“When the Storms of Life Come, Remember My Love for You”

My precious children,

   Are you going through a trial or difficulty that seems too large to get through? Whatever your situation is, I your Jesus, am patiently waiting for your requests as you worship Me. In My love for you I will move mountains to accomplish My will for your life.

   My children, In this world you will have many different kinds of distress in your life. No matter what you are going through you can turn to Me in faith. Make your petitions known to Me, according to My will, and I will answer your prayers. As time goes by and no change has happened do not doubt; I am always working for your good. Instead, read My Word and stand strong in your faith by walking with Me everyday.

   My glory is displayed through the faith of My people in their suffering and difficulties. When trouble arises turn to Me in prayer and seek Me in your situation. Draw close to Me by following Me in everything you do. My love and protection will be with you because of your obedience.

   My timing is not your timing, but I move according to My perfect will. Do not grow weary in waiting for Me to answer your prayers. Do not doubt My love for you and My desire for what is best. Turn your eyes from yourself and the difficult situation you are in and look to Me in My Word, and through praise and worship. As you do, My love for you will fill your heart with love for Me so that you will rest in Me through any storm you face. You will have My peace when there is no peace around you as you wait for Me to answer your prayers.

   “I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands...You are the God who performs miracles; You display your power among the peoples. With your mighty arm You redeemed Your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. The waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You and writhed; the very depths were convulsed. The clouds poured down water, the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though Your footprints were not seen. You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.” Psalm 77:1-2 & 13-20

   “For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood shed on the cross.” Colossians 1:15-17 & 19-20

   “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” James 1:6

   My children, I love you more than you know. I desire to help you through your life, but you must turn to Me in faith. Trust in My goodness, don’t doubt. When you face difficulties I will be there to help you. There is nothing I won’t do for those who depend on Me and rest in My love and goodness each day.

We will continue to read Psalm 76-80 for one more week.

Be blessed,

Love Patricia Terrell

“Trust Me in all things, then walk in My love”

Hello Dear Ones,

   You bring great joy to Me, your Jesus, when you see and understand how much I love you and desire the very best for you. It doesn’t matter where you are today, My grace is new each morning, so turn your heart to Me and seek Me. I will show you life as I designed it to be lived.

   My Dear Ones, I, your Jesus, see your heart aching and growing wearing about many things. I desire that you would give Me all your worries and fears. When you give them to Me your heart will be free to depend on Me. Then praise Me for your daily blessings and walk with Me in peace. This is how you honor Me with your life and you become a blessing and a light for others around you.

   There are many troubles in this world that can weight down your heart and mind. These troubles are always present, but your heart doesn’t need to be weighed down by them. It is good that you know what is happening, both good and bad in this world. But turn to Me and give Me your fears and concerns and I will give you rest. Then trust Me to handle everything in My will and timing.

   As you grow in your dependence on Me for all your needs and desires, your heart will grow closer to Me. Your heart will be filled with praise over blessings and answered prayers. Your heart will turn from its dependence on the things of this world to dependence on My love. As you walk with Me in this freedom, the joy of your heart will come through Me, not your daily circumstances, good or bad.

   As you daily spend time with Me and grow in the knowledge of My love for you personally, your heart will desire to honor Me with your life. There will be a glow about you that many will see and desire to know about. Your life will be a blessing for others as you live and love through My love.

   “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7

   “When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” John 8:12

   “For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’sake. For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” 2Corinthians 4:5-6

  “I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself,        
  “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” Lamentations 3:19-26

   My children, no matter how difficult life may get I am always there for those who belong to Me. Lay all your worries down at My feet and seek Me in everything you do. I will lead you daily in any situation and help you live for Me and to be a light for the world to see My glory in you.

We will begin reading Psalm 76-80 for two weeks.

Blessings,

Patricia Terrell

“Rest and Follow”

Dear Ones in Christ,

  There are so many things each day that can cause you stress, fear, or anger. I, your Jesus, understand what you are going through and I long to lift you up above your circumstances so you will be free to be a blessing to others even when your life may be difficult. Draw near to Me each day and receive My love and guidance for your life. Call to Me and I will answer.

  My Dear Ones, It is My desire that you draw near to Me so that I may lead you in many ways for the glory of God. As I lead you through your day to day life you will find rest for your soul even on those difficult days. I have so much to share with the world through My children who rest in Me and follow My leading. Will you draw near to Me each day as you read My Word, rest in My peace and follow Me?

