Karen Zerby
GN 1148-49 FD/MM/FM
By Maria 3559 8/05
For age 16 and up. Parents and shepherds can share portions of this counsel with their JETTs and junior teens as the Lord leads, provided they have read the Loving Jesus series for their age group.
Dearest Family,
1. For a long time I've been wanting to publish for you some of the beautiful intimate words of love the Lord has spoken to us, as well as the examples He's given us of praises to Him that are sexy and erotic. And now, since He is asking us to focus on the weapon of loving Him intimately (See "Art of War, Part 3," GN 1146)‚ it seems like a perfect time to get these out for you, so that you can use them in your personal times of loving Him‚ or for your adult devotions or Loving Jesus nights.
2. These have been received over a period of quite a few years, ever since the Lord gave us the gift of loving Him intimately. Some were received when we were working on the "To Jesus with Love" praise books, but were too sexy or erotic to include there. Others have been received by individuals (both in WS and on the field) in their personal times of loving our Husband. Others were received specifically at my request to publish for you as some examples of how our Husband likes to be loved, and likes to whisper His Words of love to us in return. ("Expressions of Ecstasy, Parts 1 and 2‚" coming soon.)
3. As I was preparing these beautiful love words for you, I spent quite a bit of time thinking and praying about how we as a Family are progressing in our marriage to our Husband, and the Lord put the burden on my heart to receive more counsel and answers from Him about this topic for you.
4. Some of you still struggle with questions in regard to this revelation—and I don't blame you. It's not something that can be resolved or reasoned out in your carnal mind. It's controversial. It's sexy. It requires a lot of humility to practice it. So it's understandable that some of you would still have questions or still struggle with it from time to time.
5. Some of the answers the Lord gives in this GN are along the lines of things He has said in the past. Not all of the questions and answers are new or cover issues never addressed before. But the Lord assured us that He doesn't mind answering us repeatedly, as long as we're hungry for the answers. He also reminded us that since we are bringing more and more people into our fellowship at different levels, it's very important that your faith is strong, especially when it comes to some of these more controversial doctrines we have. Your personal faith has to be strong in order to share the Lord's answers with others. He wants you to have all you need in order to witness boldly of your love for Him and your faith, even when you're confronted with questions about our more controversial or "hot" doctrines. So some of the questions He answers in this Letter‚ as you will see, are along the lines of how to witness about our beliefs of loving Him intimately, and how to give wise explanations to those who ask.
6. To begin with‚ here is a review of why the Lord has asked us to love Him in this way, as well as a list of the blessings that He's promised us as a result of our fulfilling His request. These are taken mainly from the "Loving Jesus" series and the "How to Love Me More" series, as well as some of the other Letters where the Lord and Dad have explained more about loving Him intimately. Although we've tried to make these reasons as distinct and nonrepetitive as possible, you'll see that many of them overlap to some degree. Because many of these reasons are similar and are taken from the same quotes‚ in some cases there are two or three reasons without quotes, followed by the quote that's the basis for all those reasons. Also, in some cases these reasons were taken from messages in this GN‚ so they don't have the quotes immediately following them.
Reason #1
7. Because it's a matter of obedience. Jesus has asked it of us.
(Dad:) The simple reason is because Jesus has asked it of you. He's bared His heart to you and told you of His need for your love—the love of each of His brides and each Family member. He's requested this love, this deeper and more intimate relationship with you, and just as He first loved us and saved us, we should in turn love Him in the way He asks, and do so gladly. He knows that it's a difficult thing and a sacrifice for some, but He's still asking it of you. Don't worry, though; He'll more than repay. There are other reasons too, but the primary reason why we should love Jesus intimately is because He's asked it of us. How can we not give the One Who has given His life for us the love that He asks for? (ML #3282:84, GN 888).
Reason #2
8. Because it's a chance for us to do something for Jesus that He really wants and needs. It's an expression of our love for the One Who has given us everything.
9. As I was thinking about this point, it came to me that besides the fact that we are living for Jesus, and so should be willing to do what He asks of us regardless of what it is, the God of the universe humbled Himself, got down on His knees, and begged us to be His bride. To me, that is one of the very most important reasons!
(Jesus:) I love to be loved and I love to love. I love to receive love. I love to give love. So few understand My need to be loved, My desire to be loved.… I long to be loved as a lonely man who does not seem to be lonely because He has so many friends and so much family‚ yet He lacks a sweetheart and darling.
Please come, come to Me and be My darling! Come to Me and be My sweetheart! Come to Me and be My wife, My Bride! Come, come, please come and lie in the bed of love with Me. … I seek to be in love with you, and I seek for you to be in love with Me‚ that we may have a new relationship.
So come! Come! Come, My Bride! Come‚ My loves! Come, I call, come! Come to My bed, come to My arms, come to My kisses, to My lips! (ML #3029:34,36-37,39 Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) Yes, I want praise and adoration, I want words of thanksgiving‚ but they that love Me most understand that I also want words of caresses and words of wooing and words of endearment; they understand that I also want the words of excitement, because this portrays in spirit what you describe in flesh.
So please whisper to Me these terms of endearment, these words of excitement, that I may love you and fill you, and that I may hold you so close in My arms that we will be one (ML #3029:63,66, Lifelines 25).
Reason #3
10. Because it makes Jesus happy and supplies His need for love. He needs us and desires us as His Bride, His lover. He wishes to be loved in a more intimate way. He has requested this love and deeper relationship. He wants us to be in love with Him as He is with us.
(Dad:) God actually needs us and wants us and is in love with us, His Bride! ... What does God need from us? The thing He really wants the most is that intimate fellowship and love—just like a man needs sex from his wife most of all, her loving intimate fellowship. And then he also needs her service—he needs her to keep house and cook for him, etc. He [Jesus] does need us very much to meet His need for intimacy, spiritual sex! He likes to fuck us with the Word, the seed‚ right?… The thing He needs from us the most is that intimate fellowship in the Spirit! (ML #1389:13-15, DB1).
(Jesus:) I desire your love even more than you have shown Me until now. … We have more awaiting us, more intimacy, and this is what I am seeking now. This is what I am calling for. This is what I am yearning for! (ML #3030:47, Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) Without you, I would have no object for My love‚ no vessel for My love, and love that is not shared is incomplete, unfulfilled, hollow, lost—even My love. I need you. That is the wonder of My love. (Mama: ) Just think‚ the great God of the universe is waiting for your love. He needs your love (ML #3045:110, Lifelines 23).
Reason #4
11. It's a test of our yieldedness. Practicing it is an indication that we're yielding to Him and want to stay close and be strengthened.
(Dad:) To be the kind of bride He wants, you've got to first of all have enough faith in His love to obey and come, and strip off all of the outer garments of appearances, cover-ups and false fronts, and expose yourself to the Lord, totally yielding yourself to Him in submission and humility. You must be willing to be stripped bare before Him. You're just you‚ and that's what He wants, you!—All of you!
So you've got to drop everything, forsake all‚ come to Him and be willing to be stripped bare, abandon all false cover-ups, and just expose yourself to Him. And then you've got to let Him make love to you and fill you with His Spirit and His seed, the Word of God, which, when conceived in responsive hearts, brings forth fruit, newborn babes into the Kingdom of God! Hallelujah! (ML #2224:17-18, Vol.17).
Reason #5
12. It will help us to easily be able to flow with future moves of the spirit.
(Jesus:) If [people] can let go of their pride and yield to Me in this area, they have completed the grade and have the basic preparedness in spirit that I require. Of course, there will be more moves of the Spirit that will come along, and other things that will strengthen and enhance their spiritual lives, but as I have said, Loving Jesus is the final wall of preparation. This will encourage many of My children who wonder if they will be able to receive the next new move of My Spirit.
The simple truth is that if they are able to embrace the Loving Jesus revelation, and they remain yielded and open to Me‚ as My desirous and simple brides, believing, receiving and accepting in faith‚ they will easily be able to flow along with the future moves of My Spirit (ML #3282:185-186, GN 888).
Reason #6
13. We will have a closer relationship with Jesus.
(Dad:) He's our Lover, our closest and most intimate friend, so naturally you should want to develop as close a relationship as possible with Him, and saying love words to Him is a vehicle for deepening your relationship with your Lover (ML #3282:88, GN 888).
(Jesus:) There are many wonderful benefits to using this weapon, but one of the greatest advantages is the closeness you develop with Me, which gives you faith to ask anything of Me, believe that I love you come what may, and the desire that it inspires in your heart to do more for Me and be a 100% dedicated bride (ML #3558:106, GN 1146).
Reason #7
14. To receive the greater protection He has promised.
(Jesus:) Those who are intimate with Me are afforded greater protection and are privy to more of My care and instruction, for they have given more to Me. Unto those who give more, more will be given. As much faith as you show forth, that measure will be returned unto you.
So love Me, that you might partake of all these blessings. Allow Me to fully protect and care for you by coming into My household and being wed to Me, loving Me and giving yourself unto Me. I can only protect and care for My friends as much as they allow Me; but I can carefully guard and keep close by My sides My wives, who have given themselves to Me forever (ML #3282:179–180, GN 888).
(Jesus:) Remember that picture of persecution where you‚ the Bride, were in My arms, and I was about to wallop the Enemy? Loving Me intimately gives you the faith to run into My arms, to run into My embrace, and there find the strength and protection you need.
If you were not intimate with Me, you might be tempted to merely run to My side. But when you rush into My arms‚ you are that much closer and you stir within Me that much more ire against the Devil. It's an entirely different story when he tries to attack you when you're in My arms as My Bride than when you're merely an associate. It's the difference between defending family and defending a business associate. Those of the world would generally go much further for family than they would for someone they merely worked with, right? So it is that when you run into My arms, I am moved with a powerful urge to destroy the Enemy (ML #3558:109–110, GN 1146).
Reason #8
15. To have full anointing and power for today.
(Jesus:) In this new day, to have the full anointing, power and blessing of My Spirit‚ you must be using the new weapons, and loving Me intimately is one of them. Times have changed‚ and because of this, I plead with you to heed My call and to obey.… You will need the beacon of loving Me intimately to help light your way (ML #3282:51, GN 888).
Reason #9
16. You will be more encouraged and less discouraged.
(Jesus:) This [Loving Jesus] is the thing that will pull My people up from the discouragement and the disheartenment that they are feeling. It will give them renewed strength and love and anointing (ML #3029:132, Lifelines 25).
Reason #10
17. It helps us be a greater encouragement to others.
(Jesus:) They shall shine brightly with My love and ... they shall be beacons in all the land, beacons of My love in the time of darkness when the world is so dark.... My beacons shall be deep wells of love, and deep wells of light, and deep wells of encouragement, for they shall be filled with Me because they have loved Me and they have lain in the bed of love and they have been empowered by My seeds (ML #3032:171,172, Lifelines 25).
Reason #11
18. It will enable us to do a better job for Jesus.
(Jesus:) Loving Me intimately makes your work for Me easier because you're not merely doing it for a boss, but you're doing it because you love Me. This helps to give you consistency and strength to carry on even when My mission for you might seem tedious and boring. Because you love Me you are able to do even the most mundane tasks with joy and contentment. Claim that joy and contentment‚ and it will be yours as a result of our times of intimate loving (ML #3558:120, GN 1146).
Reason #12
19. We will be used in greater ways, and able to accomplish more with effortless ease. When we asked the Lord how it was possible to accomplish more with effortless ease, since almost any accomplishment requires some sort of effort, He replied: "Your effort is in seeking Me and asking Me to do it through you, or sometimes despite you. I either work behind the scenes to do the things you cannot do, or I empower you to do things with a peace, a strength, an anointing or a love which you did not possess before. The only effort required is that of a yielded heart that loves and seeks Me, and a believing and obedient spirit. There are times in which you must take steps to be in a position for Me to do such works, but I am still the One Who does them. In those cases, your effort is so small in comparison to what it would have to be if you were doing it in your own strength that I refer to it as 'effortless ease.'"
(Jesus:) Many shall see that the children of David are the brides of Christ who are willing to love no matter what the cost. And because of this, they shall receive My Spirit in a new and greater way, and they shall accomplish more with effortless ease. For the Spirit of God shall do their bidding, because they do the bidding of the Spirit of God (ML #3029:103‚ Lifelines 25).
Reason #13
20. You will have more faith to come boldly before the Lord and claim what you need.
(Jesus:) It's not until you personally enter into a deep love relationship with Me that you can fully believe how deeply I love you. I've always told you about My love, but it's hard for you to understand just how deep and rich it is until you've partaken of it, returned it, and enjoyed it intimately between us. That's why it can't be just Me loving you; you have to return My love in the intimate ways that I desire it, which in return will‚ among other things‚ bring you into a fuller realization of how you have captured My heart and how much faith and boldness you can exercise in asking Me for what you need to carry out My will (ML #3558:184, GN 1146).
Reason #14
21. We will receive greater and more miraculous answers to our prayers. We will have physical blessings as well—great supply and abundance, great provision.
(Jesus:) As they yield to My request for their love, so will I yield to their requests, and so will I answer their prayers, their needs and their desires in an even greater way.… I will bless them in great abundance for their love for Me, the King Who has everything, but Who seeks to be loved! (ML #3030:38,102, Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) If you give love unto Me‚ and if you remain faithful in your obedience of preaching My Word, so will I pour forth unto you in great supply to fill your great needs.—That your children shall have what they need, and that your young people shall have what they need, and that your older people will have what they need. For you are all My Bride and I will pour forth in great abundance. For you shall no longer be the beggar woman, but you shall be the Queen, for you have bestowed great love unto your King, unto your Lover, unto your Husband.
Therefore, love Me and honor Me with the praise of your lips, and lay yourself down before Me inviting Me to come, and, lo, I will fill you. I will fill you with inspiration. I will fill you with seeds. I will fill you with words. I will fill you with love. I will fill you with supply (ML #3032:12‚13, Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) Use the advantage you have of being My wife to obtain special favors from Me. I love to give to you, and you'd be amazed how much I would do for you and work out for you, if you would only ask—and ask in faith, as My bride, knowing that I care for you. Nothing is too small, too insignificant, or too difficult for Me to "pull some strings" for you and get you what you need. I love to manifest My power on your behalf, so ask Me whenever you need it (ML #3558:114, GN 1146).
Reason #15
22. To be better prepared for the future, for the great battles and struggles in the dark days to come. It is training for the days to come.
(Jesus:) I will make you a strong Family, the strong soldiers that you wish to be. For there are great battles ahead, and great struggles, and you will need My love and My strength and that closeness with Me, that unbreakable bond between you and Me. I love you‚ and this is the reason that I pour My New Wine unto you, because I know that you love Me and you want to be My strong soldiers in these Last Days (ML #3031:89, Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) As the days of the End draw closer, the strength that you gain from loving Me intimately will become more and more vital…. This special protection and blessing which comes from loving Me intimately can only be given to you when you are My bride, My wife, My lover.
So if you want full power, anointing and blessing for today, and training for the days to come‚ this is the way. I call My children to practice now, to embrace this revelation now‚ so that they will be able to fully utilize it in the days to come (ML #3282:50,62, GN 888).
Reason #16
23. It will prepare us to be mighty witnesses in the Endtime.
(Jesus:) … The Last Days, the time of the End, is different. It will be unlike any other time in history, and will require a different set of strengths and different training than any other Christian in history has had to have.
I know best‚ and I know what you will need in order to make it through the Endtime, not merely scraping by and existing, but fulfilling the role that I have laid out for you, being mighty witnesses and testimonies for Me. In order to do this, and in order to have the strength and power that you will need, you must love Me intimately (ML #3282:61-62, GN 888).
Reason #17
24. It's preparing us to do miracles and wonders in the Endtime.
(Dad:) … The Lord has promised that "greater things than these will you do" in the Endtime. Not only will He use you to do greater things, to be great witnesses, to even do miracles and wonders in the Endtime, but He's also asking you to do some things that He's never asked of you before. He knows it's going to be difficult for some, especially the younger generation, and a real pride killer. But it's part of His plan, and even if you don't understand it or even like it, the key is the same—trust and obey. Then you'll reap the rewards of your obedience.
The Lord is using this as part of your preparation for the Endtime, part of your preparation to be the witnesses He wants you to be. If you try to operate with only the weapons of the past and you don't try to use the new weapons of the spirit, you won't be prepared in spirit for the days to come and you'll fall away when the going gets tough (ML#3282:85–86, GN 888).
Reason #18
25. We will become more finely attuned to people's needs and how to reach them with the Lord's love. We'll be better and more effective witnesses, with a more sincere connection with people. We will be able to make more of a difference in their lives.
(Jesus:) I have brought new life into your witnessing—new purpose‚ new vigor! It has caused you to want to be more honest, more real, and to have a deeper witness, a more sincere connection with each person you meet (ML #3098:26, Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) The abundance of all of your love will pour forth and fill the needs of your friends and of your close ones. And the abundance of My love will give you all that you need to pour forth My Word and My message and My love upon the dry and dusty and needy world. All because you turned and gave your love unto Me (ML #3032:67, Lifelines 25).
Reason #19
26. It will help us to bear more fruit, both now and in the future.
27. It will help us to win more souls.
28. It will help us to have more fruitful follow-up.
(Mama:) We now see that we can be better prepared for the future, for the great battles and struggles in the dark days to come, by having a closer relationship with Jesus, by seeing Him as the wonderful Husband that He is and ourselves as His Bride. We can bear more fruit by being filled to overflowing with His love, which will result in our loving our Family more‚ feeding our sheep and contacts more‚ following up more‚ winning more souls‚ and witnessing more to the needy world. As we draw closer to the Lord in a more intimate way, we will become much more powerful and more effective witnesses, as Jesus' beacons of love and light for the whole world! (ML #3034:31, Lifelines 23).
