by Musa Opiyo (mopiyo@msn.com) 

My child, do not fear. Yes, I know the testing and the trials of your character that I am taking you through. As pressure has been exerted in your areas of weakness, you have fallen under the weight of sin and have despaired, thinking that you cannot overcome. 
My child, let it be known to you that I was tested and tried with all of your situations. Beloved I know what you face and felt what you feel. Yes, I leaned on the strength of the Father. My sight was never on the natural, for even My natural body was weak, but I received the empowerment of the Holy Spirit as I was baptized in the Jordan. 
I was victorious and so were you. You died when I died and you rose when I rose. Therefore since you are hidden in Me, you are a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come. The enemy at this time has brought to memory the frivolousness of the flesh of times past and the benefits of living in worldliness. 
But My beloved you made a choice. You had a choice to follow either the way of darkness or the narrow road, the one road that leads to the Father. You chose life, for I was and I still am the Way, the Truth and the Life. In Me is life eternal. You knew in your heart that all that was of the world only led to destruction and an utter end, yet saw "life" in Me, and faced with that choice, you chose Me. 
My beloved I tell you do not allow the enemy to dissuade you from your goal. Do not seek again the former life but look ahead to all that is in Me, the author and the finisher of your faith. The testings you are experiencing are testing the foundation of your faith, where you truly stand. 
Yet if you trust in Me alone, you have nothing to fear. I will lead you out of the way of temptation and bring you into the fruitfulness of My Kingdom. You have to be willing to resist that which you once held dear that now is only a hindrance to your moving forward in My plans. Resist the devil and he will flee. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for My way is easy and straightforward and leads to life. 
Even as you go through this wilderness season, fear not, for I am molding My character in you, says the Lord, that you would emerge effective tools for My work. Run the race ahead of you with endurance. 
Those who have gone before you only cheer you on. Let their life and walk be a testimony and a witness that, yes, those who trust in the Lord shall be led to paths everlasting and to victory. 
Be encouraged My child. For I have said that I will never leave you nor forsake you. Keep this promise with you as you walk through this life.