Then they that feared the Lord spoke often to one another and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and wrote a book of remembrance for those who feared the Lord and thought upon his name. Do you find that the further you go on the path of the Kingdom, the harder it is to engage in idle chit-chat and superficial conversation? Yet those who still do this may consider you to be elitist for not wanting to join in. I promised that if you seek you would find. This is a broad principle. If this is what you desire and seek then you can be confident that I will provide fellow companions with whom you can discuss the Kingdom of God. 

Do you expect to experience rejection for wrongdoing? Does it surprise you to be rejected for doing right? The urge for acceptance is strong. Yet I told my followers to rejoice when they were persecuted for my sake. I used the example of the Old Testament prophets who experience the same thing and I followed the same pattern. You don’t have to look very hard to find modern examples of this same principle. Anyone who challenges the status quo can expect opposition, and people will consider you their enemy for telling them the truth. Don’t be discouraged. Great is your reward in heaven for being my good and faithful servant. 

Do you worry about the future? I have counseled you against this. Do you wonder if I have mapped out your future for you, or if you are making it up as you go? This question leads you to issues of foreknowledge and foreordination. This is too great a burden for you to bear. You can move forward without a definite answer to this. I told you that my thoughts toward you were of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. My plans are to prosper you, and I will complete the good work I have begun in you. Don’t worry about tomorrow, but seek my will today. It will surely come to pass. 

Do you know, or know of, people whose ultimate goal is money? They take the concept of the almighty dollar seriously, and typically acquire much more money than the average person. But it is never enough. It seems that getting more causes their goal to advance even further, so they don’t make progress toward satisfaction. I placed in you a desire to seek the infinite and transcendent. It is a mistake to apply this quest to infinite money, because this is an unreal goal, but the longing still exists. I teach you to be content with your material things, and apply your desire for the infinite to things above, that your treasure may be in heaven.