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I AM PERPETUALLY WITH YOU

Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I AM PERPETUALLY WITH YOU, taking care of you. That is the most important fact of your existence. I am not limited by time or space; My Presence with you is a forever promise. You need not fear for the future, for I am already there. 

When you make that quantum leap into eternity, you will find Me awaiting you in heaven. Your future is in My hands; I release it to you day by day, moment by moment. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow.

I want you to live this day abundantly, seeing all there is to see, doing all there is to do. Don’t be restricted by future concerns. Leave them up to Me! 

Each day of life is a glorious gift, but so few people know how to live within the confines of today. Much of their energy for abundant living spills over the time line into tomorrow’s worries or past regrets. Their remaining energy is sufficient only for limping through the day, not for living it to the full. 

I am training you to keep your focus on My Presence in the present. This is how to receive abundant life, which flows freely from My throne of grace.

Matthew 6:34    Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

There is only one today. It will never come again nor will it not ever be repeated. They way we live it is up to us. That which we do today is forever done. And that which we leave undone will never be a part of this day. 

Let us live in this present moment by focusing on God’s presence with us. Then we can know that which was left undone as well as that which was done, was for our best good and according to God’s will.

Then we can walk in joy and rest in peace at the end of each day,

Walking with God,

Z gardener

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LEAVE OUTCOMES UP TO ME

Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2014| 1 Comment »

LEAVE OUTCOMES UP TO ME. Follow Me wherever I lead, without worrying about how it will all turn out. Think of your life as an adventure, with Me as your Guide and Companion. Live in the now, concentrating on staying in step with Me. When our path leads to a cliff, be willing to climb it with My help. When we come to a resting place, take time to be refreshed in My Presence. Enjoy the rhythm of life lived close to Me.

You already know the ultimate destination of your journey: your entrance into heaven. so keep your focus on the path just before you, leaving outcomes up to Me.

Psalm 27:13-14      I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

This means we are to work hard at being righteous, follow the Lord and let God handle how it turns out. It does not mean we are to stop planning, preparing, working toward and visualizing a beautiful future. We must do all those things to our best ability according to God’s will. Then we can rest, sure that God will deliver the very best outcome.

So, let us this day embark on the ultimate adventure with joy and anticipation with God as our guide. 

And as Eden reveals itself on our journey, our best good is assured. And we can know with certainty that God is with us and that no evil can overcome us, ever!

Enjoying the rhythm of life,

Z gardener

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I AM WITH YOU

Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2014| 1 Comment »

I AM WITH YOU and all around you, encircling you in golden rays of Light. I always behold you face to face. Not one of your thoughts escapes My notice. Because I am infinite, I am able to love you as if you and I were the only ones in the universe.

Walk with me in intimate Love-steps, but do not lose sight of My Majesty. I desire to be your closest Friend, yet I am also your sovereign Lord. I created your brain with capacity to know Me as Friend and Lord simultaneously. The human mind is the pinnacle of My creation, but so few use it for its primary purpose—knowing Me.

I communicate continually through My Spirit, My Word, and My creation. Only humans are capable of receiving Me and responding to My Presence.

You are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made!

Psalm 34:4-6    I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

Yes, we are fearfully and wonderfully made to communicate with God and receive God’s radiant presence in our lives. Yet so often we get distracted by the overwhelming sensory environment in which we live. The loud busy-ness of the physical world can drown out the wee small voice of the creator, if that is our only focus.

So be still and know God. Be quiet in the spirit within and in the world without. Focus attention on the relationship with God, and that wee small voice will roar above the loudest storm. And his radiance will guide us in peace and joy through anything the physical world throws at us.

Being still,

Z gardener

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COME TO ME, and rest in My Peace

Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2014| 2 Comments »

COME TO ME, and rest in My Peace. My Face is shining upon you, in rays of peace transcending understanding. Instead of trying to figure everything out yourself, you can relax in the Presence of the One who already knows everything. As you lean on Me in trusting dependence, you feel peaceful and complete. This is how I designed you to live: in close communion with Me.

