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Expect Me to Show Up

My daughter, there you are. Step towards Me, and you will find Me. I do not waver in my affection towards you. I delight in being with you.

Cling to Me, morning and night. Step towards Me throughout the day. I am not silent towards you. But step towards Me. Relax against Me. Slow to hear Me. Desire Me. I give you rest here, so adventure and faith will come.

First, Me. Nothing else. For I stir your heart in secret places, and I show you what I mean: You are not lost. You are not overwhelmed. The night comes and you know the way through, for you know where light is. You know where I am.

I bring light, child, and I am with you. I bring compassion, child, for I know what you need. I bring fresh air to breath and a new place to stand. I water the dry places and the thirsty land is no longer parched, dusty, desperate for rain.

You lay wanting. You lay waiting. You lay down, weary to stand. But I bring you rest, shading you from intense heat. And I help you to rise, the strength of oaks whose roots reach down hundreds of years.

I am more steadfast than that.

So, come to Me and rest with Me and lean on Me and you will be nourished and strengthened and hope-filled. Come with expectation of my presence. Yes, expect Me. Step out. Know that I am here.

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