Watch Those Thorns

Watch Those Thorns

There is much beauty inside you, but like many natural things, the beauty is not freely available to others.

Consider the lovely rose. Its beauty and smell attract many, but the thorns make it difficult to grasp and enjoy. The cactus also yields a juicy fruit. But who can grasp it without picking up the thorns that surround it?

In the natural, the thorns are there to protect from harm. And in the spiritual you have formed your own thorns for the same reason. The many painful experiences of life have left you feeling vulnerable and fearful. So you protect yourself by not allowing anyone to come near.

Yet the treasure that I have given you is not for you alone says the Lord, but it is for others also to enjoy. And what I placed in you should be made available freely and without restriction.

But you are afraid to give up the thorns. They have protected you from the hurts of life for so long, that now you find it difficult to open your heart and pour out what is inside. And instead of being a blessing to others, you bring pain and sorrow.

It is time to give up the false protections that you have built up around yourself. It is time to give up the false sense of security that comes from hiding your heart and your feelings from others. It is time to put aside the darkness and walk again in the light says the Lord.

Come to me and let me surround you with My shield of light, which is contained in My love. And I will protect you from all harm. I will shield you from the attacks of the enemy, and those whom he uses to bring hurt.

But make your fruit available to many My child. And you will soon be in great demand. Many will come to the light of your rising, and you will be like a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden any longer.