Walking with Jesus (eBook)

JANUARY 1

HIS WORDS TO ME

Mountain of Strength

I’m your mountain of strength for your new year. I’m your mighty mountain, lofty and majestic; I’m your mountain of awesome power and might. I bend down at the sound of your cry. I stoop to lift you out of danger. I pull you out of the miry pit of wrong choices. I wipe away the splotches and smudges of every past mistake. I make all things new.

Don’t fall prey to the foolishness of envy and pride. Blessing after blessing will come to you when you trust Me. I’m all you need.

MY WORDS TO HIM

You’re my mountain of strength, Lord. It fascinates me that you’ll bend down at the sound of my cry to stoop and lift me out of the troubles that might flood my path. You’ll pull me out of the miry pit of wrong choices and wipe away the splotches and smudges of the past. Oh Lord, this year help me not to fall prey to the foolishness of the things that are but temporary glitter, and help me choose your will in every single matter of my life. Blessing after blessing come to me as I follow you because you’re all I need to live fully and completely. You’re awesome in power and might, and I trust you completely.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB

JANUARY 2

HIS WORDS TO ME

You Love Me

Don’t fret transition and reverse plans, for these are gifts to stretch your faith. I’m your provider. I’m the God of all there is, and I tell you not to underestimate My power and authority in every situation concerning you. Never fear the unexpected and the unpredictable; never stagger at the thought of change. I provide everything you need and much more.

MY WORDS TO HIM

Thank you, Jesus, for loving me today. You’re the God of all there is, and I underestimate your power and authority in all situations concerning me. I know you’re with me and I know nothing escapes your eye. That’s why I’m empowered to handle the trials in my life. I’m beginning to understand that the things I often consider so terrible can actually be gifts from you to stretch my faith. You’re my provider and my source of strength and courage. I’m strong because you’re strong. When I face unexpected and unpredictable moments, teach me not to stagger in my tracks, but to stand firm. Help me as this new year begins, Lord, to trust you more deeply than ever before.

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.

Psalm 9:10 NLT

JANUARY 3

HIS WORDS TO ME

Fill the Vacant Places

Don’t look back. Never look back. Keep your eyes fixed on the dawn. I rise in you every morning and in the gold of daybreak, I slip your burdens beneath the beauty of My overcoming love. Will you look for My smile to dispel your hurt feelings? I want to fill the vacant places in your soul. Will you allow My arms to hold you so you’ll stay on track? Will you allow My grace to sustain you so you won’t continue muttering self-defeating words to yourself? Will you allow My joy to fortify your spirit? I’ve hidden you in Me. I don’t leave you for a single moment. My eye is always upon you.

MY WORDS TO HIM

Oh Lord, I know you want to fill the vacant places in my soul; I know you want to make me complete and whole, and it gives me the greatest comfort. I’m holding your love close to me throughout this day because without you there is no me. As I rise every morning, the daybreak turns pink and gold with the wonder of new opportunities before me. Oh Jesus, create in me a clean heart and a soul to bless you. It’s in you that I’m a complete person.

In Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority.

Colossians 2:10 NASB

JANUARY 4

HIS WORDS TO ME

Speak to Me

Listen for Me in unexpected places—Yes, listen for Me in the sound of a fluttering bird, in the wail of the wind, the groan of traffic, and in the sound of a cell phone crying in your pocket.

Hear Me in the spill of night when the world sleeps and My children breathe the kisses of angels. Hear Me when you cough and blow your nose while reaching for a glass of water; hear Me when I tenderly hold your darling head in My hands, and hum a healing love song in your ear.

MY WORDS TO HIM

Oh Lord, thank you for speaking to me in unexpected places. Thank you for your love song hovering over me throughout the day. I love to listen for you in the sounds of the awakening morning, in the heat of noontime, and in the spill of night when the world sleeps. I hear you in the wail of the wind, the groan of traffic and even in the sound of a cell phone sighing in my pocket. You hold my head in your hands and you hum your healing love songs in my ear. I can only worship you as you make every hour blessed and holy in the sound of your caressing love.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Psalm 95:6 NKJV

JANUARY 5

HIS WORDS TO ME

My Refuge

Your safety is in Me. I’m your refuge. In the shadow of My wings I keep you safe where no harm can reach you. If you wear the strangling girdle of stress you become the shape of stress. If you wear the cloak of worry, you take on its shape, and if you dance in the shoes of distress and panic, the band leaves the room and grabs health and happiness on the way out. What will you choose today?

MY WORDS TO HIM

Lord, thank you for keeping me safe. You’re my refuge, my place of security. I’m kept safe under the shadow of your wings where no harm can reach me. If I put on the girdle of stress, you become the shape of that stress to cover me and keep me safe from strangling myself. If I don the exhausting cloak of worry, you take on its shape to keep the breath in me, and if I dance in the shoes of distress and panic, you dismiss the band and call me back to the secret place with you where there’s no stress, no worry, no distress, or panic. Oh God, I’m blessed. I’m blessed! Today I want to live in honor of the secret place of the Most High, my true home.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”

Psalm 91:1-2 NKJV

JANUARY 6

HIS WORDS TO ME

Wondrous Privilege

It’s strength and courage you need today. I’m giving you the power to forge ahead with joy and holy determination. Be strong! I’m giving you freedom from the forces that have kept you from moving full tilt toward your divine destiny.

Take big steps today, and push through the obstacles and hindrances that have been thorns in your flesh. I’m in you and right beside you. I’m empowering you to shake the dust from your hair and make that hurdle into victory now.

MY WORDS TO HIM

Thank you, Father God, for the wondrous privilege you’ve given me to know you through Jesus. Thank you for opening your arms to me and inviting me into your private chambers to talk like this. Thank you for the high honor of private audience with you any time of the day or night! I enter the holy doorway of our communication with a thankful heart every day. Sometimes I stand in that doorway breathless with so much awe I can hardly stand it. To know the Son of God is right here with me, and to think you’ll never leave me or forsake me is beyond my comprehension. All I can do is thank you, and thank you, and thank you. Thank you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.

Psalm 100:4 NLT

JANUARY 7

HIS WORDS TO ME

Always With Me

Love Me enough to desire what I desire for you. When you dash off on your own, you’re like one dying of thirst and running the wrong way for water. I’m your Savior and your Friend. I’m the oasis in the desert and your heavenly supply. Honor Me by pausing to learn about My wants and desires for you. This is how you become a living prayer.

MY WORDS TO HIM

Thank you, Lord, for never leaving me, not for a single moment. Thank you, Lord, that even when I’m busy running my life without you, you’re still there loving me and trying to get through to me. Thank you for insisting I slip my worries and fears into the immensity of your overcoming love for me. You’ve told me to pause in my busyness and my hurried schedule to look deep within and listen for your Holy Spirit’s guidance to dispel my anxieties. I thank you today for fortifying my spirit with...