“Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold.”

Nehemiah 8:10

Tuesdays are my favorite day of the week.  On that day at 1:30 PM PST, I meet with incredible people from all around this great land of ours and pray.  We are a group of people who are all involved somehow in entertainment or media, but we are all committed to one purpose – seeing the Lord our God glorified in all things.

Three years ago this month, the Lord led Virginia Morton of  http://www.marchingthroughculpeper.com  to begin these calls with the intention of making her riveting book Marching Through Culpeper into a movie.  My husband and I had the great fortune of becoming a part of this team after I read about Virginia in Rick Heeren’s book Marketplace Miracles about a year and a half ago.  Our lives have been blessed as we have grown deeper in our faith through this Holy Spirit led association. This morning during my private time with my Daddy, God spoke to my spirit and gave me a message on joy which I thought was for me alone.  As we prayed on the call today, it became very apparent to me that God’s messages are never singular in focus, but are intended to be universal and for the edification of the Church.  As I spoke this message over these saints of God, I knew in my heart that I was to share it with you too.  So right now, I call your spirit to attention as I share this word of encouragement from your Father with you.

“I love your intensity for Me, but in that intensity, do not forget to be joyful in all circumstances.  Let your passion for Me bring you constant joy as I unfold the truth to you.  I know the revelations of My Truth can be overwhelming with the responsibility it carries, but still there is joy in it.  As you learn more and more, see your spirit dancing around in an open field full of wild flowers; full of passion and able to grow in even the most adverse conditions.  You have always seen yourself as a rose – in need of special care and attention, but you are not that fragile.  A rose is beautiful for a time, but it is here today and gone tomorrow.  You are stable and deeply rooted.  Your beauty is appreciated by the multitudes, but it is not  your outward adornment for which they marvel.  It is Me in you that they see.  Remember that as you go out into the world.  Carry My Spirit of joy with you for that will attract the masses to you.  It is My peace which is the bait.  I will pour it out through you to draw the world in to Me.”

Take the time to be joyful today no matter what your circumstances may be.  You are not alone.  He will never leave you nor forsake you.  He is a God who inhabits the praises of His people, so praise Him while you dance in the open field of beautiful wild flowers!  Do it today….your destiny is waiting.