God Speaks: Teaching His Fullness

By John Gravesen

God gave us hundreds of beautiful messages full of hope, promises and an outpouring of His great love and knowledge. We had fun with Him, cried with Him, and worshipped with Him as He led us on an amazing journey towards more of His unlimited fullness. This Word of our Lord will amaze you and teach you His ways unlike any thing you’ve experienced before. Get ready for a journey of a lifetime. John

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Gravesen
• Release date: Aug 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005653491

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God Speaks

Teaching His Fullness

John Gravesen

Copyright by John Gravesen 2005

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These messages are shared all for the Glory of God

Table of Contents

Dedication

Susan’s Introduction

John’s Introduction

Preface

Excerpts

1999 – Part 1

2000 – Part 2

2001 – Part 3

2002 – Part 4

2003-2008 - Part 4 (cont.)

Index

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Dedication

We dedicate this Word received, which is the very essence of our lives, to you - our children. Most blessed we are to have had the privilege of being called Mom & Dad by you.

You have fulfilled and energized our lives, each and every one of you, in your own unique way. Because of our love for you, we grew up and learned to reach beyond ourselves, beyond our own immediate wants and desires, to nurture and provide regardless of the hour, the wallet condition, or inconvenience.

Being a parent is a God-thing and because of you, we have experienced just a touch of how our Father feels towards us.

We thank you, Wendy, Abbey, Robin, Niklas, Elizabeth, and Leanna for being our children; for loving us when we were least lovable; for forgiving these weak vessels with that God-breathed unconditional love; for encouraging us when the road was rough and steep, and for hanging in there when surely you had places you’d rather be.

As parents, we were to teach you, but in reality, we learned as much from you. God is the Light of our lives and you are truly the sunbeams.

John & Susan Gravesen

These messages are shared all for the Glory of God

"Let My children know that they can have an intimate

relationship with Me."

Love, God

Susan’s Introduction

Hearing from God

Can normal, everyday, real people hear God speak to them or is that just for Bible time prophets and today’s preachers? If you believe that God is your Heavenly Father, Jesus is your Savior, the Holy Spirit is your Comforter and Instructor, and you believe the Bible is the inerrant Word of God, then what does the Bible have to say about this?

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him, and honor him.

(Psalms 91:15)

The entrance of thy Words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple (Psalms 119:130).

You might be thinking But won’t people think I’m foolish and make fun of me? Why should God talk to me anyway? I’m nobody. The Bible says:

God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Cor.1:27 & 2:14)

Okay, so how did we start to really hear God speak?

Ask, and it shall be given you, Seek, and ye shall find, Knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Luke 11:9)

In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and He heard me. (Psalms 120:1)

Have you ever been desperate? Been to the place that you felt all hope was gone unless a miracle happened, or been at the point of such deep despair over a situation, that it brought you to your knees seeking God’s face? And did you ever state Dear God, please tell me what I should do about this situation; tell me loud enough so I know it is You. And did you ever wish He’d write your answer in big letters in the sky, or something equally profound, so you would know, really, really know He was talking to you? I have and I have discovered that God does speak to us all the time, and it can be by many different ways that we hear. This is my education in Hearing God:101.

It was January 1991 when John and I moved to Southwest Michigan with six of our seven children still living at home. In the next couple of years, day by day, life became most desperate for me. I longed, even ached to move from this place with all of its burdens and hardships to sunny, warm Florida. The property was one expensive disaster after another that we could not afford, my health deteriorating, yet my small animal business required so much strength. The weather, as well as my very being, was cold, bitter and gray, and I felt as though I was caught in quicksand that was slowly but surely taking me under. I needed a miracle. And that would take God.

I started mentally praying at every opportunity that my mind was free to do so (with 6 children, there is not a lot of free brain time). Periodically, I would become so overwhelmed that it brought me to my knees, with big, messy tears streaming down my face, pleading with God to just tell me what to do, please talk to me. I guess that I sort of expected this booming voice to thunder from the sky giving me the answer of deliverance that I longed for. I was not prepared for how God really speaks. This is the story of how it happened.

One cold night in 1995, John had finished saying our bedtime prayer and we settled in to sleep. Suddenly my body felt like it had overdosed on caffeine, with something like electric jolts shooting through me, plus there was this unbearable, inside pressure. I didn’t know what to do, but something inside of me was bursting to get out.

I sat up, looked at John, and my mouth flew open, pouring out words and more words like a great dam bursting forth. I cannot remember a word that was said, and can only describe the experience as that feeling you have when you know you’re going to be sick to your stomach with that uncontrollable pressure rising up inside of you. This is much like that only it’s not really a sick feeling, it does however, keep building until it breaks loose.

