TEMPERANCE

Dear One,
Abuse is at the center of everything that is considered to be sin.
There is abuse of alcohol, abuse of drugs, abuse of sex, abuse of food, abuse of authority, abuse of religion, abuse of words, abuse of control, abuse of rest, etc.
Evil always works in excess, and it causes one to abuse or wrongly use something or someone.
My Holy Spirit will impress upon you the need for balance and the proper use of everything.
He will lead you toward loving kindness toward all people so that you will not abuse them with corporal punishment or with cruel words. He will lead you toward wisdom and temperance in all things. Temperance is self control and it lead you toward moderation in all things.
When you are operating in temperance you are not abusing anything. You are treating everything and everyone with respect.
Abuse has a face and that face is the devil's face.
Love, God
I Corinthians 9:25; Galatians 5:23; II Peter 1:6-8; Titus 1:8

Spiritual Prize Fighters

Dear One,
You can be in authority over all the negative things in your life. You can be the authority over sickness, depression, despair, anger, strife, infirmity, conflict and anything that was sent to destroy you.
When you determine that you will be the head and not the tail, then you can be control of all the rudimentary things of life, even if they look monumental to you. They are rudimentary to Me because I know that My children have power over them. You can exercise power over them by your words, commanding them to leave your life. You can rob them of their power rather than allowing them to rob you of your power.
A prize fighter who lets his guard down ends up being beneath his opponent, on the floor and injured. You must not let your guard down. If you are attentive to My personal words to you, then I will caution you when there is approaching danger so that you will be able to avert the advances of your spiritual enemies and exert your authority over them.
You are the authority in the earth. I am in you giving you that authority. My authority is already established and your authority is already established. Nothing can defeat you when you pray in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit and exert your authority over spiritual enemies.
Love, God
Deuteronomy 28:13; John 17:2;

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Lifeguards

Dear One,

You are my spiritual lifeguard. Be conscious of the fact that you are a spiritual lifeguard.
You assume the position of a lifeguard when you rescue the perishing who are drowning in the curses of the law. The weight of religious law will push people under the dirty waters of life and drown them in condemnation, fear, failure, dread, worry and conflict.
I have given you the power to rescue them, bring them to me, and then I will revive them and breathe the Breath of Life into them and they will not only be saved from death but they will have a new life full of My abundance.
Lifeguards keep an eye out for people who are drowning. You should do likewise.

Love, God
John 2:16

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True Liberty

Dear One,

True liberty is being able to make your own choices.
Bondage is having a higher authority make your choices for you.
True freedom allows each person to be his own authority and make his own decisions, even if they are in opposition to the ruling authority.
The greatest gift that I gave My children in creation was the freedom to make their own choices. I never wanted you or any of My children to be in bondage to me. I wanted a Father and child relationship with My children, with My presence always being with you to rescue you when you do make the wrong choices. That is what a family is, supporting each other, loving each other, rescuing each other when the need arises.
In a bondage relationship, the rebellious ones are punished and banished and killed in the event of disobedience of one of the participants.
In a true family relationship based on freedom and liberty, the disobedient ones are loved, rescued and restored to the family. That’s what I do and that’s what My family does.

Love, God
Luke 15:13-24

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Unfair Judgment

Dear One,
Judgment is unfair. It us unfair for the reason that you have not walked in the path of degradation that some people have walked. If you had, you might find yourself caught up in the same sins.
I walked in the skin of a man, in Jesus, and I still walk in the skins of men in the person of the Holy Spirit. I see the torn and bruised hearts and minds and I understand their pain.
I forgive because I understand. You must forgive because you choose to understand their circumstances.
Endeavor to free others from the burden of sin by forgiving them and then restore them to Me. I will heal the broken, torn hearts and minds with My power and love.
I’m in the restoration business. I take anything degrading and re-create it into something beautiful. I make all things new.

Love, God

John 20:23
II Corinthians 5:17
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LOVE THE UNLOVEABLE

Dear One,
To reach unreachable heights is actually a small feat.
To conquer the unconquerable is a small feat.
To accomplish the impossible is a small feat.
But, to love the unlovable is the greatest thing that a man can do, for therein lies the love of God, My love.
Man cannot love the unlovable in his own power and nature because the mind of man is repulsed by people who are different, unclean, uncouth, diseased, deformed, damaged, ugly and tactless. Only My Spirit within a person can love the unlovable. I can do it through you and through the rest of My family and it will bring peace to the world.
When My love is perfected in you, you will not fear those who are the outcasts of the world. You will love them because I live in you and I have shed My love abroad in your heart.
Love, God
Romans 5:5
Romans 5:8
I John 4:16

Good Overcomes Evil

"Our 50th Anniversary Cruise"

Dear One,
Good will always overcome evil.
Good will always triumph over evil.
Where there is the presence of evil, the good spirits will defeat the bad spirits and then the result in the earthly realm is that good will be manifested.
Do not entertain the thought that bad will defeat good, because there is no spiritual law to support it. There is spiritual law to support good overcoming evil. It will happen every time.
Don’t give evil any confidence by believing that it has more power than My good in the earth. It doesn’t.
Believe Me instead of believing the lies of the enemies named worry, despair, defeat, conflict, domination and unbelief.
I am the One who brings peace to every situation through love, peace, joy, goodness, kindness, mercy and faith. When you bring those characteristics into a situation, good will always overcome any evil that is present.
Love, God
Romans 12:21

Despair

"Just keep fishin,' Stephen and Jesse"

Dear One,
Never fall for the mental attitude of despair.
Despair is just another face for doubt because when you fall for despair you eventually lose faith. Refuse to accept the mental images that despair puts in your mind of failure, death, defeat, worry, loss and other devastating predictions. They are not so, they only images placed in your mind by the demon of despair.
Despair does not see life through the eyes of faith. Despair sees life through the eyes of unbelief.
Despair sees life through the temporal rather than the eternal.
Despair says that things will never change in your situation.
Despair limits My power.
Faith says that I will handle the situation and bring positive changes so that abundant blessings will flow in the situation.
Faith magnifies My power.
Ask for My gift of faith in all situations and I will provide.
Love, God
II Corinthians 4:19
I Corinthians 12:9

Trust Me

Trust Me
Dear One,Trust becomes involved when things are out of your control and you need to put them into My hands and under My control.Trust is reliance on another person whose character you know to be dependable.When you can do nothing to change a situation, then you must trust Me to change it. You know My character and you know My dependability.I will do what you ask and it will be done perfectly and to everyone’s good. Trust Me.

Love, God II Samuel 22:3-7
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