Reason #20
29. We will become a sample to the world of Christians who have the love of God, and who give that love to one another.
(Dad:) He'll use it to cause your love for Him to grow so that you can be an even better witness and sample of His love to others (ML #3282:87, GN 888).
Reason #21
30. We will have in our hands the elixir of God's love to heal broken hearts.
(Jesus:) …You shall glow! Your eyes shall be enlightened. Your hands shall hold the elixir of My love to heal their broken hearts. (ML #3032:174, Lifelines 25).
Reason #22
31. It will help us preempt the Enemy's attacks.
(Jesus:) I also want to use our times together to preempt the Enemy. I want to reveal My plans and secrets to you. I want you to join hands with Me in battle and to use this valuable weapon I have given you offensively, by not only coming to Me for your comfort and pleasure, but so you may become truly a part of Me, that I may fully possess you, that we may become one. I want you to push back, defeat, and destroy the Enemy and his strongholds, and you can with My power (ML #3558:96, GN 1146).
Reason #23
32. We'll be better able to withstand the evils that the Enemy will throw at us.
(Jesus:) ... The Loving Jesus revelation is the last wall of preparation, the last step to your being suited and fitted with the basics that you will have need of in the Last Days. For with these tools, you have the basics needed to withstand the evils that the Enemy will throw against you. It is the consummation of My Bride and Me, and put together with the other new weapons that I've given you which you are learning to use faithfully, it provides you with all that you will need. And yes, it will prepare you for the Last Days, and without it, you will lack in some area (ML #3282:173, GN 888).
(Jesus:) Loving Me intimately increases your awareness of My presence, which gives you confidence and dispels the Enemy's main weapon of fear. When you know that I am near you, that I love you, and that I will take care of you, it helps put his puny attacks in perspective and it takes away the foreboding and dread that he'd like to place on you (ML #3558:122, GN 1146).
Reason #24
33. It makes battles easier to fight and to overcome.
(Jesus:) As the days get darker and the times more difficult, loving Me and being in love with Me and being close to Me and being intimate with Me will help you through, and things will look brighter (ML #3030:31, Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) The more you love Me, the less the Enemy's attacks can have sway in your life. So when you're battling with long-term spiritual battles or weaknesses, run into My arms and you will find that I repel the attacks of the Enemy for you (ML #3558:116‚ GN 1146).
Reason #25
34. It strengthens our connection with Jesus so that it'll hold through any test.
(Dad:) ... If you've been faithful to cultivate your relationship with Jesus and deepen it through loving Him intimately, then when the heat is on, your connection with Him will be so strong that it will hold through any test (ML #3282:86, GN 888).
Reason #26
35. It dispels the doubts of the Enemy.
(Jesus:) Loving Me intimately also dispels the doubts of the Enemy‚ because when you know someone—and I mean really know them intimately, not just a casual acquaintance—you are a whole lot less likely to believe the negative and the lies that are spoken by their enemies (ML #3558:104, GN 1146).
Reason #27
36. It makes the Devil flee. He hates to hear your love words to Jesus.
(Dad:) Love the Lord, make love to Jesus, and that Ol' Boy [the Devil] will turn tail and run. You should see him shaking in his boots when you all start loving Jesus. Boy oh boy! (ML #3072:76, Lifelines 23).
Reason #28
37. It's the way to have full blessings‚ benefits, strength, and help in the final battle‚ and to be privy to all of Jesus' Words‚ instructions and training.
(Jesus:) So if you wish to go through the final battle with all the strength and help that you can possibly have‚ embrace the Loving Jesus revelation and partake of it. If you wish to be as close to Me as possible and be privy to all My Words‚ instructions, and the special things I would tell you and teach you‚ then love Me intimately. … The full blessings and benefits only come to those who choose to partake. And as the days wax worse, the benefits will only increase (ML #3282:175, GN 888).
Reason #29
38. Our lives will change for the better as we grow spiritually and get more connected to Jesus.
(Jesus:) Loving Me intimately causes your spirit to grow stronger and more powerful, because I give you more of My power each time you come and love Me (ML #3558:119, GN 1146).
Reason #30
39. The Lord will lead us to new heights and new places‚ new horizons that we've not even dreamed of.
(Jesus:) If you will follow Me hand in hand, footstep by footstep, I will lead you to new heights and new places. I will lead you to new horizons that you have not even dreamed of (ML #3032:167, Lifelines 25).
Reason #31
40. There is a lover's training and blessings reserved for those who choose to lie with Jesus in the bed of love.
(Jesus:) Those who choose to come into My bed of love benefit from that increased closeness, tenderness, the words spoken during those intimate moments. They can know Me better and receive more love at My hand because they're putting themselves in a position to receive.
My words of love‚ encouragement and training are not reserved only for the bed of love. I share them with as many as will receive them. But I do reserve the lover's blessing for those who choose to be My lovers. I reserve the lover's training for those who choose to lie with Me in the bed of love. This is the difference between a friend and a lover (ML #3282:159,163, GN 888).
Reason #32
41. We'll be further ahead in our growth and training when we get to Heaven.
Reason #33
42. We get to know and understand Jesus better, and His Word and His mind and His thoughts. We will be more like Jesus, thinking His thoughts, reacting as He reacts, feeling and loving as He feels and loves.
(Jesus:) The single greatest personal benefit in loving Me intimately is the thinning of the spiritual veil between us. When you love someone, you can often sense and feel things that they're going through even when not in their visible presence. You begin to sense My will more clearly; you begin to read My mind, feel My feelings, and receive My thoughts. Because you love Me intimately, the spiritual veil between us becomes thinner and thinner as you fall deeper and deeper in love with Me and become more and more accustomed to My way of thinking and acting.
The thinner the veil gets, the nearer you draw to My presence. The more you are in My presence, the more power you have. The more power you have, the weaker the Enemy's attacks against you are. The weaker the Enemy's attacks against you are, the easier it is for you to defeat them. And the easier it is for you to defeat the Enemy, the harder it is for him to defeat you (ML #3558:125-126, GN 1146).
(Jesus:) Have I not promised that in our times of intimate communion I would reveal to you My secrets? Then come, My loves, let us love and love and love, and afterwards, in the quiet as we lie in each other's arms, I will reveal to you My secrets (ML #3558:85, GN 1146).
Reason #34
43. We will have the grace to make any difficult decisions that may come our way.
(Jesus:) Keep our link and love relationship hot and passionate.... I want you always by My side and I love loving you. But more than that, it will help you through whatever comes your way, and will help you make any difficult decisions you may have to make (ML #3289:82, GN 883).
Reason #35
44. We'll have greater peace and confidence that no matter what, because He's our Husband and He loves us so greatly‚ we'll know we're in His hands and His care and we don't have to worry.
(Jesus:) As Moses' face shone when he came down from the mountain from being in My presence, so will your face shine and your spirit shine and your soul shine, for it will shine with the presence of God! For it will be as if the shekinah glory is upon you‚ and you will shine and glow, and you will have peace, and you will have rest. You will have the answers, because those that I have instructed will be helping you, and My voice will be saying, "This is the way‚ walk ye in it." And then you can walk in peace and in confidence and in faith and in love—with no more worries or hurried and fretting feelings, but at ease (ML #3024:82‚ Lifelines 22).
Reason #36
45. You will have a greater desire to hear from the Lord in prophecy and receive the personalized instruction and shepherding He has for you.
Reason #37
46. You will have greater clarity and yieldedness in hearing from Heaven. Loving Jesus intimately strengthens your channel. A clear and yielded channel is a manifestation of the strength and beauty that comes from loving Jesus.
(Jesus:) Those who spend time with Me in the bed of love, receiving and sucking My seeds, are strengthened, and the seeds that they absorb are manifested again through prophecy. The strength and beauty that comes from loving Me is made manifest through a clear and yielded channel, which I give you when you love Me intimately.
(Jesus:) It is a means to enhance your times spent hearing from Me. In using this weapon, you are in a sense stripping yourself of all that would hold you back from opening yourself up completely to Me, My Words, and My seeds. It strips you of your pride, your self, your inhibitions, your reservations, and all that would hinder you from walking unashamed into My chambers, revealing to Me your heart, your need for Me, and your need for My love (ML #3558:134‚ GN 1146).
Reason #38
47. You will recognize His voice‚ sense the direction He's leading, and discern His will more easily and clearly.
(Mama: ) The deeper and closer relationship that Loving Jesus provides us with is part of our lifeline and connection with Him. In order to be His close Endtime Bride in the Last Days, it's imperative that we are more finely attuned to His voice and leadings, which He's explained will come from sharing this more intimate relationship with Him now (ML #3282:161,144, GN 888).
(Jesus:) Another benefit is that drawing you closer to Me and taking you into My bedchamber gives you greater discernment to understand what is My voice and what is the voice of the Enemy. As a result of knowing the sound of My voice and the feeling of My touch in your heart, you are not led astray as easily by temptations or imitations of the Enemy (ML #3558:105, GN 1146).
Reason #39
48. It stretches our faith, which is good for us.
Reason #40
49. It sets us apart, as well as keeps us separate from the Church system.
(Jesus:) There is always the danger of My New Church falling into the patterns of the Old Church. It's the natural course of events for those who don't fight to remain called out, free, radical, young new bottles in spirit.
That's why I do so much in each of your lives … to keep you stirred up, to try to motivate you to change, to fight, to see things as I do, to stay flexible and willing to strip off your clothes before Me in spirit, to be wholly Mine.
Sometimes these things I do make you uncomfortable, and your natural reaction is to clutch your clothes tighter to your body, rather than letting go and baring yourself before Me. But realize that when you feel that way, if you let your pride and resistance to change and to My Spirit dominate you, you are in very real danger of becoming like the Old Church (ML #3504:9-11, GN 1089).
Reason #41
50. We will be renewed.
(Jesus:) I ask you to do this thing, for it will renew you (ML #3032:92‚ Lifelines 25).
(Jesus:) I call you out of the wings and into My bedchamber‚ that you may lay your head gently upon My bosom, that I may wrap My arms around you‚ that I may stroke you and whisper to you. For by taking this time in rest and repose, you are calmed, you are strengthened, your faith is renewed, your spirit is uplifted. For time in the bedchamber with Me is time in My temple, is time in My love, and time in My strength.… Seek first the Kingdom of God, the arms of your true Lover, and all of these other things will be added unto you, all the strength that you need, and the wisdom and the faith (ML #3024:25,26, Lifelines 22).
Reason #42
51. It gives us greater joy.
Reason #43
52. It makes our burdens lighter.
(Dad:) This gift of love will make their yokes easier and their burdens lighter! It will fill their hearts with joy and draw them closer to the Lord! (ML #3031:139, Lifelines 25).
Reason #44
53. It opens the door to full possession.
(Jesus:) I have given you the means to have this full possession through the gift of loving Me intimately (ML #3558:94, GN 1146).
(Jesus:) I love to possess you! As a man loves a woman and desires to fill her with his seeds, so I desire to have you—fully and completely! I want you to be Mine!
And in those moments when I bade you‚ "Come, allow Me to fully possess you," many of you opened up, you took Me in, you received My Spirit in full. Without reservation, many received Me fully and completely in that moment. And many of you continue to have your moments of allowing Me to possess you. You're making progress, My loves, taking time with Me, coming into our intimate chambers. You open yourselves wide to receive Me, to allow Me these exhilarating moments when our spirits become one! (ML #3376:5,6, GN 973).
Reason #45
54. It's humbling, and frees us from pride.
(Jesus:) This [Loving Jesus] humbles you, but it also empowers you. For it is this that will make you the strong soldiers that you need to be for the days ahead.
Do you want to know the road to the Promised Land? It's the road of humility‚ the humble road. March on the humble road. This thing [the Loving Jesus revelation] will humble you (ML #3029:95, 99, Lifelines 25).
Reason #46
55. It's a declaration of our faith.
(Jesus:) I wish to be loved in a new way‚ in the way that I truly wish to be loved. This is a step of faith for you, and a leap of faith for many! But have I not always honored these steps of faith that your father has taken, yea, the leaps? Have I not always brought forth great fruit as I promised? So come, come I say, come in unto Me and be My Bride! (ML #3029:36, Lifelines 25).
Reason #47
56. It makes Jesus proud of us.
Reason #48
57. It's the best for us, and will make us happiest and most fulfilled.
(Mama:) He's doing all He can to help us to be close to Him because He loves us and He knows that is what will make us the happiest. He wants to be with you to share more of your life, to love you more completely and intimately! Please don't let the Enemy rob you of this wonderful blessing! Reach out by faith now and make Jesus happy today with your words of love and your spiritual lovemaking. It will make you so happy too! (ML #3031:121, Lifelines 25).
Reason #49
58. It unifies the Family, as we do it together. And this very unity will be the secret to our greater strength and power in the days to come.
(Jesus:) This open show of affection through your love words to Me will help you who live with one another, fight daily battles together, and go through struggles together, to grow in deeper love and affection for each other, as well as for Me. As you open your heart to include others in your marriage with Me, you will grow in unity and truly become one wife, one marriage together, and you and I will also grow closer together.
You will not have to work up this unity that I have asked you to have, but this love you show to Me with one another will take over and bring you the unity that is required in order to be beacons of light to this world of darkness in the days to come.
As you show your love for Me to one another, you will pass on My strength and love to each other, which will create a strong link that the Evil One will not be able to sever. He will not be able to penetrate your midst, and the closer we grow together as one greater marriage, the more the strength and fire of our love will blast him and his imps to bits. We will move forward in a love that will be too bright‚ too strong for him and his (ML #3558:149,154,162, GN 1146).
Reason #50
59. It gives you greater love, respect and trust for your brothers and sisters.
(Jesus:) This will also deepen your respect for one another. You will grow to admire those you live and work with because you will see how much they love Me and how much they're willing to give Me.
Then, even though a person may be riddled with weaknesses and imperfections, you will still have this supernatural love for them, because you see that, "Well, this one really loves our Husband, just as I love Him. He gives his life to Him, just as I have given my life to Him." (ML #3558:150,151, GN 1146).
Reason #51
60. It gives us greater spiritual freedom.
(Jesus:) I open a new door, a door in the Spirit, a door of freedom in My Spirit, a door through which you will go that you may revel in My Spirit and in My love and in My ecstasies.… (ML #3033:291, Lifelines 25).
Reason #52
61. It prepares us to be Jesus' hot, free, radical, alive and vibrant bride of the End.
(Jesus:) My loves, I give you New Wine and I ask you to drink it and to yield, to be naked before Me. I have gotten you used to coming to Me naked and open so I can pump My seeds into you in our times in the bed of love! Marvel not, for all this is in preparation for the things I have in store for you to win and woo the lost of this lonely, desperate world.
The world needs you to be radical and dropped out! I need you to be My radical vibrant bride‚ for there are many who are looking for the Jesus of today! Will you continue to follow? Will you stay dropped out? You will if you obey the New Wine that I pour forth! You will be young and radical, and many will see you burn and want to follow! (ML #3542:132,134, GN 1139).
Reason #53
62. It gives us greater authority in the spiritual realm.
(Jesus:) The Devil hates to hear your love words to Me; he hates the fact that I have chosen you as My bride; he hates the fact that I have endowed you with My inheritance and made you My heirs. Use this to your advantage. By being wed to Me you wield My power and authority; you can direct those under My command because I have given you that authority as My wife (ML #3558:118, GN 1146).
(Jesus:) Royalty trusts only a chosen few to come into their court and into their presence. Those who are allowed to enter the king's court are screened, and when they are sent away on business bearing a message from the king, that message contains the king's seal so that all will know who is being represented.
I honor all of My brides who come into My intimate chambers with My spiritual seal, which is your testimony that you have been with Me. You have been on holy ground, and like Moses, who left My presence and whose face did shine, the spirit world witnesses My seal upon you (ML #3558:205-206, GN 1146).
Reason #54
63. It enhances the use of our other spiritual weapons.
(Jesus:) This offensive weapon of intimately loving Me could be described as your power source. Through loving Me intimately, you channel whatever power is needed into all the other weapons of the spirit that you have chosen to be a part of your personal spiritual arsenal. Without your intimate link with Me, you are lacking a very important source of power. It would be like trying to charge up a super laser using AAA batteries.
The gift of intimacy with Me creates a wireless charging connection that sends a continuous, unlimited flow of power into those weapons. As you stir yourself to reach out to Me, desiring Me and yielding your spirit to Me, the connection you make with Me releases vast amounts of spiritual energy. As you praise Me in utter abandon‚ I pour into you more than you can hold. Your spirit becomes a fully charged source of great power (ML #3558:207-208, GN 1146).
Reason #55
64. It opens the door to special treasures and privileges of the spirit world.
(Jesus:) Because of your love for Me I am able to boldly enter the most hidden treasure vaults and there pull out My special treasures and give them to you. Loving Me like you do, embracing our marriage, and honoring our wedding vows has given you the right to receive gifts which are reserved for My wife alone. (ML #3558:129, GN 1146).
65. (Mama:) With a list of blessings and promises like that, how could we not want to avail ourselves of the precious gift of loving our wonderful Husband intimately? It would be reward enough to simply love Him because He's given His all for us, and because He's asked this of us. Yet He, in His love and tender care, showers upon us innumerable blessings as a result of our obedience! What a Lover!
66. Now we can go into the Q&A section of this GN, where I'll share with you some answers that our Lover has given regarding questions that some of you have. Even though many of these questions have been addressed in other GNs, either the "Loving Jesus" series, the "How to Love Me More" series‚ "What a Husband and Lover," "Loving Jesus Jewels," etc.‚ when I prayed about it, the Lord said He wanted to address some of these things again.
