you to explore your imagination. The Holy Spirit will help you. He will take you through your own imagination and reveal the hidden power of your heart. Those things in your heart are the blueprint of the works will do in you and through you. That is why using it often is good. The more you engage it, the more you can present to Me to do. Imagine, visualize, ask and see what I will do. I will even surpass the things which you ask and imagine. This is the nature of My reign and your stewardship. Do not hide your imagination for fear of mis-using it. Rather go, and invest it and invest in it, multiply it and see it grow in your heart and see the fruit of it multiply.
I began to picture Jesus, I was sitting next to Him on a high, rocky overlook. We were looking over a large valley. I leaned in and rested my head on Him, and He put His arms around me.
Me: Holy Spirit, would You take over this vision?
As soon as I said these words, Jesus turned to me and looked at me with an expression of joyous excitement, a smile on His face that communicated to me that He had been waiting for me to say exactly those words. He jumped and began flying, with Me holding His hand, we began gliding over the valley.
Jesus: Patrick, what about flying? It is in your heart, and it is in your blood.
Me: Lord, I have always wanted to fly. Right now, it just does not seem practical.
Jesus: Practical is good, Patrick, but a super-abundant blessing is never practical. Don't reduce your life to a boundary of practicality. Let Me fill your life with super-abundance.
Me: I am not stopping You, Lord. Do as You wish.
Jesus: But you ARE stopping Me by dwelling in the realm of practicality. Again, being practical is good, but should never be the end of your means.
Take the fishes and the loaves. What I did with them was super-abundant, not practical. The disciples' idea to send people away or to go to town and buy more food or to sell something to buy the food...any of those solutions were practical, viable solutions. But I AM super-abundance, more than anything you can ask or imagine.
Me: Then, will You teach me to fly?
Jesus: What would you like to fly?
Me: I want to fly myself. I would like to hang-glide over the Grand Canyon or something. I want to do barrel-rolls in a plane. I want to see the earth from way up and fall towards it, watching it get bigger as I get closer. Then I want to do it again.
Jesus: Now, there is a vision. That is what using your imagination looks like. Do you see how easy it is? Why in the world would that intimidate you or anyone else?
Me: I don't know, Lord. Now what?
Jesus: Now, anything! Look and see what you want, and come to Me. Don't discount anything as impractical.
God: Why does it intimidate you? How do you think I created? I had to "imagine" the creation before I set it into motion. I had to create from my innermost self. I created man in Our image and likeness. Why would man be any different?
I want you to explore your imagination. The Holy Spirit will help you. He will take you through your own imagination and reveal the hidden power of your heart. Those things in your heart are the blueprint of the works will do in you and through you. That is why using it often is good. The more you engage it, the more you can present to Me to do. Imagine, visualize, ask and see what I will do. I will even surpass the things which you ask and imagine. This is the nature of My reign and your stewardship. Do not hide your imagination for fear of mis-using it. Rather go, and invest it and invest in it, multiply it and see it grow in your heart and see the fruit of it multiply.
I began to picture Jesus, I was sitting next to Him on a high, rocky overlook. We were looking over a large valley. I leaned in and rested my head on Him, and He put His arms around me.
Me: Holy Spirit, would You take over this vision?
As soon as I said these words, Jesus turned to me and looked at me with an expression of joyous excitement, a smile on His face that communicated to me that He had been waiting for me to say exactly those words. He jumped and began flying, with Me holding His hand, we began gliding over the valley.
Jesus: Patrick, what about flying? It is in your heart, and it is in your blood.
Me: Lord, I have always wanted to fly. Right now, it just does not seem practical.
Jesus: Practical is good, Patrick, but a super-abundant blessing is never practical. Don't reduce your life to a boundary of practicality. Let Me fill your life with super-abundance.
Me: I am not stopping You, Lord. Do as You wish.
Jesus: But you ARE stopping Me by dwelling in the realm of practicality. Again, being practical is good, but should never be the end of your means.
Take the fishes and the loaves. What I did with them was super-abundant, not practical. The disciples' idea to send people away or to go to town and buy more food or to sell something to buy the food...any of those solutions were practical, viable solutions. But I AM super-abundance, more than anything you can ask or imagine.
Me: Then, will You teach me to fly?
Jesus: What would you like to fly?
Me: I want to fly myself. I would like to hang-glide over the Grand Canyon or something. I want to do barrel-rolls in a plane. I want to see the earth from way up and fall towards it, watching it get bigger as I get closer. Then I want to do it again.
Jesus: Now, there is a vision. That is what using your imagination looks like. Do you see how easy it is? Why in the world would that intimidate you or anyone else?
Me: I don't know, Lord. Now what?
Jesus: Now, anything! Look and see what you want, and come to Me. Don't discount anything as impractical.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Trucking
Me: Good morning, Father. I missed You. How can I commune like this with You when I am not sitting and writing at my desk?
God: You already do to an extent. You are learning to trust My voice, and your are beginning to flow on a more continual basis. It will continue to grow into your way of being, just as it was a part of Jesus's way of life.
Me: Well, what do You want to say to me this morning?
God: Patrick, keep trucking. You are almost there.
Me: Almost where?
God: Almost done with your preparation for the next thing.
Me: That sounds vague. How am I being prepared?
God: You are more dependent on Me now than ever before. Not only that, you are coming to terms with the things in your heart that you buried years ago. How can you go forward into your destiny without My voice and without a dream in your heart? I have been getting you into shape to move forward in a different way. Does that make sense?
Me: Yes. Thank You for Your goodness. I forget all too often that in You I can't really go wrong. This has been an interesting time for me.
So, what is the next phase of my life? Another job?
God: Learning to do in My strength. You have learned to hear Me. You have learned that My way never stops creating. AS when Jesus came out of the desert, He went around "doing," You will learn to do what you see Me doing.
God: You already do to an extent. You are learning to trust My voice, and your are beginning to flow on a more continual basis. It will continue to grow into your way of being, just as it was a part of Jesus's way of life.
Me: Well, what do You want to say to me this morning?
God: Patrick, keep trucking. You are almost there.
Me: Almost where?
God: Almost done with your preparation for the next thing.
Me: That sounds vague. How am I being prepared?
God: You are more dependent on Me now than ever before. Not only that, you are coming to terms with the things in your heart that you buried years ago. How can you go forward into your destiny without My voice and without a dream in your heart? I have been getting you into shape to move forward in a different way. Does that make sense?
Me: Yes. Thank You for Your goodness. I forget all too often that in You I can't really go wrong. This has been an interesting time for me.
So, what is the next phase of my life? Another job?
God: Learning to do in My strength. You have learned to hear Me. You have learned that My way never stops creating. AS when Jesus came out of the desert, He went around "doing," You will learn to do what you see Me doing.
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