FJWL_02:56
         The path of true greatness is the path that goes through Me. I cannot make you great until you have come to Me with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind, and all of your strength.
         These things that you have passed through are not defeats, but they are stepping stones to glory!--Not the glory of man, but the glory of God, the glory of humility, the glory of utter dependence upon Me, the glory of My Spirit working through the humble heart, through the trusting soul, through the yielded mind, through the loving spirit.
         So, My little lamb, and all My little lambs, know and understand that the things that you suffer, the trials that you are faced with, the burdens that you bear, the testing, the purging, the trying, the heartache and heartbreak, the pressure, the squeezing, the tests and the trials, do not take you away. They are not a sign of My displeasure. They are not meant to show that I am not there. They are tokens of My love. They are the steps that you must go through to come to Me.
         But know that I am always there. In the deepest and darkest experiences and in the greatest despair, I am there. Turn and face Me and trust Me, even when all else seems so dark. Trust Me, for I take you through the darkness that I may bring you out into My glorious light--the light of My love, the light of My truth, the light of My strength, and the light of My power. (ML #3004)



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