67. He wants to do all He can to help you grow in faith. But it's ultimately still up to you how much you want to receive the answers, and how much you want to make this revelation a part of your life. Those of you who have practiced it in obedience and studied the Lord's Word on it have probably found your faith has grown, you have the answers you need, and that today you're much more comfortable with it than you were originally. On the other hand‚ if you are content to let this revelation sit on the shelf and analyze it until you understand it, you'll probably never have the faith to start using it and applying it in your life. The Lord requires us to manifest faith and obedience first, and then He blesses us with understanding. That's just the way He works with us.
68. In the end, the decision whether to love Jesus intimately is still a personal one. But the Lord is clearly saying that there is power and anointing and strength and blessings—all of which we are going to need in the days to come—available to those who use this revelation. So if you've been hesitating but really want to grow in your relationship with Jesus, I highly recommend that you don't wait any longer; dig into the Word, ask the Lord where to start‚ and then start stepping out in obedience. And as you do, your faith will grow!
69. It's for those of you who want to grow in this area that I'm sharing these answers from our Husband. Even if you haven't had any questions, I think you'll find these answers interesting‚ as they contain new information that the Lord hasn't revealed to us before.
70. (Question:) What is the point of saying sexy love words to Jesus, if it doesn't turn me on personally? Should I still do it? Is there some personal benefit that I'm not seeing? Is it really that important to the Lord?
71. I don't have any questions about the theology of the Loving Jesus revelation or the fact that we are the Lord's bride. But I don't really see the point of doing things like reading sexy love words during a loving Jesus night, except to show that I'm willing to do it for Him. If that's the purpose, just to show that "I'll do it," then that's okay. But it doesn't make me feel any closer to Jesus, or like a way to love Jesus. It doesn't feel like it benefits me at all.
72. (Jesus:) Take a minute and think deeply on the following statement: Words are real things. Words are real, alive‚ and they bring action. There is great power in the tongue and in the words you say.
73. When you say loving and intimate words to Me, they invite My Spirit. They open you up to Me, and then you can command My power.
74. My Words are spirit and they are life. All words carry spirit. My Words carry good spirit. Satan's words carry bad spirit. When you say loving, intimate words to Me, you open yourself to My good spirit. My Spirit fills you and you are blessed with My presence. On the flip side, if someone says foul, dark, evil words, they open themselves up to Satan and his dark world of death and destruction.
75. The benefits of loving Me intimately are numerous, as I have outlined in "The Art of War, Part 3." Some of the main points of actually saying sexy love words to Me are that:
1) It opens you up to My Spirit and prepares you to receive all the benefits of the weapon of loving Me intimately‚ which I have outlined for you.
2) When you actually say the words, you send the Devil on the run. Satan can't stand your loving words to Me; He can't stand to be in your presence when you say the words. And the more intimately you connect with Me, the more he cringes and trembles in fear, because he knows the significance. He knows I will come in and fully possess you and fill you with power that he can't fight against.
3) It humbles you and thus strengthens your spirit.
4) It's a testimony of your faith, your love for Me, and strengthens others as well.
76. Satan can't stand your words of love to Me! Just as he hates to hear your positive declaration of faith when you praise Me audibly, and just as He can't stand it when you quote the Word, he also hates to hear you say these intimate love words to Me. When you say these words to Me, you drive the Devil away. And when Satan flees, this makes way for My Spirit to flow freely through you without interference.
77. Your Father David taught you a great deal about what power there is in saying the words, in singing My praises out loud, in fighting out loud, in declaring your faith out loud, and all this holds true in saying love words to Me. In this declaration of your faith, you open yourself up to Me and make way for My Spirit to come in, in great force and capacity. It's a principle of the spirit, My loves.
78. You might not always feel the benefits of saying the words right away, but if you continue in faith, you will eventually see the benefits. They will come. You will be blessed and you will eventually wonder how you ever lived without the close, intimate ties that come by saying the words and declaring your intimate love for Me in this way.
79. It takes faith, I know. It takes courage, it takes humbling yourselves, and it takes utter abandonment. It takes forgetting yourself, getting out of yourself, not worrying about anything or anybody else, except Me. It takes all of these things, and I know it's not easy for you.
80. I ask you to love Me in this way not for My Own pleasure alone. I do want you, I do desire you, I love to receive your love and be loved by you. But I also ask this of you because I know it's what is best for you. I know that in the long run, it is what will make you the happiest and the most satisfied and fulfilled, because this is what opens the door for Me to fully possess you. My full possession is what will bring you this total happiness, satisfaction, and fulfillment, along with great, great power.
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81. (Jesus:) I've always required My prophets and prophetesses and those I called to serve Me to do things that seemed to be difficult or unorthodox at the time—things that went contrary to their natural mind and thinking, and contrary to their natural desires‚ likes and preferences. All of them had to walk by faith—not by sight or by feelings, but by faith alone. It's not that I am purposely trying to make things hard for you when I ask you to say sexy love words to Me, but I know that this trying of your faith will bring fruits of righteousness in your lives.
82. It is a law of the spirit that faith gets action. Faith moves mountains. Therefore whatever requires faith, My loves, equals good.
83. I had to pass similar tests of faith in My lifetime on Earth. It took great faith to do the things My Father instructed Me to do while I was there. Whenever I weighed things up "logically" or according to the ways of Earth, it was very difficult for Me to follow through on My Father's instructions to Me. So I was tested too. I understand how it feels to not understand something when you try to figure it out in your natural mind. It can be very frustrating.
84. Do you think giving the "flesh and blood talk" was a piece of cake? (John 6:47–63). It took faith for Me to say yes to My Father. It was a step of faith to yield, to speak the words that He gave Me to say, to deliver that message—as well as all the other "hard saying" messages. But every time as I obeyed, as I delivered the words, as I praised My Father and put My trust in Him‚ the answer came. I understood. I received the benefits. I had to put My faith, trust, and belief in My Father's word first, then came the blessings. It didn't happen the other way around.
85. Do you need to understand before you will believe, or do you believe so that you might understand?
86. There's nothing wrong with doing things by faith and faith alone‚ My loves. The formula is the same for loving Me intimately, and saying the love words—even sexy ones, even though you don't "feel" anything‚ even though it humbles you, even though it goes against your natural inclinations, even if you think it's "not you." I don't require you to "be you" in this sense. I want you to be Me, filled with Me, possessed by Me.
87. The things of the spirit are not easily understood by the carnal mind, and yet they are more real than the things you can see and feel and touch. They are more real than your feelings.
88. So the answer is that saying the actual words is very important to Me. They open you up to Me, they invite Me in, they free you from your pride, they show you are surrendering to Me, and they cause Satan to flee. And when you say the words by faith alone, when you say the words even if it's difficult to say them—this demonstration and declaration of your faith‚ this demonstration of your willingness to trust Me even if you do not understand, your willingness to humble yourself before Me and before others, your willingness to obey and follow no matter how you feel, no matter what your carnal mind tells you—this magnifies My power in you.
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89. (Jesus:) As long as you're looking at it from the perspective of what you want, what turns you on personally, what you feel‚ what you think, you've got things turned around. And if you choose to continue in that vein, you'll never come to know or experience My full power and all I have for you. You'll never be able to be fully possessed by Me‚ because you've got "yourself" in the way. You're putting yourself first. You're putting conditions on Me.
90. This is not faith. This does not remove mountains, generate power, or allow Me to fully possess you. You are your own obstacle.
91. What is possession? It's the state of being dominated. It's giving Me full control. I don't have full control of you if any time I ask something of you, you give Me this type of feedback and say, "Wait a minute, I don't feel like it. I don't understand. This doesn't really turn my key."
92. I'm calling you to put aside your own thoughts and your own way. If your mind is made up from the start in this way, it shoos My Spirit away instead of inviting Me.
93. I don't tell you this to condemn you. I understand and I sympathize with your reasoning and questioning. I welcome these questions, and am happy that you ask them so that you can be instructed and hopefully move on and get past this point.
94. But the solution is to take the plunge by faith. It takes humility, yes—lots of humility. It takes faith. It takes courage. It takes daring. It takes final total abandonment of your own thoughts and ideas and experiences. But what you stand to gain is so much greater than all these, because then you'll have Me and My full power in your life and all the blessings and benefits that come with it!
95. In order to progress‚ in order to fully let go and let Me have full sway in your life‚ in order to have Me fully possess you‚ you have to first open up. And not just a little, not just barely, not just a tiny bit, but open wide, My loves. Open willingly and freely and as wide as you can. Loving Me intimately by saying the words to Me accomplishes this purpose; it opens you up. Saying love words to Me commands action from Me, causing Me to fill you with My Spirit, My love, and My power.
96. (Mama:) Why do we say these physical love words? Of course we do it out of obedience to Him, and even if that's the only benefit we know of—that we're going to be blessed for obeying—that's good enough.
97. In some ways we can understand that actually saying the words and including the Lord in our physical times of intimacy is like putting actions behind our beliefs. Like Dad always told us, if we smile we'll feel happier; if we put our arms around someone, we'll feel more like being affectionate; if we'll make that first move, even if it's not something that is easy for us to do, then we'll start to feel it and it will become more real to us. That's one good explanation for why we have to actually act it out in the physical, and when we do, it becomes more real to us and we start to feel it more. Then we actually understand more of what being in love with Jesus really is, and we receive the benefits for obeying and being willing to do it.
98. When you're in love with someone, you desperately want to be with them in the flesh; you want to do more than just imagine it. You want to express your love in the flesh. That's one reason it's not enough just to think the thoughts in your mind, but why the Lord asks us to say them, and, if we're willing, even to act them out in our times of private intimacy with Him and our date partners.
99. Summary: Why say love words to Jesus? The Lord has always required His servants to do things that seemed difficult or unorthodox at the time—to walk not by sight or by feelings, but by faith alone. He asks us to put Him first rather than what we want, like, feel, or think, so that He can have full control and fully possess us. There is great power in the tongue and in the words we say, and when we say the sexy love words, we receive many benefits: It opens us up to His Spirit, it sends the Devil on the run, it humbles us and thus strengthens our spirit, and it's a testimony of our faith. He asks us to love Him in this way because it's what's best for us, and because doing so will bring us happiness, satisfaction‚ fulfillment‚ and great power.
100. (Mama: ) In the Lord's answer above, He explained why actually saying love words to Him is important, and some of the benefits it brings us. Now I want to talk about the more erotic or intimate language that some of you have questions about.
101. As I mentioned earlier, I've compiled two full GNs of intimate love words to and from our Husband for you, and many of them are very sexy in nature, very intimate. By publishing these for you, our Husband is not in any way saying that you now have to always be erotic or explicit in your love words to Him in order to be pleasing Him. He loves all our words of love to Him—however simple or plain we may feel they are. As long as they're heartfelt and sincere, that's what counts. But I thought many of you would appreciate having these for variety in your times of loving Him, especially if you try to put into practice His counsel in "The Art of War, Part 3" about loving Him as one bride, together as a Home. These sexy praises are very handy and inspiring to use in appropriate settings (when no children are present‚ of course), because no one is on the spot to come up with their own words right then—although that can be inspiring and fun too, once you're all more in the groove of loving our Husband together.
102. Some of the messages in the GNs both to and from Jesus are more on the erotic and explicit side. I realize that erotic language is not everyone's preference. Some of you aren't into it even when speaking to your lover or mate during lovemaking. Some of you prefer to show your love and passion by touches and actions rather than words. Some of you are quite uncomfortable with the thought of saying erotic things to anyone, including our Husband, especially in front of others. Some of you have very specific preferences as to which words or ways of saying things you consider sexy and which ones you don't. Some of you are just fine with saying mild love words to Jesus, but when it gets more explicit or intimate, it's a big stretch for you.
103. While there is a great variety in the two GNs of love words between the poetic and the explicit, the terms that are used, and the style they are given in, many of them are certainly erotic and intimate. So for everyone there will be some messages that are less appealing than others, and for those who are less experienced in loving the Lord intimately‚ many or all of these might seem quite "advanced" or awkward. Plus, even those who do like to use more erotic language in certain circumstances or who are more experienced in speaking this way to our Husband on dates or during personal times of intimacy with Him, still face a certain amount of awkwardness in saying these things in public. That's just natural.
104. If you have questions about using this kind of language with our Husband or it's still a trial for you, I want to encourage you to go back and read the "How to Love Me More" series (ML #3282-3284). The Lord answered many of our questions in those Letters, and His answers will be very encouraging for you if you are feeling behind in this revelation or it's still a bit of a struggle for you. He encourages each of us to keep progressing‚ no matter where we're at.
105. In praying about publishing these sexy love words, the Lord made it clear that even though not everyone likes to use this kind of erotic language or is used to it‚ He still wanted to give these words to you as an example of some of the ways He wants to be with us. He loves us so much, and as He explained further in "The Art of War‚ Part 3," He knows how much our intimacy with Him will benefit us.
106. I asked Him if He wanted us, His brides‚ to try to step out to say more intimate and sexy love words to Him even if that kind of language is not our personal preference or doesn't turn us on personally. I wanted to know if it was important to Him that we use sexy, expressive language in our relationship with Him, or should we be content to use whatever kind of expressions of love make us happy and come naturally to us?
107. (Jesus:) I love all words of love and praise that are spoken to Me. I love to hear My brides express their love for Me, their thankfulness, their gratitude, and their devotion. I just love to hear from you about these things. It turns Me on. It bonds us together as Husband and wife. It makes us one.
108. I'm a sexy God, and you have no idea how much pleasure and satisfaction you, My darling brides, have brought Me through being willing to love Me intimately. In many cases, it was difficult at first, and seemed like a big sacrifice. It's a sacrifice that I am well pleased with, for I know that you have not given unto Me that which cost you little or nothing.
109. As you turn your focus to the weapon of loving Me intimately, I wait with eager anticipation! I long to take you to new spiritual heights, new levels of intimacy, and become one with you more fully. I want to give you greater freedom of spirit, and loving Me deeply and passionately is one of the steps that takes you to greater spiritual freedom.
110. When it comes to saying sexually explicit or erotic words to Me, I love the love you manifest in saying those words to Me. I love the humility that it takes to say them. Of course‚ if you are someone who is naturally comfortable with that kind of language, who likes to say those things to Me or to the ones you love intimately, then you don't find it too difficult. But those of you who do not naturally like to say those kinds of things, or who find it difficult or humbling to say them, or even read them or hear them being said, may wonder if it's really necessary—since you know that I appreciate any and all love words you say to Me.
111. Here are some reasons why I like them, and why I encourage you to step out and say more intimate things to Me from time to time, even if it doesn't come naturally to you. Here are some of the benefits it brings you:
112. * I am wild and free. When you say erotic and intimate words of love to Me, you are entering My realm of spiritual freedom, and I have so much fun. Many of you do not yet know how to fully enjoy the freedoms of the spirit, but as you continue taking steps to enter in more fully, you will find yourself enjoying them more and more.
113. * It's a sign of extreme intimacy, because you would either say these types of words only to those you are very close to, or else I'm the only One you say them to. That makes Me feel very loved and very special.
114. * When you step out to say these sexy words, you are in effect telling Me that you care more about loving and pleasing Me than you do about your pride. That warms My heart, strengthens your spirit, strengthens the spirit of your brothers and sisters around you, and kicks the Devil's butt all in one shot.
115. * It's also a sign that you are not ashamed of sex, being sexy, and talking sexy. This may seem like a small thing, but it's an important part of being free from the bondage of Satan and his twisted mindsets.
116. If you are not someone to whom it comes natural to say explicit‚ sexy love words, ask Me how you can grow in this area. Ask your Elerian spirit helper to assist you, call on Ecstasy, call on the keys of spiritual freedom and the keys of intimate love, and give it a try.
117. I don't expect that you would say such intimate or erotic things to Me all the time, for just as in a physical relationship there are many different aspects and types of love words that make up the whole‚ so it is in our spiritual relationship, and I do and always will appreciate and love the other words you say to Me.
118. But I encourage you to continue growing in this area and to make an effort to get more comfortable with the sexier love words to Me, because of the many benefits it brings to your spirit and the ways in which it strengthens your discipleship.
119. (Mama: ) In "How to Love Me More," Parts 1 and 2, the Lord talks about this question of erotic language‚ and explains that if you just don't like certain words, it's not that He's trying to get you to only say certain things. Say things to Him that you like and that are sexy to you. But if you don't like saying certain things because it's hard on your pride, or you have System mindsets about the way certain words are used‚ then that's something to get over and to actively work toward changing!
120. Here's a little more from our Husband on the topic:
121. (Jesus:) I'm not asking you to use words or styles you don't like all the time. I understand that there is a lot of personal preference in sex, and that's the way I made it. You are the way I made you, and you're beautiful to Me.
122. But there's also the tarnishing of the world and of pride that sometimes takes place, and that's why I've said that it does your spirit so much good to get naked with Me sometimes. You should be willing to get naked with Me in spirit, to describe your nudity with Me, and not be ashamed or uncomfortable with My explicit praises of you and love words to you in return.
123. And when you're all getting naked together with Me as one bride, you'll find that everyone has different preferences in how they express themselves to Me, and if you take exception to the words and expressions of others, because they aren't your personal preference, then something isn't quite right in your spirit. You also shouldn't be judging others according to your personal standard of how intimate they are being with Me.
124. There's a big difference between not wanting to say something all the time because it's just not your preference, and basically saying you won't say it at all. Even if something isn't your preference, if I like it, then you should be willing to say it sometimes, just to please Me.
125. I see your body in all its beauty, the way I created it, and there is no shame in it in My eyes. I love to speak of your intimate parts and how they delight Me. And, of course, each person likes to call those parts and acts of love different names. That's perfectly acceptable to Me, and even to just subtly hint at what you mean is also sexy and sublime and appealing and enticing to Me. I love you and I love the way you are!
126. But I also crave those times when you break free in the spirit, when you lay aside your personal attitudes and worldly hang–ups and love Me with abandon, not caring what you sound like—even to yourself—or what others think of you.
