e-mails from heaven

Dear Struggler,
Human history is littered with the pain and suffering of those who longed for freedom in the presence of bondage. It is almost always a journey of suffering because those who place shackles on others do not loosen them easily.

This is true in your personal struggle. Since your oppressor first began his relentless quest to imprison you, he has done so with a brutality you could have never known about if I had not warned you about it beforehand. Yet I did warn you, and like almost all of my followers, you did not listen. Though I wish you had, I am not about to kick you out of my father’s family because you followed the ways of the Evil One for a while.

The point is that you have now told me that you want to make things right with me. I will take you at your word. Though no human being knows fully what is in your heart, I know. I know, for example, that a great struggle is taking place right now. Do not be alarmed. The spirit that I gave you is battling your sinful nature, and it is a warfare like no other. I would allow you to see my angels doing battle with demonic forces for who is going to give direction to your life, but I am afraid that you would be unable to handle the carnage. Trust me – it is ghastly.

Your struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm. You are not up to the task. You must believe in me. You must believe that what I am telling you about the nature of the war and how to win it is true.

But know this – I am able to deliver you. Yet, I can’t do it alone. You have to participate in the battle too. That is why my father’s Spirit instructed you to put on the full armor of God. I want you to fight, but not with the weapons that the world fights with. Because their weapons originate in the mind of man, they will always disappoint you. In the end, you will be the loser. My weapons, on the other hand, are from above. Use them.

Listen carefully!

Commit yourself to truth and righteousness. This is a decision that you alone can
make. Regardless of how you “feel,” you have to decide in your own mind that seeking truth and pursuing righteousness are your number one priority. Seek the truth about yourself and the truth about me. Commit yourself do doing what is right in spite of a thousand voices advising you to do something else.

Be ready to run in my direction when temptation hunts you down like you were its next meal. Hold up your shield of faith. It will repel the flaming arrows of the devil. Put on my helmet of salvation. You belong to me. That is enough.

Finally, take up my sword. Search my word. I gave it to you for a reason. It has the power to penetrate into your soul and surgically remove whatever it is in your heart that is keeping you from giving yourself fully to me.

My friend, I do not want to lose you, and I’m not giving up on you. I just hope you don’t give up on me.

Jesus