Much of the struggle, the need for armor, is for the protection of your OWN heart. For I have come to defend you from the enemy, My lambs.

Title: "Much of the struggle, the need for armor, is for the protection of your OWN heart. For I have come to defend you from the enemy, My lambs."

[The Lord speaks.....]
From the inside out. THIS is how you are to be garbed in Me. Let your outside reflect your inside. If you have put on the Garment of Salvation.....Holy Baptism.....then stand erect in My Grace which flows. Know that your Defense is in Me. Your Strength is in the Spirit. And the Moment in which you are is a Gift from Almighty God. You go in Peace.....Peace of heart if you are truly in Me. You no longer desire to defend your "position", but the Truth Who has set you free. See? It is no longer a hidden agenda of self service to pride. It is a Truly Humble Bow to your service in Me. For even the Gift of Service is a condition for your bow. For all which is Good comes from God.

There comes a struggle in each one's heart. It is an ongoing struggle when you enter a certain maturity in Me. It is a time of discovering that the Garb of Salvation is now a part of the very fabric of your being. It is an acknowledgement that darkness can enter, but for the Brilliance of My Grace. It is for YOU to check yourselves, My lambs. And how? By the Light of Truth in My Church. And how? By deferring all things to Me through Her.

My lambs.....I have said you are garbed in Me from the inside, out. Do not let who you are in Me be like wearing jewelry which sparkles in the light of day. Let the Brilliance of Who I am pour forth from within your soul! I am not mere adornment, My lambs! I am the Source of All Life in your soul!

Some will refuse Me. They prefer their own kingdom, their own adornment. Others would "accept" Me, yet add trappings which do not belong. They move themselves outside My Kingdom, yet do not see the position of their souls.

Daughters and sons, hear Me. I am your Sweet Lord. I have called you to Me because you are My Own. The struggles of life are very real. Distraction is beckoning you to part from Me; its own dark "sparkle" would lure you from the Truth in Me. One speck of that [dark] sparkle can enter your rank if you do not keep your true attention on Me. If you are defending, what do you defend? If you are protecting, what do you protect? Truth is a Garment which is GIVEN to you, My lambs! Truth adheres Itself to YOU! Truth brings YOU into Its Very Self. It is I Who pursue you, waiting for your honest "yes."

Challenge. I challenge you to face who you are in Me. I give you a Moment. This Moment is now. Are you willing to receive Me now? You would accept My Word. Here I am. My Cry, My Prayer is for Oneness. Unity. Peace and Purity of heart. Wholeness. Wholeness. Wholeness in Me. Division must flee, like the enemy which it is.....because you have relinquished it, let it go. Because you prefer Unity in Me.

If your armor has been chinked, I will repair it. It is a matter of where you are truly in Me, and where you would allow Me to be in you. It is a matter of allowing Love to rule: Love of God, Love of self, Love of neighbor. Much of the struggle, the need for armor, is for the protection of your OWN heart. For I have come to defend you from the enemy, My lambs. Each of you unique, one in Me. Will you rely on Me this much? Will you see Me, hear Me.....clearly? Do not spin a web. You are not a spider. You are My child. And I Love you. And I defend you by making you My Own. If you are willing. To let Me rule. Your heart. This kingdom which is your heart. Amen. +

Marked with His Holy Blood