John looked at me as if I had just gone over the edge of sanity or something equally weird. When the torrent of words subsided, I was shaking all over. I laid back down, we went to sleep and never really discussed that episode any further. For me, it was as though it had never happened except I knew that something had, I just didn’t understand what. I now understand better, as His Word says:

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38)

Then in January 1996 we moved to Northwest Indiana with 3 children still in residence. John’s company had opened a new plant in the area, and though it was not the much longed for and prayed over Florida destination, it was at least a new residence with new situations while we continued our hopes and dreams of tropical living. My ongoing dilemma arose again and caught me in its grip. I wrestled weeks over it until one day while fixing lunch, in anger and frustration, I started to talk out loud to God. My emotions are at high tide so I am speaking with great passion and pleadings while clanging and slamming dishes around when suddenly I hear this voice rise up, in the back of my head, tumbling to the front. A few seconds of hearing this voice, I decide to write it down. This time, if this is God really speaking, I would not miss what He has to say to me. So I grab paper, I ask questions and receive answers as I write them down.

By the time my inner storm was over, my questions had been answered and I found myself shocked and yet amused at what was written. God indeed had spoken, giving direction and also correction as needed, to my present dilemma. I knew I had a choice; I could continue to stubbornly do things my way or I could try His way. I chose the latter, and in less than a year, my ongoing dilemma of despair was completely and totally gone. Wow, God is good!

I hesitantly mentioned this last conversation with John that evening that it happened and I received no real affirmation concerning this. I did not pursue the issue, due to wanting to keep his high esteem of me versus his wondering about my mental status. After all, who really hears from God?

A few months later, while the dilemma was in the process of going away, I brought the topic up for real discussion with John and this time he honed in to what I was trying to say. We concluded that we could now ask God anything and receive His answers.

What an experience this was in God-seeking and we soon discovered that God is not an Answer Man or Magic Genie! His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are much higher than our thoughts. How He must have chuckled at our first feeble efforts of communicating with Him when one of us would ask something like Are we moving to Florida? and the other would feel they had received a divine word and declare, Yes. Then one would ask When and the other would again feel divinely moved to say July! We now laugh at our first efforts too, but in reality, we did move to Florida and we started our travel on July 1st, but it has been several years between our answer and reality. This is the way of God.

The Bible says the trying of our faith worketh patience, but let patience have her perfect work…We did walk in faith over moving to Florida by selling our house, though we were perhaps a bit hasty. We were so sure God was going to pluck us up and send us south that we waited until 10 days before the new owners were to take possession before we realized we had to do something or we would be living at the local motel. After several frustrating days of phone calls for rentals and viewing same, I went into a fit (this is lots of tears, blowing of the nose, stomping, slamming, wailing, moaning, etc.) of despair. They were awful places and I could not imagine living in any of them. Then, God intervened. He’s so gracious, good and caring. A realtor told us she had a lovely home on the lake that hadn’t sold yet and we could rent it until it did sell. Glory hallelujah!

July 4th, 1998 we are moving into the lake house, a bit small but most adequate, with a wonderful lake view and a dock for our boat. We felt so blessed, actually we felt lucky to have managed this on our own, and where was God anyway, and why weren’t we heading to Florida? Oh boy, did that give us another lesson in Hearing from God. Our faith in hearing from God took a nosedive. Here’s a word of caution; never doubt God or He will put circumstances into your life to bring you to His way of doing things.

Our biggest challenge now is boredom. This house is stacked with boxes, as we know we are short timers here in Indiana, because surely God is just somehow delayed in our Florida life departure. So, John continues to job search via the Internet and I house hunt, also via the Internet, all the Florida possibilities. We are both so bored and restless until it brought me to another episode of seeking God’s face. These episodes I speak of are times when I feel overwhelmed with the circumstances and powerless to change it; then I seek His face with all earnestness. Our Father loves sincerity, trueness, honesty, passion and humbleness and He will meet you at that point of being.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. (James 4:8)

One morning, as I am doing my chores and speaking out to God with all my built up emotions, frustrations and even some anger, I feel compelled to sit on the edge of the bed, looking out the window onto the lake. Okay, I do want to hear and I will be obedient, so after sitting down, with only a small amount of expectation, I hear this whisper in my head saying Get a pen and paper. What? A pen and paper? Why? Is this You, God?

There is silence and I know that faith without works is dead. So, okay, okay, I do want to hear. I found a sticky note pad on the dresser and pencil, but again I hear this tiny, little whisper saying, Get a large piece of paper. Now I am having to work pretty hard just to keep from being annoyed, but I do, I really do want to hear and therefore I will be obedient anyway, even though I’m not sure that is God that I’m hearing.

With paper and pencil in hand, sitting on the edge of the bed, I hear a few words that make little or no sense to me, but I am determined to hear from God even if I am being foolish, so I write them down. Then I hear a few more words and also write them down. This continues for some time and I have already determined that I just won’t tell anyone if this comes out reading like some nut wrote these words. Well, it was God (the first simple message dated 3/15/99) and it filled me with such awe and wonder, but oh what would John think of this and of me? Would he begin to make plans to protect me from myself or would he see the truth?

