"My child, I have waited for thy coming. Mine eyes have grown weary in watching, and Mine heart heavy with longing after thee. For I have said, 'Rest in Me' but ye have striven. I have said, 'stand still' but thou hast continued to run. I have called but ye have been listening to the voices of men. Lo, I say unto thee, turn unto Me. Thou needst do no more. For thou wilt find thy quest ended. Thou wilt see then how futile hast been all the struggle. For like the sinner who missed the gift of saving grace through absorption in good works, so thou, My child, missed My sweet reality in thy frantic efforts to please Me. Read in "Come Away My Beloved"
That same day the Lord spoke these words...
O My child, your ears are opened at last to hear Me as I say unto you, 'Rest in Me.' You have striven with your much doing, trying to please Me. I gave you My peace that passes all understanding and with your much striving you have forfeited that peace and allowed confusion to enter your mind. In the midst of confusion you cannot hear Me speak to you.
You are striving to please Me with your works, and I say unto you, I do not want your works but only your love, your undying love. May you say, "I shall love the Lord my God with all my heart, with all my soul and with all my might."
Beloved, you are striving, as with the Pharisees, with your many prayers. O My child, strive no more, only turn to Me and I will direct your prayer life. You try to cast your cares upon Me but in reality you hold them unto you. Do you not know that when you truly cast them upon Me you need not consider them again except in thankfulness.
Read the following day in "Come Away My Beloved....
O My child, rest in Me. Yea, quietly settle down in My care, as a bird settles in a nest, for I am watching over thee, and in love will I care for thee. For I will give to thee the needed grace and wisdom for each moment as it cometh, and thou shalt rejoice in the victory. For I will overcome timidity, and I Myself will displace inadequacy. This is My work. I will do it Myself through thee if thou but allow thyself to be a channel for My Spirit. Do not bear about needless burdens. They will but press upon thy spirit and interfere with My movings. Much remains to be accomplished. Linger not over what appears to be an unfinished case. Pass on. My Spirit will continue to strive though thou give no further thought. This way thy mind will be kept free and thy path open, and it shall be ever a new way. Keep ever moving, and from life to life I will accomplish My purpose. And I know that as I work, all things work together, so that there is gathering strength and there shall be a glorious consummation. Praise God!
And the Lord said....
I have poured out My grace upon you which is all you will ever need to walk in victory over the world. You are trying to lay down your works, the works that you have devised, the works with which you felt duty bound to please Me. As you set yourself free of those works then shall you begin to do for Me just because you love Me. Come away with Me into that quiet place that I might impart to you revelation knowledge. Flow with My Spirit, care not for the things you think you should be doing or saying, just rest in Me. Allow all urgency and tension to drain from your body so that you are completely at rest. Allow all confusion or anxiey to drain from your mind so that your thoughts are only of Me.
And in "Come Away My Beloved...
When I promised thee green pastures, I had not in mind religious activity. When I said, "Come buy milk and honey without money nor price," I was not challenging thee to feavered service, but to contemplative fellowship and collective communion. Only thus are souls made strong, and hearts made pure, and minds refreshed. Thy business wearies Me. No wonder thou art thyself fatigued. Thy fretfulness grieveth Me. I long to take it from thee and give instead the balm of Gilead. Be My ally. I will endue thee with life so dynamic that ye will serve Me before ye even have time to think to put forth the effort to do so.
I will cause the tears to flow through thee in a flood, and I will purge out that self life, and I will give thee My love; and with My love I will give thee My power, and ye shall walk no more in thy own way, but ye shall reign with Me in the throne life. For I must have overcomers through which I may overcome. There is an enemy to be contested and defeated; and to do this there must be more than resolve in thy heart, there must be power. This power cannot operate until self-will is put out of the way. Yes, My new life shall become thine in direct proportion to the amount of thy self-emptying.
This I know ye cannot do for thyself; but ye must will it to be done, and as ye will it, I will work with thee and in thee to bring it to pass. Ye shall know joy as never before, and as never possible any other way. Ye shall have rest from inner conflict; yea, ye must be delivered of the inner conflict in order to engage in this outer conflict with the enemy."
A truly life changing experience and one I shall never forget. Never again was I to be caught up in works, trying to please the Lord. His grace is available for our every need. I have heard it taught of grace..."He does those things for us that we cannot do for ourselves.
