βI AM is Callingβ
Written By: Courtney Yozze
Dear Child,
I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a future and a hope. For some time now, you have been walking in the wilderness. But I, the Shepherd, have gone before you. I AM making your path straight. And I am calling you out of the wilderness and into the promised land. I have walked alongside you through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and as you abide in Me, you shall fear no evil. For I AM with you. I will never leave you or forsake you. For you know the sound of My voice and will not heed the voice of a stranger. For I chose you from the beginning. I have called you Mine. And as you lean not on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Me, knowing full well I will make your path straight, I will prosper you. You will receive increase in Me.
But, dear child, before you can prosper and bloom, you must be cultivated and pruned. For I AM calling you to higher ground. I AM calling you to have deeper roots in Me. But in order for you to bear good fruit, the bad fruit must be axed at the root. The briers, thorns, and weeds that have been choking you out must be thrown into the fire; for harvest to abound and good fruit to transpire.
For I AM separating the wheat from the tares.
But I know the plans I have for you, dear child. Be established and rooted in how high, how deep, and how wide My love is for you. If Iβve created the lilies in beauty and splendor, how much more will I clothe you? You, whom I knitted together in your motherβs womb. You, whom I chose from the beginning. You, whom I have called and equipped for every good work. You, whom I call My righteousness. You, whom I call forgiven. You, whom I love. You, whom I have called set free. You, whom I have called Mine. You, whom My thoughts and desires towards you outnumber the grains of sand.
Dear Child,
Trust and abide in Me. Do not fear, for I AM with you. My rod and My staff will comfort you. You need not despair as the old things pass away. For I AM doing a new thing. Do you not perceive it? You are a new creation in Me, Christ Jesus.
Love,
Your Heavenly Father
Note From the Author
The Lord imparted this word to me as I remained still in His presence. Afterward, I prayerfully compiled the passages of Scripture that were either quoted directly or reflected throughout this message. My prayer is that these verses will encourage you to search the Scriptures for yourself and draw you into a deeper relationship with the Lord. May the Holy Spirit illuminate His Word as you study to show yourself approved (2 Timothy 2:15).
Scriptures Quoted, Referenced, or Reflected Throughout This Word
β’ Jeremiah 29:11 β "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord... plans to prosper you... to give you a future and a hope."
β’ Isaiah 43:19 β "I will make a way in the wilderness."
β’ Psalm 23:1-4 β "The Lord is my Shepherd... Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me."
β’ Isaiah 40:3-5 β "Prepare the way of the Lord... make straight in the desert a highway for our God."
β’ Deuteronomy 31:6 β "He will never leave you nor forsake you."
β’ Hebrews 13:5 β "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
β’ John 10:3-5, 14, 27 β "My sheep hear My voice... and they will not follow a stranger."
β’ Ephesians 1:4 β "He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world."
β’ Isaiah 43:1 β "I have called you by name; you are Mine."
β’ Proverbs 3:5-6 β "Trust in the Lord... and He will make your paths straight."
β’ Psalm 1:1-3 β "Like a tree planted by streams of water... whatever he does prospers."
β’ John 15:1-8 β "Every branch that bears fruit He prunes... that it may bear more fruit."
β’ Hebrews 12:11 β "Later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness."
β’ Colossians 2:6-7 β "Rooted and built up in Him."
β’ Matthew 3:10 β "The axe is laid to the root of the trees."
β’ John 15:2 β "Every branch that does bear fruit He prunes."
β’ Matthew 13:22 β "The cares of this world... choke the word."
β’ Matthew 13:24-30 β The parable of the wheat and the tares.
β’ Matthew 13:36-43 β The explanation of the wheat and the tares.
β’ Ephesians 3:17-19 β "Rooted and grounded in love... to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge."
β’ Matthew 6:28-30 β "Consider the lilies... if God so clothes the grass... will He not much more clothe you?"
β’ Jeremiah 1:5 β "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you."
β’ Psalm 139:13-18 β "You knitted me together in my mother's womb... Your thoughts toward me are more than the sand."
β’ 2 Timothy 3:16-17 β "Equipped for every good work."
β’ Ephesians 2:10 β "Created in Christ Jesus for good works."
β’ 2 Corinthians 5:21 β "The righteousness of God in Him."
β’ Romans 8:1 β "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
β’ John 8:36 β "If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
β’ Isaiah 41:10 β "Fear not, for I am with you."
β’ Psalm 23:4 β "Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."
β’ Isaiah 43:18-19 β "Forget the former things... Behold, I am doing a new thing."
β’ 2 Corinthians 5:17 β "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation."
β’ 2 Timothy 2:15 β "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God..." (NKJV)