I should have never wondered, for where God sends He also supplies. John realized that something divinely wonderful was taking place even though neither of us understood it. We began to seek God often and discovered that He is always there with us, and wanting to talk with us even more than we do Him. The biggest challenge is trusting that you hear His still small voice and take action on it by listening and obeying.

These messages are a compilation of the messages we have received from our Father. It covers our journey; a most unusual time in our lives with many crisis, losses, grief so deep and joys so great.

Why are we sharing this Word? Because God has told us to. No, we don’t have a clue how He is going to use this, only that He will. We are to just do our part and take the next step that He shines enough light on to see. He will open or close the doors.

I conclude with this thought: God is awesome. He is who He is: the Great I Am. He is not who or what you make Him to be but He is much more than you have ever thought He is.

He will lead and guide you, keep and comfort you, supply and provide for your way in this journey we call life. He is rarely, perhaps never, early to answer your prayer and need, but He is also never ever late. He does hear you and He will speak to you, in fact He longs to speak to you and hold you close.

He is more loving than your parents, spouse, friends, and children all put together; He is absolute love. He knows you better than you know yourself and He wants you to know Him more fully too.

Our Father absolutely answers prayers, but probably not the way you think He will, nor when you think He should. He will do all things for your total and complete good and I will put all I am or ever hope to be on that.

With God all things are possible, so dare to dream big because He is a big God. God, our loving Father, knows exactly what bad things we’ve done, what wrong things we are doing, what sinful and self-centered things we want to do, and He loves us anyway…completely loves us.

When I say God, I am really speaking of the Trinity; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. No one has yet been able to fully understand the Holy Trinity and though I search to do so, I have also failed. Do I know if it’s God the Father or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit that speaks to and through me? Nope. I do know the flavor of each one blends in and out of every message, but I cannot discern for sure who the Speaker is at any given moment unless He says.

I can mark our beginning of this journey with God from the night that John and I declared to God that we surrendered all to Him; all we were, all we had, all we would ever have or be and wanted His total will in our lives.

God takes this seriously, our lives have never been the same since, and we are so completely and eternally grateful. Has it been easy? No! Do we ever doubt? Yes! But, less and less as days go by. Why? Because He has proven to us over and over again that He is faithful, faithful, faithful. He is our heavenly Daddy and loves us with a love that cannot fail and we will not fail or fall, for He holds us at all times.

Look at your Bible and say these powerful truths: I am what it says I am, I can have what it says I can have, I can do what it says I can do; now read and realize that you are the child of the most high King who owns everything and has given all to you! Peace, joy, health, wealth, power, and complete love and happiness without any of the bad stuff.

If you have never experienced this wild and wonderful love affair with God, you are missing the best that there is in this world.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son

(John 3:16)

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deut. 6:5)

These messages are shared all for the Glory of God

"Let My children know that they can have an intimate

relationship with Me."

Love, God

John’s Introduction

Changed lives

Wow! How did I get to this glorious and wonderful point in my life?

My first exposure to religion and Jesus was as a kid at a hometown church in Northwest Indiana where I grew up. As I remember, it was a history lesson on Jesus and the bible. I learned the basic bible stories but I never actually met Jesus. As I got older, I became involved in more important things. Normal teenage stuff like cars, girls and other fun things.

My next exposure was after I got out of the Navy and moved back home. All my friends and I were hippies, just wanting to have fun and enjoy our days. This didn’t go over real well in a small conservative Midwest town where everybody got regular haircuts and was living as their parents had lived. We stood out like a sore thumb and were many times, the talk of the town. Anyway, we had a friend from a neighboring town that we really enjoyed spending time with, that was until he started talking about Jesus, then we kind of steered away from him. He was, you know, a Jesus Freak, as the hippie believers were called in those days. I didn’t let him change my course though, I remained true to my beliefs, although I can’t quite remember exactly what they were back then.

Years later I moved to California, still a Hippie and still enjoying life. Wouldn’t you know it…another Jesus Freak came into my life. This guy always seemed to preach the end times and Armageddon. After a while, I started to get a bit concerned that he could be right, and if he was, I might get left behind. He was nagging and relentless enough, that I finally gave my life to Christ. Born again! I was on fire. I could now recognize good and evil. I started going to the local Baptist church, then to Calvary Chapel in the city. I attended revivals, including Billy Graham at the stadium. I experienced healings and miracles.

I loved Jesus. I talked to Jesus. I prayed to Jesus in Jesus’ Name. I really knew Jesus and He was my comforter. Now God Himself and the Holy Spirit were a totally different story. I clearly remember trying to relate to God. I couldn’t. He was some big guy in a glowing white robe, sitting on a throne in heaven. Even that didn’t seem big enough. He had to be bigger and farther out there, in my mind. It was to the point that I couldn’t fathom how to even think about Him at all, so I didn’t. My mind seemed unable to comprehend God All Mighty.

I eventually returned back to Indiana, still loving the Lord, although the early fire had changed to a calm love and knowing that I belong to the Lord. The Assembly of God Church was a favorite, especially on the nights when the believers who liked to heal the sick and raise the dead would meet. My kind of stuff!

