Joseph, thank you for your zeal for Me. Thank you for seeking Me first every day. Thank you for your obedience this morning in reading the Bible and then pasting scriptures that stood out in your journal. I want you to start sharing more regularly at Journal777. Declare My holy Word to the world. Shout from the rooftops. I have blessed you with several blogs to be able to share what I lay on your heart with My sheep. Feed My sheep. They are hungry. Feed My sheep. Let them know I love them.

Joseph, thank you for your heart of gratitude. Thank you for following hard after Me. Thank you for listening to My heart. Thank you for writing My commands on the tablet of your heart. Thank you for calling understanding your nearest kin. Thank you for your faith and prayers. Thank you for making the time to exercise almost every day for the past two weeks. Thank you for your trust in Me.

I’m sure you have written a love letter back when you were young, or wrote a sympathetic poem, both males and females. There is something about clearly putting down your feelings on paper that makes them more concrete and understandable/manageable by you. The same is true with your lifelong relationship with God. When you take time out to just sit down and focus on the ‘Great I AM’, and the reality of who He is to you expands your comprehensiveness. Do this on a regular basis, and you will be amazed at how much deeper and more real your understanding and your connection to the Lord will be.

What do you want for Christmas more than anything else? What is your greatest heart’s desire? Sometimes you don’t even know what that one thing is that would bring you total fulfillment, but guess what… God knows. He knows because He planted it in your heart before the foundation of the world. What could that be?

BE in Me and in My Word. I AM My Word. I AM holy. My Word is holy. We go hand-in-hand. Randy, write down the 3 simple secrets to ABUNDANT fruit.

Jesus, please teach me what fear of the LORD means. Randy, thank You for asking. Fear of the LORD first and foremost means protecting our relationship, not letting anything get in between us. It means prioritizing Me and our love for one another. It means trusting in Me completely in all areas of your life, regardless of the storms around you. It means have a deep respect for My holy Word and trusting in My promises. It means speaking the truth in love unabashedly.

I have shown you the Secrets of the Vine… To be a godly steward with your time, talent, treasure, and temple, you must come to Me first. There is no other way. I AM a jealous God. I want you to give Me the first and best of your time each and every day. There are all sorts to things to do to grab your attention, but spending time with one another is most important. There is no rush, there is no hurry in living on purpose. My plans are simple, yet profound. That’s how you can recognize them.

Randy, while My will is that no one should perish and that all should come to repentance, everyone has free will. Pride and greed are so strongly rooted in cultures that it takes a major upheaval to change the ways of man. Your journaling course on stewardship is just such an upheaval. When My people start to tithe their time for Me, you will see an Awakening and Revival like never before.