Thursday, October 15, 2015

"More Blessed To Give Than to Receive," A Jesus Teaching

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It  Is  More  Blessed  to  Give  Than  to  Receive
October  15,  2015

MY  MESSAGE  TO  YOU  TONIGHT  IS  TO  RELEASE  YOURSELF  FROM  THE  BONDAGE  OF THINGS  AND  GIVE  TO  THOSE  IN  NEED. YOU  WILL  BE  FREER  AND  THEY  WILL  BE  BLESSED  AND  PRAISE  MY  FATHER  IN  HEAVEN  BECAUSE  OF  YOU.

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My  Precious  Brides,  the  world  will  take  an  endless  amount  of  time  away  from  you  if  you  let  it.  It  is  a  voracious  animal  that  can  never  get  its  fill.  Part  of  that  is  your  own  desire  natures,  the  other  part  are  circumstances  you  have  little  or  no  control  over. I  recognize  you  both  in  your  circumstances  that  can't  be  avoided  and  in  your  Martha  lists. I  say  to  you,  be  vigilant  and  cut,  cut,  cut  that  list  back  every  day.  

The  more  you  want,  the  more  entangled  you  get.  Things require  maintenance,  storage,  time,  energy  and  money.    To  have  nothing  is  the  absolute  ideal,  but  not  practical  for  very  many.  Yet  you  can  approach  that  freedom  out  of  free  will.  When  you  begin  to  see  'things'  as  a  lead  weight  around  your  neck, you  will  long  for  freedom  and  get  rid  of  them,  which  in  itself  is  a costly  undertaking.”

Wow.  You  can  say  that  again!

But  you  don't  want  Me  to, do  you?

No, Lord, I  wish  I  never  had  things!    Please  don’t  say  that  again!  They  are  a  burden  and  I  remember  the  last  time   wanted  to  get  rid  of  them, it  was  an  ordeal  to  dispose  of  them  properly.  I  wish  I  could  just  take  what  we  need  and  the  rest  would  disappear.  

Everyday,  find  something  you  don't  need,  and  in  a  very  short  time  you  will  be  much  freer  than  you  are  now, My  Love.  Yes, you  do  have  too  much,  but  disposing  of  it  is  difficult  when  you  care  where  it  goes.

I  just  don't  want  to  waste  anything,  Lord. There  are  people  who need  things  and  that's  what  I  want  to  make  sure  to  provide.  

It's  better  to  let  go  than to  get  entangled.    

MY  BRIDES,  THE  DEVILS  ARE  VERY  CLEVER  WHEN  IT  COMES  TO  YOUR  GOOD  INTENTIONS.  THEY  KNOW  FULL  WELL  THAT  YOU  WISH  TO  DO  WHAT  IS  RIGHT.    BUT  IF  YOU  COMMIT  YOUR  WAY  TO  ME,  AND  RELEASE  THESE  THINGS  INTO  MY  HANDS,  IT  WILL  BE  BETTER  FOR  YOU  THAN  IF  YOU  STRUGGLE  TO  PLACE  THEM  ONE  BY  ONE.  I  PROMISE, YOU  WILL  GET  ENTANGLED  WHEN  YOU  ALLOW  YOURSELF  TO  STAY  ATTACHED.

THERE  IS  AN  ART  TO  LIVING  IN  FREEDOM;  IT  TAKES  PRAYER  AND  PRACTICE. I  WILL  GUIDE  YOU  INTO  THAT  FREEDOM  IF  YOU  ARE  WILLING  TO  LET  GO.    AS  YOU  GROW  OLDER,  YOU  TEND  TO  FIND  MORE  SECURITY  IN  THINGS,  WHICH  UNFORTUNATELY  TURN  INTO  CHAINS  THAT  ROB  YOU  OF  TIME  AND  STRENGTH-­‐WHICH  IS  EXACTLY  WHAT  YOU  DON’T  WANT  TO  WASTE  AS  YOU  GROW  OLDER.    AND  THERE  IS  NO  SECURITY  IN  THINGS. SECURITY  COMES  FROM  ME  ALONE.  

Lord,  I  remember  how  it  was  with  my  mother  before  she  passed.  For  several  years,  she  just  couldn’t  let  go  of  everything  she  had. She  took  everything  from  her  business  and  moved  it  into  her  beautiful  living  room  that  she’d  created  to  enjoy  during  her  retirement  years.  But  it  was  FILLED  with  boxes!  Everywhere -­‐you  couldn’t  even  walk. It  had  a  beautiful  vaulted  ceiling  and  stained  glass, the  view  of a  lake; it  was  just  beautiful.  But  she  couldn’t  enjoy  any  of  it,  because  it  was  filled  with  the  trapping  of  her  former  business  that  she  just  couldn’t  let  go  of.  It  was  reallysad.    And  after  she  passed, there  were  tons  and  tons  of  magazines,  clothing,  and  miscellaneous  articles  that  filled  dumpster  after  dumpster.  They  were  of  no  use  to  anyone.  

This  is  part  of  the  American  lifestyle  and  I  am  addressing  it  because  you  avoid  dealing  with  it. And  I  see  how  it  weighs  you  down. And It takes  mental  and  physical  energy  away from  Us  and  our  relationship.  When  you  go  into  prayer  and  begin  to  relax,  a  plethora  of  unaccomplished  business  floods  your  mind.  Rather  than  fighting  that,  write  it  down  quickly  and  come  back  to  Me  in  prayer. It  does  have  to  do  with the  way  your  brain  functions. If  you  try  to  fight  it, you  will  get  caught  in  a  never-­‐ending  merry-­‐go-­‐round,  over  and  over  and  over  again. If  you  write  it  down  for  later,  you  can  dismiss  it  and  return  to  Me.