127. That is My intent in publishing these words of love.—Not to turn anyone off or make you feel repulsed, but to give you a great variety of things you can say to Me, and to give you some of the words I've been longing to say to you in return.
128. So, My loves, please say to Me what you enjoy and what you feel comfortable with. Ask Me to give you messages of praise that will delight My heart and also turn you on. Ask Me to speak to you in the ways you like to hear love words spoken. But also don't hold back from breaking free of your pride and anything else that would hold you back from being explicit with Me about our loving. For the reasons I mentioned above‚ it's so good for your spirit‚ and it brings you such progress. It makes us one in a very special way.
129. Summary: Is it important that we use sexy language in our relationship with the Lord, or can we use what comes natural to us, even if milder? The Lord loves all our words of love and praise to Him, and He loves our love and humility in speaking them. He also encourages us to use the more sexually explicit words because of the benefits it brings both to Him and us: Using these words makes Him feel very loved and special. It shows we care more about pleasing Him than we do our pride. It's a sign we're not ashamed of sex, being sexy, and talking sexy. We enter His realm of spiritual freedom, breaking free in the spirit and laying aside our worldly hang-ups. He's not asking us to use language we just don't like all the time, but if it's pride that's holding us back rather than personal preference‚ then it will only do us good to break free of our pride and be explicit with Him in our spiritual lovemaking.
130. (Mama:) Many men still have a rough time imagining themselves as women in spirit, and so the more explicit or descriptive types of love words are really difficult for them to say. Someone recently asked, "Are men supposed to get comfortable with saying those kinds of things, even though they're probably going to have to say them out of faith forever, and not really be able to imagine it comfortably? If it still feels like a turnoff to them, should they keep trying? Or does the Lord want them to love Him some other way? What is the goal?"
131. (Jesus:) First let Me say again how much I love your love for Me. Eloquent or simple, shy or bold, colorful or plain, your love for Me is beautiful to Me‚ and I appreciate every bit of it. I know it costs to love Me. It costs to follow Me. It's in My Word, "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me" (Luke 9:23). You give a lot to be one of My disciples, and I want to remind you that I see every sacrifice, and each one will be repaid a hundredfold.
132. I want to remind you of that, because to answer your question, I'm going to shoot straight with you. But I don't want you to take it as being unfeeling or that I don't understand what it costs you. I really do. And I greatly appreciate all that you've already given. But in order to help you reach your full potential, I'm going to lay things out very clearly, so that you can make the progress that you've always wanted to make.
133. It's really all very simple. The carnal mind fights, absolutely fights‚ against the Spirit of God. That's what is happening in your minds and why you are facing these questions, dear friends of Mine. The carnal mind just cannot understand the things of the spirit. The things of the spirit don't make sense to the carnal mind. They seem illogical, wrong, off on a tangent, and unreasonable.
134. But the point is this: I am a sexy God. Sex is the whole driving force behind procreation, and I made it that way. I made sex the engine by which life emanates and multiplies. That's how integral a part of creation it is. It is the mechanism that creation uses to procreate, to multiply with. It's an important part of life.
135. The thing about the spirit world is that in the spirit you can be either male or female or neither. It's not a big deal. In the flesh, yes‚ it is a big deal, and your carnal mind is saying, "But I don't have a pussy and there's no way I want one!" That's the carnal mind fighting against the facts of the spirit.
136. In some ways it shows that you are still children in spirit. But that's okay. I understand. I lived on Earth and I often had to reconcile the difference between the spirit and the flesh. I too had to make that leap of realizing that the spiritual had to have dominance in My life because I was going to live eternally in the spiritual world, the real world, whereas the physical world was just for a time. So My Father helped Me to make the leap and to live in the spirit whilst upon Earth.
137. That's the trouble some of you men are having. You are having trouble making that leap away from your carnal mind and living the principles I've asked you to live in the spirit.
138. The fact of the matter, though, is that in the spirit My role is the male. In the spirit you are My bride, the receiver of My seeds‚ and I am the giver of the seeds. If you want to receive My seeds inside of you, you must be the receptor, which is simply called the female. The male is the one who gives the seeds, and the female is the one who receives them and produces the fruit. That's how it happens in the spiritual. You could be either, or both, but I've asked you to be the female, the receiver, because I have the seed and am therefore the male.
139. In the carnal world, things are solidified into categories. In the carnal world you can't be a woman because you are a man, and there are no two ways about it. So if you're thinking in your carnal mind that you have to be a woman‚ that doesn't make sense and it's a turnoff. Basically, you can deduce that if you're getting turned off by the fact that I want you to be a woman in spirit, you're thinking with your carnal mind.
140. Yes, I want you to make the leap. No, you don't have to make it, and I will still love you if you choose not to. But I want to make the point clear that if you don't make the leap into the mind of the Spirit, well‚ you have done just that—you haven't made the leap out of your carnal mind. I'm not condemning you for this, but you do, for your own sake, need to realize that you are being led by your carnal mind in that decision.
141. I want you to know this because it's the truth, and I don't want you rejecting that truth or your carnal mind will start thinking falsities about those who are making the leap to the mind of the Spirit, and you will start justifying your decision by saying My truths are wrong and your carnal mind is right.
142. So if you don't make the leap of faith into the spiritual mind, it is very important to realize that you are choosing the carnal mind to think and view things from, and that there is a world beyond it that is completely different. The spiritual realm is true; it has another dimension to it that you just can't understand in your natural, carnal mind. It's very important for you to realize this truth, otherwise you open yourself up to strong delusion; you start believing something that isn't true in order to justify your choice in your thinking.
143. So the answer to your question is that of course I do hope you will keep trying to love Me in this way. Will you ever get comfortable with it? Yes, for sure. Once you get here and have the mind of the Spirit, you will not just be comfortable with it, but you'll see the dimension I've invited you into while you were still living linearly in the flesh, and what a privilege it was to have that opportunity. You might feel a little embarrassed then for your carnality whilst on Earth, but that's okay. As I said, I understand that and I don't demean you for it. It's simply important for you to know that there are worlds beyond your carnal mind that are open to you if you want to grow and take that leap.
144. It's difficult, I understand. But it's very possible, and if you make that leap you will receive strength of the spirit that will be like meat to your growth, adding muscles for the times you have ahead of you.
145. That's one reason I've invited you into this realm of the spirit even now while you're in the flesh, because by doing so it will be like working out with weights and growing your muscles so that the battles ahead will be easier for you. But that's another topic in itself.
146. So will you ever be comfortable leaving your carnal mind behind and entering into intimate lovemaking with Me? Yes, for sure. Here on Earth? That depends on how much you get out of your carnal mind. Normally the more you do it and the less you think about it, the more you get used to it and the less hold your carnal mind has on you to demean the things of the spirit. If you are quite bound by your carnal mind, then of course it will fight against this. So in a major way how comfortable you become has to do with how much you let go of your carnal way of thinking and yield to My Spirit.
147. That's the way it always is‚ isn't it? It's got to be by faith, because the carnal mind fights against the Spirit, so the only way into the Spirit is by the vessel of faith. The carnal mind simply cannot get there, and if you are trying to reason it out in your carnal mind, you will not get there.
148. There's a gap between the spiritual reality and your carnal mind, and the only entranceway there is by getting into the vessel of faith and making that step or leap of faith, whatever it is to you. It doesn't really matter whether it's a step or a leap, because the vessel of faith can bridge that gap no matter how big it is. The main point is that it takes faith. Your own carnal thoughts and reasoning will never bridge the gap.
149. So, if you are going to take the step, make the leap, and bridge the gap, then at some point you are going to have to make a decision of faith. Either I am telling you the truth and you want to follow it‚ or I am telling the truth and you do not have the faith to follow it that far.
150. Or‚ you may figure I'm not telling the truth because it doesn't sound reasonable to your carnal mind, and rather than pull yourself out of your carnal mind, you choose to say that what I'm saying must be wrong and you'd rather stick to your own view.
151. Well‚ that's your choice. The problem is if you cut yourself off from the truth by calling truth untruth and limiting yourself to your own understanding, you are boxing yourself into the carnal realm. Again, that's your choice, but be careful that you don't start believing lies in order to justify your stance.
152. So, to answer all your questions, yes, you can become comfortable with loving Me intimately if you get used to leaving your carnal mind behind and stripping off your pride and not worrying about what you think or what other people think of you.
153. That's a big step, because it's not only your mind you're leaving behind in preference for Mine, but it's your pride too. Can you do that? It'll be a bolster for you if you can, meaning you'll be stronger in the spirit and more capable of tearing down the Enemy's strongholds if you are not held back by your carnal mind and your pride. And that's what I'm doing—creating spirit warriors out of you.
154. You may say, "Men describing their body parts as women doesn't give a very good mental picture and is a big turnoff." Well, of course it doesn't give a good mental picture to your carnal mind and turns it off. That's why it's important to leave your carnal mind behind and tune into and turn on the spiritual mind and reap the benefits of great sex, great mental pictures, and the maturity to handle it all.
155. You say, "If it's a spiritual thing, why all the physical verbalizing and describing it in a physical way? What's the benefit or the point?" The benefits are that you receive My seeds, which in turn make you stronger spiritually, which in turn help you win spiritual battles much easier. I need spiritual warriors, remember. That's why I'm planting My strong spiritual seeds in you.
156. The point of verbalizing this spiritual event in a physical way is to bring My Spirit and My spiritual mind into you more and more. The spiritual Endtime war is going to take place on Earth. The spiritual world is merging with the physical, therefore it is of utmost importance that My warriors are filled with My Spirit, that their minds become receptacles of My mind, and that you are filled with and possessed by Me.
157. If you cannot yield your carnal mind to these inexplicable, non-understandable things of the Spirit, then you are not letting My Spirit have full control. You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your strength. If you are holding back some of your mind because you want to understand before you believe and trust, then you are not giving all your mind over to My control.
158. It's going to be important for Me to have control if you want to be used to the full, especially in certain battles with the Enemy where My mind can dominate and defeat him but yours can't. In those battles, if I don't have adequate control and possession, he will be able to outsmart you because that's his realm—the carnal mind—and if you haven't gotten over the little hurdles presented by your carnal mind and you haven't gotten used to going deep into My mind, then there are battles that he will be able to win against you and which I therefore cannot use you in. It's as simple as that. I can use you for certain things, but when it comes to the big games I'll have to put you on the bench and call in My first string.—Not first string because they are better than you, but because they have yielded all to Me and are going in with My full capabilities.
159. One other point that has also been mentioned before: You should remember that when My first disciples heard that they had to eat My body and drink My blood, it didn't make sense to them. They just couldn't figure it out. It wasn't reasonable. And those who were stuck in their carnal mind in the way they thought about it, and couldn't get it in the mind of My Spirit, left and walked no more with Me.
160. Those who stayed on had to take it by faith, that somehow, because of everything else they knew about Me, this must have some truth in it, although they couldn't perceive it at the moment. They chose to hang on by faith anyway.
161. I'd like you to believe by faith even if you can't see the reasoning behind it all. But again, that choice is up to you. At some point you'll have to choose either the carnal or the spiritual mind. So choose well, My loves. I need all the warriors I can get, and your rewards will be unfathomable. I love you.
From the One Who loves you most of all
162. Summary: What about men who have a rough time imagining themselves as women in spirit and thus find the more descriptive love words difficult to say? The Lord explains that our carnal minds fight against the Spirit of God. In the carnal world, men can't be women. In the spirit‚ however, we can be either male or female or neither. And in the spirit, the Lord's role is that of the male, the giver of the seeds, and we are all His brides, the receivers of His seeds. We must make a leap away from the carnal mind to live these spiritual principles. If we do, we'll grow stronger spiritually, which will help us win spiritual battles easier, and His Spirit will have more control of us. The more we do it and the less we think about it‚ the more we'll get used to it and the less hold our carnal mind will have on us to demean the things of the spirit.
163. (Mama: ) The Lord's counsel in the preceding message about leaving your carnal mind behind and entering the realm of the spirit is very good, and that is the bottom line. You have to leave behind the way you know things to work or be in the physical, and simply believe that things are the way the Lord says they are—that in spirit, you are His bride, and He loves you and wants to be one with you.
164. I asked the Lord for some further counsel for you men who really want to love Jesus intimately, and who would appreciate having some practical tips that you can try. These tips and ideas He gave in the next message are not contrary to leaving your mind behind—in fact, they require that you do. But they are something you can picture or visualize that might be helpful for you. Or, if the following ideas don't work for you, then ask Him to show you how you personally can picture things, or what the key is for you to leave your carnal mind behind, when you're loving Him intimately. The main point is to not get stuck. If you want to love Him intimately and reap the benefits, then keep trying and keep asking Him till you find something that works.
165. (Jesus: ) You, My brides, know that I want you to love Me intimately. I do not force you to love Me in this way, but it is so good for your spirits and relationship with Me that you really don't want to miss out. I realize that for you men this is a much greater challenge than for the women, but, still, I want you to at least try to overcome the challenges.
166. Let Me clarify that it is not My will for you to compare with women, feeling that you have to reach the same level of ease or physical excitement in taking on the role of the bride as many of them do. However‚ I do want you to experience the same spiritual benefits, and these benefits are not proportionate to the level of excitement you feel; they are proportionate to the level of love you have for Me, the level of humility you are willing to have‚ and the sacrifices of love you are willing to make.
167. So obviously, the way you participate in our intimate relationship will be fairly different than it will be for the women. You'll need to be a bit more imaginative and you'll need the humility to experiment with various methods until you've found one that fits just right. You must find a method that allows you to play the role of My female bride, and speak to Me as if I am your lover, but in a way that you feel comfortable and undistracted. It's going to be a challenge for every one of you, to be sure, but your willingness to put effort into finding what works best for you will be greatly rewarded.
168. At no time should you ever feel that loving Me intimately is "primarily beneficial to women" or "too difficult for men." This is simply not true. Spiritually speaking, you will benefit just as much as women do if you can learn to humbly transcend your physical form and allow Me to temporarily transform you into the bride in the spirit that you are. You may never benefit physically from loving Me in exactly the same way women do, but you can partake equally in the wonderful spiritual gifts that come from a more intimate marital relationship.
169. So I plead with you to put regular effort into learning how to love Me. I'm going to give you some ideas and pointers now, but before I start, let Me say that you should not compare your progress with others, and even if you run into trouble, or have in the past, you shouldn't quit after a few tries and assume the Loving Jesus revelation doesn't work for you. Do not let pride and the attitudes of the world prevent you from benefiting from the powerful and wonderful weapon of loving Me intimately. Read these suggestions, pray about what I want you to try, start the way I show you (even if it's with baby steps), and let Me help you find what works best.
170. Perhaps with a little practice, some of you men may be able to say love words to Me without even really thinking about or needing to picture anything physical in your mind, or worrying about whether or not it's "you" saying it physically. If you can just block all the fleshly stuff out of your mind and say loving, even erotic words to Me by faith—perhaps while concentrating your sexual arousal on the woman you are with—then you may have a simple solution on your hands.
171. The secret is to be thinking more about Me and pleasing Me in the spirit, rather than concentrating on the physical facts. Yes‚ you are a man. Yes, you have a natural, God-given desire for women only. Yes‚ you find homosexuality distasteful. But when you are with Me, it has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality. You are spirit and I am spirit when we are meeting together in this intimate way. So you don't even need to be thinking about the mechanics of the physical concept while loving Me. As far as I'm concerned, it's irrelevant to the spiritual principle of making spiritual love to Me.
172. The only thing you should be thinking about is pleasing Me by saying love words to Me. You probably won't be able to draw sexual excitement from these love words, but you might be able to sprinkle them around your lovemaking with a woman without really thinking about whether it's you physically making love to Me or saying those things to Me. It's not you; it's your spiritual representation of My bride that is speaking them. It's your spirit joining with My Spirit in a very intimate way—a way so intimate that the illustration of sex is the closest way to describe it, but even that doesn't do it justice.
173. One problem with this method for many of you is that you have been influenced by the world. While homosexuality has become more rampant and accepted over the last couple of decades, there has also been a backlash of anti-homosexual jokes that didn't exist years ago. In addition, there is a more recent tendency for men to comment sarcastically about or mimic homosexuals in a mocking way, often for the subconscious purpose of asserting their masculinity.
174. But you have no need to assert your masculinity. I already know full well that you are strong, tough, masculine men in the physical, and it's very unlikely anyone around you feels differently. There's simply no need for you to be asserting your masculinity, and it's a little ridiculous to be constantly bringing it up in your casual conversation.
175. Instead you would do much better to realize you are already comfortable in your masculinity, have no need to prove anything to Me or anyone else‚ and so the sexual, endearing words you are saying to Me are in no way related to your physical form. They are a spiritual experience, and if you keep that in mind, you can say words of love to Me with enthusiasm and spiritual freedom. It might just take a little humility.
176. If you're a very visual person who often sees pictures in your mind when having sex, then it will probably be distracting for you to love Me intimately, because you may be used to visualizing yourself having sex with a woman. In this case, you may find it easier to picture a beautiful woman making love to Me, and then help her play the role.
177. If you have ever played a computer game where your "avatar," your representation in the game, is a female, you may understand this concept a bit better, but if not, it is still a decent analogy. While a man playing a computer game is still himself‚ he may be using a mouse and keyboard to control a female character. He may be interacting in the computer game environment as if he were that female character, and is probably so immersed in the virtual world, so interested in solving the puzzles and so interested in the progression of the story that he forgets he is quite literally manipulating the virtual body of a woman and playing her role to a degree. While you won't be behaving in an overtly sexual way as a woman in a computer game, this is still an example of how you may be able to visualize a woman loving Me‚ knowing that in the spirit, your spirit is loving Me, without being too distracted.