In 1984 I married the love of my life, Susan. We joined our seven children into one great family and we brought them up in the way of the Lord. If we didn’t make it to church, we had our services at home. We were so blessed.

You’ve read Susan’s introduction on when she first got Word from God and she didn’t know how I felt about it. Well I was thrilled and knew full well it was God. But it wasn’t till years later when we earnestly started hearing on a very regular basis. All of God’s messages, as we call them, are titled by the dates He gave them to us. There are over 350 transcribed here. The very earliest simple messages were but the milk of the Word. We were infants that didn’t know what to do with them or what they really even meant. Looking back, it was humorous at how we tried to totally analyze the meaning of every sentence. The messages then evolved into the real meat of the Word." Words of great comfort. Words of revelation. Words to live each day by. Words to make us laugh and make us cry. Words to conquer and be victorious each day. Words that brought us to where every person on earth truly searches for and yet may not know…Peace and Joy.

Those first simple messages were wrote down on paper as He spoke to us. Later they became so long that writing them down was no longer possible. I found that out after hand writing 12 pages as fast as I could and using my own version of shorthand where I could. That’s when I bought my first micro cassette voice recorder. I always tried to keep it close after that. Word would come in the car, the shower, at a restaurant, in bed or anywhere else, all according to when the Lord had something to say to us. A few times we were caught without any way to capture and preserve His Word other than in our hearts and spirit. Some messages were of a private nature and are not included. You may notice that there are periods of only receiving a few Words and other times it was nearly every day. This was directly related to how much time we made for the Lord. If we were too busy because of moving or some such thing.

In these messages, you will read the teachings that our Lord, our God, our Creator, and yes, our Daddy has personally taught us. We are at the point that all we really know to be true is what our Father has told us; everything else is just a belief or an opinion. He has loved and nurtured us towards a point of such beautiful fullness. Still we cannot, in our humanness, truly comprehend His realness of coming into our very midst and having fun with us. And we have only just begun, because His fullness is indeed limitless.

One time, Susan and I were debating on how much of our personal commentary and thoughts to include along with the Word He personally gave us. He then asked us, What is the purpose of this? We looked at each other, and before we could muster up an answer, He said, It’s to let My children know that they can have an intimate relationship with Me.

It is difficult for our human minds to comprehend His omnipresence in our lives. How God’s relationship with each individual is as if they were the only person on earth. One on one as they say. He told us one time to Reach out your arms. I am never farther away from you than your fingertips. Another time He told us, And I seek you, from the early morning’s light, through the rising of the day, and into the fullness of the evening. And I stand watch over you, as you enter into that slumber, to guard you in all your ways and to set forth My ways upon you, and to speak such loving things unto you, in those times that you are unaware. I still tear up every time I read that.

This experience in hearing God speak is completely life changing. We are still in such awe. Only in your spirit can you know the realness of such a close and loving God. He told us that, Although there are things to be endured in the human, you must learn to live your lives in the supernatural. Another time He taught us that living in the flesh isn’t the way we were created, it is a learned behavior. What He offers us, His children, is a freedom beyond anything we knew existed. It is so wonderful. I continually hunger for more.

These messages were given by God alone; we are only His willing vessels. We recorded and transcribed it as He led. Although He told us to Show My children what I have done in your lives, these messages are purely our loving God’s instruction and teachings to Susan and to me.

Susan recently told me that she believes this Word from God is mostly to me. I guess I’ve always known that the Word regarding our ministry was for me. She is the prophet, the receiver of the Word, but I have always been the one who has a burning desire to spread this Word and to share it with the world or anyone specific as I was led. As you read, you will see that there certainly is specific Word directly to Susan, as well as Word directed to lead us in a current situation we were dealing with. But overall, most of the Word reaches beyond our personal lives with wisdom, instruction and insight for all of God’s children.

There are great mysteries revealed, and wonderful and amazing things to learn and behold that will benefit all His children as the Spirit leads. Did God want His Word shared? Yes, without question, or God would not have allowed it to be. We have learned that He is pretty adept at opening and closing those doors. I don’t think, even one time, He ever did anything the way we would have chosen it to be. However looking back, we could always see, it was better than our perfect little plan. As He says, I see the end, you only see the now.

Susan and I live our days in God’s fullness. Imagine that if you can; every single day is an adventure to behold and a day to be lived in its fullest. Our Father has taught us that living in peace and joy does not depend on our surroundings or our current circumstances. We wouldn’t trade where we are in Him for anything this world could ever offer.

There’s a God, so very real, just waiting for you. He’s your Daddy. You are His child whom He loves beyond words. That is the very reason you were created.

Let My children know that they can have an intimate relationship with Me.

And so it shall be!

I wrote this intro many years ago. It is now August 2017 as I prepare this Word for publishing. Earlier this year, I finally realized where God was taking me. Every morning I read my Bible and then some of this personal Word. It took about five times of reading through this Word to see God’s plan. He has been teaching me to come more and more into His fullness, of which there is no limit.

