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Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” John 14:5-7 NIV

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all Things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers Or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I am there. I've not left you, except to help you grow stronger in the way for you to grow. Depend upon me. Put aside your business. Come closer, sit with me. Remove the blinders and allow me to cleanse your heart.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Come to the spot where we meet, that place where you can unload your failures and receive healing. Come and sit with me. Don't rush through our time, but listen for me. Hear the words of direction I place within you. Feel the weight of my presence. Look to me and you will find me.

But Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His Name?’ What should I say to them?” God answered Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. ” Then He said, “You are to say to Bnei-Yisrael, ‘I AM’ has sent me to you.” God also said to Moses: “You are to say to  Bnei-Yisrael, Adonai, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and the Name by which I should be remembered from generation to generation." ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭TLV‬‬ I am with you. Quiet the inner noise and impatience. Continue in the direction I've shown you. It will become clear when it will be the time to change directions. Seek me. Fill yourself with my written word. There you will be refreshed. With it you will see my face.

Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder, and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods” – gods whom you have not previously known – “and let us serve them.” You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being. You must follow the Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him. ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NET My ways continue to release life. Within them you will find truth and purpose. Reach out and share what I have given you. Let it grow. Become a reflection of my love. Do not be guided by fear, but come to me believing. I will share what they need so they too may grow. Release life.

For if you are careful to keep all this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and hold fast to Him, then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours; your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the river, the river Euphrates, as far as the western sea. No man will be able to stand before you; the Lord your God will lay the dread of you and the fear of you on all the land on which you set foot, as He has spoken to you. ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭11‬:‭22‬-‭25‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ Are you changing into my image? Are our thoughts merging such that you are now following what I've spoken to you? You say you wish to grow, so exercise my ways in your daily life. Find where it seems I am and proceed there. Allow me to guide you along the way. Don't be fearful in your walk with me.

They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they untied it. Some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission. They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it. And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields. Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!” Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late. ‭‭Mark‬ ‭11‬:‭4‬-‭11‬ ‭NASB199 5‬‬

Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭8‬-‭10‬‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ Settle yourself and put aside your anxiety for wherever you go I will go with you. Look about and see my creation, each tree similar, yet varied, so are my ways among my children, yet you are all mine. Grow in the ways I have for you. Reach out and become what you were intended to become.