When you are around other people, you tend to cater to their expectations–real or imagined. You feel enslaved to pleasing them, and your awareness of My Presence grows dim. Your efforts to win their approval eventually exhaust you. You offer these people dry crumbs rather than the living water of My Spirit flowing through you. This is not My way for you! 

Stay in touch with Me, even during your busiest moments. Let My Spirit give you words of grace as you live in the Light of My Peace.

Philippians 4:6-7           Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

Peace is the core of joy. It is also God’s antidote to the negative potentialities that life’s challenges raises around us and within us. It does not have to be understood or created because it is there waiting for us. 

By trusting God, being ever-aware of God’s presence and our relationship to God, we may find that peace. It is what all humans are truly seeking in their daily lives regardless of their activities, goals, dreams or fears. 

Imagine leaning on God, free of anxiety, doubt and fear; resting in the radiant light of unconditional love, a child of God walking with God in the garden each day. 

Well, guess what? It’s not your imagination. It is the real path to the joy that flows from true peace. It is available to us at any instant, anywhere, anytime. All we have to do is receive it.

In the sunshine of your love,

Z gardener

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Come To Me And Listen

Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Attune yourself to My voice, and receive My richest blessings. Marvel at the wonder of communing with the Creator of the Universe while sitting in the comfort of your home. Kings who reign on earth tend to make themselves inaccessible.

Though I am King of the Universe, I am totally accessible to you. I am with you wherever you are. Nothing can separate you from My Presence! When I cried out from the cross, “It is finished!” the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. This opened the way for you to meet Me face to face, with no need of protocol or priests. I, the King of kings, am your constant Companion.

Isaiah 50:4    The sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

What would we give to sit with Warren Buffet and get his financial advice; or to be with Einstein and discuss the secrets of the universe; or to commune with the highest holy person in our faith. Most of us would give a lot and still feel very fortunate to have such good counsel.

Yet each day, the one who gave all this wisdom and knowledge to these people, is available to us wherever we are. And what must we do to gain this audience with the source of all knowledge and creation itself? All we have to do is respond to God’s call. For God is always near us, in us and watching over us. God is calling to us “Come to me and listen”.

Then, when we obey the voice of God calling to us, we find God in Eden waiting for us to fully live with him in the garden here and forever.

Here listening,

Z gardener

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As You Look At The Day Before You

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

AS YOU LOOK at the day before you, you see a twisted, complicated path, with branches going off in all directions. You wonder how you can possibly find your way through the maze. Then you remember the One who is with you always, holding you by your right hand. You recall My promise to guide you with My counsel, and you begin to relax.

As you look again at the path ahead, you notice that a peaceful fog has settled over it, obscuring your view. You can see only a few steps in front of you, so you turn your attention more fully to Me and begin to enjoy My presence.

The fog is a protection for you, calling you back into the present moment. Although I inhabit all of space and time, you can communicate with Me only here and now. Someday the fog will no longer be necessary, for you will have learned to keep your focus on Me and on the path just ahead of you.

1 Corinthians 13:12      Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

Whether in tangled branches or obscuring fog, in clear or stormy conditions, whether joyful or sad; God is with us. He is walking beside us, holding our hand. He is within us feeling and knowing all. He is beyond us shaping our reality and guiding us on the path to Eden.

So today, let us rise above doubt, fear, anxiety, guilt, hurt and loss to embrace God, commune with God and exist in the hope of joy. It is in doing these things that we find each step on God’s path and proceed with sure pace and steadfast faith to Eden.

Looking out; looking in,

Z gardener

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The Hope of Glory

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 14, 2014| 1 Comment »

I AM CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of Glory. The one who walks beside you, holding you by your hand, is the same One who lives within you. This is a deep, unfathomable mystery. You and I are intertwined in an intimacy involving every fiber of your being. The Light of My Presence shines within you, as well as upon you. I am in you, and you are in Me; therefore, nothing in heaven or on earth can separate you from Me!

As you sit quietly in My Presence, your awareness of My Life within you is heightened. This produces the joy of the Lord, which is your strength. I, the God of hope, fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Me, so that you may bubble over with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 42:6     “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. “

Romans 15:13 AMP      May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing {through the experience of your faith} that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

God’s consciousness exists in each of us (the light of god’s presence shining within us). 