178. This is one way you can love Me and be pretty intimate: By visualizing Me making love to a beautiful, naked bride, directing the scenario or fantasy at every step and placing audible words in her mouth. The words of love you say to Me can be spoken by her in your mind's eye, and the sexual pleasure she derives from Me can be translated into your spiritual edification, as you temporarily transcend your physical body and use your mind to create and control an act of lovemaking that represents you and Me.
179. If you really have a difficult time seeing our relationship in the spirit and playing the role of My spiritual bride; if after prayer and effort you still can't help but feel uncomfortable with the whole concept, then I'd rather you not give up on this revelation completely. I'd rather you at least practice loving Me intimately in some form.
180. One way you can do this when having sex with a woman is to be Me for her. In this sense, you're both playing a role—you are playing Me for the woman, and she is playing the role of the bride, which is both of you loving Me. This is something most of you men should be able to do, and whether or not it's your primary form of loving Me, you can all use this concept to spiritually enhance your times of lovemaking from time to time.
181. If this is your only form of loving Me intimately, then you will be missing out on some of the spiritual pleasures of going all the way and saying erotic words to Me personally using a method that works for you. But this is still a part of the "Loving Jesus" revelation, and it can be an inspiring and rewarding part. Here are a few ways to put this into practice:
* Frequently tell the woman you are Me to her and thank her for being My love to you.
* Ask the woman to verbally speak to Me as she touches and loves you. Some men find this erotic.
* Ask Me to speak through you in prophecy during lovemaking so that I am speaking directly to either her or to you both.
182. Again, this is not the ideal, but if you are simply too distracted when pretending you are My bride or by visualizing Me making love to your "proxy bride," then you might at least be comfortable with loving Me in more general terms that refer to the bride:
"Thank You, Jesus, for being the greatest lover of Your bride."
"Jesus, You really excite Your lovers in the spirit."
"We love to love You!"
183. Another option is to refer to yourself in the first person, but using milder terms. For example:
"Thank You, Jesus, for being my Lover."
"Jesus, You make me feel so good in the spirit."
"Jesus, I want to give myself to You."
"I want to please You, Jesus."
"I want to make You happy, Jesus."
184. My dear, precious lovers, I want to reiterate that the milder forms of loving Me in tips 3, 4 and 5 are not going to be as spiritually effective as the more intimate methods, but they are steps in the right direction, if you find other methods too difficult. I would rather have you moving forward in this and taking steps than resisting it altogether.
185. You will benefit from putting forth the effort to practice the Loving Jesus revelation by faith, even if you can't be that intimate. In fact, the more of a sacrifice it is for you, the greater you will be blessed for your obedience. But I want to be very honest with you, My loves, and say that if you cannot be intimate with Me, then you will miss out on a number of thrills of the spirit‚ and you might be missing out on what can be considered a shortcut to a better relationship with Me.
186. You don't absolutely need the weapon of loving Me intimately to have a relationship with Me, but if you can put in the effort and get to the point where you're stretching your faith a little, you're going to find some remarkable spiritual treasures‚ extra spiritual strength‚ and pleasures of the spirit.
187. (Mama: ) Don't worry if you still feel a bit unsure about the concept of saying more erotic words to Jesus. That's natural. It's hard on your pride. It's a big leap of faith, especially for men, as the Lord explained above.
188. Ask the Lord how He wants you to start. You might want to start by reading some of these intimate love words to Jesus little by little privately, or with a very close friend or lover or mate, to get used to them. Then again, some of you might want to jump off the high dive and say them in your adult devotions. If these particular words of intimacy don't "do it" for you, then ask the Lord for some that are sexy to you, that bare your heart and body before our Lover in abandon, and really express the way you feel about Him! It's up to you and what you have the faith for or feel the Lord wants you to do. Just like any steps of progress or growth we take for our Husband, it's a personal decision, and no one should be judging anyone else.
189. Also, these love words that are compiled into these "Expressions of Ecstasy" GNs are just some of the many love words the Lord has given. These aren't the "all in all" by any means, but He wanted us to publish them to give you an example of some of the things He likes to hear, and also so that you would have some that you can use that are already prepared. Don't let that stop you from receiving more or adapting these to use as you feel led.
190. Having said all that, I personally think these love words are very beautiful. Being explicit or erotic wasn't my style either when the Lord first gave us the gift of loving Him intimately. I wasn't very comfortable with the more erotic language and it didn't come naturally to me. There are still some words or expressions that I personally find more sexy or appealing than others. But with time I've come to enjoy being erotic with our Husband and with others, and find it a very fulfilling expression of love, and a good step of doing the humble thing too. Peter and I speak to Jesus in this way regularly, and I love to hear Peter love our Husband like this. He isn't super eloquent in his words—nor am I—but he is very sincere and humble before the Lord, and it's so beautiful.
191. I'm so thankful for this gift, and I believe as you step out and start including more intimate words in your times of loving our Husband, even if you haven't been used to it or comfortable with it thus far, you too will become very thankful for it. It brings a whole new dimension to your relationship with Him, and as the Lord says above, it sets you free in the spirit, it's humbling, it's uniting with your mates and loved ones and with your Husband above all, and it brings many blessings of obedience and humility with it.
192. Someone asked, "Is it 'cheating' to use the loving Jesus songs and prepared love words, instead of coming up with our own? Is it a lesser form of worship?
193. "When I'm using the prepared love words or songs, it sometimes feels like it's not really me or what I would say, because they're different from the way I would say things. Maybe to people who feel less expressive, it's really a godsend. But because I know I can express myself that way if I make the effort, if I just listen to a song or read some love words to Jesus, they almost feel meaningless or like a cop-out.
194. "It's not like I can't relate to the songs. I can, but I sort of feel like it doesn't really count, because someone else wrote them. I put the doorknob so high for myself as far as what 'counts' as loving Jesus, that it's hard for me to do it very often because it's so much work."
195. (Jesus: ) When you say love words to Me in faith, believing, even if they are prepared by others‚ it is just as powerful and meaningful to Me. What matters is if your heart is in it. If you believe those words and say them from your heart as unto Me, they are just as powerful as if you had originally received them yourself.
196. I have gone to great lengths to prepare love words and praises for you to use in the form of written prayers, songs, poems, or scripts that you can use in your times of loving devotion to Me. This is to help you, aid you, and make it easy for you to love Me.
197. Whether the words are prepared in advance or whether you give them on the spot‚ I see your heart. And the step of faith you take to say them is what pleases Me. Your faith and belief and obedience to Me please Me.
198. (Jesus:) The goal is a strong connection to Me, a closer walk with Me, to become one with Me. It's a matter of the spirit. Although some people experience feelings from time to time, it's not about "feeling" physical sensations.
199. It's all about faith. It's your faith and obedience that pleases Me, and those who go ahead by faith alone, even without the feelings, I honor in special ways with blessings and spiritual benefits.
200. (Mama: ) In "The Art of War‚ Part 3," the Lord indicated quite strongly that it was important that we start loving Him intimately together more, as one bride, in times of united fellowship (only when age-appropriate, of course), and He listed many wonderful benefits of our doing so. Someone brought out that in the original Loving Jesus revelation, loving the Lord intimately was presented as being a very private thing, not to be done in public.
201. In the beginning when the Lord first revealed this revelation to us, He was trying to make it easy for anyone who didn't want to personally practice the concept of loving Him intimately. He didn't want anyone to feel left out or pressured, and that was one main reason for initially saying that it should only be done in private.
202. However, since that time everyone has had lots of time to adjust to the concept‚ and even those who have chosen not to practice it personally have had time to realize that others will be practicing it‚ and that it's a form of worship and love for our Husband that we shouldn't have to refrain from just because it's not everyone's personal preference. I believe having adult "Loving Jesus nights" where you play or sing songs of love to our Husband, read love words to Him, praise Him with sexy praises‚ etc., are not uncommon in many Homes. But I wanted to answer this question for any who might wonder about it, so we asked the Lord to explain why it's important to now do these things together.
203. (Jesus:) The more you love Me intimately together, as one bride, the more power you will receive. If you connect with Me‚ you partake of My power. If you unite as one together and connect with Me, you partake of greater power. If you prefer to think of it in practical terms, do the math—the greater the numbers, the greater the power. So the more you unite, the more the power. One can chase a thousand, two can put ten thousand to flight (Deut.32:30).
204. I have always said that in unity is strength. There is nothing new or revelatory about this. There is great power in united prayer, and there is great power in unitedly loving Me intimately. Just as I said that My disciples had to be together for the miracle and outpouring of Pentecost‚ for in their numbers there was a greater drawing on My power, so as you unite to love Me together, it draws greater power.
205. I've always stressed the importance of unity. One body, one bride‚ one wife, is nothing new. I have been speaking these words to you for 2,000 years now.
206. My prayer is the same today, My loves. I pray that you may be one‚ as we are one (Jn.17:11). I ask you, beg you, plead with you to unite as one wife, one bride, to be one in body, one in mind, one in spirit. Loving Me intimately together helps accomplish this goal.
207. When you love Me intimately together‚ you receive greater power and the strength of unity that this brings. Without this full power you will not withstand the dark days ahead. This oneness will be your strength, your power, your life support. United you will stand‚ divided you will fall, and this too is a law of My Spirit, more sure than the law of physics.
208. When I originally gave you the Loving Jesus revelation 10 years ago, I recommended that you start by loving Me in private. I brought you along slowly and lovingly, and allowed you to go at your own pace.
209. And now I have explained in "The Art of War, Part 3" that I wish to take our love to a new level, and why I wish it. The times warrant it, My loves. I'm simply being honest with you and a good shepherd‚ and helping you to have what you need to prepare.
210. You don't think it's odd to upgrade your Home's car, or your computers or electronic devices, when they become outdated or I supply the funds for better ones. Why then is it so strange to you that I want you to step up to a new level in your relationship with Me and with each other? You willingly accept upgrades in every physical area of your life. Is it so strange to upgrade and move forward in your personal and spiritual life?
211. I'm not a negligent Husband. I don't expect you to fight the battles in this modern technological age with outdated weapons of war. Would you prefer to stop moving forward and instead solidify, or are you moving forward with the white-hot fires of My Spirit?
212. I tell you plainly that I wish to now take our love up to a new level. Are you with Me?
I'm a moving and changing God. I'm not stagnant. I'm alive, moving and radical, and I love to keep changing. I'm for growth and progress and moving forward, which keeps you alive, not lethargic, dormant, lifeless‚ and dead.
213. (Jesus:) Do you remember the "Drugstore" vision that your Father David had so many years ago? (ML #266, Vol.2). What were all the happy hippies doing? They were naked together! It was a vision of things to come, the darkest days of the world, and what you, My true church, would look like in the spirit in those days. How do you think you're going to become that happy, busy, free‚ loving, beehive of activity, all naked in spirit together, if you're not willing to take off your clothes in the spirit in front of each other now?
214. Spiritually, that is what you are doing when you say loving, sexy, intimate words to Me in a united setting. You're all getting naked together in the spirit. Of course it's not super comfortable—you are used to having spiritual clothes on, so it's a change. Maybe there are parts of your spiritual bodies that you're not very proud of or confident about. Maybe you don't feel that you express yourself so well, or that the sound of certain words when you say them is awkward or embarrassing.
215. But‚ My loves, getting naked together is half the point! It's a big part of why I've asked you to love Me together as one bride. It's called leaving your pride behind to be free in the spirit, and it means so much to Me when you do it! It unites you in a very special way. It prepares you to be My hot, free, radical, alive, vibrant bride of the End. It sets you apart. It makes you My light shining in the darkness.
216. That's why it's not enough to only do it in private, behind closed doors. While that is enough for you and Me to share, it's not enough for your greater marriage. You've all got to be willing to get naked with Me if you want to be that bright, hot, alive, bustling, busy, happy beehive of activity in the End.
217. (Jesus:) Loving Me intimately separates you from the churches. It keeps you alive, changing and moving forward. It is a test, and you can liken it to one of those hard sayings that tests the faith of some—and tests it to the limit. All of these are important benefits, but side benefits, of loving Me intimately.
218. The primary reason I have trusted you with this gift and powerful weapon is that I love you. I love you as My wife, and I am a faithful Husband and Provider.
219. You need this as much as I need you. Loving Me intimately assures your safety, protection‚ provision and survival. It will see you through the days ahead. I love you as My bride, the one I will do anything for‚ and when you love Me intimately, our love bonds are strengthened. We are one, inseparable. You are Me and I am you, and nothing can separate us.
220. I know it's a mind-bender for some of you, but don't resign yourself to thinking you'll never really get your mind past it and it will always be a struggle. I can change your mind. With the power of the keys you can get around, over, or through anything! You can rise above‚ and rising above should be your mindset. Don't resign yourself to accepting things the way they are, but exercise your key power and rise above. Expect the miracle and you will get it.
221. As a man or woman thinks in their heart, so are they. I can not only get you past your mind, but I'll take you so much further‚ way beyond the carnal confines of your mind and the physical restrictions of the flesh.
222. I have so much more for you than your own mind has to offer. Let go of your mind. Let go of your own preconceived ideas. "Let go and let God," as David often said.
223. Abandonment is what it's all about, My loves. Abandon your thoughts to Me. Give Me your mind. Give Me your will. Give Me your love. Give Me the sexy love words I want to hear, and I'll give you everything you'll ever need in life and much, much more. All My love‚ all My strength, and My full power will be yours, and nothing can stop the full power of God!
224. Summary: Why love our Husband intimately as one bride? When the Lord first gave the revelation, He recommended we start by loving Him in private. But now He's upgrading our love and relationship to a new level. In loving Him unitedly as one bride, we receive greater power and the strength of unity it brings; it separates us from the churches; it prepares us to be His hot, free, radical, alive, vibrant bride of the End; and it assures our safety‚ protection, provision and survival.
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225. (Mama: ) When I was preparing this Letter for you, someone asked, "If the Lord is asking us all to love Him together as one bride, how should we go about implementing it in our Home if people are on different 'levels' of being comfortable with it? How intimate should we make it? Should we stick to the lowest level that people are comfortable with, or should we expect that people are going to want to stretch and grow and progress, and so not be concerned if it's a bit more intimate than they're used to?"
226. I asked the Lord about that, as it's a good question. Here are some tips that our Husband gave in answer to this question.
227. (Jesus:) The love that you, My brides, have for Me, is precious to Me. I'm so thankful for it. And when you all unite in humility to love Me, it pleases Me very much. It opens the windows of Heaven on your behalf, for I am like a well-cared-for Husband who delights to then spoil His bride in return.
228. Here are a few things you can keep in mind as you prepare to implement this counsel of loving Me together as one bride:
229. * Most of My brides, by and large, desire this intimacy with Me, and they want to grow in it. They might not know how or they might hesitate on their own, but their love for Me is strong and deep, and if given the opportunity to grow in this area with others, even to learn together, they will be happy and thankful.
230. * Even though in some ways it's more humbling to love Me aloud in front of others, in other ways it's much easier, and a good way to get started if you're a bit out of practice or want to stretch. You're all together, supporting each other, and My Spirit comes down in great abundance. So it's easier to flow with the spirit in a united setting. It is a very good way to stretch together.
231. * Whoever is leading the meeting should of course pray and confirm the activities or praise time themes, or whatever the plan is, with Me. When it's confirmed with Me, not only do I have a chance to give you any counsel that might help it to go better, but I am also able to give you My full blessing as you implement it, and it will go smoother.
232. * If there is someone who really doesn't feel comfortable with loving Me intimately at all, they could always have the option of not attending the activities that are based around loving Me intimately. In devotions if someone says sexy love words to Me, they would be expected to be present and supportive. But if it's an activity that is totally on the theme of intimate love with Me, they could volunteer to watch the children or abstain from coming. It will be sad for them to miss out, but I'd rather they do that than have them feel forced.
233. * There are also those who embrace the revelation of loving Me intimately, but simply aren't as comfortable or experienced in using more intimate words to Me. However, they do understand and want to love Me in this way, they want to come closer to Me in intimacy, so you don't need to worry so much about putting everything on a level they're already comfortable with, for I will use the encouragement and sample of others to help them take those steps of growth and progress that they desire. No one should feel forced at all, but everyone should feel encouraged to keep growing and stretching and being more humble and open and willing.
234. In general, don't worry about all the various "levels" when you plan times of intimacy with Me‚ but trust that each of My brides does want to grow and stretch, and as long as things are presented in the right spirit‚ they will want to partake of them and it will be a good thing. Here are the things you should confirm and be aware of when you plan any activity, but especially one that is based around loving Me intimately:
1) That it is age-appropriate.
2) That you have confirmed your plan with Me.
3) That it's presented and carried out in a spirit of humility and love.
4) That it doesn't single people out. It shouldn't force people or humiliate them. It shouldn't be one person pushing their program on everyone else. Everyone should be deciding to do the humble thing of their own accord. Sometimes it's good to go with a plan that will really stretch all of you, that you'll all have to do the humble thing, but it should be all of you stretching and growing and progressing together.
5) If there is going to be some spiritual stretching involved (which there almost always is, as you have to change gears and take off your clothes of pride), it's a good idea to do some "warm-up exercises" first, before jumping right in, such as praising Me or singing to Me, some more gentle stretching to help everyone to get in the spirit.
6) There are other practical tips I can give you when you come to Me about your specific plan. For example, it's often good to ask for volunteers, at least initially, so that people don't feel too on the spot if they're not ready for it. Or sometimes you could have a few people prepared ahead of time who don't mind being some of the first ones to volunteer. Or sometimes you could make it a game, where there are "points" for those who step out. Or sometimes giving everyone a glass of wine at the beginning could help set the tone and warm the spirit. I can show you what would be good and helpful in your situation, if you ask Me. Sometimes it's good to just pass out the things to read or the assignments and expect that everyone will do it. Other times it's good to do it on a volunteer basis. Sometimes it's good to give everyone something to drink and dim the lights and make it a romantic evening. Other times you can simply enter into the spirit, no matter what the atmosphere around you is like.
