“I am altering your priorities, because of the discipline which will be required of you and the time with Me, so I can take you to a deeper/higher level. There is always a cost. If you are willing, I will take you there. If you’re not, I’ll find someone else — for the demand is great.”

Only You Lord, know all that will be required. Only You know Lord what is down the road, but Lord, I commit to this new walk with You.

“My Daughter, you have chosen wisely.”

Lord, nothing in this world is worthy more than You. I realize You give us a choice to count the cost.

“COUNT THE COST!” (Luke 14:15-30) Matt. 12:30 “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.”

“My heart is burdened to share My heart with My Church, Beloved, but she continually spurns My attempts for intimacy with her, for she prefers her other lovers to Me. But I say this: Those who truly love Me shall hear My Voice, and to them shall I give the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. To the others, they shall stumble and fall and wander in confusion. They shall reap what they have sown; for God shall not be mocked. (Gal. 5:24, Gal. 6:7-9) For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

“_____,” (He said a person’s name) “symbolizes the lukewarm church; when it is suitable for their own benefit — never for the benefit of others. Self-serving ... A dog who returns to its own vomit — Wipe the dust off your feet and move on. You did what I asked, and now you’re done.”

Then the Lord gave me this vision at about 1:30 AM ... I had a vision of a small, petite woman in a dark blue/black business suit — walking with two canes. She was emaciated and looked anorexic. The Church of America has been feeding on the prosperity message. She’s not feeding on THE WORD; therefore, she’s starving. She’s bought the lie of the church as a business (the business suit) and this is darkness instead of Light (the dark business suit color). She can only support herself with crutches of false doctrine and programs to lure. She is not being held up by the Lord. Then the Lord directed me to Rev. 3:14-22 which is His description of the lukewarm church.

Today (Tues., Feb. 26th) as I came to the Lord in prayer, I was pricked because the Lord told my Sister in Christ to pray for me, for commitment. He also told her, the Church can’t see Him because we’re looking in the wrong place. I prayed, “Lord, lead me to the place where You are. God help me!”

....I then saw Jesus standing before me with His hands cupped to bid me to Him. I saw the gaping gashes in His palms ... meaty and open ... but it didn’t hurt Him ... He said, “Come to Me all you who labor and need rest for your soul.”... I begged His forgiveness ... and then He spoke ... “I forgive you, My Daughter, and I ask you to arise and walk with Me.” “Yes, Lord.” “That’s why I say to lay down your life, pick up your cross and follow Me. (Mark 8:34-35) WHOEVER LOSES HIS/HER LIFE FOR MY SAKE AND THE GOSPEL’S WILL SAVE IT.”

“Lord, this day, I give up the right to my life and my desires and my thinking of how things should be, and I pick up my cross and follow You. Not my will Lord, but Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven in my heart and life.”

“In order to follow Me, you must be behind Me. You cannot follow that which you are not behind. The reason My Church cannot see me, is because they’ve placed themselves in front of me, as if I am to follow their plans. NO! My True Church will follow Me — also an action verb, and will lay down your life and pick up your cross.” (Action verbs: follow, lay down, and pick up.)

“My Church has become deaf and dumb to the life in the Spirit, because it prefers movement and activity to laying down, picking up and following. (My Church is as deaf and dumb as the idols it serves.) It prefers clutter to waiting upon Me. It prefers TV and music and whatever fills the void, to being quiet and waiting upon Me, and then following where I lead. To worship Me in Spirit and in Truth is to lay down your life in worship before me, your thoughts, deeds, motives, income, occupation — all of it — lay it down before Me, and then Follow Me. For have I not said, ‘I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.’ Yet, My Church thinks they have to invent new ways to get others to follow Me, as if I were not enough!” (I felt deep agony of the Lord’s heart in my heart....) “Oh, it grieves My heart to see what man has done to My Church and calls it of me. I ask you, when I walked the earth, did I need a band, or video camera or PA system or DVD’s or TV screens? Then why does My Church think I need this today? Did I accumulate wealth and earthly treasures? Did I teach you to do the same? NO! I said, ‘Go, sell all you have and give it to the poor.’ How many “ministries” would do that today? The heathen have an excuse, but those who call themselves Mine do not! It is wicked and vile in My sight, I tell you. Woe to those who call themselves Mine and hoard earthly wealth then teach others to do the same, using MY NAME! WOE, I SAY! WOE, I SAY! FOR I WILL SURELY SAY, ‘I NEVER KNEW YOU!’

“My Church thinks they own goods and treasures, when you own NOTHING! I own it all. I own a cattle on a thousand hills and I also own what you think is yours. I AM the Rightful Owner. Because it is in your hand for a season does not mean you are the owner. You own nothing! The only think you own is your own life. I give you the power to choose whom you will serve this day — Me or yourself and the world. Who will it be? Who will it be? Time is short. Choose wisely.”

Ever yours in Christ,

Crista Simmons

LifeCare Ministries

http://www.ourchurch.com/member/l/LifeCareMin/