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         Come, lie here in My arms and let us reflect awhile. I remember when I formed you, before the foundations of the world. With great care and special attention, I poured into you. I handpicked each talent, each gift, each characteristic, each fiber of your being, until the combination was exactly the right portions--each specification perfectly in sync to accomplish My will and My purpose in your life, and in the lives of all those you were to touch on the great journey of life.
         I remember the moment when I breathed into you the very breath of life! Oh, the excitement I felt! The love welled up so intensely inside of Me, I could not contain it! For I knew the joy you would bring, not only to Me, but to those who would cross your path along the road of life.
         I remember the first time I laid eyes on you, what joy you brought Me! So much so, that I numbered each hair of your head and marked you as My Own. From the beginning I chose you, sanctified you in truth, and poured upon your head My holy calling. You were destined from the beginning of time, ordained by the great "I Am" to fulfill a role and a purpose that could be for no other. Faithful and loyal, called and true--it is your destiny. For I have used you, and blessed you, and will yet use you in a mighty way, as you stay close by My side, following step by step.
         I knew it would take time, even years, to reach the goals I set before you. Yet this too has been part of My infinite plan, to mold you, make you and shape your heart into pure gold.
         It was with great love and tender care that I have nurtured and watered and brought you along these many years. Even the testings, the purgings, and the trials of your faith have been My purpose to make you white. For I love you from everlasting to everlasting, and in you I am well pleased. Through thick and thin, through tests, trials and purgings, you have held on! You have stood test after test, and yet you continue loving Me and loving My Word. In this I am well pleased.



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