Imperishable Salvation

 

When Selfishness is Good

           

 
My beloved, I know your heart. I know that even your most generous acts often carry hidden longings—for approval, for purpose, for love. And I do not condemn you for this. I created you with desire. I shaped you to seek.

Even when you obey Me, there is still something in it for you—a sense of peace, a hope for reward, a longing to please. But do not be ashamed of this. What you call selfishness, I call hunger. It is part of the way I designed you to be. And I am not offended by your hunger when you bring it to Me.

When you gave your life to Me, I began the quiet work of reshaping your motives—not to erase your desires, but to redeem them. I mean for you to be motivated by, even greedy for, heavenly rewards. I do not ask you to stamp out your longing. I ask you to let Me direct it.

It is possible to have a wrong desire, but there will be many more moments when you simply enjoy the sweetness I’ve placed in your life—like a child (or a puppy) delighting in a scoop of ice cream. And there will be moments when you feel moved to share that sweetness with someone else. Both are beautiful. Both can reflect My heart. What matters is not whether you indulge or give, but whether your heart is turned toward Me in the moment. When it is, even the smallest joys become sacred.

So come to Me with your desires, even the ones you don’t fully understand. I am not looking for perfection—I am looking for connection. And in that connection, I will teach you how to love in ways that bring life to others and to you.

With love that never shames,

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Strength disguised as weakness

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).

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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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Rooted in Eternity: The Call That Endures

 

I have called you from ancient times and I have given you My Own Heart. Nothing can ever take these away. “No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39) 

With love beyond measure,

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Lift Your Eyes Beyond Life's Battles: A Vision of Hope

 
Gaze beyond. Lift your eyes from the daily battles—the wounds, the flaws, and the regrets—and peer into eternity. Those who endure the deepest suffering on this earth are chosen for a breathtaking destiny (2 Corinthians 4:17). In this temporary, sometimes arduous existence, you are molding and enriching your eternity through your attitudes and responses.

Focusing on possibilities and solutions while maintaining hope and finding joy in the present creates a sense of gratitude and purpose. I find pleasure in such attitudes from you (Hebrews 11:6). Failures are just feedback and opportunity for