This word is submitted by Betty Heimbach (bettyheimbach@earthlink.net)

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           Accept Your Assignment in Faith and Trust

My children, come to Me. Seek Me and I will enable you, minute by minute, to
be everything that I, the Lord your God, have called you to be.

Do not be dismayed over what may appear to be failure.  Don't be alarmed
over anyone's reactions to what you do and say.  Keep seeking Me first in
all things.  Let Me be your guide and your rear guard.  Don't look at the
situation and think that you have failed because things are not working out
perfectly according to your expectations.  My plan is still in operation.
My plan is going forth.

Don't ever try to prove yourself to anyone.  Don't worry about pleasing people
instead seek to please Me every day and I'll prove the reality of My work
in you to others.

Don't defend yourselves, or try to prove that you are right, or prove that
you are Mine.  I, the Lord will be your defense to others.  I will defend
you if you allow Me to do the work.  But I will not, I cannot do it if you
are doing it yourself.  I will not step in to take up your cause and defend
you if you are busy defending yourselves.

Think on these things.  Ponder My words.  Know this, know that I gave you
the job you have.  I put you in your neighborhood, I sent you to the
church you are in specifically to accomplish My purposes for you and in
those people at that place.  Don't doubt that I am able to work in every
situation to bring about My will.  I will bring good out of your present
circumstance.  Blessings are in store for you.  There are blessings ahead.
My plans for you are good--the best!

Know that you are My agent, sent there to do My will. You are sent there to
speak My word and sent there to demonstrate My love, My forgiveness and My
compassion.   Know and believe that I did this.  I gave you the job.  I knew
who else would work there and what they would need.  Believe it.  I sent you
to the neighborhood in which you live. I knew the people who were already
there in need of your witness, your example.  Believe that you are there, on
assignment, and seek Me for how to fulfill that mission.  You will accomplish
much and walk in great joy.

Act and live as if you are truly My ambassadors and My agents wherever you
are, because you are.  Act as if whether at home, on your job, out shopping--
wherever--that place is your mission field, because it is.  Live your life
in such a way that whomever you meet, whoever is around you, will see Jesus
in you.  Live in such a way that Holy Spirit may speak through you at anytime
He chooses to anyone around you.

Then in every situation, in every decision, ask for My direction.  Look into
My Word, listen for My voice, look at the example of Jesus throughout My
word.  Then follow His example, say only what you hear Me, the Father say,
do only what you see Me, your Father doing.  Crucify your flesh, deny
yourself, your rights, your feelings, and your own ideas and submit to Me
and My plan and My way.  Then you will walk in victory.  You will walk in
peace.

Be like Nehemiah and keep doing the work that I have put in your hands to
do.  Don't be distracted by others who want to hinder you, or stop you from
doing what you are doing to help build My kingdom on the earth.