DIGNITY AND HONOR

Dear One,

You cannot suffer indignity because of the actions of another person. You can only suffer indignity because of your own actions or reactions.
When another person causes a bad reflection on you, refuse to allow indignity to enter your mind because it will try to invade your peaceful mind and completely take over if you will let it.
Tell indignity who you are in Christ and send that evil spirit of shame to the abyss where it belongs.
When a loved one does an undignified act either privately or publicly, your reaction in a dignified way which is full of love and kindness and goodness and mercy will elevate you to a dignified state. If you react to an undignified act in an undignified way by showing anger, disgust, railing and ranting, then you become undignified, too. If that happens, then you must immediately rebound with acts of forgiveness, love, understanding and honor, which are characteristics of dignity, thus elevating yourself back to a dignified state.
You are My child and you are deserving of dignity and honor just like I am.
Don't accept indignity. Instead, act dignified, speak dignified and be dignified. Live honorably and you will receive honor.
After all, you are My child.

Love, God
Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:32; Galatians 5:20; Ephesians 4;26

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CONFIDENCE

Dear One,
Ego can be good; ego can be bad. It can be positive; it can be negative.
When you have self confidence, it can be good. Take it to the extreme and it can be bad. When it is taken to the extreme, you can become a victim of total self consciousness. The result of self consciousness is that you only see yourself in all situations of life, and you can only be conscious of how occurrences affect you. In the mindset of self consciousness, pride is prevalent because you are inflated with importance.
In self consciousness your mind plays and replays situations with you at the center of importance.
In humility, the mind replays and replays situations but you are absent in the background and others are the major characters. In humility, you are seeking solutions to problems without being conscious of how it affects you.
There is no fear of embarrassment in self consciousness when humility is present. In humility you are a minor player in the scheme of things. Other people are deserving of your mental exercises.
Ego is good as long as you are not consumed by your own importance.
A person with a good ego loves other people as much as he loves himself, but he never exalts himself above others.
True self confidence is built on humility. I was trying to tell you the truth of having a good ego when I said that you should love Me and love your neighbor as yourself. That means that your mind thinks of Me and others, too.
You have confidence because you are My child. That should bring humility to your mind.
Love, God
Matthew 22:36-40;

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

Dear One,
When you see evil manifested by another person, remember that your battle is not with flesh and blood. Your battle is with principalities and powers of the air, evil spirits who manipulate people to do evil deeds.
The devil's principalities and powers of the air are at the root of all evil, all devastation, all failure, all inhumane acts and all destruction. Begin to pray for the people involved, but also begin to speak words of authority to the evil forces behind the situation. They are the ones responsible for the actions. They devise their plans in an effort to hurt, maim, kill and destroy as many of My children as is possible in the situation, including the ones through whom they work.
Oftentimes the evil spirits will use previous cruel actions of others as an excuse to justify their actions.The human mind is the avenue through which those evil forces temp. They use accusations to temp My children into doing acts of violence to themselves and to others. They instigate actions and push and motivate My children until they carry out the violence. Place the blame where it rightfully belongs, and then pray to purge the earth of the evil spirits.
Love, God
Ephesians 6:12; I John 3:8; Matthew 13:42&43

Band-Aid results

Dear One,
My children look for short term and quick results, all in an effort to relieve their mental pressures.
I look for the long term results, results which are permanent, stable and totally beneficial to everyone involved. I want results which will enhance your life.
When you are praying in the Spirit and walking in the spirit, you should begin to see everything that happens as an occurrence on the path to the completion of the long term result, the permanent, stable and totally beneficial one.
I promised if you walk in the Spirit and pray in the Spirit that all things will work for your good. Remember My promises are yea and amen.
Don't settle for short term Band-Aid results. They will only serve to give you temporary relief from pressures and will add to your problems. Hold out for permanent, long term, stable, life enriching results to your prayers. Keep praying and keep believing and I will do My part to bring miraculous results.
Love, God
Romans 824-28;II Corinthians 1: 20

BATH WATER

Dear One,
You've heard it said, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." Consider that a spiritual truth.
Very often evil influences in your mind will convince you that something is totally true, when all the time it is a partial truth and other times it is a lie.
Your natural mind is receptive to the suggestions from forces of evil who want to rob you and steal from you and destroy you. That is why half truths seem to be complete truths and why lies from evil sources seem to be true. Remember, since the fall of man there are good and evil influences upon your mind. That is why I give the gift of discernment to My children, so that they can discern which voices are speaking to them in their thoughts.
In Jesus' temptation in the wilderness, he easily discerned who was the source of his thoughts of temptation.
Rightly divide the soul and the spirit, judging the thoughts and intents of your heart. Choose the voice of the Holy Spirit and His truth. He brings freedom.
Love, God
II Timothy 2:15&16; Hebrews 4:12; I Corinthians 12: 10

WHO IS LORD?

Dear One,
You must never let the emotions of another person rule your life. When you do, you are allowing that person and his emotions to be lord of your life for that time. After that, if you continue to replay the emotional incident in your mind, the person will continue to be lord of your life.
You are not responsible for another person's behavior, moods, actions or reactions.
You know that the devil knows your weak areas and he will attack you at those weak, sensitive areas through other people He knows that he can get you to exit your peaceful life in the Spirit and get you into the tumultuous life of the flesh by coming at you from the emotional outbursts of a person who is dear to you. The devil knows that he can rule your life by hurt feelings and self pity and anger as he hurls emotional outbursts at you from another person.
You must refuse to allow the other person to put you under his lordship by ruling you emotionally. Those emotions are the responsibility of the other person, not yours.
Walk in unison with Me and we will rule the devil and his emotional outbursts hurled at you from another person. Then we will forgive the person, realizing that our battles are not with flesh and blood but they are with principalities and powers of the air.
Love, God
Ephesians 6:11; I John 3:8

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HEAVENLY HIGH ROAD

Dear One,
You must again determine to take the high road, the road designated by Me to be free from judgment, from anger, from disgust, from dread, from jealousy and from self pity.
On the high road you find love, joy, peace, self control, patience, goodness, kindness and faith.
The high road is above all the elements that are natural to the lower nature of man of the low road where evil agents are busy at work, either influencing you or producing activities which will bring you destruction.
The high road is the road of fellowship with Me to the degree that My words will free you from depression and sadness. Yes, just one word will provide power enough to jump start faith within your heart.
On the high road you are an observer, not a participant in emotional conflict and turmoil.
There are no brambles and thorn bushes on the high road. There are beautiful flowers and lush vegetation. Take the high road that I designate.
Love, God
Galatians 5:19-25; Ephesians 5:7-11

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