the FireCarrier

Awaken. Become aware of my voice calling to you. Breathe deeply of the fragrance of my love. Draw closer to me and find what you need. The price has been paid, so draw nearer and awaken to me. Now it’s time to be made new by every revelation that’s been given to you. And to be transformed as you embrace the glorious Christ-within as your new life and live in union with him! For God has re-created you all over  again in his perfect righteousness, and you now belong to him  in the realm of true holiness. ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:23-24‬ ‭(TPT‬‬)

I hear your prayers. I love and provide for those who are mine. Reach out and share what I have given you. This is your opportunity to grow further in me. There is nothing you can do on your own, just trust in what I tell you. It may be in a night dream or in a passing thought. I will come to you.

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me— everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:8-9‬ ‭(NLT)‬‬

Feed upon my word. I will never leave you. Pause in the midst of your weary day. I am here. Do not hurry about. I am revealing my ways.

One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High  will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” For it is He who rescues you from the net of the trapper And from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may take refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and wall. You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day; Of the plague that stalks in darkness, Or of the destruction that devastates at noon. A thousand may fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, But it shall not approach you. You will only look on with your eyes And see the retaliation against the wicked. For you have made the LORD, my refuge, The Most High, your dwelling place. No evil will happen to you, Nor will any plague come near your tent. For He will give His angels orders concerning you,  To protect you in all your ways. On their hands they will lift you up,...

I have not changed. I am ever-disclosing myself to those who seek me. Draw closer and allow me to show you the love I have for you.

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. James 1:17 (NASB2020) For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it. He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds. ‭‭Job‬ ‭33:14-15‬ ‭(NLT) Awaken to what I have been speaking to you. I have been leaving trails for you to follow after. I have been whispering into your heart my thoughts. Awaken and stand up. Come to where I AM. Do not listen to the enemy, but allow my words to bring healing and direction. I know the way. I have much more available to you, if you seek me.  

The answer is “yes”. Move forward in what I have shown you. Do not be frightened, but walk where I have already shown you.

Shepherds were in the fields near Bethlehem. They were taking turns watching their flock during the night. An angel from the Lord suddenly appeared to them. The glory of the Lord filled the area with light, and they were terrified. The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid! I have good news for you, a message that will fill everyone with joy. Today your Savior, Christ the Lord, was born in David's city. This is how you will recognize him: “You will find an infant wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger." Suddenly, a large army of angels appeared with the angel. They were praising God by saying, "Glory to God in the highest heaven,  and on earth peace to those who have his good will” Luke 2: 8-14 (GW) Some things remain unchanged. We need Him. We often need direction to be moving the right direction. We often need the clues to help us recognize Him. But it remains true, we should not be afraid in our trek of  finding and identifying Him. He yet awaits us o...

Park where I show you. Stay put and learn from me. You have your strengths in me, differing from others, as you need what they carry. Do not become lazy, but ready to move again when I show you.

For the Lord will pass through the land to strike down the Egyptians. But when he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, the Lord will pass over your home. He will not permit his death angel to enter your house and strike you down. ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭12:23‬ ‭(NLT)‬‬ I thank you for your continued protection. May your Good News again be her Good News.

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 (NLT) Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips. Don’t let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don’t let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong. Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it. But I pray constantly against the wicked and their deeds. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭141:3-5‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Draw me closer to you. Help me to recognize your ways and the pathway you created for me. Help me to speak your living word in your timing. Help me to see what you show me in my waking hours and in my sleep.

O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night— but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:1-12‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. ‭‭John‬ ‭1:1-5‬ (‭NLT) Watch where you go. Be alert and filled with my love. Reflect my love to the situation. Walk with me and become I what I see within you .

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him,  he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. ‭‭John‬ ‭1:10-14‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

Are you looking for a word from me? Why not begin with what have already told you? Why not wade through my Written word and learn my ways and lavish love for you? See how I express myself. Are you looking for me; begin by looking to me. I am there with you, leading you to the pathway. I am that light which illuminates the vast darkness of the world. I am yet the way, the truth and the light. Be secure in me and my word and I will expand your way. I will be that word which you are seeking.

Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not fight or shout or raise his voice in public. He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious. And his name will be the hope of all the world. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭12:18-21‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Forgive my attitude and negligence. Help me to be more like you.

But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him. Deuteronomy 4:29 (NLT) Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NLT) Seek after me and see if I do not answer you. Do not be discouraged. My love for you is never-changing. I have provided and am yet providing.

Listen for me, as I am speaking to you. Quiet yourself and allow me to speak directly into your life. Follow the road I show you. It will become clearer, but the pathway is steep. Allow my voice to lead you from the fog and into the light.

