We all are to be shepherds and called to lead others in different ways, it is not the Pastors job to bring in the sheep, his job is to feed the sheep and give them the joy of the L-rd. Joy is not a gift, but fruit. It is the fruit of walking closer with the One who is the greatest desire of every heart. The closer you walk with Him the more joy you will have. The joy that one has in Him then becomes a joy in His people, in His creation, and in everything He calls you to do.
Getting closer to Him will change you into who He made you to be. When you get closer to the consuming fire, then the warmth of His fire will be in you. Everyone is a priceless treasure. It is while you are walking with Him and doing His work that the innermost springs of your heart are open. You must always stay close to the living waters and stay on the right path of life. If you cannot find it under your feet than you know you have strayed from your course, dig deeper for water in His Word.
Then the whole earth will be restored to the paradise it was created to be, and all people will know and serve the L-rd. Then all mourning and pain will be over, and the joy of the L-rd will be everyone's portion for the secret of true joy is walking with G-d.
What you become in your life on earth will be who you are forever, without the carnality of course. If anyone on earth realized how much their life on earth impacted their eternity they would be in pursuit of the fruit of the Spirit more than any earthly treasure or accomplishment.
Love is the foundation of true joy and peace, and is the essence of what mankind was created to be. G-d is love, and if you walk with Him as you are called to, this will be your portion.
I walked the earth during difficult and dark times. I learned eventually to walk with G-d and loved Him, but until then I let the evil of man overshadow the love I should have been growing in, for both G-d and people. I even delighted in calling fire down on people, even if it was necessary, it was not necessary for me to enjoy it. I should have been weeping for them. If I had loved people more, even the ones I had to confront and bring judgment upon, maybe they would not perish, but would have been turned to the L-rd instead.
Without love, I became self-centered, one of the greatest mistakes one can make is to not pursue loving G-d and loving others more than anything else. Those who are known as the great ones on earth are not always well-known in heaven. Those who are known as the great ones in heaven are those who love the most, There is such a thing as 'tough love', sometimes you must confront the wicked and bring judgment upon them. You must confront the false teachers and false prophets. You must confront eh evil leaders and authorities.
The judgments of G-d are His discipline for those whom He loves, and even His judgments that require destruction are done in love, not in retaliation. He never rejoices in destruction, but it is required at times to preserve others. By walking with G-d, you will manifest the joy and peace of the L-rd that will turn many from their wickedness; there will not need to be as much destruction.
Seeing the truth is never disrespectful. The Bible is the account of G-d's dealing with mankind, and mankind's dealing with G-d and one another. When we obey G-d it is required that we obey Him in His Spirit. Here on earth we are forming the character that we would have for eternity. This gave far more significance to every day. I do not want to miss another opportunity to grow in the fruit of the Spirit. I thought about what Scripture says that we should 'count it all joy when we encountered trials because the test of our faith is more valuable than gold.
I pray and beseeched the L-r to help me remember how curial this is for the anointing to convey it to others.
From the Father's Heart
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I wrote on my mirror Be like Nehemiah !
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