I know that you must have a job. I would have you work for Me. My benefits are outstanding (though not of this world). I want you to trust Me. Fear focuses your mind on the conditions of the world and makes you unavailable to Me. Many times I have asked you not to fear but this world tempts you many times a day to fall into fear's dark pit. Spend time with Me, that I might show you how much I care and guide you gently into the work I have for you. If you insist on having it your way, fighting your way up the corporate ladder, struggling and straining to do things because you believe it is required of you for your success, stop and take time to visit with Me. I have another plan that will fill you with joy beyond your wildest dreams and lead you to my mountaintops, not the valleys of the shadow of death that the world would beckon you to. Do not fear for your life. Come unto Me and accept my abundant life. The cost for following Me is Trust. You will know I love you as you follow my commands to love one another and as you trust Me in all things, I will bring the ideas and the people and the opportunities that I have for you along with My plan for your life. All I ask is that You never leave me to venture onto paths of your own choosing. I have already promised I will never leave you. Pull the lever that casts your vote for Me that I might reside with you and make your burdens light.

Why is it that you will trust your heart to Me, and trust your life to Me, but you won't trust your nation to Me? Do not your coins say, "In God We Trust"? How much do you trust Me? As I restored the ear on the guard, I explained to Peter, "Put the sword down. He who lives by the sword will die by it." The rest of the sentence perhaps should be said. "Live by Me and Me alone." There is no freedom in constantly having to protect your shores. There is no freedom in never knowing who might be lurking around every corner. There is no freedom in building mighty defenses against an ever shifting enemy who exists outside you. There is only freedom in Me. When I said I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, I meant it sincerely. Your ways entangle you in fear in many, many ways and make you unable to break free from the chains the world needs to perpetuate its programs. My program requires trust. Can you trust Me? Can I be more than merely a Sunday Voice to you? Do you think I tell you these things because I want something from you? No, I tell you these things because, really, you want something from Me. And I will not fail to give you the peace that you desire. My sword of Truth, My sword of Strength, the sword of My Love and My Power will make mincemeat out of anything the world would use to try and conquer you. Believe in Me. Have faith in Me. Trust in Me. As I promised, I am with you always.

I know that what I'm asking of you seems an impossible task. Do not think I'm unaware of the resistance the world has toward Me. I know that many write Me off as a Sunday School Hero and relegate me into the archival files under Fairy Tales in the bottom drawer of their minds. How could I not know that this is what occurs? I know everything about you. But I also know that you want that which I promise you can have.

I know that as Satan's time of leadership draws to a close, there will be many who will realize how deceptive he was and how his only strength came from you and your belief that he could offer you worldly power, fame, or money. As you stop focusing on these goals, he whimpers. As you turn toward Me, he gasps. As you give me all your heart, and mind and strength, he dies. But before he dies, he tries one last time to tempt you in a big way. Satan's death is never an easy one. He does not want to lay on his death bed alone. He prefers to have as many of his previous believers laying there with him as he can muster. One last time you must decide if you want to die with Satan or live with Me. In the voting machine of your heart, who have you punched in? Have you come to Me? Do you love Me as I so very much love you?

Do you know that there is no part of your life I cannot reign over? Do you honestly think you can hide from Me? I am not limited by the human body and I am not bound by time or space, as I share the throne with the Father. Would you choose to dwell with Me and the Father or would you remain in a world that tightly clutches you to itself, calling you a tiny, weak, trembling and fearful being who has no power, no life and no purpose at all except what wretched portion it chooses to give you? Then, in no time, it snatches even that away from you. If the world is your god, it is a sad god indeed. But as you completely embrace Me, I, in turn, completely embrace you. As you give your all to Me, I give My All to you. We become one inseparable unit of God's Almighty Power and nothing in this world will deter you from that point on, as long as you look to Me. Do you believe this? Do you?

You need to know that you would not have even known of Me if it weren't for the blood I shed on the cross for you. My blood has made an indelible mark on the world for all to see. Your salvation has been assured, as you accept that I died for you and redeemed you, completely eliminating your sins. I came to fulfill all the laws of the prophets and now, in utter simplicity, you can turn to Me and communicate directly to God in ways that were closed to you before My death and resurrection. All I ask in return is that you choose to join with Me by allowing me full dwelling in your heart and mind. The more you trust Me, the more I can do through you to draw others into the kingdom of God.

I want you to know how very much I love you. I want you to know that as you place your trust in Me, I will make your burden light and your yoke easy. It really is easy when you trust Me (no matter what trials you may need to experience). The decision to trust Me always is one you will never regret because I will fill your heart and mind with My peace.

Remember, as you grow to love Me more and more, you will also grow to love those around you with an equal love because you'll know that what you do to the least of these, you do to Me. In the voting booth of your heart, cast your life, your circumstances, your pains, your joys, your tears, and your fears to Me. On the cross, you see, I gave my life willingly, totally casting my vote for you. Will you give your life to Me? Now?

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