  My Children who chose to follow Me have abandoned their desires to live for the world so that they may live for My purposes in this world. They have seen the difference first hand in their lives when they go their own way compared to when they rest in My love and follow where I lead them. My rest is important because I know better than you do when you need to step away from the busyness in your life. I will lead you to rest at times because it is what you need so you can better serve others through Me. When My children decide to follow Me whole-heartedly, they will have a greater impact on others for My glory and for the Kingdom of God because they are doing My perfect will. If you desire to follow Me, then seek Me with all your heart and you will learn about the ways I desire to lead you to serve in the world.

  “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me will find it.’” Matthew 16:24-25

  “Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, My servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves Me.” John 12:26

  “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28

  My Dear Children seek Me each day and follow Me. Let Me lead you into a life lived through Me that will bless you and others you may impact because you are following Me.

We will continue reading Psalm 71 – 75 for one more week.

Love in Christ,

Patricia Terrell

Dear ones in Christ,

My dear sister Patricia is feeling a bit under the weather. She was very distressed about not feeling up to writing you again this week. So I told her to go to bed and get some rest and I would write the letter to you all. I'm sure you will all keep her in your prayers.

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Brenda and I'm the one who started these weekly Scripture reading messages 3 1/2 years ago. Two and a half years ago I passed them over to Tricia and I have watched and been amazed at how God has grown Tricia in this area of writing and listening to God. I have been her editor all through out this time and I have had the pleasure of reading these letters and going over them before you all get them.

Tricia started out writing in my own style. But then her style started to emerge. She hadn't written anything since she was out of school and so it was a challenge to her. But she tried hard and her writing skills greatly improved.

As Tricia grew in the Lord, so did her writing skills. The closer she got to God in obedience and submission of spirit and will, the more I sensed the Lord coming out through her letters. For those of you who don't know Tricia well, she has a very sweet, child like spirit that I deeply admire. The kind that Jesus talked about when He said that we need to have child like faith. It is simple and trusting, loving and wholly devoted to God. I strongly admire this in her and wish that we all could have such simple, loving trust in our Heavenly Father.

Well, this spirit of hers is what the Lord uses to teach and train her in following Jesus. She struggles as we all do; but she is learning to quickly take all her troubles to Jesus and ask Him what she should do in each situation. She has been learning to listen to the voice of God, test the spirits as the Scriptures teach, and then follow His leading. This is what the Scriptures say that all of us as believers in Jesus should do.

Over the last year, God has done some amazing things with these weekly letters. The voice of God has become so clear to Tricia that she writes out what she hears the Lord speak to her and that is what you all get to receive in the form of these letters. I was astonished as this started to develop. It was immediately evident what the Lord was doing. He was taking over these letters in a powerful way. He was speaking words of truth from His Scriptures that was way beyond Tricia's years in spiritual growth. As the Lord took over these letters, my editing needs dropped away drastically. If Tricia has allowed something to come up between her and the Lord I can sense it in her writings. I send it back to her and she goes to the Lord, searching for what has gone amis in her relationship with God. God shows her whatever it is, then she confesses it to Him and myself; and then she turns back to the Lord for His guidance again. She has learned so much from the Lord and it has been showing up strongly in her letters to you all.

I share these things with you all about Tricia because I want you to understand that God can and will take any ordinary person, with ordinary skills, and use them for extraordinary purposes when they submit themselves over to Him entirely, on a daily basis. These words about Tricia are in fact really words about what God will do with those who truly love and obey Him. You and I are no different than Tricia. We are just regular people, with regular jobs, regular lives, regular hopes and dreams and difficulties. But we have an extraordinary God who does unbelievably extraordinary things with His children who love and adore Him and are willing to give up their own lives, their own ways, and live to serve Him.

Isn't this what Jesus wants from all of us?? Doesn't He want us to turn to Him in every situation of life whether big or small? Don't the Scriptures say to trust in the Lord with ALL of our hearts and NOT to lean on our own understanding about anything? This is the thing that I teach my family. And this is the thing that Tricia encourages you all to do through the empowering and leading of the Holy Spirit in her letters.

