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Friday, May 30, 2025

Your Secret Identity is the Cure for Guilt

 

Newborn foal snuggling her mother with text overlay: Now you are ‘born again,’ fresh as a newborn colt and as innocent as a babe adored by its mother (John 3:3)

Many of My children say they are just sinners saved by grace. Untrue. You were a sinner; you are now saved by grace. And because of that, you are quintessentially good.

Are you overwhelmed with guilt? My apostle, Paul, agonized over his own sin. In Romans 7:24, he cries out: "Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?"

But the identity of sin in Romans 7 is no longer yours. The moment you received Me, everything changed—you now live in My victory and freedom.

In fact, Paul goes even further: He says that when he sins, it is no longer him! "So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it." (Romans 7:17) "But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it." (Romans 7:20)

How can this be? It means being a sinner is no longer Paul’s identity (or your own identity) at his core. His true self—and your true self—has been recreated to be the righteousness of God in Me (2 Corinthians 5:21 GNT). There is now no condemnation for those who are in Me.

Approach Me without fear—freedom from guilt is My gift to you, and like any gift, the giver desires that you delight in it.

Though at times you sin, goodness is now your true identity—the core of who you are. Your feelings about yourself, may waver, but truth does not change. Now you are ‘born again,’ fresh as a newborn colt and as innocent as a babe adored by its mother (John 3:3).

The struggle with sin in Romans 7 is over—now you live in the victory and freedom of Romans 8. Rejoice and abide in Me, for you are safe and fully acceptable.

Do you believe that I have fully freed you from guilt? What holds you back from embracing your true identity in Me?

With love beyond measure,


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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Strength disguised as weakness



Fragile seedling reaches up to the sun as a loving hand drips water onto it


The world values might, intelligence, and self-sufficiency, but I do not. My Kingdom is upside down—where the weak are strong (2 Corinthians 12:10), where the foolish confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27-29), and where the powerless inherit My strength. Even on earth, I was despised and rejected—a Man of Sorrows, well acquainted with grief (Isaiah 53:3). But sorrow was not defeat. Suffering, endured with faith, leads to glory and redemption.

My beloved child, rest in your limitations. Though I am all-powerful, spanning eternity, you are finite—and that is no flaw. Weakness is not a deficiency, but a vessel through which My power flows. I have designed it this way—strength disguised as frailty, victory hidden within surrender.

I was crucified in weakness (2 Corinthians 13:4) yet raised in power. The cross looked like failure but became the greatest victory of all time (Colossians 2:15). Strength is perfected in weakness—this is My pattern.

So if you feel frail, if you feel small, if you feel incapable—you are exactly where I move most powerfully. Rest in your weakness, and let Me be your strength (Psalm 28:7).

"Do you believe this?" (John 11:26) Leave a comment below—your thoughts matter.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I personally have struggled with weakness and failure because I have rheumatoid arthritis and stage 4 kidney disease, as well as other conditions. But Christ has used my suffering to draw me into vital intimacy with Himself which has given me the ability to create this blog. If you feel you can’t make an impact, remember that is not from God. He will use you where you are, how you are. 


With love beyond measure,


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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Be Held: Resting in the Love of the One Who Names the Stars



There are 1 septillion stars (which is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars) in the observable universe. It is a number so vast the human mind cannot grasp it. And even more profound is the fact that I have given each star its own name (Isaiah 40:26). Each star. A different name for each of 200 septillion stars.

I name the stars, each one, as a reflection of My boundless attention. If I care for inanimate objects this way, how much more do I know your heart, your struggles, and your joys?” How much more valuable are you, my child, than 1 septillion stars.

I love every created thing, living and not living. Everything in My creation is good and excellent, including you (Genesis 1:31). You are not just part of a vast universe, but you are personally known and cherished by Me, the Creator.

So you can understand that I hold you and keep track of every molecule in your body. You are safe in My heart – all of you, mind, body, and soul.

The message is this: Be Held. Lean in and be held. Feel my arms around you and rest in My divine love rather than striving to be worthy of it. Absorb my love. Remember you are safe and beloved. Always.

Think back to a time My love gently shifted your path—how did you feel? What changed in you?


With love beyond measure,




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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Finding God in the Beauty of the Now


Find God in the now. He is the "I AM"—present within you and around you. Open your heart, breathe, and seek Him in life's beauty today.

With love beyond measure,



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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Love: The Flame of the Soul

 

A WWII soldier in a foxhole, with a look of intense compassion, trying to nurse a newborn kitten with a dropper full of milk

Faith is not so much believing as receiving. When you put your faith in Me, My love and My beauty get inside you and shake up your thinking and your perspectives, for the better. When you receive My love, you begin to be able to love those around you—even those EGR souls (Extra Grace Required) who are so difficult to love. My infinite love will flow through you to them.

Just as love can makeover an unlovely soul when one human being loves another. How much exponentially greater can My love transform your soul, you’re very self. In the same way, as Sleeping Beauty was awakened by the kiss of the Prince, so too does My love awaken the sleeping soul—transforming you from darkness into life and love. I am the Holy Prince, and My kiss is not of fleeting romance, but of eternal redemption. Let My light awaken your heart. Let your heart swell with My love. The more it does, the more you will become a vessel—a conduit of My love flowing through you. 

