“ One who seeks the council and approval of men will always find himself in a dry place . The path of the righteous can only be ordained by Me says the Lord. Of course there are many paths to choose from, but only one leads to righteousness and to sanctification. Have you let yourselves be blown around like a leaf in the wind?  As you let one perceived ‘source’ dwindle you started to scurry about like a squirrel with no store for the winter crying ‘is this my source?’ Maybe it’s here, maybe it is this thing or maybe it is that. ‘Perhaps I should do 4 things at once?’ and then one of them is bound to turn out to be the source.

Oh foolish man, surely if you have learned nothing else over these years you would at least  have a rock solid understanding of the fact that I am your only source. All other things that manifest as a source or supply may meet your needs for a season, but they will then disappear as suddenly as they arrived leaving you bewildered, disorientated and confused.

The enemy invites you to wear the crown of disobedience. It is usually cleverly disguised as some other type of crown that fits well and feels really good. It could be the crown of self importance, or independence or self-righteousness, or superiority and there are many others. Unbeknown to the wearer, these crowns have a more sinister power that is not immediately evident. They have the ability to dull the senses, consequently the wearers find it more and more difficult to hear My voice or to see My face or to read My Word and they are gradually sucked into an abyss of wrong thinking and lies from which many sheep can never escape. It is time to make sure that your head is bare says the Lord. Cast off any false crowns and turn your attention fully to Me in humility and love and you will once again hear My voice without effort. Clarity will be restored to your thinking and you can continue making progress on the right path.

It is time to ‘take control’ says God, but you have to realize that the only effective way to take control is to give it up. Let My Holy Spirit be in control says the Lord and your steps will be well ordered. To attempt to keep the control for yourself is pointless because the enemy will ultimately wrestle it away from you. The only thing worse than being out of control is being controlled by someone else that has your eternal suffering as his goal.

Did  I not tell you that transformation comes through the renewing of your mind? Well to re-new something literally means to ‘make it like new again’ This can only be accomplished by completely eradicating the old mind. If this is not done, that little piece of old thinking will ultimately have a negative impact on the new mind and hinder its proper focus.

In your position now, everything is a spiritual matter that requires Godly council and spiritual consideration. You cannot interject worldly thinking into these matters as that is like trying to mix water with oil.

See how easily the heaviness lifts with the clarity of understanding that comes from a yielded heart and a spirit directed soul? The more you fill your spaces with My things the less likely it is that the things of the world can interfere with your progress.

‘Follow through’ is a practice that should be more important in your life. An unfinished task or project need not have been started in the first place. There is more to obedience than just beginning something, it has to be pursued to completion, you must follow through. If I give a man the mantle of obedience, focus and follow through, he should be sure to wear them every moment of every day. Be warned though; they are only effective if worn under the mantle of humility, without this they look like pride, arrogance and self gratification or greed, so always make sure that the mantle of humility is in place.

Remember that many hands make light work. If you overload yourself with things to do, you will not do any of them in an excellent manner.

I again point you towards excellence says the Lord. Look around you and discern if your environment and habits reflect excellence, back to the renewing of the mind again.

The life of a righteous man is simple, but it will never be easy. Those that delight in the challenge, will always find more joy than those that struggle against it. Those that choose not to walk in obedience have at the same time chosen to be disobedient and cast themselves into the camp of the enemy. There is no middle ground here. Your choices will define whose camp you are spending your time in, so choose wisely. Choices are best made in an atmosphere of spiritual deliberation as choices made in the flesh will always be wrong, however correct they appear at the time.

The flesh is incapable of making a choice that leads to righteousness as it is unrighteous by its very nature and is at enmity with the Holy Spirit within you. This then is a major key. Never make choices in the absence of the Holy Spirit says the Lord, and every choice you make will be right and proper”