Beloved, I remember when you would not so much as take a step without asking Me if you were supposed to. Nothing shook your walk with Me. You were steadfast – immovable. I long for more of those days. I long for your first love, but something has shifted. I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. I have not changed or moved. My heart toward you has not changed. I am ever with you, and I will never forsake you. I have blessed you and bestowed spiritual gifts on you. I have remained the same.
But, beloved, you are not seeing Me the same as you once did. The starry-eyed hope and unmitigated trust you once had has waned. You’ve struggled with growing weary in the waiting, perhaps even thinking that a delay means I have not heard or will not answer. And yet you know My Word. You know My handmaiden Sarah and how long the promise seemed to tarry before it was fulfilled. You know this is how faith is stretched.
And though it is easy to think, “I’d never create an Ishmael,” still you have sought ways to “help” Me fulfill My promises to you, or looked for ways to orchestrate things yourself rather than simply waiting on Me. Beloved, doing so only slows that which you are seeking to bring to pass. You must wait on Me and trust My timing and My plans. I am the one who lifts men up and makes them great, riches and honor come from Me alone, and only I can satisfy. Yield fully to Me again. Choose to trust Me wholeheartedly in all things. Choose to wait patiently on Me to move. Surrender yourself fully again and allow Me to lead.
I have made you a mighty warrior. You don’t shy from battle nor are you intimidated by the enemy, but remember, beloved, your victories come in My strength and by My hand. To fight in your own strength is fruitless and tiring. I AM the Lord of Hosts. I lead the charge. Be intentional to follow My lead rather than presuming which fight to take on. Many battles that have depleted your reserves would be long since won if you had simply waited on Me, diligently followed My lead, and resisted the urge to charge ahead. It is time to realign.
I have so much planned for you to do, so bring your heart back in to position. Choose to yield. Choose to align. Choose to trust. We have things to do – hearts to win and an enemy to vanquish, I need you in position. You are able. Refuse to be discouraged or disheartened. Return to your first love, and delight in Me. Accurately reflect Who I am and allow My light to shine through you brightly. Be clothed in humility and focus your gaze on Me. Refuse to let your eyes be filled with your personal concerns, and instead trust Me to see to your needs.
Allow me to take you to the potter’s wheel. Trust me to mold and shape you into my vessel. I will not force Myself upon you, it is My heart’s desire to have you fully trust Me. Resist the urge to wrestle against My Spirit. Allow me to do what I need to do in you. Yield to me that I might finish the good work I began in you. I never promised walking with Me would be easy or without challenges. In fact I assured that trials would come. But I did promise that I will be with you and never leave you, I am working in every situation and circumstance and doing so for good, and that in the end it will all be worth it. Trust Me, beloved, for I am worthy of your trust.