Father, I thank you for all you do for me. You protect from the activity and plans of the evil one. You keep me safe from myself and selfish ways. Thank you for your guidance, and ask for your everlasting peace, that knowing you are near and care for me .

In each stage of your day, look for me For I am there. I am waiting to speak to you. I see you wading through the waters. Reach out to me. I am waiting for you.

In this time I am calling out for you. I call you by the name I have given you, As my Spirit falls upon you. I am filing you again with my Spirit. I am placing my brand upon your head. You are mine. Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:20‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

Be expectant to receive what I have for you. There is much within my storehouse and my library which has not yet been  shared.  There is fresh bread which I would see to be distributed. Walk in humility and distribute my peace and acceptance. Demonstrate my love so that others may come to the discoveries  I have for them.  Display my heart to draw them closer to me and  my ways for them. I have much which this world yet needs to know. They need the marvelous discoveries. They need know the plans I have yet for their lives. You need what I have placed within them. They need to grow in my love, to know of love and acceptance for them. You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead,  a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:14-15‬ ‭(NLT)‬‬ Jesus replied, I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will  n...

The Lord made the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into daylight and day into night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is the Lord. ‭‭Amos‬ ‭5:8‬ (GNT‬‬) God is the one who made the mountains and created the winds. He makes his thoughts known to people; he changes day into night. He walks on the heights of the earth. This is his name: the Lord God Almighty! ‭‭Amos‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭(GNT‬‬) Let my ways become your ways. Do not fear, but listen for my direction. I am showing myself to my people. Each day seek after my heart. Each night I see you and cover you with my Spirit. Awaken to me and be blessed

You were aptly named Anne, as you have favor with the Father. His eyes are upon you, guiding your walk. He will continue to guide and protect you. Your strength is in Him. I hear him say, “I have forgiven you and gifted you to serve others. You are not disqualified. Do not try to hide behind your past failures; those you keep in secret so others will not know. I am your strength. You are qualified in me.” “Step forward and begin to work out the dream I have given you. Share with others what I show you in the night hours. Open them to the new life in me.” When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but look— I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”  Revelation 1:17-18 (NLT)

When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. He held seven stars in his right hand, and  a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance. ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭1:12-16‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

And when God chooses someone and graciously imparts gifts to him, they are never rescinded. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭11:29‬ ‭(TPT)‬‬ Heavenly-Father-God, You alone are holy. You are the creator of all we know and all those things we do not know. Have mercy upon me. Direct my ways to be your ways. Teach me the things you would have me to learn. Grow me in mercy and the gifts you have already placed within me. Grant me dreams and visions. Help me to love others as you love me. Amen.

And there are even gifts for the family, as a whole. Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love....

A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another,  and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭12:7-11‬ ‭(NLT)‬‬

Are you wondering what to do? Consider these: In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously.  And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:6-8‬ (‭NLT‬)‬

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one. ‭‭John‬ ‭10:27-30‬ ‭(NLT)

This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. ‭‭1 John‬ ‭1:5-7‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

Be bold and wrap yourself in my love. The courageous know I will never leave them. I am ever with you. As you follow-after me I will show more of myself. There will be different things  you have yet to experience.  Open the gifts I have placed within you  from the beginning.   Do not be timid, but bold in me.   Learn the strength I  have for you.  I have gone before you and am yet your rear-guard. Do not fear, but seek me. I will be found. Even this day, I speak my blessing  over your life.  Do not resist as my hands guide and direct you. Open your life  to what   I have placed for you to discover in me.

Thank you for being present when I feel so far away. Draw me closer into your ways. Allow me to experience t hat which you have  created for me.  Grow me into your ways .  Protect me from my enemies which seek to keep us apart.

I am with you. Each morning as you awaken, my presence is there. I blanket you with a purpose and tools to accomplish my ways. You are empowered by me. Lean into what I have for you. Allow me to guide you into my plan and purpose. Open your heart and awaken to me.

Do not be frightened, but believe in me. My Word is unchanging. I have known you from the beginning. My light has shown you the way. My purposes have opened doors and closed others in your life. I have created a pathway for you that is not yet completed. Continue to walk with me. Test my ways. Declare the things I have shown you. They are truth. Speak to things as if they already are. I am the healer and provider. I am the great protector. My children hear my voice and respond to it.

Father-God, You are holy. Your names are all I need.  Your ways and ideas are far above my understanding.  You alone are holy and timeless. May your kingdom ways become my ways. May the love you show me mold me into what you see within me. Forgive my shelfful and foolish ways. Help me to forgive others in your perfect love. Draw me into your ways and will. Keep me close to you, learning what you have for me to learn.   Help me to love and walk in your kingdom ways. Amen.