Get Your Life!

L ord, I come before you in Thanksgiving for steering our boat and bringing peace to the storm and giving me strength to continue on. Jesus, forgive me for all my negative and bad reactions. Continue to take everything that's not of You out of me that only You remain.

"Are you sure, beloved, you want that?"

Jesus immediately responded,

"Dying is not pain-free, nor is it easy. You say these things when the fiery trials are meant to do just that. You meet them with complaint, resentment, and even discouragement rather than thanking Me for answering your prayer and making you more like Me. So, I ask again, My beloved one, are you really ready for that? Is that what you really want? If so, I want you to meet your crosses with joy. However painful, praise Me for the answered prayer, and praise Me for the gift to become more like Me and less of you."

As an aside, family, the Lord has given the mission house in our Lord's Supper readings and rhema readings all week about offense, grumbling, warning to stop complaining like the Israelites or be struck down in the desert by the destroying angel like they did. Then about not taking any offense. To top it all off, Mother Catherine pulled a rhema that said, "Get your life." We laughed and laughed. This rhema is made from our dear sister Ruth who says this phrase all the time and is a phrase in our pop culture. The meaning is simply get your life together, no self-pity, no whining about it. Put your big girl britches and big boy britches on and check yourself. Get your life! So, I made a rhema card out of it and it's hilarious that she pulled it in the midst of everything. And it was for all of us, honestly.

"Oh, Lord, give me the grace," I said. "I feel I've grown just a little. I mean, or is that pride speaking, Lord?"

"More like self-righteousness."

Ouch, Lord.

"Yes, all of that is being purged out of you as well. But you have grown, beloved, rather leaps and bounds. But do not look at your progress and judge yourself or anyone else for that matter. Keep being obedient to Me, responding like I would, loving like Me, and leave the fruit and the progress for Me to assess. You continue to see the many faults I show in yourself and praise Me for My mercy. And in response being gracious with others when you see theirs. Those were wise words of Mother Clare spoke during the meeting. The very thing I permit and know that you do to you is many times what you have done to Me, My beloved brides. I'm having you offer the pain and sting of sin and also teaching you what true grace, mercy, and patience is because I continue to show you that time and time again.

"Are you dealing with someone who's hot-headed, full of pride, too sensitive, lazy, a grumbler or complainer, someone who's dishonest, lacks focus, vision, or integrity? Are you dealing with someone unfaithful who always sees the negative in you, an agitator, rebellious, or selfish? I can go on and on. Have you been hurt by their faults, beloved brides? Can you recognize anyone who has offended you with these attributes? Guess what, My beloved ones? There's something like that in you, too. That is how you have treated Me in various times. Not one of you is without guilt in this. No, not one. That is why I say to you, love one another. Do not judge, or you will not be judged. Why speak about the speck in your brother's eye, but forget the plank sticking out in yours?

"If you're dealing with a husband who struggles to be faithful or honest with you, it's because there's many times you've been unfaithful and dishonest with Me. I permit this not to harm you, but to sanctify you, My beloved, for you to become very well aware and keen of the pain of sin. The pain and struggles of suffering each of you go through on this earth in regards to being wounded by another soul pales terribly to what I had to endure when I walked the earth, knowing the nature of man and what I still have to endure, especially with My beloved church and brides now. Do you have a child, a colleague or family member who's prone to rebellion, disobedient, haughty, or careless in their dealings that have wounded you?

"Well, beloved, you've been all those things to Me at some point in your journey walking with Me. So, I'm permitting this wound now to bring out all the impurities in your heart and causing you to mourn for how you treated Me, and many times others when you were in your darkness before My light came to expose your sinful ways and set you free. Now, all I ask is that you receive hardships and meet offenses with joy, making reparation for the damage you caused in your former life of sin and now extending much grace, brotherly love, meekness, and mercy to those who hurt you. Offense is the root cause of bitterness. Every single one of My brides has seeds in the heart that need to be removed, some more than others, but it bears repeating. Anytime you have met with frustration, resentment, irritation, even anger internally or externally about something that I have allowed, a seed of bitterness drops in your heart if not renounced immediately.