235. If you follow those points, My loves—most importantly confirming everything with Me—then your activities‚ even if they involve some stretching, will be good experiences, good times of loving Me together, being humble and being one bride together.
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236. (Jesus: ) You may think you don't care for the more explicit forms of expression, and maybe you don't. But why not take all those thoughts and feelings and lay them aside for a moment? Wrap them up tightly in a bundle of faith and lay them at My feet. Then call on the keys of change and it-can–be-done and take the plunge by faith. If you are willing to ignore your own ideas and totally abandon your previous "box" of preferences or experiences, you'll find that I can change you, and you'll reap fulfillment and strengthening of spirit that you wouldn't want to have missed.
237. If it doesn't come as soon as you think it should, keep at it. Keep believing‚ keep taking it by faith, and I will not let you down, and soon you will become a convert. That doesn't necessarily mean that your natural preferences will change or that you'll love using certain words. But you'll be so hooked on the spirit‚ so thankful to be able to get naked with Me in the spirit, that you won't care. You'll be so thankful for the benefits that any sacrifices will seem much smaller by comparison, and more than worth it.
238. Anything that is worth something costs something. Consider even the sports that some people love so much. They all cost. Football [soccer] means you'll get kicked in the shin, banged up sometimes, skinned knees, grass stains on your clothes. Skiing or snowboarding means you're going to fall in the snow, sometimes on ice‚ sometimes hit trees; you'll suffer from the cold, you'll sometimes ache. Surfing means you get sand in your pants, sometimes get too much sun, get rolled in massive waves, and get salt water up your nose. Why do people do these things? Why do they love them so much? Because the thrill or the pleasure outweighs the sacrifice. So it is with this "extreme sport" of loving Me intimately. There are sacrifices and things for you to get over, but in time you'll realize that what you gain in return makes it worth it all.
239. In the meantime, be thankful for the support of others around you. Praise Me in advance for giving you this wonderful gift. Praise and thank Me for others who you can lean on to help you make the grade. Don't let the Enemy in with any resentment or awkwardness that he would love to provoke during a time of loving Me intimately. Just keep praising Me, and praise the Enemy away. He can't stand your praises!
240. Everyone has areas in life in which they are ahead and in which they excel more than others. And when someone excels in an area‚ I want to use them to pull others up to their level. It doesn't mean they are any better than others. Everyone has areas of strength and weakness.
241. The goal in loving Me intimately is for everyone to keep growing and stretching in the ways I show them personally. So for those of you who are a little behind, I say, be thankful for your mates who are ahead and who you can lean on. Ask Me how you can start or what steps you can take to begin and warm up and get into the groove. You don't have to go from 0 to 60 in one day. But I highly recommend that you start moving forward, if you want to grow in this area, and that you ask Me to show you what the first steps are that you can take. Even if they're baby steps, that's okay. As long as you're taking them, that's what counts.
242. If you'll take the plunge and step out by faith, I'll meet you. Keep trying by faith, keep doing what you can do, and it will come, it will get easier. My Spirit will possess you. Trust Me to see you through, because you know you are doing My will.
243. Summary: What tips does the Lord have for those who aren't comfortable with these explicit erotic words? If we're willing to ignore our own ideas and abandon our previous preferences‚ we'll find that He can change us. It may take a while, but if we keep at it, we'll be thankful. Anything that's worth something costs something, and we'll realize that what we gain in return is well worth it. The goal is for all of us to keep growing and stretching in the ways the Lord shows us, and as we keep making steps of progress‚ it will get easier.
244. (Mama:) I asked the Lord to explain the difference between talking sexy to Him and using those same words in a dirty or foul way. A word used as a sexy love word to Jesus or your mate or lover is totally different in meaning and context than when the same word is used as a cuss word or an insult. There are those who will accuse us of using dirty language when they get ahold of these GNs. But they probably don't think anything of using these same words in a truly dirty way. There's a big difference.
245. (Jesus:) My dear brides, there are those who will condemn you for the language you use when loving Me intimately, who will criticize you and mock you as those who use profane or lewd language when speaking to Me. Yet your most caustic and vehement critics are often the ones who are truly guilty of using foul and dirty language, out of the abundance of their foul and dirty hearts.
246. When you speak to Me, asking Me, your Husband, to come in to you with My penis and fuck you, you do so out of love, out of faith, out of obedience, to make Me happy and satisfy My needs. Your critics would never dream of speaking to Me in such a way, out of love, but at the same time are blindingly quick to use these and other words out of lust, hatred, anger, and rage, to attack others, or simply without thinking as part of their everyday speech.
247. They say "fuck" this or that and use every foul word imaginable‚ describing filth and excrement and unclean body parts and unclean practices and perversities galore. They are full of cursing and filthy language and blasphemy because they have absorbed it into their spirits and their minds from constant exposure to the muck and mire of the world's media. They enjoy hearing such language in the music they listen to, with a rapper saying all manner of vileness, cursing and hatred to a pounding beat. Can you see who's really screwed up here?
248. What makes the difference in these words is in how they are used and the spirit behind them. This is how you can explain this language to those who sincerely have questions about it, as opposed to your critics, who already have their minds made up and don't want to be confused with the facts.
249. Language used to Me, in times of intimacy with Me, with love for Me and others, is not inherently unclean. It is not lewd to say that you want Me to fuck you, that you are opening your pussy to Me, that you give yourself entirely to My lovemaking, returning your body parts to the very Creator of the human form, to the One Who made men and women and told them to be fruitful and multiply. I created your bodies after My Own‚ with every nerve ending that tingles and thrills to human or divine touch and sends pleasure throughout your being. How can discussing such matters with Me, your Creator and your Husband and the One Who taught men and women how to make love in the first place, be wrong or perverse or lewd?
250. Of course, I know you wonder why you have to use those particular words‚ ones which the world considers dirty or unclean or lustful. But the world looks down on those words because they use them out of anger or to curse with. When you use them out of your love for Me‚ they are not dirty or unclean at all.
251. As I said, the difference is the spirit and the purpose. You use these words to express love for Me; the world uses them to express rage or anger or profanity at those they do not like. You use these words to draw close to Me; the world uses them to criticize or condemn others, or to rage at them and express their hatred, to draw away from them. You use these words for sweet spiritual and physical sex and lovemaking; the world uses these words to express their lust and carnality, and there is often little or no love involved. You would not generally think of using these words during the course of your day, when going about your witnessing and work, while many in the world use these words frequently, unthinkingly, as a common, crude part of their speech. There is a great difference.
252. As My Word explains, "unto the pure all things are pure" (Titus 1:15). That's you, My loves and lovers, and those "all things" certainly include your words and expressions of love to Me. "But to the defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure, but even their mind and conscience is defiled." That includes some of your most vehement and vocal critics, whose minds and consciences have been seared with a hot iron, having their understanding darkened‚ being alienated from My life, because of the blindness of their hearts.
253. Also, of course, there are those of the world and the churches who would not use such language at all and would object to it upon any grounds, especially in relation to Me. Well, My dear ones, it is difficult to explain loving Me at all to some of these, much less the language you might use when doing so. Some will understand that you do it out of love for Me and a desire to draw close to Me, even if they do not understand the language, and will tolerate it nevertheless. Others will not understand and will not accept it or tolerate it, often because they consider sex itself unclean in some way, the language shameful, and the very idea of sex with Me outrageous and blasphemous.
254. Just as it was in My day, there will be a division among the people (John 7:43). Some will accept you no matter what you do or say, even if they think it odd or outlandish, and others will not, no matter what you do to explain it to them and help them understand. You can only do what you can do and explain as much as they will receive, and must leave the rest up to Me.
255. As for Me, I love your love words, My dear brides. Speak them from your heart to Me, your Husband, and I will receive them gratefully as your love gifts‚ no matter what others may think of them.
256. Summary: What's the difference between talking sexy and talking dirty? What makes the difference in these words is how they are used and the spirit behind them. Language used to the Lord‚ expressing our love for Him in times of intimacy with Him, is not unclean. We're speaking out of love, out of faith, out of obedience, to make the Lord happy and satisfy His needs. Those of the world, however, use some of the same words out of lust, hatred, anger, rage, to attack others, or without thinking as a part of their everyday speech. Their purpose is to criticize or condemn others, or to express their lust, carnality, or profanity. So there is a great difference in the spirit and the purpose of the language.
257. (Mama:) Another question some of you might have is, "Why do we have to be so in love with Jesus, like a physical relationship? Why is that so important?" How Jesus can say He's "horny" for us really stretches the imagination of most people—not to mention all the other things He says! Ha!
258. For us in the Family, I think the Lord allows some things to be rather difficult or far-out as a test. He likes to give us explanations and help us understand as much as possible‚ and naturally He is always eager to answer you when you bring Him your questions. But not all the answers are going to be "1+1=2" simple to receive. So realizing that sometimes the Lord allows things‚ or even asks things of us as a test‚ will probably help make it easier for you to accept that you're not going to understand everything here and now‚ if you're trying to figure it out in the carnal mind.
259. If, after studying the Word and going to the Lord about something personally, you still have questions, you might just need to decide to take it by faith—and you may have to do so for the rest of your earthly life. In other words, questions may still nag you at times, because the Enemy will always be trying to cast doubt on the Word‚ but you'll just have to decide that you're going to go by the Lord's Word and what He has said and put those questions on the shelf until you see Jesus in Heaven.
260. It's also good to remember, specifically in regards to any questions you may have about the Loving Jesus revelation, that Jesus can do anything He wants to do—and do it in any way He wants to do it. So if we are supposing that He couldn't or shouldn't do something, we're putting ourselves above God, or on a level with God, and presuming to know His mind, when the Word says that no one can understand Him or know His mind unless we're fully in the spirit and hearing His words. His ways are higher than our ways (Isa.55:8,9; Rom.11:33,34). So that's part of the answer right there.
261. But back to the question of how Jesus can actually need us: I asked the Lord if He had any more on this topic that would help us to understand how that is possible, or why this physical manifestation of our spiritual love for Him is so important to Him.
262. (Jesus: ) Loving Me intimately is so important because it brings you closer to Me, and thus gives you power. When you love Me intimately and become My hot, passionate bride‚ when you keep coming back and you lie in the bed of love with Me, you become one with Me. And when you are one with Me, I will do anything for you. We are one, inseparable, unconquerable, undividable.
263. When someone is horny‚ they are not only desirous of sex, but they are in need of release. And in the spiritual‚ I am horny, because I have so much to give you. I am in need of release. I must sow My seeds, both for your benefit, so you can bear fruit, and for My benefit. I must release My seeds, and in so doing I release My power.
264. Here I am, the great God of the universe, the greatest source of power in existence, and I have so much power pent up. I am longing to release this power. I am horny for you, My bride, because I have need of release. I am the fountain of life. I keep producing seeds, so many seeds; they keep coming and coming and coming. I must release My power, pour out My seeds, sow them‚ and bear fruit.
265. I've got the power and you need the power, and the only way to get it in full force is to be open to Me, make love to Me‚ be intimate with Me, become one with Me.
266. Summary: How can Jesus need us? Besides all the other explanations the Lord has given us about how He was the King who has everything and yet seeks to be loved, etc., our Husband, the great God of the universe, has so much power pent up and He's desirous of us because He needs to release it. He has the power and we need that power, and to get it, we must be intimate with Him.
267. (Mama: ) Since we are getting out these sexy love words for our adult times of communion with our Husband, I wanted to also ask the Lord for more counsel that you can use in explaining this revelation to outsiders. Eventually these love words that we're putting out in GNs ("Expressions of Ecstasy, Parts 1 and 2") will undoubtedly end up on the Internet somehow, and we'll probably be faced with more questions. That's not a bad thing, because we need to learn how to explain this and turn it into a witness when it comes up.
268. Eventually we are going to be known openly as Jesus' intimate brides, the "people of the keys," those who can hear from the spirit world and departed loved ones. It's going to be some of our most radical and controversial doctrines that will attract people to our message and will help them to see that we're different, that we have something special, and also that we have what is needed to make it through the days of Great Tribulation. And they're going to want to have what we have!
269. So we shouldn't be ashamed of these things, and while they're not a part of our wholesale witness because they're not as important as the basics of winning souls and getting people into Heaven‚ we certainly shouldn't be ashamed to answer for them when people ask or the topic comes up. In fact, when you're faced with answering, if you're full of faith personally on the topic, you can turn it around and make it a powerful witness.
270. There is a very good statement on Loving Jesus, which explains the bridal theology in depth, and gives the scriptural foundation for why we believe it and practice it. There are also examples in that statement from Christians in the past who have believed and practiced it—albeit probably a bit differently from the way the Lord has revealed it to us.
271. There is also a good basic explanation in the Letter "Explaining the Loving Jesus Revelation" (ML #3087, Lifelines 23), which would probably be helpful for you to review. So the following counsel is not starting from scratch on this topic‚ but rather building on the material we already have available to help us in knowing how to put this concept in terms that the world—or at least the Lord's sheep—can understand or relate to.
272. Following is a list, received in prophecy, of short points or illustrations that you can possibly use or adapt in your witness of explaining why we believe in and practice loving Jesus intimately. Depending on the question, some points might be more needed or applicable than others. It's not as if you have to say all these things to everyone. I just asked the Lord to give this list as an example of some of the explanations you can use. He can give you a lot more specific counsel if you will ask Him to show you how to explain it to individuals you are witnessing to, or sheep you know will soon be introduced to this concept through the media or through the Word.
273. 1) God told us to love Him in this way. As the term "Loving Jesus revelation" suggests, loving Him intimately, even in an erotic and sexual way, is something He revealed to us that we should do.
274. 2) Loving Jesus in this way draws us closer to Him and helps us to have a closer walk with Him. It strengthens our resolve and conviction to do His work.
275. 3) You could say it's a type of entrance test to a higher level of discipleship. In secular society you have fraternities and sororities, and all sorts of fraternal orders where people have to pass some sort of entrance test before they are accepted. Loving Jesus in this way is a demonstration of our love and devotion to Him.
276. 4) Just as getting intimate with anyone is humbling, it's the same with the Lord. It's humbling, and doing the humble thing is always beneficial. God's Word tells us that humbleness of mind, meekness of spirit, and weakness in areas of self-confidence and self-image are attributes that the Lord wants His people to have‚ for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (1Peter 5:5).
277. 5) We have the option of spiritual lovemaking with our Heavenly Bridegroom while enjoying physical lovemaking with an earthly partner, or the self-pleasure option of spiritually making love to Jesus while masturbating. In practical terms, loving Jesus in this way is a normal and healthy experience. It can satisfy the physical need for sex as well.
278. Medical science has proven that healthy sex and achieving orgasm is a necessary part of maintaining good health. It relieves tension, which causes so many chronic disorders and health problems. Millions of people in the world masturbate every day. And what do those millions of people do when they masturbate? Some go on the Internet and have cybersex. Some go to porn sites or prostitutes and have dirty or perverted sex, and may fall into any number of vices or disease or condemnation as a result. Some think evil, perverted, and destructive thoughts—and in some cases later go out and perform those things.
279. We prefer to bring God into it, just as we try to include Him in every other area of our lives. We can focus on our heavenly Husband when masturbating or having sex, and draw closer to Him in a loving and fulfilling relationship. At the same time‚ He loves us in return and inspires us with good thoughts. He empowers us to go out and love and help others.
280. 6) Loving Jesus intimately helps us gain a closer connection to Him. This practice isn't necessary to gain His love. We already have that, and loving Him intimately isn't necessary to be a fruitful or dedicated Christian. But loving Jesus intimately deepens our relationship and brings us even closer to Him; it gives us extra strength for the battles we face in life.
281. 7) God created us‚ and He created sex. So why not enjoy a loving sexy relationship with the One who made it? He knows more about sex than anybody, after all. And because He made it‚ it stands to reason He would want to enjoy it too.
282. 8) God's Word, the Bible, refers to His people as His Bride and Himself as our Husband. The bottom line in why we believe in loving Jesus intimately is that we really deeply love Jesus. He is our all in all and we want to be as close to Him as we possibly can. (See Psa.45:11; Isa.54:5, 62:3-5; Hos.2:19-20; Rom.7:4; 2Cor.11:2; Rev.19:7-9.)
283. We are honored to be the Bride of Christ, and we can make love to Him in spirit and He loves us in return. We want to be close to Jesus and enjoy all the benefits of a strong, loving relationship. And like lovemaking between an earthly husband and wife, when we love our Husband intimately we become one with Him. We are closer to Him and we find strength, comfort, and solace, and receive many spiritual blessings that we don't get any other way.
284. 9) The resultant closeness we achieve with Jesus when we love Him intimately gives us unprecedented strength, which we believe will help us victoriously pull through the troublous times in the days of the Endtime‚ which are near.
285. 10) Using intimate words of a sexual nature in prayer and communion with God is not something foreign to dedicated Christians down through the ages. History reveals that Christian mystics and saints of the past communicated with God in such a manner. In describing their love and devotion and intimacy with God, they chose to use language of marital love and intimacy.
286. 11) The Bible contains a fair bit of eroticism, with one full book in the Song of Solomon (Song of Songs). We, as well as other faiths, regard this dialogue between a lovesick maiden and her lover as an expression of the love relationship between God and His people.
287. (Mama:) Following is another example of an explanation‚ received in prophecy, that you can draw from in praying about how you would explain Loving Jesus if you face questions about it. Remember again that the goal is to not just explain it or defend your beliefs, but to make it a witness, an opportunity for others to understand more about our God of love and how much He loves them and wants to know them personally!
