Autor: Gustavo Rizzo

Thy presence enlightens me, Thy presence gives me strength, Thy presence transforms me, Thy presence fills me with life. Jesus, I desire Thee always by my side.

I desire to place Thee in all my thoughts, in my decisions; I desire to keep Thee aware of all things: of my life, of my feelings; I desire to be always with Thee, because, Lord, I am a sinner, I have erred and continue erring; I need Thy example, I need Thy counsel, I need Thy love in order to change. Thy presence has saved me, and today I choose to reaffirm my presence in Thee, so as to remain anchored in Thy love, saved from all hatred, fear, deception, and everything that does not come from God.

Lord, I hear Thy counsel and now I command my soul, my conscious, subconscious, and unconscious: I shall remember Thee in all things. I shall make Thy presence my home; I shall make Thee my best friend. Speak with me, Jesus. Do not allow me to forget, for I also desire to love Thee and to cultivate this love within me.

Jesus, the only love that does not end, does not change, does not waver. The only eternal love.
The love of the Most High, the peace of the Most High, trust in the Most High.

— How may I attain this peace? How may I cause this eternal love to enter into my heart?

— Follow Me. Remain with Me, in My presence.

— But how, Lord, can I remain in Thy presence if Thou art not here?

— For whenever thou thinkest of Me, I shall be with thee. In My presence thou shalt find the peace thou seekest. In My presence thou shalt feel My infinite love upon thee. Remain with Me, remain in My presence. Speak with Me, give Me thy heart. Confess to Me thy weaknesses. Confess to Me thy sorrows. Confess to Me thy pain. I am always with thee. But it is only when thou openest the door that thou seest My light enter into thy heart. Abide in Me. Remain in Me. Do not flee. Do not draw back. Do not be ashamed. I love thee and long for thy presence, child. In My presence thy heart shall be filled; in My presence peace shall be strengthened. Trust in Me.

— Jesus, I trust in Thee.

— Hear, then, listen and do what I have commanded. For truly, My love is pure, and I have only good for thee. Follow Me; this is the invitation, this is the way, this is the truth, this is the life. Thou needest not know all things, thou needest not grow anxious seeking the truth; I am the truth. In Me thou shalt find all that thou seekest; in Me, this is the way. Place Me first, seek to remain in My presence, and never forget that I am in thine. I shall never depart from the one who confesses Me before men. I am here for thee and for thy sake; hear My voice and follow Me, My little sheep.

Have this relationship with Me. Love God above all things. Thy love for Me shall not go unnoticed among men, nor among the angels. Be faithful to Me, for I am faithful to thee. None of the promises I made to thee were in vain; truly, all shall be fulfilled. Do not forget Me. If thou drawest near to Me, nothing shall be impossible, and thou shalt live the kingdom of God in thy heart.

To live as Christ, first of all, is to be conscious of everything that passes through our mind, of that with which we identify; to perceive these thoughts, to recognize their origins, and to transmute them into a perspective of love. Each day that we have thoughts that cause us negative emotional impact: meditate, heal, and seek what is higher.

To live a Christian life is not about receiving a reward or escaping a condemnation, but about choosing to live now in communion with God, in communion with all that brings light, lightness, and harmony, and to turn away from that which causes darkness, confusion, and terror. The reward is not in the future, but in the now; communion with God in the present is already the gift. Perfect happiness does not exist so long as we have not become perfect.

Life is in the now. What matters is not yesterday, nor tomorrow, but what you choose today: to be with the light, love, and harmony, or to be anywhere else. To live is always a decision, a continual decision. There will not be a day when everything changes completely in the blink of an eye, except by means of continual change, until it reaches the critical point of transforming reality. The choice happens in the now, and we live the result of our accumulated history.

The awakening of humanity, the depth to which we have knowledge of the truth. This process is inevitable, but it is not what filters who will be the inhabitants of the new earth. It is not about our knowledge, but about how well we are able to walk even amid tribulations.

You do not need to know everything about theology, spirituality, religion, manifestation, the law of attraction, and all this esoteric knowledge. It is much simpler than that. It is about finding peace amid the storm, having discernment so as not to be deceived, cultivating love and rebuking hatred, hurt, and resentment within ourselves. It is about knowing how to forgive, knowing how to forgive yourself, knowing how to abandon resentment, allowing yourself to be in the other person’s point of view and realizing that, in their place, you might have done the same. Controlling anxiety, freeing yourself from fear, fleeing from addictions, from base behaviors, from lustful, violent, prejudiced, destructive thoughts. Recognizing the fault within ourselves, recognizing how much we need to evolve, having humility, looking to Christ, seeing the example of His altruistic love, of His life of prayer, of His life in search of the will of the Lord, of His life for the good of others.

It is not about knowing everything, about knowing everything that happens on Earth, the political manipulations, the manufactured wars, the mafias, the plans of evil to destroy, deceive, and subjugate. Or understanding everything about manifestation, the law of attraction, how the mind and the universe work, quantum physics, parallel realities, reincarnation, heaven and hell, life after death.

In the end, we will never have knowledge of everything, but we can live a life with greater peace, happiness, fullness, and love. A life in which we do not need to change others, but only take care of ourselves, and everyone around us will feel and live a better life. We will see farther, and progress will be perpetuated.

Thank You, Lord. My life would not be the same without Thy divine presence. Father, forgive me for my errors, for my stubbornness, for my procrastination in seeking Thy company. Ever patient, ever kind, Thou dost always receive us with open arms.

What determines where our soul will reside is our state of spirit, our inner state. The purer our thoughts are, the higher our spirit will rise. We must cultivate gentle thoughts, thoughts of understanding, gratitude, love, and fraternity. Let us seek not only the beauty of the body, but also that of the soul; let us cultivate beautiful thoughts and feelings within us.

Everything already exists: all realities and dimensions. Time is an illusion; it is imaginary distance. Everything exists: there exists a version of you, which believes itself to be you, which has gone through the same things you have gone through, which has the same memories, and is now living the dream. Whether it be a relationship, children, recognition, wealth, or an entirely new world, without pain or suffering.

Everything exists, and what determines the reality you live is how much you believe it to be real, at every level of your consciousness: conscious, subconscious, unconscious. The moment you believe that everything is possible, everything is possible. What do you believe is necessary for you to begin believing in new things?

Lord, I trust in You. I trust in Your promise. I trust in Your plan. I do not know the path. I do not know how I will leave where I am to reach and live in Your promise. At times, it feels like I am off course. But I trust. The Lord is the one who guides me. No matter how impossible or distant it may seem, in one day the Lord can change everything.