February Nineteenth
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16
My dear child, whenever you come to Me in prayer, whatever condition your soul may be in, come boldly and with full confidence. Drawing back, for whatever reason, is a form of rejection of Me and My love. False humility has no place in this relationship. I know you better than you know yourself. If I had put our relationship on the basis of your deserving, it would never have begun. So, in the words of My Word, “come boldly to the throne of grace that you may find help in the time of need.”
February Twentieth
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.
I John 4:18
This is My word for today: just as love casts out fear, fear casts out love. You cannot love when fear is in control. You are not fighting your fear-filled thoughts hard enough. You too readily give ground to them. I bid you to remember—remember where you have been and what I have brought you through. Remember and rejoice—even when you can’t see how things are going to work out in the present.
February Twenty–first
According to your faith be it unto you.
Matthew 9:29
Your trouble in receiving, My child, is your trouble in believing. Not only these words that I give you day by day, but many other gifts I would freely bestow in answer to childlike faith. “The simple heart that freely asks in love, receives.”
I seek a people who are not afraid to believe boldly. History is a record of My faithful response to this kind of bold praying. I see instead, the tendency to rely on human schemes and worldly wisdom—and there is not simple, bold faith in that. So My blessing is delayed or its magnitude is diminished. “According to your faith be it unto you.”
I set “impossible” goals before you to prove My power and goodness. You say, “They shall abundantly utter the memory of Thy great goodness.” Why? Because they were faced with their own limits and My limitless goodness. Think on these things today, My child, and grow more simple.
February Twenty–second
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
James 1:17
My way is perfect and My love is pure. Your love is sullied with self-interest. It cannot be otherwise at this stage of growth. Only let there be growth, My child, growth away from all that the “natural you” implies—jealous, fearful, controlling, unmerciful—and let My spirit control and guide what you shall yet be.
In Me there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. All is light. All is known. All is life. The mystery, My child, which you find in thinking of Me, is a mystery of light, not darkness. The greatest mystery you can contemplate is the mystery of My love—“love to the loveless shown.” Think often of that. Let the theme of it soften your heart and your thought of others, especially those who do not yet see the wonder and glory of it all.
February Twenty–third
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:22
The eye is a precious gift. It allows the manifold wonders and beauty of the created world to enter your mind and soul. You are spiritually affected by what the eye sees. And herein lies a problem. Your mind is not disciplined to focus on the inner vision. It grabs what the eye conducts to it and runs in many directions, always ending in self. This makes it a serious distraction, and is one of the reasons for praying with closed eyes. Even this is not a sure shield against distraction, for your mind will still process images stored in its memory.
Do not despair, My child, but do not accept this condition as unchangeable. Keep working at getting the inner vision calm, stable, and stayed on Me. It will not be easy, but nothing worthwhile comes without struggle.
February Twenty–fourth
Ye also helping together by prayer for us …
II Corinthians 1:11
My child, do not delay in coming to Me with every situation you face. Your life—your whole life—is in My care. Nothing happens or can happen outside that care. This is hard for you to grasp because you have allowed strongholds of unbelief to be built up in your soul. I said to My disciples when they asked the reason for their failure to exorcise the lunatic boy, “Because of your unbelief.” Faced with that situation and My absence, their faith failed them. And they were powerless. But there was another failure. “This kind goes forth only by prayer.” They were lacking in prayer.
Your strength and the inspiration and energy you need to fulfill your duties are dependent on your “prayer connection.” That is why I say, “Do not delay in coming to Me in every situation you face.” Prayer will make a difference, but it must be practiced to work.
February Twenty–fifth
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in a day of salvation I have helped thee.
Isaiah 49:8
None ever called on Me in vain. None. Though they knew Me not, though they may never have realized that their cry was heard, their call was not in vain. My ears are open to the cries of all My children, and My heart is open to their needs. Think not that I am unmoved at the sight of the suffering in the world.
Today I give you this word: Trust Me in all things. Everything is in My hands, and you can leave to Me whatever is disturbing or troublesome to you. Trust Me and seek to live in My peace.
February Twenty–sixth
We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are unseen are eternal.
II Corinthians 4:18
Turn your eyes away from the drabness of the day and look at the brightness of My dwelling. I dwell in the high and holy place—and that means that where I am there is all the brightness and beauty you could desire. And I dwell with those who are of lowly and contrite hearts—which means that My beauty and glory will be yours to the extent that you have a contrite heart.
February Twenty–seventh
Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing