And one of the greatest questions that you can ask is, "Who am I, what am I? Why was I created?"  For truly the answer to this question can only be found, in and through God. Seek God with all of your heart. "Simba, look deep into the pool and you will see the reflection of that which I have for you. Fear not the kingdoms that go on around you. Fear not the evil that you see on this planet. For your reflection - your true reflection is a son or a daughter of the Almighty."

 And I will reflect myself in and through your life as you seek Me and as you clear out the things that do not belong there. The glory -- the majesty and the power of your Father in Heaven will shine through you and that is your calling, that is your purpose for existence. You were not created to work for a corporation on this planet. You were not created to give your life to another. You were not created to become somebody's pawn in a game of economic advancement. But you were created for My Kingdom. You were created for My Glory. You were created for My happiness, saith the Lord.

      And your greatest happiness will lie in your pleasure that you find with Me, not with your mate, not with a date, not with a song, not with a band, not with a corporation or an advancement. But I tell you, true happiness lies in a relationship with your Heavenly Father, the one Who created you and who loves you beyond all that you can begin to imagine or dream.

      And if you want a future, if you really want to be all you can be, then find it in Me, saith the Lord, find it in Me, saith the Lord. I don't care who has failed around you, or who is going through rough times; it does not mean that you will end up like they are. Perhaps they have transgressed and you don't know about it. Perhaps they have taken a left turn when they should have gone right. Perhaps they have disobeyed me and it has not been noised abroad yet.

Do not judge the walk of Christianity by those you see around you. There are things you can accomplish that others will never attain to because they will not dedicate themselves to it the way that you would. Just because someone else fails does not negate the whole system of Christianity. Let's see how you can walk with Me, saith the Lord. I challenge you this day - come forth and give your life to Me! Come forth and walk with the Lord your God. Come forth and be the man or woman of God that you want to be that you see in the Bible. Do not let the failure and the discouragement of those around you effect the calling that is upon your individual life.

 I will be to you a God in heaven. I will be One who answers your prayers. I will be to you what you will be to Me. If you will dedicate yourself to Me, if you will not stop, but come after Me everyday of your life, I will show you what I can do with a man or woman who surrenders to Me. I will show you; I will show you.

 I will keep you all the days of your life. As I kept the Prophet Samuel and not one of his words fell to the ground, as I honored him before the nation of Israel, so I can keep you so I can honor you, so I can protect you even when others fail. Do not judge what can happen in the Lord your God by how another walks or transgresses even with the Lord.  Take your chance. Step up to the great wheel of life and take a spin with Me, saith the Lord.   

     Just a footnote: I'm an equal opportunity employer.  I do not discriminate. I do not care what color you are or race you're from. I do not care what sex or gender you are. Step forward, saith the Lord, and challenge Me and see if I will not come forth on your behalf. See if I will not do great and mighty things for you such as you have read in the Bible - exploits such as you have read in the Bible.

 See if I will not meet you. Whether you are male or female, black or white, Jew or gentile, see if I will not move through your life. See if I will be the God of the Heavens unto you. For I am an individual God. I covenant with individuals. Yes, there is a corporate anointing, but never forget there is an individual anointing with God; there is an individual covenant with God. I make covenants with men, not just denominations, not just churches or corporations, but I make covenants with individuals. I cut a covenant with Abraham; I cut covenant with Isaac; I cut a covenant with Moses and David… right on down the line, and I kept My Word with these individuals no matter what happened around them.

      Do not say that because everyone else is failing I could never make it. That is a lie, from the pit of hell; that is a lie from the pit of hell. Your God sees you. Your God caught you floating down the river, Moses, and returned you to your Mother. Do not fear, saith the Lord, I know where you are, I know who you are and I know how to protect you in the midst of dark and dangerous circumstances and I will covenant with you if you will covenant with Me, and nothing can stop a covenant that I make with you. Not a man, not a denomination, not a minister, not even racial hatred can stop what I covenant with you to do. I can lift you above it all, I can set you, but it will depend on how you relate to Me. The only hindrance between you and a bright future on this planet is how you relate to Me; it is the only thing that stands in your way because you have a free will. You do not have to follow (Me). You do not have to serve (Me). But I'm offering you great opportunities to find a future in Me to find joy in Me such as you have never known.

 No, I will not lie to you. There will be hard places.  Read the Bible. There were plenty of hard places for everyone to go through. But I will be with you in them and I will comfort you and take you through them and I won't desert you, as others will. I won't turn you loose when you are too old to do anything for Me such as a corporation will.

 So fear not, saith the Lord, I'll take you from the cradle to the grave. And I'll give you a retirement program and I'll give you Blue Chip Stock and I'll give you everything that you require to get through this life. Do not fear, for I have a retirement program that you would love to enter in to.

   ~ prophecy by Don Franklin 9/19/00