What  you, My  Love, are  experiencing  right  now  is  an  exercise  in  detachment.  I  need  you  to  let  go, Clare. Give  things  away; be  freed  from  them. Your  prayers  will  become  much  more  powerful  as  you  clear  the  decks  of  these  distractions.    Prayers  being  interrupted  do  take  a  toll  on  your  concentration  and  on  our  relationship. I  wish  for  you  to  be  free  and  right  now  you  are  anything  but.  I  will  help  you, as  I  promised  earlier.

Thank  you, Lord.

I  just  want  you  to  recognize  that  you  are  not  exempt  from  the  feelings  age  brings  on. You, too, will  be  reticent  and  attached,  but  by  My  grace  you  will  let  go  and  be  happier  for  it.  

MY  BRIDES-­‐SOME  THINGS  YOU  ARE  HANGING  ONTO, IN  MY  EYES,  BELONG  TO  OTHERS. THEY  HAVE  OUTLIVED  THEIR  USEFULNESS  IN  YOUR  LIVES  AND  IT'S  TIME  TO  LET  THEM  GO  BECAUSE  OTHERS  NEED  THEM.  THE  LAST  THING  YOU  WANT  TO  DO  IS  BECOME  A  BLACK  HOLE  WHERE  EVERYTHING  DISAPPEARS.  I  WOULD  RATHER  YOU  BE A  LINK IN  THE  CHAIN  OF  DISTRIBUTION  SO  I  CAN  TRUST  YOU  TO  SHARE  WITH  THOSE  IN  NEED.  THIS  IS  AN  IMPORTANT  FUNCTION  IN  MY  KINGDOM,  THE  DISTRIBUTION  OF  GOODS.

Right  now  you  have  plenty  and  can  help  those  who  are  in  need.  Later,  they  will  have  plenty  and  can  share  with  you  when  you  are  in  need.  In  this  way,  things  will  be  equal.    2 Corinthians 8:14

My  Father  in  Heaven  is  generous  and  gives  to  all  without  discrimination,  to  the  good  and  bad  alike.

Matt  5:45..."He  causes  His  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  the  good,  and  sends  rain  on  the  righteous  and  the  unrighteous."    

Therefore,  be  like  Him  and  share.  Your  witness  will  do  much  to  further  My  Kingdom.  People  will  praise  God  because  of  your  generosity.  Greed  and  avarice  are  not  becoming  of  My  Bride  and  soon  you  will  be  in  Heaven  and  have  no  need  for  any  of  those  things.

Well,  I  am  saving  a  few  things  for  my  children.

Yes,  well  you  would  be  surprised  at  how  little  they  will  want  in  the  end.  Just  keep  an  eye  out  for  the  poor  and  be  a  blessing  to  those  who  are  truly  suffering  want.  In  Heaven, this  is  one  of  the  main  considerations  of  your  rank  and  how  much  good  you  are  able  to  accomplish: how  generous  and  detached  you  were  on  Earth,  and  how  solicitous  you  were  towards  others.  

I  do  not  wish  to  belabor  this  topic, but  I  do  want  you  all  to understand  that, as  you  give  what  is  no  longer  useful  for  you,  the  things  you  need  come  back  around  to  you  from  many different  sources.  But  you  should  never  give  to  get,  that  is  a  terrible  distortion  of  the  gospel!

I  told you "Give,  and  it  will  be  given  to  you.  They  will  pour  into  your  lap  a  good  measure-­‐-­‐pressed  down,  shaken  together,  and  running  over.  For  by  your  standard  of  measure  it  will  be  measured  to  you  in  return."  Luke  6:38

Your  giving  should  be  without  an  eye  to  return; from  the  motive  of  love  for  your  brother,  not  from  the  motive  of  greed  and  avarice.  I  gave  this  Scripture  to  reassure  you  of  My  providential  care  when  you  let  things  go,  not  to  use  the  dynamic  as  a  lottery  of  sorts.  This  is  detestable  to  Me.  What  I  honor  is  the  open  hands  and  loving  heart,  not  the  clever  investments  with  an  eye  to  your  return.  

There  is  a  principle  in  Heaven  that  will  never  fail  you,  Do  all  from  the  pure  motive  of  Love.When  you live  your  life  around  this  self-­‐sacrificing  principle,  you  are  truly  laying  up  riches  in  Heaven  and  the  great  glory  that  accompanies  a  loving  soul  in  Heaven is  beyond  your  comprehension.  Love  is  the  acid  test  for Heaven.  Did  you  learn  to  love  and  to  give,  or  did  you  learn  to  horde  and  protect?  Oh, the  darkness  surrounding  the  latter  kind  of  soul!

SO, MY  MESSAGE  TO  YOU  TONIGHT  IS  TO  RELEASE  YOURSELF  FROM  THE  BONDAGE  OF THINGS  AND  GIVE  TO  THOSE  IN  NEED. YOU  WILL  BE  FREER  AND  THEY  WILL  BE  BLESSED  AND  PRAISE  MY  FATHER  IN  HEAVEN  BECAUSE  OF  YOU.
Remember  what  I  have  told  you,  It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive.  Acts  20:35

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Source: Heart Dwellers