Whispers From The Secret Place

Simply Accept

"My dearest child, under heaven's lock and key you are protected by the most efficient security system available - My power! There is no way for you to be lost in the process of suffering. No disorder, disease, not even death itself can weaken or threaten My ultimate protection over your life.

I stand between you and all that menaces your hope or threatens your eternal welfare.

Two words will help you cope when you run low on hope: accept and trust.

Accept the mystery of hardship, suffering, misfortune or mistreatment. Don't try to understand it or explain it. Simply accept it.

Then, deliberately trust Me to protect you and work everything out for good."

'Father, why should I just accept suffering, misfortune or mistreatment rather than do something about it? As an overcomer, should I really just become resigned to deny resistance?'

"My child, if you don't simply "accept" you will never be able to "deliberately" and "completely" trust. Before you can trust Me you need to be emptied of the desire to understand or explain or fix the hardship. Once you completely "accept", you will find the ability to intentionally trust Me." 

Having The World As A Friend

"You adulterers, don't you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again, if you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God" [James 4:4 NLT].

'Father, what does it mean to be "a friend of the world"? How can I become guilty of forming this type of forbidden bond?'

"My child, when you allow your mind and behavior to reflect conformity to the value system of a godless world order, you form a relationship I condemn. Friendship is when two walk together in agreement. And so when you walk and live in agreement with what the world system believes and pactices and values, you become friends and share fellowship. The world is my enemy! I sent My Son to die on a cruel, inhuman cross in order to forever destroy the cords of relationship between you and it. And when you turn back to reestablish alliances with what I came to destroy, you and I can never walk in right relationship. Alliance with the enemy can only result in my judgment and condemnation."