Be encouraged dear ones. God is alive and loving and caring over all of His children. Submit your lives over to Him and let Him be in control of ALL that you do. Let His Will be the thing that makes the decisions in your own lives. He is God and we are not. He is God and we are His beloved children. Walk each day as "children of Light".

"For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart are completely His." II Chronicles 16:9 (HCSV)

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5,6 (Holman and NIV)

"love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind: and your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10:27 - JESUS.

Please continue reading as before. Stay in God. Walk closely to Him. And let your light shine before men.
Amen.

“Give God Glory for all His Great Love and Faithfulness”

Hello Dear Children, I, your Jesus, love to do great things in your life for My glory. I love to bring you joy and fulfill deep desires in your heart. Draw near to Me and seek Me in everything you do. I am always listening to the hearts of My children and I move on behalf of my faithful ones according to My will and purpose.

  My Dear Ones, I delight in praise and songs of praise from My grateful children. Those who know Me and love Me, through faith, receive all that I have to offer them with great joy. Each gift or blessing that I give stirs the hearts of My children to bless Me with their love and praise. This love is then extended to others in desperate need of My love. I came for this purpose, to defend the defenseless and provide for the helpless. Those who seek after Me alone will find true peace, provision and safety in My love.

  My children who praise Me in their prayers, singing, and dancing honor Me with their lives. They have come to understand in their hearts that I am all they truly need. They walk daily bringing glory and honor to Me in all they do and say.

  Through My abundant grace I pour out blessings on all people. Some may not see and understand the things I have done that blessed them. But My children know and become overwhelmed with gratitude for all that I have done and am doing in their lives.       Their great love for Me becomes larger as they grow closer to Me by daily reading My Word and spending time with Me daily.

  The very reason I came to earth is to rescue and redeem those who desperately need My love and salvation. Their gratefulness, praise and worship is a blessing to Me. Anyone who receives Me and follows me daily will walk in true peace, love and safety - everyday.

  “…may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. Sing to God, sing praise to His name, extol Him who rides on the clouds – His name is the Lord – and rejoice before Him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of windows, is God in His Holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, He leads forth the prisoners with singing…Psalm 68:3-6

  “As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, I want to see,” he replied. Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God. Luke 18:35-43

  “Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy in His dwelling place. Ascribe to the Lord, O families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength, ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name. Bring and offering and come before Him; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.” 1 Chronicles 16:23-29

  I am blessed by those who love Me with praise and worship. Their gratitude is given back to Me in the way they live their lives and love others through Me. Then others are blessed by their life and are drawn to come closer Me. I will rescue all who seek after Me from their life of shame, abuse or bad choices.

  We will begin reading Psalm 71-75 for two weeks.

Blessings,

Patricia

“God Listens to the Prayers of a Repentant Heart”

Hello Dear Ones,

   As you go through each day I, you’re Jesus, desire that your hearts would seek after Me, learn My truth and desire to read My living Word. This is how your hearts are fed and nourished so you can face any trial or difficulty and bless others with Christ like love. Let the words from My heart reach deep into your heart and heal, purify and make whole the treasure of who you are, your heart.

  If you are born again, I am always with you in your heart through My Holy Spirit. Every time you sin in any way My Holy Spirit will convict you. If your heart is right with Me you will respond and come before Me and repent immediately, or as soon as you realize that you have sinned. If you don’t respond I will begin to seem distant to you and your prayers will seem to go unnoticed. My grace and mercy is abundantly great and if your repentance is genuine, I will always be gracious with you and forgive you. I desire that you, as My children, would always be aware of your behavior before God and Man. The more you are alert and aware of your behavior daily, the more God can work in your life and others will desire to know Me through you. As you continue to follow Me you will become more and more holy as I am holy. I am here to help you every step of the way.

   Until the day I return you will make mistakes and you will sin. That is why I came to earth so there would be forgiveness of sins. Always desire and ask for sensitivity to My Holy Spirit's correction and you will be quick to repent and stay in a right relationship with Me. There should be a concern if you are not sensing My Holy Spirit in anyway. Draw closer to Me by reading My Word, spend time with Me there, learn about Me and what I say to you there. This will eventually refresh your heart and soul to know right from wrong and respond when you do any wrong. As you and I develop a closer walk together you will notice My Spirit working in you in many ways including prayer. There is nothing more powerful than the prayers of My Children.

