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         My precious love, I know the temptation: You feel that you cannot stop, that you must not stop, for there's too much to do! I know and I see the burdens and the pains and the press of the people that weigh heavily on your heart. I know and I understand the feeling of impossibilities that engulf you. I see and I understand the ponderings of your mind and heart as you wonder how on Earth you can ever accomplish enough to meet the need at hand.
         I see and I know and I understand, for I too was faced with the same when I walked on the Earth. I felt the burden and the press of the people. I felt overwhelmed by the size of a job that seemed impossible. I know and I understand. I, too, felt pressed and burdened and like I had to fight on. And I was right, I did have to fight on. But I learned that it had to be the forces of Heaven fighting through Me. I learned that I couldn't do it, and that My Father didn't expect Me to do it in My Own strength, but to simply yield My all to Him, and He would win the battle.
         I know and I see and I understand the temptation to take things into your own hands, for I, too, was tempted to do the same. I often felt that I didn't even have time to sleep when I was faced with the burdens and the press of the people. The need was so great and the burdens were so heavy. My disciples were all in training, and often I was tempted to feel all alone, like one man fighting the world. I often wanted to dig right in and go, go, go--nonstop. But I had to learn the blessing of pulling back. It didn't take too long for Me to realize that I couldn't do it. I had to step back into that quiet communion with Heaven in order to get the job done.
         And it's the same for you. This is the secret, and herein lies the victory, for you cannot meet the need. On Earth, it cannot be done. This is precisely the reason why I give you this key. For this reason I open to you the treasure vaults of Heaven, for in Heaven it can be done. In Heaven lie all the solutions. And through Heaven, if you will but stop and take time with Me, I will beam down the power. I will beam down the answers, the strength and the miracles that are needed to lift the heavy loads and lighten the burdens.



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