A LIVING WORD YESTERDAY

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Prepared by a Successful Architect To Overcome the Mountainous Problems In the Deserts of Life

These words came unto me,

I have made you to lie down in green pastures. I am your shepherd, and I lead you beside the still waters. I restore your soul and lead you in the path of righteousness for my name's sake. Fear no evil. Though you walk through this life where many troubles stalk you, I am with you. My rod and my staff are comforting you. I have prepared a table before you in the presence of your enemies and anointed your head with the oil of gladness; therefore, your cup is running over. I have given you goodness and mercy, which shall follow you all the days of your life, and you will surely dwell in my house forever.

I made you to become successful. I have not failed in creating you. I am a successful architect and have not failed in any of my endeavors. Lie down in the green pastures that I have led you into while I finish my work on you. This is no accident. I have made you to dwell here to express my love for you. Do not despise the walls of the desert, for they are the background of the setting. The desert is only the introduction to what I am doing; therefore, do not look down on the preface to the testimony that I am building.

I have placed you on the first team in this desert. Go on, and make the grade that I have already written in my instructor's book. I have made you a father to many sons and daughters. Now allow them to see you walk this entire journey in faith, always abounding therein with thanksgiving. I have already turned water into wine for you. Now go, and make friends with mammon. They are wiser than the children of light. Go unto them, and learn how to build a complex of buildings. It is not as hard as it seems. I have already arranged for them to help you; therefore, go and finish what I have already begun.

Be committed to my purpose, and you will climb the ladder of success without much effort. My people make so many mistakes because they refuse to walk after me. They make so many mistakes because they isolate themselves from the people of the world. Go and glean from their wisdom. I have said, "Make friends with them." I am leading you in a plain path because of your enemies; therefore, walk in my steps. The path is plain before you. Walk.

You are built to climb the mountains. Mountain climbing cannot be fabricated. It must be accomplished with the skills learned. Look upon the mountains to climb as an adventure, not a task. My yoke is easy and my burden is light. Climb these mountains in your path with joy. The way over these mountains are already made for you. Allow the work of faith to carry you over these things. The problems before you are not what many have made them out to be. They have made them giants before you. I say, "They are already conquered by faith." They have compared the problems to themselves and have exaggerated everything. I have given you more grace so that you may do things to an excessive degree. Run the race before you with patience. I am with you to perform the work in you.