You do not need to strive or struggle—only rest in My love. Light your candle, surrender to My grace, and let My love flow through you, bringing light to a darkened world.


With love beyond measure,



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Monday, May 19, 2025

A Shadow No More: Stepping into Your Identity in Christ

This post was published before but the video was unknowingly cut off. Here is the complete video:


Step out of darkness and into Light. Discover God’s transforming love and embrace your new identity in Christ—fully forgiven, fully renewed

With love beyond measure,



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Saturday, May 17, 2025

Christ's Consuming Love


My love for you is a consuming fire, burning brightly for your soul. It is not just a theological fact—it  is passionate and alive. I delight in you

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Monday, May 12, 2025

Will I See My Pet in Heaven?


A boy with his arm around his dog, leaning together in the late afternoon sun, sitting on a dock, looking out onto the water

My dear child,

You have lost your beloved pet and your heart is aching. Your grief is real, and I do not take it lightly. Others have told you there is no biblical proof that animals have souls which makes your pain even worse. Your heart tells you there must be more but you don’t know what to think. Be encouraged; there is evidence in the Bible that you will see your pet in heaven.

Before the world was fractured by sin, animals lived in peace. They were not food and they were not hunted or feared. Animals did not even eat each other. Only the evil of humans brought an end to the Garden of Eden and death into the world. In the Garden of Eden, animals existed alongside mankind in harmony Could it be that this was a glimpse of eternity?

My servant Paul wrote, “Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. … If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body” (‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭39‬-‭44‬ ‭BSB). This seems to say, fairly plainly, that animals have physical bodies, and that anything with a physical body also has a spiritual body which will be raised.

Consider Balaam’s donkey who saw the angel (Numbers 22:21-39). She carried not just a prophet upon her back, but spiritual understanding beyond Balaam’s. She spoke, revealing wisdom beyond her human companion. By her own will, she turned aside from destruction. By her own words, she confronted blindness. I did not speak through her—I merely opened her mouth, and she cried out her own emotions, her own discernment. Her voice spoke out what he could not see, and through her obedience, My purpose was fulfilled. Does this not show sentience? A soul?

Thursday, May 8, 2025

God loves to say yes!

 Image of delighted father giving a gift to his daughter who is thrilled. It has the text: Your heavenly Father loves to give good gifts to those who ask Him!  (paraphrase of Matthew 7:11)

I hear you cry out to Me with your heart-wrenching need. I embrace your desperation. But you doubt My intentions and My desire to say yes. I am like any other parent—I love to say yes to anything you ask, and I will if I possibly can.

But do you think I sit behind a huge desk as a judge, preferring to refuse if I can? Do you think of Me as a divine slot machine? You insert your prayer like a token and cross your fingers, hoping upon hope that somehow I might agree and grant your request?

Do you say, “Your will, not mine, be done,” not as a surrender to My love, but with defeat—thinking I could not possibly want, with a father’s love, to give you your heart’s desire?

It’s not that you believe I can’t answer—it’s that you believe I won’t. Yet, just as a loving parent cannot give their child candy before dinner, I cannot say yes to what would bring hurt instead of blessing, or ultimately not be the best for you. My love does not hesitate to give, but it also knows when waiting—or even saying no—is the greater act of care. I never withhold lightly.

But, My child, you do not need to beg. You do not need to plead, bargain, or offer grand sacrifices. I am not waiting for you to prove your worth or to make promises you cannot keep. You do not need to offer Me your firstborn or vow a lifetime of service in desperation. All you need to do is ask.

I am a Father who longs to give good gifts, a Shepherd who listens to the cries of His flock. My love for you is not measured by how hard you struggle or how desperately you plead—it is already boundless, overflowing, eager to bless.

Pray to Me freely and boldly; believe I will say yes if I can. Don’t give up. Your prayers just might change the world.

With love beyond measure,

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Sunday, May 4, 2025

Spiritual Imagination: Praying in Pictures

A beaujtiful luxurious tropical waterfall with the text: Dear child, When your anxiety seems overwhelming, remember I am there, closer than the air you breathe and the tears you cry. I am pouring My comforts abundantly down upon you. Imagine My Holy Spirit rushing down, surrounding you and filling you, like a divine waterfall. Spiritual imagination is simply praying in pictures. You don’t always have to use words for Me to hear and understand you. Sometimes your deepest needs are beyond human language  (Romans 8:26; Psalm 94:19)



Psalm 94:19 NKJV
"In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul."

Romans 8:26 AMPC
"So too the Holy Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance."

With love beyond measure,




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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Cease Striving and Swim Free



Consider this: If you truly believed that 
resting in Me was the most powerful act of obedience, 
how would your life transform?


With love beyond measure,


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About the author

About the Author:
Cyndi is a spiritual writer with a heart for grace and freedom in Christ. Through poetic reflections and scripture-rooted devotionals, she invites readers into rest and relationship. She lives in Florida with her husband of 37 years and their dog, Smudge. Learn more →