Do you consider yourself to be an optimistic person? Does your faith make you more or less optimistic? How do you think the Christian population as a whole compares to unbelievers in this regard? Too many of my people look at the conditions in the world, including the abounding of unrighteousness, and are discouraged as a result, even more so than those who are in darkness and have no hope. My word teaches you to rejoice as a matter of principle, and I have given you ample reasons to do so. Don’t forget who is really in charge. This alone is reason enough to rejoice evermore. 

You see the Body of Christ organized by denominations. Do you evaluate them based on their traditions and doctrines and decide which ones are valid? My word teaches you not to say, even in your heart, who shall ascend into heaven and who shall descend into hell. How much less should you make sweeping judgments about entire groups of people based on denominational affiliation? Would it surprise you to know that I have people in denominations you do not approve of, and not everyone in groups you approve of is in the Kingdom? You are accustomed to making divisive choices, but I want you to find your place in my Body and still see it as one Body.

Donna Childress shares this vision (I met her at GLOBAL last week): I would like to take time to share a vision that I had while in Washington DC.  I recently moved to Mechanicsburg, PA from Myrtle Beach, SC.  I received an email from my friend Kathy in Myrtle Beach about one of our friend’s named Annette.  Annette received a word from God that she was to go to Washington DC and pray around the White House on April 1, 2014 and also pray around the Capital Building the next day.  She was also instructed to email a few friends so they could pass on the message that she was going and to meet her in Washington if anyone was interested.

They did not know how they were going to pay for their trip or where they were going to stay; they were depending on God to provide.  When I heard about it, I volunteered to let them stay with me and I told them that they could drive back and forth because it was only a couple hours away.  I also felt led to go with them.  Here is what happened upon our arrival in Washington.

Do you want divine wisdom? My word promises that if you ask me for it you will get it. What do you think it looks like? When I was a young man I went missing and my parents conducted a search for me, and finally found me in the temple, listening to the learned men and asking questions. I wasn’t preaching, but these elders still marveled at my wisdom in the questions I asked. Do you think that questions are neutral and only answers are meaningful? Some questions are better than others, and the quality of your inquiry depends on what you seek. My wisdom was displayed in asking the right questions and yours will be too.