288. The Bible refers to the Church, those who believe in Jesus, as the Bride of Christ. It also refers to Him as the Bridegroom. We believe that this is an example of the relationship the Lord wants to have with those who believe on Him—that of the bride and the groom. While He is our King, our Savior‚ our Shepherd, our God, in the Bible He also speaks of His great love for us as our Husband. He said in Isaiah, "As a bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee" (Isa.62:5). From this we understand that the Lord loves us as deeply as a husband loves a wife.
289. As Jesus' disciples, we believe that it's important to build a relationship with Jesus. This relationship is built through prayer, through reading His Word‚ through praising Him and worshipping Him—something we and many other Christians believe in and live daily. Yet one more way that we in the Family build our personal relationship with Jesus is by loving Him as the Bride of Christ. The Loving Jesus revelation simply shows how one can build a deeper relationship with Jesus through communicating with Him as a wife would with her husband.
290. What would you tell your husband, wife‚ or lover to show them that you really loved them? You might say, "You're really special to me, I need you in my life," or "Without you I don't think I could make it through the day," or "I want to be with you all the time, you make me so happy. You complete me." Similar to the terms of endearment you might say to your physical special someone, we choose to say these things to the Lord to let Him know that He is our special someone. The Lord has also shown us that we can include Him in sex and sexual pleasures. Just as a husband and wife enjoy this intimacy, so does our heavenly Husband want to enjoy it with us. So as you can see‚ Loving Jesus is really just a personal loving relationship and communion one can have with the Lord.
291. It's important to understand that applying this revelation is a personal decision between each adult Family member and the Lord. It's a revelation, something we believe in and try to live by according to each person's faith and desire, but doing so is not a requirement for remaining in the Family.
292. We love Jesus so much, and to us He is more than just a friend. You have friends that you love, care about, and enjoy being with. But how much more do you love your lover, or your husband/wife, or your fiancée, and enjoy being with them? Many times more! You would probably give anything to make them happy. You'd do almost anything to please them. You most likely want to spend most of your time with them. Well, this is the way we feel about Jesus. To us He is more than a friend.
293. (Mama: ) As I said earlier, publishing these sexy love words to Jesus, and the Lord's encouragement to love Him more together as one bride in united settings‚ will very possibly set the stage for greater publicity regarding this doctrine. Sooner or later our enemies will obtain all these very vivid words and word pictures describing our sexy relationship with Jesus, and I can see that they might take this as an excellent opportunity to again try to smear us. We have apostates who are so enraged and bitter against us that they are determined to get us in one way or another.
294. And to almost everyone in the church world—Catholics, Protestants—and even many unchurched—saying such sexy things to Jesus is considered blasphemous, since they've been brought up so conservatively and rigidly. Just the idea that you're having sex with God has the potential to label you as totally crazy in their eyes—and also heretical, profane‚ sacrilegious, and a few other choice words! Anyone bound in churchianity and conservatism will see our doctrine of loving Jesus intimately and being sexy with Him as evil and devilish! So if our apostates did try to stir something up along these lines, it could very possibly cause no small stir, since it is a doctrine that does sound pretty strange—especially to church Christians!
295. All that to say, we sought the Lord very desperately regarding whether or not to publish these things, and whether or not the time was now. We needed to know His highest will. We knew that if it was His will for these words to go out now, He would protect us and give us the conviction and faith to stand up and boldly answer for them when we need to.
296. We didn't want to compromise or conform to the System just because we know they won't like it, but neither did we want to be unwise or put these pubs out prematurely. Eventually we know that we will be known for this; it will be one of our trademarks and we'll be known as "Mrs. Jesus." But we wanted to confirm the timing with the Lord, or whether it was really His highest will to publish these now—and not only that, but to go on this push within the Family to include the Lord more in our united times of adult devotions; to start loving Him more as one bride‚ as "The Art of War, Part 3" explains.
297. We had several channels pray to confirm the timing of these love words going out, and I'll include excerpts of a couple of the messages for your encouragement, so that you too can have the conviction that the Lord knows we need them now. There is a reason for His wanting us to have them now.
298. (Jesus:) It is very important to publish these love words now, because I want you all to unite as My bride. I don't want you to be fearful of persecution. I want you to be so united with one another and with Me that you know your spiritual walls of defense are strong, and that anything that comes your way will only strengthen you and better you.
299. I also want you to strip off your pride together so that I can draw closer to you and fill you with My seeds. If you do not get closer to Me, each Home uniting as My bride, then I am simply not getting as close to you as I could be, and thus you will be further away from Me and I won't have the full possession that I should have.
300. Yes, you can opt out and say it's not important or it's too embarrassing or you're going to get persecuted for it. But you have to realize that the consequence is that you lose the closeness to Me that you could have.
301. Where is perfect protection?—Under the shadow of My wings. Where is the shadow of My wings?—Right close to Me in love, obedience and dedication. So if you reject that closeness or push away from being so close to Me, what you are really doing is pushing yourself away from Me and more into harm's way, where the Enemy can take a swipe at you and perhaps do you damage, depending on your proximity to the safe zone of My shadow.
302. But if you stay so close to Me as to always be in My shadow‚ and especially if you are so close that you are intimate with Me—and taking it a step further, if you are so close that you are intimate with Me unitedly, which strips off your pride—then you are pretty close and following everything I say and every move I make. Under those conditions, if the Enemy takes a swipe at you, you can be pretty sure that I will take a swipe back and hit him!
303. (Question:) In a couple of these messages, the Lord seems to be indicating that without being intimate with Him, we won't have His full protection. Even though He says it's an optional belief‚ it seems like there's not much choice in the matter if you want to have His full protection. Is that really the case? What about all the other promises in the Bible that have nothing to do with loving Him intimately, such as, "He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of Mine eye" (Zech.2:8)? Do those not apply anymore?
304. (Jesus:) Loving Me intimately is and always will be a personal decision, because it's choosing to enter into a more personal relationship with Me—and like any loving man, I will not force the bride of My dreams to do that. However, just as in the marital analogy, if you are married to Me, going by My name, and under My protection, it stands to reason that I'll have a lot more power to protect you and provide for you than if you're simply a close acquaintance. I love each of you dearly, and I will fight for you and provide for you as much as I can no matter what, but how close you choose to be with Me makes a big difference as to how much I'm able to do for you.
305. I've opened this door to greater closeness to Me, but it's up to you whether or not you want to pay the price—the humility, yieldedness, and all that is required to partake of loving Me intimately. I do not condemn you if you don't, and I don't close My ears to your needs. But if you start to drift because you're not fighting to stay close, the further away you get, the harder it is for Me to reach you and provide for you in the intimate way that I would like to.
306. You could choose to look at it another way: You're entering the worst days that the world has ever seen. Evil, hatred, and lack of love will rise to levels that were unsurpassed except in the days of Noah, before the flood came. You, My Endtime Church, need more protection, power, and anointing than any who have gone before you. So while the promises and conditions for days gone by were sufficient, in the days ahead you will need to have a greater level of intimacy and closeness to Me‚ unshakable faith, and access to My power. Thus I'm revealing all the new spiritual weapons at your disposal and training you in their use. Many of them—praise, prayer, humility, brotherhood—are not really "new," but you must take them to a new level in being exercised in all of them and using them, if you hope to make it through the days ahead victoriously. Others of them—the keys, loving Me intimately, full possession, etc.—are new, and you're just learning about them. They too play a role in how practiced, prepared, and empowered you will be in the days ahead. It all fits together.
307. If you choose not to love Me intimately, I'm not going to condemn you or cast you out or stop caring for you. I do and always will love you, just as much as I always have. But I'm opening a door where you can come even closer to Me, know Me more intimately, and partake of more of My protection and provision. The choice is yours as to whether or not you want to come. Please don't feel forced or listen to the Enemy, who would tell you that I'm threatening you or going to cut you off if you choose not to. It's not true. I'm going to love you and provide for you as much as I always have. But if you want more‚ then come closer, and trade in your pride and all that you must give up in order to be more intimate with Me, for the blessings that come with that greater intimacy.
308. If you are not close to Me and he takes a swipe at you, he'll likely often hit you, and I may or may not hit him back. Why? Because his swipe might just push you back closer to Me‚ where you need to be. So I might allow him to swipe at you to push you back under My wings.
309. But if you are already there, you can rest assured that you're My obedient bride and I'm your strong and defending Husband. So the closer you are to Me, the greater the chance of swift retribution for him … and he knows that.
310. So really—and here goes the mind of the Spirit versus the carnal mind again—the closer you are to Me, regardless of what the carnal mind reasons out, the better off you'll be.
311. The logic of the carnal mind has deduced, and understandably so, that if you publish these love words now they will bring on persecution; therefore, why bring on persecution when the Family needs safety to grow and be strengthened?
312. The answer is that the Family needs My protection more than ever before. These words will help My brides to draw closer to Me and closer to one another.
313. Another aspect to consider is that one of the failings of the Family in general has been being afraid to make public the meat of the Word. You have been holding back the meat to a certain extent, and the world at large contains lost sheep who might never find Me if you don't start publishing the meat of the Word and letting it be known what you believe.
314. Now, I understand the necessity of wisdom. You must "know your meat or get butchered," as the saying goes. You must use wisdom as to who, where, when and how you share these things. And I am a wise Shepherd‚ and will not put forth what would put My flock in danger.
315. But on the other hand, it would not be wisdom for Me to withhold the meat, or tell you to tone down your living of the meat, when you need it to strengthen your sinews and grow your muscles. It's one thing to know your meat and to be wise in its application. It's another thing to withhold it to the extent that My Body becomes weak and frail through lack of strengthening.
316. So the point I'm getting at is, are you willing to suffer for Me and suffer persecution for the sake of My cause? You're going to suffer persecution sooner or later. Why not suffer for the real meat rather than for crumbs? If you're going to suffer, why not suffer for what I am really all about, and in the process give many others a chance to see what I am really like through your testimony‚ and open the door to save some lost souls who wouldn't be saved otherwise?
317. Are you willing to go that far for the lost? If not, that's okay. But to those of you who wish to follow Me into the ring I say, "Come." It's time My strong soldiers took their stand.
318. I am calling those of you who will to love Me intimately‚ to not be ashamed of the meat of My Word! I give it for the sake of your spiritual growth and nourishment, and those who don't want this growth or nourishment or don't feel they need it in this way don't have to take it.
319. But for the sake of the soldiers I am strengthening, I must give the meat. Those who want to be strengthened have to take on the meat of the Word and be willing to stand up for it if they are going to be the army that will defeat the Enemy and win the spiritual war. Either I am a living God and I am alive and there with you, or I am not.
320. The problem is this: You‚ My Family, desperately need to get strengthened. One of the main reasons the Family isn't as strong as it should be right now is that you have compromised living the meat of the Word. In other words‚ you have compromised living My principles fully for various reasons. There are reasons, some of them good and "acceptable" reasons in the mind of man. But nonetheless it is compromise, and it has weakened you.
321. I could put off publishing these words for a while, in order to put off persecution for a while‚ but if I did‚ it would be at the cost of strengthening the sinews and fortitude of the Family now. The Family has been weakened‚ and if you don't make this quantum leap to obey Me even in the "hard" things, including being willing to love Me intimately unitedly now, you may never make it.
322. Persecution is going to come‚ one way or the other; that's a certainty. However, your strengthening may not come. So do you try to stave off persecution a little bit longer by not taking in the meat you need to be strengthened? Which is more important—staving off the persecution now, or ensuring your spiritual strength now? I can handle the persecution, but I can't handle the job if you're not getting spiritually strengthened. I will have only a weakened body on Earth to work with, and that won't do the job.
323. So that is the choice: maybe a few more years of peace and a weakened body; or concentrating on spiritually strengthening the Family into what you need to be and trusting Me to take care of your persecutors.
324. I know it sounds radical, but if I am Who I say I am, then I do have the power of protection.
325. The Family is a radical revolution in rebellion against Satan's System, and I plan on making it into a bulwark despite all he can throw at it. Don't fear the persecution. Revel in it, realizing it is the wind that will push you out onto the world stage where I will begin to use you as My mouthpiece to the world.
326. I need someone to speak through. I need someone to use. You are the nation I have created for this cause. Will you rise to the occasion? If so, come, follow Me, and learn to be My united brides who obey Me all the way in all things, who are willing to love Me intimately even amidst the scorn of the world. My Spirit will descend upon you and I will let no harm come to you except that which will be for your good. Better to be closer to Me as opposed to further away, and better to get strengthened in your yieldedness to Me and in stripping off your pride than to be more unyielded and more bound by pride.
327. It's the spiritual principles that take precedence over the carnal and natural reasoning now. The carnal will try to attack but will eventually fail, and My spiritual principles will take root and last forever.
328. "Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away‚ and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him‚ but he could not be found. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord‚ He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him" (Psa.37:34-40).
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329. (Jesus:) The reason I'm asking you to publish these sexy words is that the Family needs them. Giving these words to the Family will cause a revolution. They will light a fire under those who have not yet taken up the torch of revolution, and this move will bring about good fruit and strengthening within your ranks, at all levels.
330. The Devil publishes plenty of his own erotic words, supposed love and sex words, but words that are misused in a dirty and polluted way. The Internet is plastered with such things. And plenty of people are making love with Satan. Plenty of people are caught in the snares of raunchy sex, pornographic sex, dirty sex, hurtful sex, evil sex. It goes back to what your Father David often said, "Why should the Devil get all the credit for sex?"
331. I created sex, intimacy and passion! I am a loving God, a sexy God. I am love and I want love, and I provide these words for My brides, many of whom need the example. They need the impetus, the stimulus, the encouragement to love Me in this way.
332. These words are filled with explicit details of sexual actions because you can't always separate the two. Flesh and spirit blend. The flesh has a hard time understanding the things of the spirit, and so I give you this illustration of a man and woman loving to show you how intimate I want to be with you, how fully I want to possess you, how much I desire you. I give it to you in terms that are relatable and understandable.
333. These words are explicit in what you call physical terms, but remember that My words are spirit. These sexy love words carry the spirit of My love. And if you will let go of your own mind and thoughts and preconceived ideas, they will accomplish their purpose of drawing you closer to Me. Whether you feel actual physical feelings or not, you will experience the effects of a closer connection with Me.
334. To those who question‚ question, question, I say, wrap up all these concerns in a package of faith and lay it down. Then step out and try it. Say the words. Take the plunge. If you'll truly let go and love Me in this way, you will experience the benefits and you will find that the words are a turn-on for your spirit. Whether you feel physical arousal or not‚ they will turn on your spirit—they will move you and motivate you in greater ways‚ bring blessing into your lives, empower you, and strengthen you to do My will.
335. (Mama: ) In praying about these answers from the Lord for you, He explained that this is one of the more "difficult" gifts or weapons of the spirit to use. It requires considerable sacrifice, and thus is less appealing. You may find it easier to sit back and wait to be convinced‚ but if you do that, you will be missing out on some tremendous power in the spirit.
336. (Jesus: ) It's not that the information isn't there, if people want to pick it up and study it. It's not that I haven't already given the answers. But the gift or weapon of loving Me intimately is one that is less desirable to many. It takes a lot of humility. It takes a lot of faith. It takes laying yourself on the altar and just being what I want you to be. It's a big sacrifice, especially for most men.
337. I understand this, and that's why I've gone slow even in My encouragement to the Family to use this weapon. But I'm now picking up the pace, because I know you need it.
338. It's not as if you can carry on business as usual and waltz through these Last Days, the days of Great Tribulation. You're going to need more strength and stamina and faith and a stronger connection to Me than any who have gone before you.
339. You look at the great men and women of history and are in awe of what they accomplished. But they are in awe of you, because they see what is required of you, and what you will do if you follow through on what I'm giving you.
340. You will do greater works than have ever been performed. You will stand up to an empire more powerful, more evil, and more imposing than any that have existed in the history of the world. You will be required to shine My light brightly in thick, suffocating darkness. You will go through the worst days the world has ever known and come through unscathed, like the Hebrew children passing through the fiery furnace, if you obey what I'm asking you today.
341. Obedience today guarantees that you will be prepared for tomorrow. So I'm picking up the pace. I'm telling you to invest in strengthening your connection with Me. Our intimate relationship and bond is a very important part of that connection. So whether or not you understand it all fully, if you want to be fully connected with Me, then picking up this weapon of loving Me intimately, and putting into practice what I've said about it, is a vital part of preparedness and strengthening.
342. Loving Me intimately is always going to be humbling. It's always going to be a matter of personal choice. Regardless of how much I explain it, it's still up to each person whether they want to personally receive My counsel and obey it. The longer you hesitate or the more out of practice you get‚ the harder it is to get started.
343. I want to remind each of you that things are always easier when you first hear My message or are reminded of it. I am opening another window of opportunity in the spirit world now for those who want to "jump on the bandwagon" and be propelled forward. It is a special dispensation of extra grace and anointing for those who take this round of counsel seriously and start putting it into practice right away.
344. (Mama:) That's encouraging about the "window of opportunity" in the spirit, isn't it? If you have been wanting to make progress in this area in your personal life‚ now would be the time to make the effort, because now is the time when your efforts will really pay off! Combine your small efforts with the Lord's wind of the spirit, and you've got a recipe for progress!
345. Summary: Why publish these sexy love words now? The Family needs these words now, and publishing them will light a fire under those who haven't yet taken up the torch of revolution. These words carry the spirit of His love, and as we let go of our own minds and say these words, they will draw us closer to Him. As we cling so close as to be in His shadow, we will have perfect protection, and the Lord will be swift to exact vengeance on the Enemy if he tries to take a swipe at us. He's calling us not to be ashamed of the meat of the Word, but to stand up for it, as a witness and testimony to the world. We need the strengthening this meat provides, and if He withheld these words for a while, it would be at the cost of our strength and fortitude. Thus He's opened this window of opportunity now, a chance to jump on the bandwagon of obedience and be propelled forward. As we obey today, it guarantees we'll be prepared for tomorrow.
