Isaiah 45:11-12 This is what the Lord says – the Holy One of Israel and your Creator: “Do you question what I do for my children? Do you give me orders about the work of my hands? I am the one who made the earth and created people to live on it. With my hands I stretched out the heavens. All the stars are at my command.”
Hold fast to these truths. I am who I have always been. And I am in control of all, as I have always been. Do not fear. Do not doubt. Do not question if I am still here and if I still love you. I am and I do. Rest in these truths. And do not live in the fear that your enemies would cause you to feel. Do not allow what is happening in your world – the evil, the fear, the sadness over lives being taken – do not allow that to sway you from your faith, from your beliefs, from your relationship with me. You have known for some time that I do not force anyone to believe in me, I do not force anyone to obey my commands. I allow free will and choice. With that comes the reality that many will choose badly. Many will choose to reject me, and in so doing, reject my commands and reject their responsibility to love others. Many will choose to follow the world rather than follow me. Many will choose to act out of fear, hatred, prejudice, anger, self-seeking – all of those emotions that your enemy would exploit. You choose differently. That makes you a target. Know that. Expect that. And at the same time, know and expect that I am with you, that I will be beside you, that I will protect what is important in your life – your faith and your relationship with me. Your eternal destiny. Those are the main things. And out of those will come your decisions and your actions. Do not allow the enemy to distract you and change your course. Faith. Trust. Decide to remain in both. It is a decision and a decision which is getting harder by the day. I know, my child. I know.
Amanuensis 