I fully realize that Hearing from God is impossible in the world’s eye. Thank You God that I don’t have to worry about that. This is and has been in Your hands Father. He once told us that The sheep know the Shepherd’s voice.

As you study this Word, you will see that it does not contradict, add too, take away or in any way alter from the Word of God given to us in His Holy Bible.

John

Preface

Information and insight for the reading of these Wonderful Words of the Father

This Word is God’s living Word spoken to His children, John (me) and my wife Susan over several glorious years. It was given to us to accomplish His purpose in our lives. For others, it will do the same. It will introduce them to a real living God in such a loving way that most, as He told us never knew existed. They will discover such a realness and learn more of the nature of our living God. They will gain a better understanding of His limitless love for them, although He says it’s more than the human mind can comprehend. They will marvel at His absolute greatness, His continual omnipresence in their everyday lives. A God as not only our heavenly Father, but as our first and real earthly Father...our Daddy, our friend.

I emphasize the importance of reading His Word slow and unhurried.

All of God’s Word to us was transcribed exactly as He gave it.

When He spoke, His Words flowed with such great beauty and passion. At times He whispered as He brought His Word forth. Other times it was firm and powerful. It is not possible to capture on paper, all the love, emotion and strength that came forth with His Word.

God - Is printed in front of a message when God is speaking, usually as the Father, many times the Holy Spirit, sometimes the Son.

Revl. – Means the Word is one of several forms of Revelation given from God though His vessel.

j or s – in front of a word represents the conversation or thoughts of John or Susan. (italicized)

Underlining of His Word signifies an emphasis used by Him while giving that particular Word or phrase.

Punctuating was not always easy for me when I transcribed the Word to print. There are many comas used because of the momentary break in Words being received. It helps one to read it more slowly and meaningful as it was actually spoken. The Word given does not read the same without those moments of pause.

When this ... appears at the start of Word, it represents the point where we began writing or recording a message and we may have missed a few words or even a few sentences. More often it is used like (cont.) after an interruption of His message because of revelation that was given in the middle of a sentence.

When this ... appears in the middle of a sentence, it's because there was a deliberate and meaningful pause given, maybe a moment to reflect. On only a few messages it was inserted when the Word just could not be heard and captured to be transcribed accurately.

I again, emphasize the importance of reading His Word slow and unhurried.

May the Spirit lead you as you read and learn more about our God, who is indeed Great and greatly to be praised.

John

Those first simple messages were wrote down on paper as He spoke to us. Later they became so long that writing them down was no longer possible. I found that out after hand writing 12 pages as fast as I could and using my own version of shorthand where I could. That’s when I bought my first micro cassette voice recorder. I always tried to keep it close after that. Word would come in the car, the shower, at a restaurant, in bed or anywhere else, all according to when the Lord had something to say to us.

John

Excerpts

Here are some excerpts from the Word received to reveal a sample of where your journey through these messages will take you.

Excerpt 4/1/01

God – There is fullness of joy in My presence…and none other. But that is a discovery that the world does not know. Or if they know, they do not understand. Or if they understand, they cannot see it…as being simple, and good, easy and natural as breathing. For they think it too difficult.

Revl. – And I’m getting; I don’t know how to put it into words, but it’s becoming legalistic, thinking that’s what they must do to attain this.

j – Yes, His children feel unworthy unless they perform the rituals, the legalism.

s – Exactly!

Revl. – And that is our calling. It’s to show the heart of God.

j – We’ve had an understanding Lord, for such a long time that all Your children need to know that.

God – But they need to know that it’s simple. And they need to see Me through your eyes. They need to feel that love that has been put upon you; to be put upon them. They need to understand that the way is clear, and it is not an uphill journey, but just a reaching out, in simplicity, as they are, without their reason and logic blocking their way. Without precepts and patterns creating stumbling blocks for them. They need to know that it is simple; just come. If there is need for repentance, then repent and let it go. For I forgive and easily so. But come. Let nothing hold them back, but come, and taste, and see, that I am good; as you have discovered.

Show them this, give them a sample, let them see, let them hear, let them know that it is the simpleness, this pureness, this honesty to not be but what they are. For that is what I created them to be, that they can see and know that it is easy. It is just a letting go, and putting down all the guards, all the pretenses, all the conceived notions of what they must be and do, and say, and become in order to enter into My presence, when I just want them to come, and I bid them to do so.

See, isn’t it simple? And that’s all, that’s what I lay on you, is to tell them it’s simple.

Revl – He says, Come, as you are, weary, heavy laden, I will give you rest. Take My yoke, for it is easy.