Saying the words is your declaration that you want Me, you're hot for Me, you desire My passion. Saying the words invites My Spirit. Going through the physical motions is like playing a role at first, and as you keep it up, you will become that part. You will be My ardent, sexy, hot, passionate bride. The one who makes My senses tingle. The one I will pump and pump and pump with My seeds. The one who becomes one with Me. The one I fill with My power. The one I will do anything for.
346. (Mama:) As I was working on this Letter for you, the Lord checked me that He wanted to give a little reminder about not becoming overly familiar with the things of the spirit to the point that we allow ourselves to be critical or disrespectful of things we don't understand or haven't fully "caught" yet. It's easy to do. The Lord gives us so much information, and some of it is a little mind-boggling or far-out. He often brings us along step by step, and it sometimes takes time for these deep spiritual truths to sink in, or for us to personally experience how valuable they are.
347. Especially with some of the things the Lord tells us that don't seem to make sense to the carnal mind, it's important to stay on guard and not allow ourselves to speak of them in a disrespectful‚ critical, or condescending way. Doing so tears down your faith and lets the Enemy in. It also can hurt others' faith, and you don't want to be responsible for doing that.
348. That's not to say that you can't ask questions or discuss the Word together and see how you can apply it better. But I think you all know the difference between doing so with faith, sincerely looking for the answers, or letting yourself fall into what often seems to be the easier path of picking and choosing what you will accept, or even being critical or complaining about the wonderful truths that the Lord has blessed us with.
349. So this is a little reminder to stay reverent and positive about the mysteries of the spirit that abound in our lives for the Lord. Don't be guilty of putting down something you don't understand right now. Instead, be thankful that there is so much to learn and discover that it will keep us busy and challenged for eternity!
350. There's no denying that many of the things the Lord tells us require faith for us to believe and accept. That has been the case ever since Jesus was on Earth and physically instructing His disciples. That's where the concept of "hard saying" originated. That's why it says that "after this, many of His disciples went back and walked no more with Him" (Jn.6:60,66). The Lord does this on purpose. He requires that we stretch, grow, and be willing to take in His new wine of the spirit‚ if we're going to be blessed with the effects and fruits and blessings of that new wine.
351. So if you feel you've gotten a bit cynical or "selective" in your acceptance of the Lord's Words, ask Him to forgive you and make things right in your heart. And then go on the attack to actively believe‚ accept, and live the Word!
352. (Mama: ) Some of the young people in one of our WS Homes had a discussion about loving Jesus intimately in one of their recent devotional/spiritual fellowship meetings. One of the young people who took part in that discussion later felt convicted that he had said some things in a bit of a doubting or cynical way‚ and so of his own accord, sent a note of apology to those who were there. I'm very proud of him for being open and receptive to that lesson from the Lord, and I also appreciate his willingness to let me share this with you. It's a good example of humility and apologizing when the Lord checks you about something, and it also illustrates the point that sometimes when something is difficult or requires more faith or stretching in the spirit, it's easy to put it down or speak negatively about it or complain about it, simply because that's easier than doing it. Since none of us want to lose our respect and appreciation for the Lord's Words and the things of the spirit, it's something to be on guard about, and apologize or backtrack when necessary so that you keep your spirit in check and don't wind up hurting others' faith.
353. (Note from young person:) Hi, everyone. I want to apologize for how I wasn't really in the spirit today at the meeting and some of my comments were a little out of it and skewed more toward negativity and problem-finding rather than solution-finding.
354. LJ can be a very tricky subject for me. I guess the Enemy just really fights it. It's not about questions or unanswered topics, but more a knowledge that, yes, the Lord expects this of me as a disciple‚ and me trying to say, "No‚ no, it's too much work, too humbling, too much faith, why me?" etc. :-)
355. I also battle with condemnation in this weapon more than in anything else in my spiritual life. I have a hard time accepting the "whatever love you have is fine with Me" thing‚ probably because I know I am capable of entering into the revelation fully and have in the past. (I can picture things, I can express myself, don't have a problem with certain words, etc.) But at the same time I feel a little like some people do with their exercise—that they have to run a marathon every day or it's no good. I'm not letting myself start slow enough or whatever to get back into it.
356. That's not so much the point I want to make, though. I more just wanted to say that I should have been more on guard, should have called on my Elerian more desperately, and tried to get more in the spirit before taking part in the discussion.
357. I'll do so next time and be prepared to participate in our solution-oriented discussion on how we really can love Him more. I have the ability, I have the Word, I have the knowledge, the peace of mind, the whole thing; I just got out of it and took what amounts to the lethargic path to find fault or talk about the negative to avoid the ... what's a nice word?—Godly pressure or discipleship pressure that I feel to kind of deliver on that score.
358. I have a lot to learn and a balance to strike between doing what the Lord asks out of just obedience, but also not expecting too much or thinking it doesn't count unless it's the really intense kind of feeling/fantasy/words/etc.
359. So please just erase/erase on any of the stuff I said that had a kind of doubting or cynical connotation. The problem isn't with the Word, the presentation, and certainly not with Jesus, but with me just not wanting to do what I know I need to do. (One comment I made about "why would He want that?" was really not good and probably very hurtful to Him, not to mention completely ridiculous—"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the Earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.—The Lord.") If you'll all attempt to overlook that this once, I'll attempt to get my act together and start off on a better foot next time.
360. For all I know, maybe it didn't even come across that bad to anyone, and maybe you'd have to be me to know that I should have done better and should have been more positive. I'm sorry I wasn't, but I'm glad for this chance to explain it a little better. Thanks for listening, you guys are cool.
361. (Jesus:) My loves‚ I know that some of these deep spiritual truths can boggle your brain. Many of the things I tell you require humility on your part to accept, because you're accepting them even if you don't fully understand them. It's called faith. But that's a very good thing. Faith is a priceless treasure of the spirit world. It's looked on as a thing of greatness, maturity, wisdom, spiritual stature, and it's worthy of admiration and reward when you accept My Words by faith.
362. So work to grow in faith. Allow Me to stretch your faith. Accept by faith. Praise Me by faith. And with time, you will understand. That is a promise. There is nothing I'm telling you now—no matter how awesome, magnificent, or nearly incredible—that you won't in time understand and see clearly. All will be revealed eventually. And those who accept by faith are those who will be most blessed with spiritual growth and progress and strength here and now.
363. So beware of dismissing or criticizing those things which you don't understand immediately. Read "Flatlanders" (ML #57, Vol.1) to understand more of this principle of the spirit, and how you are the one missing out if you allow the Enemy to trick you into picking things apart and requiring "proof" before you will believe and accept.
364. The more you accept by faith, the more you are blessed with understanding and spiritual growth. The more you dismiss or criticize or insist on understanding before you accept, the more behind you get in the spirit. So grow in faith to grow in understanding. Faith always comes first! Faith is always rewarded!
365. (Mama:) If you're still struggling or battling a bit, or if some of this new information isn't super easy for you to receive‚ don't worry. Don't let the Enemy get you bound up in it or by it. Just relax and love Jesus! Ask Him where you should go from here. He knows you, He loves you so much, and He simply wants to be closer to you! He's given us this wonderful gift of loving Him intimately to help us draw closer to Him and be more one with Him. But if it's too distracting for you, then love Him in other ways. The main point is to love Him with all your heart and soul and mind. That's the first and greatest commandment! Amen?
366. (Jesus: ) You are made in My image, full and complete. I have sexual parts, but I also have hands and feet and eyes, and I'm trying to fully mold you into My spiritual image.
367. The sexual aspect of loving Me is important, but so is your witness to the world, so is your love for one another, so is your ability to laugh and take life happily, so is your ability to work hard, so is your ability to stay in shape and keep the temples of your bodies healthy. All these things are part of Me.
368. What I'm trying to avoid is having you leave some aspects of your physical and spiritual life undone while others are done. I'm trying to develop this part of life‚ your relationship with Me, as well as all these other aspects.
369. You need to be complete people in spirit just as you are complete people in body. You don't give too much attention to your sexual parts‚ just as you don't need to in the spirit, but they are important and you would be incomplete without them.
370. You shouldn't allow one aspect of loving and serving Me to trip you up so completely that you start to ignore other aspects‚ nor should you let something slide or ignore it. That's the point.
371. Think of yourself spiritually as you think of yourself physically—needing all your parts, and not being able to do without any of them, and placing importance on each of them. Your hands are very important—they accomplish your work, they do pretty much everything you have to do in a day. That's like your spirit, your discipleship, your work for Me‚ all those things. But there are other parts of you that serve specific functions and you shouldn't ignore those either, or you won't have as happy and blessed a life.
372. Try to keep that in mind when you think about these things and practice them. I'm not trying to overemphasize this aspect of loving Me intimately, but neither am I trying to underemphasize it and say it doesn't matter. I just want you to be like Me.
373. You'll be amazed when you meet Me at how very balanced I am. I'm nothing like anyone has ever said who tried to box Me in or pin Me down. I'm not serious and sober like the church says I am. I'm not unloving and I'm not unfeeling. I'm like you've seen Me sometimes, laughing and happy, but yet I have a serious side. I have every side; every nuance of godly human character is amplified and magnified in Me.
374. You'll see that My breadth encompasses so much. And all these various things, some of these revelations you don't fully understand, these glimpses into the spirit world, are all just little parts of Me.
375. It's as I've said—I've shared these glimpses and revelations with you because you're My friends. That's why I tell you these things, and I try to bring you into a fuller realization of My character and My person. It would be unfair of Me not to. I do love you as much as I've said I do. Thus I try to share as much of My life and character as possible with you.
376. If there are parts that are harder for you to believe and accept, I understand that, but I ask you to try. These aren't just things I made up to make life difficult for you, or something someone else made up because of their impression of Me. These things are Me. They're not My completeness, they're not the totality of My character, but they are a part of Me—and that's what I'm after, that you love all of Me. Not just the parts you like or the parts you find easy, but that slowly‚ little by little, you come into a fuller realization of who I really am.
377. It's only through realizing who I am that you'll be able to realize the fullest extent of your purpose. You're human beings, made in My image, to be little copies of Me.—To live the sort of life that I lived, to have the eternal life and the eternal happiness and joy and freedom that I have.
378. These things of the spirit that I have revealed to you might seem difficult at times, but they're gifts. And you will see when you come to live with Me how very blessed you were to be able to see so much of My character. Some people see only one side or one aspect, but you see many.
379. Some of these deep spiritual truths can boggle your brain, and you might find that you don't have time on Earth to explore every aspect. That's why you shouldn't get too hung up on anything. If you have a problem with one part, you should hear from Me about it, do your best, and move on.
380. There's so much to do and to know, and I have still more to reveal. So please don't ever stop listening or believing or wanting. I love you!
381. (Mama:) Peter and I love you very much, too, dear ones. You are wonderful. Your love for our Husband is wonderful. Your dedication to His children‚ both those He's given us and the lost we still have to find, is wonderful. Keep going for Him!
382. I'm really looking forward to Heaven, and being together forever with all of you and our dear Lover. It's going to be so wonderful to see and understand everything clearly when we get there. But until that time we have an opportunity to strengthen our faith, to walk by faith, and thus to receive the very special reward that is the reward of faith.
383. Don't worry, dear loves, if things still aren't crystal clear. The main thing is to keep loving Jesus and keep trusting Him.
384. Peter and I are looking forward to the day when we'll all be together—you and us and all our loved ones. It will be one big happy marriage with our Bridegroom! The Marriage Supper of the Lamb takes on a whole new connotation the closer we get to that day‚ and the closer we get to our Husband and each other. What a day that will be!
Until then, with great love for our Husband and each of you, Mama
385. I asked the Lord to give some ideas of how the sexy love words we're publishing for you could be used appropriately. They're obviously not appropriate to use in every situation, and naturally they shouldn't be used when children‚ JETTs‚ and junior teens are present.
386. (Jesus: ) Remember that I love all your words of love to Me. No matter what you say, how eloquently or simply you put it, I'm in love with you, and I see and feel your heart above all. So don't compare or feel discouraged if eloquence isn't one of your gifts. That means nothing to Me. I look at your love‚ your humility, your desire to please Me. And that is what draws Me to you irresistibly!
387. Here are some ideas of ways you can use these words of love to Me if you as a Home want to step into having more united intimate times with Me, but aren't sure where to start.
* Have a night where you gather together after the children are in bed, dim the lighting (or light candles), and take turns reading words of love to Me and from Me. You can intersperse it with songs if you like, or you can take moments of praise where you all lift your hands to Me and speak to Me from your hearts.
* You can use these intimate words on dates. At the beginning or throughout your time together, you can include Me by reading one or two or a few of these words together.
* Have a dance night where all the men take a portion of words from Me, and all the women take a portion of words to Me, and as you dance together, read the words of love together, and picture Me there dancing with you.
* You can read these on your own and have a personal private time of intimacy with Me.
* You could have a "spiritual date" with someone, and it wouldn't need to be someone that you have sex with—even two girls together—and have a glass of wine and spend time telling Me how much you love Me, and letting Me speak to you in return.
388. As you get the hang of using these words to Me, you will sometimes want to express yourself personally rather than reading, or receive words from Me on the spot‚ and that is wonderful. These are just to get you started, to make it easy for you, but feel free to branch out and speak to Me as your heart wants to, and to receive My personal, special, intimate words to you in return.
389. (Jesus: ) Ah, words, words, words! Words are important‚ for words are real things. But just the fact that you love Me, just the fact that you want to yield to Me, just the fact that you trust Me with your love and give Me your all means more to Me than anything your words could say!
390. To tell Me you want Me, to tell Me you want Me inside you‚ to tell Me you want My love, to tell Me you're hot for Me, to tell Me you're open for Me, to tell Me you're on fire, to tell Me you need Me, to tell Me that you long for Me in your innermost parts‚ to tell Me that you are wild with passion and desire, to tell Me you feel as a virgin, inexperienced yet wanting to please Me—any of these love words or more that you could say mean so much to Me. For it is your heart, it is the burning desire to love Me and please Me that pleases Me so very much!
391. You can use radical slang words‚ if that's your cup of tea. You can use formal words, if that's more comfortable for you. However you want Me, I'm there for you. For as much as you want to please Me, oh, how much more do I want to love and please you! I love to hear you express your heart in words. I long to hear you. And I am pleased when others hear your love words to Me, for it's a testimony of your love for Me, your faith in Me‚ and your faith in My love for you.
392. You're My new brides, My new-bottle lovers, My wild, unhindered ones who have abandoned traditions, who are passionate lovers, and I love all your love words! Those here in Heaven speak their love words to Me in many ways, in many languages, yet it is all the same language of love, of yieldedness, of surrender, of humility, and of happiness.
393. (Mama:) As I was finalizing this Letter for you, someone in my Home had a beautiful experience on one of their dates, and after hearing from the Lord about it, they shared it with me and agreed to let me share it with you.
394. (Prayer:) My darling Husband, I love You! I wanted to bring an experience I had the other night before You. As we were nearing the point of orgasm, I looked up at my partner as he was fucking me, and I saw an outline of someone—because that's all that was really clear to me—overshadowing yet merging with my partner as he was loving me. Once I saw it, I knew it was something supernatural, and then I felt this incredible rush of energy pouring into me. I guess I would have to describe it as an explosion of energy or a rush of energy, but it was a sensation I've never felt before. It was quite incredible. It was a brief experience—probably just seconds in length—but something very, very beautiful and something I want to know more about.
395. (Jesus: ) Yes, it was Me, My darling. I was the one you felt and saw‚ and the rush of sudden supernatural energy I allowed you to physically feel as I loved and fucked you through your partner was just a touch of My Spirit and My seeds filling you. It's beautiful, isn't it? Now you know how no earthly love or act of love or even out-of-this–world orgasm can even begin to compare with just a few moments with Me.
396. You've caught impressions of this while loving Me intimately during very difficult and trying times in your life, but loving Me intimately and really entering into My bedchambers fully in heart and spirit will be a source of great strength in the coming days. It will be much more than just personal inspiration, encouragement and edification. As the days get progressively darker, loving Me will literally be the refuge and tower you'll be able to run to and shelter in at any moment and on any occasion. And in that tower—that special spiritual sanctuary outside all your physical senses and surroundings—you'll experience frequent physical manifestations of Me loving you, just as you caught a glimpse of a few evenings ago.
397. This gift, along with being our intimate link and connection, will only be enhanced and magnified and come into its full glory and power as time goes on. As the darkness closes in on the world, this weapon of loving Me intimately will literally keep you. Just as you felt that rush of supernatural energy and power filling you, as time goes on and you walk toward being fully possessed of Me and My new weaponry‚ that power will course through your spiritual veins, sustaining you. You experienced just a touch of that power—like an energy surge. Even though it was clearly supernatural, it was still only a touch compared to the power you will be afforded in the coming days.
398. In those days, even if you're all alone, separated from your loved ones, and lacking in some of the physical necessities of life, you will have a very real spiritual means which will transpose the physical, supernaturally filling and sustaining you.
399. You don't understand it now. All you know is that you saw and felt a glimpse of that power, a beautiful glimpse—just a fraction of time—where our two worlds merged and you physically realized the power that is afforded you through loving Me.
400. It was a special touch of My love for you, My darling. Treasure that touch, and now because you have been blessed to experience it by sight and feelings, you no longer need to take it by faith. You are responsible now, My love, because you know it's real. You know and have experienced the very real supernatural vehicle this is‚ whereby I can fill you with My seeds of power.
401. So now I'm expecting to see more of you, My darling. I'm expecting and desiring to love you with a greater passion and a greater abandon. Use those times of loving Me intimately alone to the full so you can experience and retain more of Me in your heart and spirit. Use those times with your partners to partake of Me in a greater, fuller, deeper, and more intimate way.
Art by Tamar.