God’s consciousness informs each of us (shining upon us). 

God’s consciousness fills each of us (producing peace and joy for the Lord, which is your strength).

God’s consciousness flows from us (bubbling over with hope).

Our role is to increase our awareness of God within us. We do this by communing quietly with God. This gives us the joy of hope and from it, the strength to persevere. Then we are trust God so our hope will bubble over and our spirit will reflect God’s strength and joy upon others.

God’s presence in the real world is within us, shining upon us, flowing from us and inseparable from us.

In Hope of glory,

Z gardener

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THERE IS A TIME OF ABUNDANCE

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »

THERE IS A TIME OF ABUNDANCE in your life. Your cup runneth over with blessings. After plodding uphill for many weeks, you are now traipsing through lush meadows drenched in warm sunshine. I want you to enjoy to the full this time of ease and refreshment. I delight in providing it for you.

Sometimes My children hesitate to receive My good gifts with open hands. Feelings of false guilt creep in, telling them they don’t deserve to be so richly blessed. This is nonsense-thinking, because no one deserves anything from Me. My kingdom is not about earning and deserving; it’s about believing and receiving.

When a child of Mine balks at accepting My gifts, I am deeply grieved. When you receive My abundant blessings with a grateful heart, I rejoice. My pleasure in giving and your pleasure in receiving flow together in joyous harmony.

Psalm 23:5 KJV    Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

John 3:16       “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Luke 11:9-10          “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”

Romans 8:32          He who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all–how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

Believe and receive overflowing blessings. That is the joyous promise in God’s call and our faith response. On the other hand, if our response to God’s call is not to believe, or to embrace doubt or to second guess God’s will, then any abundance that comes to us would likely be to our detriment. Why, because we are left to our own devices, limited wisdom and sensory limitations.

 Unlike God, our ability is limited. We only see darkly, while God sees and knows all. And when we do respond to God’s call with faith, then we can embrace his overflowing abundance with joy and a clear conscience. It will be for our best good, and no evil shall overcome us.

 Come to Eden; believe and bask in the unbridled joy of God’s limitless love and protection. It will bring joy to each of us and to God.

 Z gardener

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LIVE FIRST AND FOREMOST in My Presence

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 12, 2014| 1 Comment »

LIVE FIRST AND FOREMOST in My Presence.

Gradually you will become more aware of Me than of people and places around you. This awareness will not detract from your relationship with others. Instead, it will increase your ability to give love and encouragement to them. My peace will permeate your words and demeanor.

You will be active in the world, yet one step removed from it. You will not be easily shaken, because My enveloping Presence buffers the blow of problems.

This is the path I have set before you. As you follow wholeheartedly, you experience abundant Life and Peace.

Psalm 89:15-16    Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord. They rejoice in your name all day long; they exalt in your righteousness.

Psalm 16:8    I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

2 Peter 1:2    Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God in Jesus our Lord.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

As we focus on God, his peace manifests itself through our words and demeanor while our ability to love and encourage grows.

 Unshaken and shielded from life’s blows, we experience overflowing life and peace.

 Following God with all our heart, we find the path to Eden, here and forever.

 Amen,

Z gardener

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WALK WITH ME

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »

WALK WITH ME in the freedom of forgiveness. The path we follow together is sometimes steep and slippery. If you carry a burden of guilt on your back, you are more likely to stumble and fall.  At your request, I will remove the heavy load from you and bury it at the foot of the cross. When I unburden you, you are undeniably free! 

Stand up straight and tall in My Presence, so that no one can place more burdens on your back. Look into My Face and feel the warmth of My Love-Light shining upon you. It is this unconditional Love that frees you from both fears and sins. 

Spend time basking in the Light of My Presence. As you come to know Me more, and more intimately, you grow increasingly free.

Psalm 68:18    Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.

1 John 1:7-9    But if the walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 4:18    There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

Request that guilt be lifted, stand tall and straight, look to God, feel the warmth of unconditional love and bask in God’s light; free from fear and sin. Then walk with God as Eden is increasingly revealed.

Just a closer walk,

Z gardener

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