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         I rejoice greatly in My front-line fighters--those who sow the seed, who have a broken heart for the lost, who go out day after day seeking to feed, seeking to rescue, seeking to love. These are they who die daily to themselves and to their own wants and desires in order to witness My Words, to give My love. These are the greatest in My sight, in whom I have much delight!
         You are one of these--one of My fighters! I delight greatly in you, for you do not seek your own, but you seek to please Me. You seek to feed those that are hungry and to save those that are lost.
         Therefore will I give all things to you, for have I not promised that she that loses her life for My sake, the same shall save it? Though you have lost many things and given up many desires, many loved ones, many loves, things that have been very dear to your heart, do I not see these things? Do you think that I know not?
         I do know. I count these sacrifices dear to Me and you will be rewarded for every one. None will be forgotten, for they are all inscribed in the Book. As you have poured out, so will I pour unto you. You will not go empty as long as you look to Me, as long as you keep your face pointed toward Me.
         I am your loving Husband and King Who lavishes all things upon you. Yet My gifts do not always glitter, neither are they always precious in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes My gifts are precious to the soul, but they are not precious to the sight. Even the gift of brokenness, the gift of tenderness, the gift of humility, the gift of the heart and mind of a shepherdess--these are sometimes bitter gifts to the taste, yet satisfying to the spirit.
         These gifts do I give unto you because of your great love for Me, and because you have not held yourself back from Me. In the time of difficulty you have reached up to Me, even when you felt that you had no strength left. Indeed there was no strength left, yet I carried you in My arms and brought you through.
         I wish to hold you tight, close to Me forever. You are a special love unto Me because of your faithfulness, because of your love, because of your love for the sheep, because of your diligence to feed My sheep. When you're down, I will carry you. When you fall, I will lift you up. When you have no more strength, I will be your strength, for I am He Who fills all things.
         Go forth now and pour out upon the needy. Pour out upon those whom I entrust to your care. Pour out and love. Let My love flow through you that others may feel My love, that they may be touched, that their hurts may be healed. In so doing I will also heal your hurts and I will mend the pieces of your broken heart. For do I not see that it is broken? Yes, I see and I know. But even this is My doing, that in putting the pieces back together it will be strengthened, made stronger than ever, and it will be a channel to pour forth My love through you.
         Keep your face pointed toward Me, that as you pour out, I may pour in to you. For without Me, you are nothing. You must receive of My Spirit and My love. You must take time with Me receiving the seeds of My Spirit, the seeds of My Word. You must let Me come deep into you. I love you like a lover. Yea, I am even married to you, and I will keep you as My bride.
         You are the child of My love in whom I am well pleased. And though you fall, and though you are weak at times, though you are discouraged, yet am I with you. And as you continue to pour out My love in a spirit of patience, in a spirit of meekness, in a spirit of longsuffering, in a spirit of understanding, so will I continue to give these gifts to you.
         I know your desires. I read the inner thoughts of your heart. Oh, My love, how I love your love! You are precious to Me, because I am precious to you.



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