Messages From on High
"I am the Way to a True Life in Me"
Message 385
Title: "Anything which takes your true focus from Me is My rival."
(Notebook XL, pp. 159--166)
Live + Jesus
Saturday, January 10, 1998
Dear Jesus and Holy Mother,
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!! Praise and Glory be Yours, O God. My Lord, in "The Word Among Us" this morning a question is posed: "Do we consider ourselves to be sinners who struggle to Love God....or lovers of God who struggle with sin?" I have pondered this, my Lord. And I DO now, see the difference. The first is like a drowning man, swimming for Dear Life (You), but constantly swallowing water (the world), and filling with fatigue (sin). The second is a Life in You. Clear vision and focus on You. Clarity that we are IN this world but not of it. Your Grace sustains us, O Lord. And sin nips at our feet. And we see its ugliness and rejoice in Your Holy Sacrament of Reconciliation! O God, You have provided for us so Completely. God be praised! Thank You for Your Sacraments, O Jesus. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! I Love You and adore You. I believe in You and by Your Grace, I come to be able to trust in You completely. O Lord! You envelop us in Your Love! You bathe us in Your Wisdom! O God! Without Your Protective hand, I should drown! But by Your Grace, I CAN see the difference! O Lord, may I receive Your Grace to live as a LOVER of You who struggles with sin. Amen. Alleluia. Maranatha!!
[The Lord speaks.....]
Daughter, record these words which I would speak to you. (Yes, my Lord and my God!)An Act of Faith! An Act of Believing! Pouring up and out of a heart living, dwelling, in Me. No, you shall not drown. Yes, your nature is sinful. Yes, you can weaken. But to remain in My Light IS to see the difference......Tell her I have taught her first. [Jesus smiles as I realize I have heard this teaching which He taught just last week to my sister in Him.] (Thank You, O Lord! O Gracious Lord! How kind You are to us! Thank You, Jesus, for all Good things! Thank You, Jesus, for Grace which flows so freely upon us.)
And within you, little one. For every person in Me is immersed in the Well of Life. My Grace is flowing. My Mercy is flowing when a heart is immersed in Me. Truth shall prevail. And Truth is Light. Therefore, the more you come to share in My Life, the more Truth you shall see. And as your eyes become accustomed to this Light of Truth, all the more quickly will you see those things which can lead you to sin. These weaknesses need strength. Children: that is why I ask constantly that you BE in Me. Did you not think I had a Purpose?
Let us look then, at occasions of sin. Look around you. Do see all the good which is present. But lambs, YOUR misuse of even the good can become a disguise which can begin to entrap you. My John [I understood the Evangelist] says to be careful of false idols. He does not refer to the large golden idols fashioned with man's hands, though these are to be avoided. His reference is to all that would deter you from Me. What do I mean? Let Me explain.....
Anything which takes your true focus from Me is My rival. Anything which competes with Me is My rival. Your focus is to be on Me. Yes? (Yes, my Lord.)
Then know that all you think and do and say should be in focus on Me. Let us continue, child. Hear Me. Now, if you are trying to pray and you still have noise around you of your own choice, that is My rival. Why do I address prayer? Because it is the moment in which you come to Me. And I to you. DO provide us a moment, at least, in solitude. I know your life is busy, but there should be time for Me. All that you DO can be done in My Name. Then, all that you DO is prayer! For surely, you must DO as you dwell in this Life. Do you understand? (Yes, my Jesus!! Grace me, Lord, that I might forever heed Your Holy Word.)
I continue about prayer. I would ask you to become My willing slave. That you would be a person willing to serve Me in My Every Need! Would you oblige Me? O child, let us look at your actions.
To whom do you pray? Me? Yes? Then why not let go of some of the words, from time to time, and truly just BE in Me! For to whom you are enslaved is your master. Is even prayer your master? Or am I? I ask you this that you might grow closer into Me! BEING in Me is of the utmost concern this day!
I bless you, lambs. I ask you to have clear vision. Of who you are to Me. Know that your position is to bow before Me. Let all other distraction go. Be not the slave of distrraction. Some of the sheep are really wolves, and this is true as well for distraction. For some are innocent, but others veer you from the Path. Even your innocent moments of distraction are to be given to Me. That is, if you truly desire Perfection. And in Me, that Process of Perfection is occurring in your midst.
What in your life brings you to Me? What in your life can be let go, set aside? What are you willing to do for Me? Or are you serving your own desires? See, child! The Wisdom of God in My Saint! (I smile.....Yes, Jesus, I see. Shall I record it, Lord?)
You have known from the start, O Sarah, My child. I use all that is available to My Fingertips. I melt by the Power of My Spirit.....I mold by the Strength of My Father's Hands.....O clay pots! I form you! O clay pots! Be willing to be who you are formed to be! My pottery. Fragile yet strong in Me. And all that is around you is to serve Me as well. Let the water which fills you, O pots, be My Living Water. Let your purpose be Me. Yes, now. Do record her word, for it is as My Own. I Love you, lambs. Amen. (My Lord, I shall take the liberty of speaking for my sisters and brothers.....WE Love You, Jesus. Thank YOU Jesus! Praise be to You, JESUS! Amen!) +
"Our self-love is so subtle; at times it makes us believe that we are seeking God, because we are so much attached to the things of His service, that we feel some annoyance when obliged ot leave them. This is because we seek our own satisfaction rather than God: a heart that wishes for Him alone finds Him everywhere." ["Thoughts & Sayings of St. Margaret Mary" for January 10]
(1Jn. 5:14-21; Ps. 149:1-6, 9; Jn. 3:22-30)
With Love, in the Two Hearts,
His Sarah