God – Tell them to cast all their cares on Me, for I care for them. And I am able to bring them through each and every trial. For behold, in this world, there shall be tribulations, but to be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world. And there is no rest, except in Me. There is no joy, there is no happiness, there is no peace, there is no comfort, there is no prosperity…except in Me. And I have it all to freely give, if they but will freely receive. Just come, learn of Me. Know My ways; for I am patient, and kind, and a good teacher, and I will show them, but come. And let them see Me, through your eyes. Let them touch Me, through your hand. Let them hear My voice, through your lips. For great is that goodness, and it is simple. So simple that they miss it. But you understand, because you have come this way. And now you know and see that, that you didn’t know, nor could see before.

But you can tell others. And you can rise them up in this truth and let them come, taste, and see, and know that I am good, I am very good…and worthy to be praised. It is My house, the house of joy, that is filled with laughter and sublime sunshine, that’s rays fall upon those in which grace it’s presence and leads them to the door of eternal happiness.

Excerpt 8/4/00

God – Your ways are not My ways, My ways are Higher.

You are to speak forth now and to let this voice be heard. Let it come unto those upon which you are led. And hold not back, that wisdom that you have been taught.

Oh, I just shine that light to where there is darkness. And to bring forth that power to the mightiness of the day at hand. And be not afraid, for what could hinder you? For as the Spirit leads and draws, am I not there? My presence comes forth. Oh and it is in fullness and it is in righteousness and it is of such glory.

And I bring My Word forth to cast it upon those that know not, that they may see and come into the presence of the Almighty, their Creator from henceforth and forevermore. For otherwise, are they not lost? And would you be held responsible for this…when you could have spoken? Would you allow this to go by, thinking another day, another time?

For is it not within you and have you not been taught and do you not know, that My Word is to be spread and spoken, to touch those who know not? To lead them into the truth of salvation of their very being? And would you hinder this and hold back? And would that not be such a loss?

Revl. – He's showing me that if it was our child that needed that Word, that someone could give to them and they held back, how we would feel. If our child was about to do something that would jeopardize them and someone could speak that Word to save them and they held back because they felt uncomfortable or afraid, how we would feel.

s – Oh Father, I've never thought of it in that way.

God – It is of magnitude, it is of the greatest of magnitude that My Word must come forth and be heard. For who can know, unless they are taught? Who can learn, unless they are shown? And if not you, then who?

And have I not given you the opportunities and have I not opened the door? And has not the moment been there? But yet you felt hesitant.

And will I not rise up within you and give you that courage and power to come forth? And to speak My Word boldly? And to hold not back? To consider not the consequence? But to see that fruit?

Revl. – Oh, I'm seeing a blooming flower.

God – I put upon you this call, that you go forth, henceforth, into all the world and speak My Words...

Revl. – I'm getting the Words, boldly and profoundly.

God –...that it may be known, that it may come forth and that it may be used as a witness unto all the world. My truth and My grace, My peace and My glory, that it will shine out in the darkness and that it will open the secrets of heaven unto the unknown places of this world. And that it will bring forth…

Revl. – I'm seeing gushing rivers. It's like a; oh, it's like a dam bursting, bursting loose. It's just turbulent waters, just suddenly pouring forth.

God – And is this not of great excellence and is this not what I've called you into? That you will bring forth My Word and show others My way, in the truth that you've known and been taught? In the simplicity, and in the majesty and in the greatness that My Word has fell upon your ears? And entered therein and fed, and multiplied within you? And is this not also to be sowed for others or is it just a gift for you? But no, and I think not, but that you will come forth and that you will share in this glory that you've been shown, in this treasure house of knowledge that you've been given. And that you will speak it rightly. And My Spirit will call remembrance. And that you will know that my grace and peace is upon you and that this is My way.

Excerpt 1/9/00

God - And that awe (or all) that you bring into Me, I hear. My favor is upon you, My joy is in you, and I am well pleased. Come on to this place, unheeded, with joyful expectations for the next marvelous mysteries that shall come upon you. And you will be well satisfied, for I will not leave you a hungered or thirsting, nor lacking, nor cold, nor sick, nor despondent, nor sad, nor lonely, but full of all of the greatness that I have for My children. It is of such greatness that the mind cannot see it, the ear cannot hear it, the flesh cannot touch it, but the Spirit knows and rises up within you, to urge you onward, to that great and glorious prize that waits beyond.

Come now and hinder not My Words, but seek that, that is true and right and just, that has come upon you. And of My glory, there is no end. For what could you lose by clinging to Me? How could you miss, to hang on to the hand of the One who set the sun in its place and it's glorious brightness and warmth? What could you lose by hanging on to the hand of the One who, that put the moon in its place and put it through its various phases? And what could you lose by hanging on to the hand of the One that set each of the stars in its place and named them all by name? I call them all by name and I have set them in their place that they shall not fall, except as I decree. And how could you lose by hanging on to the hand of the One that said Let there be, and there was earth and light and gloriousness of growth in plants and animals and all that is therein, and a supply for each and every need of all that there is? Is that not incredible, that I see to every plant, it has its need's, every animal has its needs, every insect has its needs, every mammal, every creation, including mankind, has its needs and have I not set forth to supply and have supplied and cared for each one? Not for a minute, nor a day, nor an hour, but from time began till time ends. What could you lose by hanging on to this hand? Is there a greater hand?