"That is why I encourage My people to count it joy when fiery trials assail you and to share my sufferings with joy. It was not just an attitude change. I'm asking for it for your protection and to save your life. Offense eats at everything good. It is indeed a cancer that infects every part of your body, soul, and spirit if not dealt with by confession, repentance and a change of heart. The one can get become sick and affects others. And so the cancer continues to grow. Not only within the soul's body, but affecting the rest of my body. That is why My church is so sick. The greatest assignment and attack Satan has cleverly used and worked so well is the assignment of the spirit of offense. People leave marriages, jobs, churches, friendships, projects, ministries, schools, communities, and forfeit their destiny so easily because of an offense. It severs the fabric of every relationship if not addressed and forgiven.

"All My brides, I don't want any of you with a stain on your wedding garment when I come to return. I want all of these wrinkles and stains ironed out. How? But Lord, may I ask? I hear this a lot now. People will say, "Well, I've forgiven the person, but I keep them at a distance." Forgiving an offense or someone doesn't mean you have to keep in relationship with them. Is that true, Lord? Well, the questions to ask what would I do and what have I done? There are many examples in scripture. And I didn't distance Myself from those who offended Me. Even from those who killed Me and took My life. Rather, My arms were wide open, knelt over by the Father and pleaded for mercy and forgiveness for them continually. You see, My beloved brides, I want you to be like little Jesus' all over the world. When I permitted souls to wound you, My beloved one, in the deepest way, have I ever told you to leave them behind?"

And here Jesus is addressing me. No, Lord, not yet. And guys, this is so true. My heart with the Lord, I've heard this statement so much now on social media, even in the church, to protect your peace and I struggle with that. Cuz there's a part of me that wants to protect my peace. And yet the Lord has never allowed that. I've had instances with souls who the Lord has drawn me to to help and assist. The very first soul who I met in my Christian walk, really on fire for Jesus. The Lord said she's rejected, wounded, love her. And she wounded me deeply. Deeply. To the point for 6 months I was paralyzed because of the things she said over me. And it became my identity, and the Lord had to really break that. Then there's another soul that came as well who had schizophrenia. I was unaware, but found out later and still loved on him and to the point that the demon in him wanted to kill me. And he made many threats to me, family members, loved ones all around, telling how he's going to kill me, how he was going to do it, continued to instigate me. Text messages, phone calls. It was tough. And I remember I was counseled to call the police, and then I hear the Lord so clearly. He said, "Stand in love." And I did. And to this day we're still friends. We're still friends. He's a wonderful, beautiful soul, just truly oppressed. The Lord hasn't delivered him yet. There's many more instances with family members, friends. As you guys know my testimony, my story of coming to the mountain of following Jesus, even in my own marriage and just everything. There's so many ways that the Lord has allowed souls to wound me, and He's never once said, "I need you to remove this person out of your life." Rather, He always tells me to stand in love and allow the fires of their character, the fires of their words, the Lord allows it to pierce me through and through so that I could be refined to love like Him. But not once has He ever said, "Remove yourself from the situation." Rather, He causes the person to leave at some point if that's His will.

Jesus continued,

"Exactly. I rather told you to be persistent in your grace and your mercy towards them. I was growing your character in great patience as you were learning to die to yourself. My beloved brides, do not distance yourself from those who have offended you. No, rather it's your love that will bring conviction. If they are meant to leave your lives, I will release them to leave you, rather not the other way around. Love on all, especially those whom you consider to be your enemies. Those who offended you and insulted you. Love them and allow Me to remove them if that is My will. But you continue to love. It is a false idea, one constructed by the enemy's lies in this generation and a pronouncement of the flesh to protect your peace by guarding your heart, removing yourself from someone's life. When although uncomfortable and however painful, I'm using them to refine and chisel you into the pristine beauty and vessel of brotherly love. No two situations are the same. That is why My brides you must commune with Me daily for unique instructions to your circumstance or you will fall for Satan's bait. And yield your ear to what is popular in social media. What is not popular with Me, nor is it the truth. I am the way, the life and the truth, My beloved brides.

