“Time in a Bottle”
March 24, 2013
An old song came to mind as the Lord said “time in a bottle”
Time In A Bottle Lyrics
Songwriters: Croce, James
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till Eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
It was like a love song God was singing to us tenderly. He did design us to spend eternity with Him.
“ There is no one else like you, and there is no one else like Me. I value the time we spend together. I’m always looking forward to you talking to Me, and spending time with Me. I love watching you play. I love watching you enjoy your children and grandchildren & I love you celebrating LIFE.
I created you to enjoy life. It was sin that made life hard & burdensome. I created you to enjoy life. I love holding you in My arms of love, even when you can’t feel Me, I am there.
So rest in ME beloveds, despite all the turmoil & winds of fear blowing, & the actual winds of destruction. I know what is best for you. Quiet yourself & listen for My voice. Be aware of My presence, that you can hear My instructions.
For only I know what is coming. The forecast seems bleak, but TRUTH & LIGHT will prevail over the darkness that is arising. As it arises, My light will shine ever the more brightly from within you. I’m not asking for you to strive . I’m asking for you to come away with ME, & find rest for your souls.
Fear will only cause stress & strife. Come inward into Me. Look for Me for I am within you, & rest in the shadow of My wings. Lay all your burdens down at My feet. Lay all the worries at the cross, and leave them there. REFUSE to worry. Refuse to give in to the clamor of the enemy’s voices. For they are many in this hour. Give your heart a rest, on My chest. I will care FOR you.
I am in process of rooting out some deeply seated unbelief in hearts that have been battered & worn. I WILL come through for you. I WILL provide what you need. NOT what you want always, but what you need to do the work I’ve called you to do. I want for you to walk in the light as I am in the light.
I want for you to be a follower, not to lead Me. You are followers of Christ you proclaim, so follow, don’t take the lead. Let me lead, & guide you & show you the best way to go. You can’t even get direction if you don’t spend time at My feet. So come to ME when your heart is weary & don’t be swayed by the opinions of others.
I am here for you, & I will always be here for you. I love you as no other can love you. I know every hair on your head. I know everything about you. So who better is there to take all your concerns to? Only don’t fret over them, just turn them over to ME, & ALLOW ME to work on the problem.
TRUST doesn’t come easy for some of you I know. But there is only one way to learn, & that is to take the first step & wait, & trust in ME. I am here for you & will show you the way to go.
In the garden, alone with Adam & Eve, I walked with them, & talked with them. I came to restore that communication with mankind, that relationship. It was lost in the garden, but alas, I have made you, My church, My garden of reknown, & remember how Mary thought she found the gardener & it was Me, her Lord & Savior?
I am the perfect gardener. I nurture & care for the flowers & plants of all kinds in My Garden. I water My spices, & I water My flowering plants. I water My trees, & shrubs, My fruit trees & My berry bushes. All plants are vital to life. Thus so are you vital to My plan.
So don’t let the enemy make you think I’ve forgotten you, or neglectful of you, or have or will pass you by. I will not leave you out of anything. I am here for you, & I want you to be there for Me as well, listening for My voice, for My instructions.
I want you to be obedient as Joseph was, when the angel told him to flee Bethlehem, he obeyed & fled. He didn’t balk at My instructions. So must you be ready to be obedient to do anything I tell you.
So listen and know that I have your best interest in mind, I have good things for you. I am a good father who gives good gifts to His children. And like a good father, I also protect My children, by leading them out of harms way when necessary, & leading them away somewhere else when I still have work for them to do.
To be THAT obedient, you know you must lay more of yourself down & pick up MY plan. That dying to self is not easy. But it is vital to the plan. It is vital to you fulfilling the call on your life. I have the way planned. So listen beloveds, & do not avoid time spent with Me. I love you & am here, even when you can’t feel ME. Cling to ME beloveds. Cling to ME.”
via Priscilla Van Sutphin
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