   As your love for Me grows and you desire to be more like Me you will be more attuned to how you respond to outside influences. You will see the difference between right and wrong behaviors so you can make better choices about your own behavior as you grow in Me. When you walk daily obedient to Me others will see and desire to know Me too. It is My desire for all who know Me to want to be like Me. The blessings that accompany someone who walks with Me everyday are numerous and unique. You will become sanctified unto Me and you will be of great use for My Kingdom. But you cannot do this on your own. This is a gift from Me and you need Me to help you make it through every day. So turn to Me and trust Me with everything.

   “Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!” Psalm 66:16-20

   “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” Isaiah 59:1-2

   “As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: Be Holy, because I am Holy.” 1 Peter 1:14 – 16

   “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.”Revelation 3:19 

  It is My will that you be aware of your sin. That you hate sin and love what is good. When you do, repentance will be simple and it will change your life. Walk daily with Me so that you can shine the light of Christ to the world as you are called.

We will be reading Psalm 66-70 for one more week.

Blessings,

Patricia Terrell

Pure Love is only found in Jesus

Hello Faithful Readers,

   There are so many things that I, your Jesus, long to share with you about how much I love you and desire a close relationship with you. As you go through bad days and even good days, I want to be the One you turn to for everything you need. I am faithful, and I will provide for you in many different ways. I use people, music, books, My Word, devotionals, and many other things to provide what you need. Come close to Me and see for yourself how much I love you. If you seek Me with all your heart, I will be found by you.

   My Dear Children, as you live daily in this world, you will find that there is nothing truly satisfying that it can provide. The more you depend on the world, the more you will be left longing for more and more. That is how I created the world to be, so you would seek after Me, Jesus. I am the only One who can provide for all your emotional and spiritual needs so that you can truly be satisfied. Then I desire for you to remain in Me and cling to Me all day, everyday as you depend on My guidance and provision. There is no greater love on earth or in heaven than the love of God through Me, your Jesus. Seek after Me with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength and I will reveal Myself to you in beautiful ways. Then I will drench your thirsty and unsatisfied heart with My pure love that is truly able to satisfy.

   I desire for you to see that all the riches, all the relationships, and all the beauty in this world cannot completely satisfy your heart. They can only satisfy it for a little while. There is always something in you that will always want more. The only One who truly understands you and loves you no matter what is the One who created you. I created you because I love you and I desire to shower that love on you in a way that is meaningful to you and only you. No matter what you are going through or doing, I can and will find a way to give gifts of My love to you when you need it most. Focus on Me and be in tune to My Holy Spirit and you will notice these private and special gifts of love from Me to you. As your relationship with Me grows, you will learn more and more about Me and your own heart and you will be satisfied.

   My Children, as with all relationships, they flourish when the people in it spend time together and learn trust. Start your day with Me reading My Word, praying and talking with Me. Then stay there with Me all day. During your whole day think of Me and all that I have done for you and what I am doing in your life. Then your trust in Me will grow. Then stay close to Me and cling to Me all day and I will keep you on the right path. I will bless you with what you need when you remain in Me.

   To believe that there is no greater love on earth or in heaven than the love of God through Me is only possible when you know it as truth for yourself. No one else, can begin this relationship that I offer, but you and Me. No one can develop it, so it is strong enough to weather all the storms of this life, but you and Me. If you will choose to make Me number one in your life by seeking Me and loving Me with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, you will know Me and trust in Me alone for what your heart needs. You will then find Me when you seek Me in prayer and in reading My Word, and your heart will be drenched with the cool water of My Holy Spirit. Then My pure love will satisfy your heart.

   “O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and Your glory. Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You. I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your Name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise You. On my bed I remember You; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because You are my help, I sing in the shadow of Your wings. My soul clings to You, Your right hands upholds me.” Psalm 63:1-8

   “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all you heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord… Jeremiah 29:13

   “Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love, and His wonderful deeds for men, for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” Psalm 107:4-9

   My love is able to satisfy the deep longings of your heart more than anything or anyone else. Seek after Me and trust in Me for all that you desire and need. Keep trusting Me all day, everyday and our relationship will grow into something truly beautiful. When you know Me, you will know My great love for you. Then My love will shine through you to others.

   We will begin reading Psalm 66 – 70 for two weeks.

Blessings,

Patricia Terrell