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         Everyone must have their time of testing, their time of trial, to see what they are made of. Sometimes you may be tested together with another. But there are times when you must have a Gethsemane to stand on your own before Me, without the help or the crutches of others but on your own faith, so that you also may see and know what it is made of.
         Gethsemanes are gateways. They are not deaths, they are doorways to new beginnings. As every man must stand alone before Me in the final Judgment, so there are times in this life when you must stand before Me in testings, to take stock of things, to get ahold of Me, to look into My face--not resting in the faith or in the love of others, but only in My love.
         You are My beloved and great is My love for you! Great is My tenderness toward you. Great is My compassion toward you. Great are My thoughts toward you. Great is My desire toward you. I know your every thought. I feel your every feeling and am touched with every sorrow and grief and tribulation of your heart, as if it were My Own. (ML #3090)



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