Excerpt 10/9/99

God – I am so real; this is absolute realness. Come to Me where you are, come to Me as you are. I don’t care what you’re doing, just talk with Me, just walk with Me. I long for you; I created you for this fellowship. It is so hard on Me when My children feel like they have to be in a special setting and a special circumstance when all I want is for them to look up and say Daddy, how are You doing today, what are You doing? This is what’s happening in my life.

j – Hallelujah! We almost stopped in the middle of the road, Lord. (We laugh, this refers to our trip driving home from dinner earlier)

God – This is what I want; I want you to know. I tell you what, I don’t care what you’re doing, I want you.

j – It doesn’t have to be a righteous moment.

God – I’ll honor you in all things. I know when you’re in the bathroom, it’s ok.

j/s – We laugh at our Daddy’s candor.

God – These things are ok, wherever you are to just have time with Me, no matter who you are with, where you are or what you’re doing. Just that you bring Me into your being. And when you think of Me, you bring Me there with you. When you draw near to Me, I draw near to you.

Your circumstance means nothing; it means absolutely nothing except that you care about Me at that moment if you bring Me there, and when you think of Me, you bring Me there in your very presence.

And I want to be in your presence constantly. I want you to pray without ceasing. I want you to pray without ceasing because you are looking at the menu saying, What should I order? Because you are looking at a store item saying, Father, which one should I get? Looking at a project saying, Father, how should I end up doing this? In all things! You look into your wardrobe saying, What should I wear? You answer the phone saying Father, help me answer this correctly. You’re being asked questions; you say, Father, what do I say? In all things, trust Me and I will direct your path, I will direct your path.

You will not be left alone; you will not be as orphans. I love you children; I want to be a part of every part of your life. Every part of your life, I want to come so you will have Me on your mind. I want to be there no matter what problems you face, what thing you are doing, what trials you need to overcome, what hurts you are hurting, what temptation you are enduring.

I want to be there with you, I want to show you, I want to guide you, I want to be a part of all that you are going through. I’m your Father, I’m not just your Father, I am your Father. I am into the very core of your being. I knew you before you were created and I made you wonderfully and carefully. I knew all your needs before you ever had the first one.

Do you not think that I don’t want to share in that ice cream sundae, in that taco, in that book you’re reading, in the movie that you’re watching, in that conversation that you’re having, in that idea that you bring into your head?

I want to be a part of all of it, don’t you understand? I want to be a part of all of it, so bring me into your presence daily, into your presence, into your ways, into your consciousness, into your very being. And I am there with you, I am there for you, I am there by you and I will never leave you.

Excerpt 1/26/00

God - I choose you, you do not choose Me. And I come forth boldly to speak to you. I am in your midst and presence at all times. For you acknowledge and know. And I am with you at all times and I lead you and I watch over you and I care for you. And I look upon your ways to see that in which you go and to bring you into, and unto that place that I have for you. And I seek you, from the early mornings light, through the rising of the day, and into the fullness of the evening. And I stand watch over you, as you enter into that slumber, to guard you in all your ways and to set forth My ways upon you, and to speak such loving things unto you, in those times that you are unaware. And to come forth into your presence in My fullness, in the ways that I have for you to go.

(later in that same message)

God - Can you but live in the past? Can you but pick up those things and carry them forward? And can you pick up those things that are in the future and can you put them into the prospective, that needs to be? Or is it of this day in which you are called to live and fulfill and to take in all that, that needs to be? And is there not time, within this time, to look upon Me, and to gather My ways into you and to look at all that I have for you this day?

Excerpt 12/26/99

God - Aren't My Words profound? Am I not directing your path? Am I not setting your feet were they should go?

j - Yes Lord, You are.

God - Will I not care for you in every circumstance? Will I not see you through? Will I leave you abandoned and in what, and in dire straits? Will I not come to you in all situations and lead you on the path that you are to go? Will I not give you the knowledge that you need to have, and will I not lay My wisdom upon you? For such is My way and My way is so good and I am teaching you that My way is to be trusted and it is good and it will stand forth right and forever more.

And as of the days of old and to this time, I do care for those that are Mine. I do lift up My children on high and I bring them into all fullness. There is no lack. There is no wanting in Me.

And as the sun shines so radiant, so do My Words come unto you, in brightness and truth and in glory, to give warmth to you, to give life to you, and to show the way that is before you.

I am the light before you, I'm the light that shines before you. I prevail against the darkness and the darkness cannot withstand Me. I am the way that sets you free, I am the way to the truth that is before you and My Word will stand forevermore. Ye need not fear nor worry, for My truth, My Word will prevail. There is nothing that can oppose Me, there is nothing that can come against Me. I am with you always, even unto the ends of this world.

