Re: [FamilyofGod] Encouragement for the Brethren
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On Mon Dec 6th, 2010 3:55 PM EST Deborah Truesdell wrote:
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>I Thirst for You
>"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens
>the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me." Revelation
>3:20
>"It is true. I stand at the door of your heart, day and night. Even when you are
>not listening, even when you doubt it could be Me, I am there. I await even the
>smallest sign of your response, even the least whispered invitation that will
>allow Me to enter.
>And I want you to know that whenever you invite Me, I do come – always, without
>fail. Silent and unseen I come, but with infinite power and love, and bringing
>the many gifts of My Spirit. I come with My mercy, with My desire to forgive and
>heal you, and with a love for you beyond your comprehension – a love every bit
>as great as the love I have received from the Father; 'As much as the Father has
>loved Me, I have loved you...' (Jn 15:10)
>I come – longing to console you and give you strength, to lift you up and bind
>all your wounds. I bring you my light, to dispel your darkness and all your
>doubts. I come with My power, that I might carry you and all your burdens; with
>My grace, to touch your heart and transform your life; and My peace I give to
>still your soul.
>I know you through and through. I know everything about you. The very hairs of
>your head I have numbered. Nothing in your life is unimportant to Me. I have
>followed you through the years, and I have always loved you – even in your
>wanderings. I know every one of your problems. I know your needs and your
>worries. And yes, I know all your sins. But I tell you again that I love you –
>not for what you have or haven't done – I love you for you, for the beauty and
>dignity you have often forgotten, a beauty you have tarnished by sin. But I love
>you as you are, and I have shed My Blood to win you back.
>If you only ask Me with faith, My grace will touch all that needs changing in
>your life, and I will give you the strength to free yourself from sin and all
>its destructive power. I know what is in your heart – I know your loneliness and
>all your hurts – the rejections, the judgments, the humiliations. I carried it
>all before you. And I carried it all for you, so you might share My strength and
>victory.
>I know especially your need for love – how you are thirsting to be loved and
>cherished. But how often have you thirsted in vain, by seeking that love
>selfishly, striving to fill the emptiness inside you with passing pleasures –
>with the even greater emptiness of sin. Do you thirst for love? 'Come to Me all
>you who thirst...' (Jn 7:37). I will satisfy you and fill you. Do you thirst to
>be cherished? I cherish you more than you can imagine – to the point of dying on
>the cross for you.
>I thirst for you. Yes, that is the only way to even begin to describe My love
>for you. I THIRST FOR YOU. I thirst to love you and to be loved by you – that is
>how precious you are to Me. I THIRST FOR YOU. Come to me, and I will fill your
>heart and heal your wounds. I will make you a new creation, and give you peace,
>even in all your trials. I THIRST FOR YOU.
>You must never doubt My mercy, My acceptance of you, My desire to forgive, My
>longing to bless you and live My life in you. I THIRST FOR YOU. If you feel
>unimportant in the eyes of the world, that matters not at all. For Me, there is
>no one more important in the entire world than you. I THIRST FOR YOU. Open to
>Me, come to Me, thirst for Me, give Me your life – and I will prove to you how
>important you are to my heart.
>Don't you realize that My Father already has a perfect plan to transform your
>life, beginning from this moment? Trust in Me. Ask Me every day to enter and
>take charge of your life – and I will. I promise you before My Father in heaven
>that I will work miracles in your life. Why would I do this? Because I THIRST
>FOR YOU. All I ask of you is that you entrust yourself to Me completely. I will
>do all the rest. Even now I behold the place My Father has prepared for you in
>My Kingdom. Remember that you are a pilgrim in this life, on a journey home.
>Sin can never satisfy you, or bring the peace you seek. All that you have sought
>outside of Me has only left you more empty, so do not cling to the things of
>this life. Above all, do not run from Me when you fall. Come to Me without
>delay. When you give Me your sins, you give Me the joy of being your Savior.
>There is nothing I cannot forgive or heal so come now, and unburden your soul.
>No matter how far you may wander, no matter how often you forget Me, no matter
>how many crosses you may bear in this life; there is one thing I want you to
>always remember, one thing that will never change. I THIRST FOR YOU – just as
>you are.
>You don't need to change to believe in My love, for it will be your belief in My
>love that will change you. You forget Me, and yet I am seeking you every moment
>of the day – standing at the door of your heart and knocking. Do you find this
>hard to believe? Then look at the Cross, look at My heart that was pierced for
>you. Have you not understood my Cross? Then listen again to the words I spoke
>there – for they tell you clearly why I endured all this for you: 'I THIRST...'
>(Jn 19:28). Yes, I thirst for you – as the rest of the psalm verse I was praying
>says of Me: 'I looked for someone to console me and I found none...' (Ps 69:21).
>All your life I have been looking for your love – I have never stopped seeking
>to love you and be loved by you. You have tried many other things in your search
>for happiness; why not try opening your heart to Me, right now, more than you
>have ever done before.
>Whenever you do open the door of your heart, whenever you come close enough, you
>will hear Me say to you again and again, not in mere human words but in spirit:
>'No matter what you have done, I love you for your own sake. Come to Me with
>your misery and your sins, with your troubles and needs, and with all your
>longing to be loved. I stand at the door of your heart and knock. Open to me,
>for I THIRST FOR YOU...'"
>Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta In prayer and praise,
>Deborah
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>Oh Lord, hear my prayers and answer my cries for the marriage and salvation of
>my husband, Richard, our four children, our parents, our family, the Body of
>Christ, our friends, out leaders, our co-workers, and our enemies. AMEN!!!
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>"In the morning, O Lord, Thou wilt hear my voice; In the morning I will order my
>prayer to Thee and eagerly watch." Pslam 5:3
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>"Yet, with respect to the promise of God she did not waver in unbelief, but grew
>strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what He had
>promised, He was able also to perform. Therefore also IT WAS RECKONED TO HER AS
>RIGHTEOUSNESS." Romans 4:20-22
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>"But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the
>Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;
>great is thy faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I
>will hope in him.' The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that
>seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the
>Lord." Lamentations 3:21-26
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