"Sitting at My feet to glean words of wisdom is more than 10,000 books you could read about Me. My words are eternal to each of you and I desire to give over and over again if you would come over and over again to hear from Me. My beloved brides, all of you are called to so much higher. Much, much higher in the heavenlies where you're seated with Me and where I want you to begin thinking like Me, acting like Me and speaking like Me. When you fall short of this, come to Me quickly and boldly to My throne of grace repentant and you'll be restored. Immediately also confessing your sins to your brother and sister, to the one whom offended you and asking for forgiveness. I want My brides not only be the bearers of My image, but partakers of My divine nature. It's already been imparted to you, but now each of you must walk in it. And that is the decision you have to make. With each reaction and action, you have a choice to respond in the flesh or respond in My divine nature. The grace is available now for each of you. So, no more complaining My brides, no more self-pity, no more shifting the blame on another, no more exposing another's faults, no more taking offense or repeating offense."

"I want each of you to cease in this way of action or respond in love, patience, and forgiveness towards one another, even your enemies, but especially towards your fellow brethren in Christ. You wound one another in this way and tear at My body when given to these fleshly suggestions. So, rise up My beloved brides, get up, and get your life! Be disciplined, be focused and diligent, gentle with others and strict with yourself when it comes to the holy things. Persevere in them. Stop complaining, embrace your cross with joy, and forgive all who have offended you and hurt you, knowing that you've done the same to Me and to others in another time. Yet, I was gracious and merciful towards you. Now, I want you to do the same."

And that was the end of Jesus cutting our flesh in this message.

Wow. Oh, Lord, give us the grace to really walk in this. And you know, family, At this very moment I received a message. Two people reached out to me, also going through kind of similar situations of offense and woundiness by somebody who they cared and loved. And I remember giving counsel to the soul who has been wounded by her mother so deeply. And she was just in tears and so hurt, and her children knew about it. The children were wounded by what the mother said, and also made a point now to also distance themselves from their mother. And I guess Holy Spirit speaking through me, I was giving her a counsel trying to encourage her. And I felt the Holy Spirit reminding me this is an assignment. This is a generational assignment of division that has started with her relationship with her mom, and then that of with her siblings, and then with her son, and now continue with the daughter. And a time would come where the daughter would also have resentment towards her. So that she needed to recognize this assignment and stop it in its tracks. And rather than take offense, and even allow the offense to spill over to her children, to say no, not today. Yes, we're offended and hurt, but we're not going to respond that way. And to teach her daughter not to respond that way, either. Because the same assignment will go to the daughter and her children.

And as I was speaking to her, I was so convicted that I'd done the same thing with my own daughter. With the things that happened in my life, and even family members, as well. I realized that I too distanced myself. Jesus said in so many messages not to distance yourself, but the attacks and battles have been so much that and I've been focused so much on ministry that it just makes sense for me to not be so engaged. No one really reaches out anyway to me, but to for me it was okay. And that's usually not my nature. The nature that I was before was very much reaching out, very family oriented. And I realized that I was also being hypocrite, too, cuz I've done the same thing in a different way. So I need to also not only let go of the offense, but allow room for me to express God's love to those who have hurt me, close family members, as well.

So this message, I pray that it cuts deep for all of us. I really recognize when the Lord allows all of us as we're suffering our crosses many of you. Guys, he's answering a prayer that you cried out. It could have been years ago. First time a believer following Jesus and you said, "Jesus, I want to love You. I want to become more like You. Jesus, I want to know Your love. Oh Lord, I want people to be impacted by Your love. Jesus, use me."