Excerpt 10/25/00

God - Where you come forth, I come forth to speak the truth. And the truth can be heard, for isn’t that what all really want to hear, the truth? The truth in the fullest. For don’t all seek for that? Don’t all hunger for that? Isn’t the relief waiting upon that Word, that truth to come upon them, that they can see the way and know the way? And isn’t there such sadness and sorrow and misery for lack of the Word, for lack of the truth of the Word shinning forth from their lives? Shinning forth upon their lives, that they will know what it is they are to do and where it is they are to go?

…and of this ignorance, brings such devastation upon My people and My heart goes out to them. And I speak forth the Words, but it bounces, as though off the wall. And I speak and I speak, and they hear not. And I send forth those to speak unto them and they hear not. What must it take for them to hear, to take in My Word? And are you amongst those? Or are you able? Will you take the Word and set it forth to do that, that it needs to do? Or are you a hearer only? You hear the Word, others do not. But you do. Are you a hearer only? Or are you a doer of the Word? Can you do that, that is laid upon you and set before you? Are you willing? Are you able? And yes you are able, or My Word would not be put upon you.

And I set forth not to bring injustice and hardship, but freedom and liberty, that all could be set free and know the one true and living God.

Excerpt 12/9/99 #2

God - Time is short here on earth, to reach those that I want to reach.

j - I think we know that, Lord. We sense it, we feel it, we believe it.

God - I have such greatness to display to My children. It's delivering to the very bone.

You know it is right to serve and serve well, to do the duties and responsibilities before you, but do you also know that it is right to do those things that are not required of you? Those things that seem just a whim, just a momentary thought that you could easily put aside. To do this, it is taking time to just say a kind word or show a kind gesture. To pull back on your self, your wants, your needs. Seek giving to another, with no purpose or recompense unto yourself. With no gain, but to just give and freely give.

These are all acts of obedience, for the Spirit leads you and leads you constantly. And it does matter. To the Father, everything matters. And it is not to be taken lightly, put aside, overlooked. But to diligently hearken and lean on those situations that seem objectless, purposeless, useless, but they can affect someone in ways that you do not know.

The power and the light of your Father shines forth and with a remembrance to those to which this promise was done. And I am seed planted from above into more ground that you did not plant, but you reap the harvest thereof, none the less. And is it better to plant in your own field and to harvest, or is it better to plant in many fields and receive a portion thereof?

Of what can you lighten by keeping the vine in two? Your own thoughts, your own preferences, your own desires, your own needs, your dreams, your goals, your advancement? Or is it not the goodness of all, the bringing together, the combining, the meaning of all that has been planted? The choice goes on before you and around you and after you, that you had a part of?

Excerpt 11/26/99

j/s - We acknowledge to the Lord that the enemy has really been attacking us lately and we thank Him that He has helped us overcome.

God - Yes the attacks of the enemy have been mighty. You have withstood and I will be there to help overcome…keep you from wavering. Stand up tall and let your light shine, for he can't touch you. There's nothing he can do to you, unless you allow him a place.

You are gentle children; you seek that, that is right and just, and good and true. But your enemy, your foe, wants to use that against you. Wants to bring you things to try and test you, to see if you will rise to that occasion; act and perform in a way that is against that nature that is within you of Me.

And haven't you seen this be done, to where you are to be joy filled children, living in peaceful obedience, but the enemy has come in to attack, to try to steal, to kill and destroy, the things that I have for you? And yet though he can make you miserable, come with that, which is true and right and just.

And it is good that you seek the pleasures of the Lord, and that you put yourself into context, of those things that I have brought before you, and shown you and instructed you, and given unto you. For as the wind blows, so does My Spirit. And it comes to rest upon those places, those things that are of Me. And it comes to direct you, so that you can know the truth, so that you can be set free, and that no burden can bind you, but what you allow yourself to be tied up in. And that is what you do. When you take on a burden, you're actually allowing yourself to be tied up, held captive, with intensity in concentration, thought and mind. Resting on that burden. Giving great thought and interest to that burden. Instead of just realizing that I am able, and that you need not even go there. But that you can cast all your cares upon Me, for I care for you, so completely, so abundantly, so fully, so deeply.

Can you not see that these cares, they are driven before you, as horses before a chariot, a cart, and they pull you, in ways that you may not want to go. But you can, you can release them. And I know the way is not easy, but I have never promised you ease, only that I would be with you, and I will stand strong and true and steadfast in all that you do. And that you can give all your cares over to Me. And that you can seek Me in all that you do.

Excerpt 1/7/01

God - Now ye come boldly into the very throne room of God and there ye shall meet, there shall ye take your place, and there shall you receive, and there is abundance.

Revl. – There I’m seeing these, way out on the outskirts, these people crying to come in, and they can’t be received. And I’m receiving such a sadness, because they are lost. Lost for all eternity, to the One that loves them so. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Word of God says. And know of that great love that awaits and longs for, reaches out to, all mankind. For are they not each and every one the creation of the mighty Creator? And are they not each loved with an everlasting love, though He sees them as they