This word is submitted by Tiffany Surla [touchedbythemaster87@yahoo.com]

-----
   
                          I Cherish You!
   
You are My beloved, and I cherish you. When I look upon you, I see beauty. 
When I observe what you have become, I am well-pleased with My creation. 
My child, I am well-pleased with you!
   
It pleases Me to know that you continue to press in, even through the 
struggles. When the enemy rages, you continue to look up to Me. When the 
storms seem to never cease, you dig your anchor even deeper.
   
I am strengthening you, My child, even in the inner man. I am causing a 
resiliency to be birthed within you. You will no longer will be called 
desolate. You will no longer be called barren, for I have planted a 
life-giving seed within your spirit. As you continue to walk in My love 
for you, and as you continue steadfast in My Word, that life-giving seed 
will begin to take root. Soon My fruit will soon be evident in your life.
   
You have set your love upon Me and Me alone. Therefore, in the day of 
trouble, I will hear you and answer you speedily. Know that the plans of 
the enemy against you have been put to shame. My plans, and only My plans,
ill be worked out in your life. I am causing every evil thought that the 
enemy would whisper in your ear to become as nothing in the light of My 
deep and unending love for you. My child, I am overshadowing you with that 
love even at this very instant.  Do you not feel it?
   
The thoughts that I think toward you are of good and not of evil. It is 
My desire to see all the plans I have for you come to pass, beginning 
even this day. I have made you acceptable in My sight, and I have many 
good tings for you. Yes, I have made for you a path in the wilderness and 
rivers in the desert. I am opening doors that no man can shut. I am 
building bridges where there was once rubble. I am mending relationships 
that have been severed because of your choice to follow Me. I am bringing 
peace where there was once fear. I am bringing truth where there once were 
lies. I am sending the rain to those dry and thirsty areas. I am bringing 
forth fruit in those areas that were once fruitless. I have done all of 
this for you, My child. I will continue to do it for you, simply because 
I love you.  My love for you is deep and without end.  
   
Listen closely, My child, and you will hear the whispers in the night 
season. I am whispering words of life and love to you. When you look into 
that mirror, take a long hard look and look deep within, and you will see 
the beauty that I see in you. You will see the love that I have for you, 
you will see My glory shining through you.
   
You are My creation and the work of My hands, and I cherish you!