If you ever said those words, guys, every cross that comes is an answer of grace to become just that. Cuz Jesus was used to the point of death because of His love. The love of the Father and love of His creation. Many times we want to choose how we are used by the Lord. It's the most painful thing to be wounded by someone close. It really is. The Lord knows it so well. Blessed mother knows it so well. So, you're not alone in this. When you find yourself to be betrayed or hurt by those you care about, those you love. Even in the church, there's a lot of you carrying church hurt. We come to church and we expect, "Oh, as Christians, we're not going to deal with these issues." But guys, many times it's even worse. The sad part is when two believers don't recognize that and we give in to offense and we leave or one leaves a church or one leaves a relationship or friendship. That's I think the most saddest part that we haven't recognized the enemy behind all of it. So, may the Lord give us the grace to respond like Him. May we all examine our hearts truly and ask the Lord to help us to forgive those who have offended us.

Don't say, "Oh, I'm not offended. No, I I've never been offended. I have no issue with anyone." But if you can't even talk with the person, if you can't be around that person, if you no longer have communication with that person, guys, or when you do communicate with that person, you treat them as if they've done what you were offended about. Or, when you talk to them or you see them, there's a pain response in your heart reminding you of what has been done. That's a very good litmus test to let you know that maybe there's still a little bit of unforgiveness there. There's an offense that's taken place, and the best thing you can do is say I'm sorry to that person, and then also to receive their apology as well. And I feel the greatest act of love is to forgive someone, to let go of an offense for someone who has not apologized to you. Cuz sometimes you want that apology, and many times you won't get it. And so I just pray that the Lord gives us all the grace again to let go of offenses, to really forgive, to really be healed, and to be able to really love like him.

Some may ask, "What if you're bleeding, you're so wounded, you're so empty, you can't even love?" You know, you're so hurting. And that's why he said, "Go at his feet." I realized for me in the past I would rush to forgive someone really fast because that's what the word of God says. That's what Jesus told us to do. But I never allowed myself to be healed by the Lord. I was just bleeding. And so there's a place of making an act of your will in that moment, I forgive you. And then sit at the Lord's feet and allow him to heal you. Suture those wounds so that in your heart is clean, and your heart is strengthened, that you can sincerely then truly walk out forgiveness, and to let go of the offense. May the Lord help us.

Well, with that said, family, I'm also asking again for assistance and help. I found out the Lord is wanting me to travel again to the mountain, and to go and see my family. I got the rhema card, "Go and tell your family about my mercy." And immediately I thought, "Wait a minute. Is it about my YouTube family, Lord? Is it about my family here in Ghana? What do you mean? I'm not going to go Please don't talk about me going back home. Cuz you guys remember the stress of me traveling with Rose. He made it very clear and he's calling me to go back home. And for me, when the Lord speaks to me, he wants immediate obedience, not delayed. And sure enough, I didn't know why. I kept thinking I prayed nothing is going to happen. Why would you have me go tell about mercy? Something happening, Lord. Is something brewing?

I just found out 3 days ago that my sister's father-in-law passed away. I knew him very well. He stayed and lived with my sister at the house and he had cancer and he fought it. He overcame it three different times, but it took him out finally. And it's been really devastating for the kids and hard for my sister and my brother-in-law. And that could be one of the many reasons God is asking me to go back. But the ticket price is $2,200 for me and Rose. I think it's cuz so close. And so we're low on donations and I'm just asking if anyone was able to give towards it. If 20 of you are able to give, is it $100? But then I could too. I think so. My mathematics may not be right. Whoever is able to give any amount towards the ticket, that'd be wonderful. So again, $2,200 for me to buy a ticket. I'm trying to get there before August 10th cuz I have to go and see Mother on the mountain. And a soul on the mountain there's leaving before that time and I'm hoping to go before they leave uh cuz Mother really needs support on the mountain. That's why the time the time frame is so close. So if anyone again is able to help with the ticket, that'd be wonderful. Please send in your donations so we can go and do whatever work God is asking me to do back home and also on the mountain.

All right, God bless you, family, till the next message!