Mary speaks: My dear son,

People are imperfect, people act imperfectly. You do not have to measure up to men. Some men are accepting and loving; some are cruel, trying to make themselves higher than others.

God does not want parents to shame their children. God does not want you to focus on another in order to make yourself above them.

You are all children of God.

Some will insult, point out others' faults, to take the focus off of themselves, because they themselves are insecure. When a person comes up to you and focuses on you derogatorily, watch out for the tactics of Satan.

A person can be happy and enjoying himself and another sees that and comes up and says, "Oh you don’t look so good." Immediately you are no longer so happy. You are focused on yourself because of a comment. Some draw attention to others’ shortcomings in a group in order to make themselves look better than them because they are insecure themselves.

If all were living according to God’s will and sufficiently knew God’s love, they would not be insecure. They wouldn't condemn others. They would build up the body, love one another and work toward oneness.

The devil separates, condemns and tries to get one focused on the self. The devil wants you feeling insecure about yourself. The devil wants you bowed down.

God wants you to love one another, accept one another in love, bear with one another, help each other grow out of your imperfections. Never shame, condemn or criticize for the sake of making yourself better than somebody else.

The world is full of comedians, especially on television, teaching the youth to make fun of others. You are not to judge one another.

Do you look at one another with eyes of envy and hate and you (the world) decide what is to be accepted and unaccepted? Do you say the people must measure up to the world’s standards? "Who is in?" "Who is out?" "Who is a fool?" "Who is accepted?" You are all God’s creatures, all uniquely created by Him, all meant to be temples of the Holy Spirit. All deserve to be respected and loved as members of the human family. Nobody has to prove himself to another man. The devil says, "You have to prove yourself to men." Then the devil keeps telling you that you never measure up. The devil wants you to be jealous and in competition with your brothers.

Hell is a place of total isolation. Nobody feels accepted there. Each is alone.

The devil wants you to feel insecure. Then he tells you to use sex, drugs, television, pleasures against God’s will to feel better.

The devil wants you to feel bad. Then he tries to get you to use mind-altering things to feel better.

The world as depicted on the television is filled with violence. Watching television shows and movies that are violent makes you feel mean inside. This takes its toll and comes out somewhere in your life. It makes you depressed. The more you watch these violent things, the more numb you become to them. You can take in violent movie after violent movie and not even realize how your basic ideas have been altered and your moods changed.

I speak to you of drugs and mind-altering substances. There are many caffeine drinks, a drink machine on every corner. The caffeine and sugar can give you a high, the liquor or drugs can slow you down. Things taken in excess against God’s will that alter the body chemistry will diminish one’s control over one’s body. If one takes caffeine in drinks all day, he is taking a stimulant that causes the body to act differently. A person watching violent television shows has altered his mind. What you put in your body and mind affects how you act.

Do you want happiness? Then you must listen to God. He is the Creator, you are the creature. He gives you the rules to live by that will allow you to have real peace and joy in your heart.

Oh my children, Satan is so active. He is attacking the young. Before they know the truth, they have been taught the ways of the world. Oh my children, I cry to you, but you do not hear me.

The way of the Father’s family is acceptance and love. The way of the Father’s family is to build up the body so that it will grow in oneness and love in Him.

Some people live their whole lives looking for the acceptance of men. They base who they are and how they should feel on how accepted they are in the world. They size up others, make fun of some, do things for a laugh, including laughing at their brothers. Their eyes are constantly looking to measure others and make themselves better than everyone else.

Real love, the love from Jesus, loves all. It does not separate or poke fun at others. It is sorrowful when others sin.

It is not amusing to Jesus when someone judges another and pokes fun thinking he is better than the other.

People who are insecure themselves, many times criticize others to make themselves feel better. My children, this is sick.

If you feel bad inside, go inside to find out why. Don’t look outside and blame your bad disposition on another. Some will watch hours of "dirty", "disrespectful", "violent" television and then wonder why they feel depressed. They then look to judge others, blaming and attacking them for their bad moods.

My American culture, you have become the product of your teacher: the movies, the video games, the television, the media. You use more and more substances and drugs to alter your behavior, or more television and sex and pleasure for false satisfaction.

My youth, I am sorry it is so hard. You are surrounded by teachers that have not taught you the way of my Son, Jesus.

You, my youth, must seek the truth. I give you two writings from Jesus which I wish to appear here together with a prayer to pray daily. Stay in control of yourself. Do not give your power away to any forces of the evil one. Go to God. He has all the power. He will guide you in the ways of truth. Consecrate your hearts daily and all through the day with the single phase, "I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love." This is the greeting I wish you to use when speaking to one another. My Son, Jesus, directs this saying to be used in His Shepherds of Christ Ministry.

Use Your Talents

October 3, 1993 Chicago Marian Conference 11:30a.m.

Jesus speaks: I am your Savior, Son of the Living God. I come to you that you might have life, not as the world gives you life, but My life which is life eternal. I carved you from My special carving and made you little less than an angel. I love you and cherish all the moments when you, My special child, come to sit with Me. I wait here and I hope you will choose to come, but I never force you. Your will is totally free and I give it to you because of My love and the will of the Father. I inform you in numerous ways. You do not have to guess and wonder. Come be with Me in this silence and all you need to know will be told to you. Your life is unfolding as a beautiful rose. Each petal falls and you plant My odors about as I so desire. I make your life full and sure as you trust in Me. No need for worrying, My little flower. My ways give you freedom if you listen to your heart. I am a personal God and you know Me as giving you fullness and life. You know there is some magnetism to Me and the way you crave to be part of Me. This is the work of the one, true God Who created you with a thirst that can only be quenched by Me. All roads that lead to Me give you fullness, worth, peace and joy, not as the world thinks, but as you yourself know true peace and joy. When I really touch you, you do not remain the same. I shed My Blood for you that you will have the life only I can give. What friend in this world would die for you? You, My child, were worth My dying for. I came that you will have life eternal and the gift I give is My Precious Blood for your sins. Come to Me in trouble and when you are bowed down. Come to Me in joy. Come to Me every day that you live and I will give you all you need. Seek to know Me more and more. Knowledge of Me, being with Me, are the only way to perfect peace. They lead to eternal life.

I have a divine plan for you. I created you with special gifts and talents to be used to do My work. They are not for your own self-promotion. You, My child, are nothing except as I created you. Why try to promote yourself? It is none of your own doing. I gave you the talents you are using. You had nothing to do with it. These talents were given to you to do My work. To use these talents to make yourself feel better than your brother is indeed a sin. You must realize they are loaned to you to work for Me. As you give someone a car, or loan them a place to stay, I loan you your talents to use to work for Me. If you do not work for Me and use them to make yourself better than your brother, you are offending Me. Likewise, if I give you talents and you do not use them because you think you are not as good as your brother, you are not being thankful to Me for My gifts to you. You are not using My gifts and that offends Me greatly. Each person was created by Me to do My work. Each person has all he needs to do My work. To be envious of others is fruitless. They have their job. You have yours. You are not supposed to do their work. That is why you were not given their talents.

Do your own work. Don't be envious of your brothers. Don't hide your talents. You did not earn them. I gave you your talents. You must sing because I will it. Others must do as I will them to do. It displeases Me to give you a gift and watch you hide it and make light of it. I give the gift. You must use all your gifts. They were given to you to do My work. Your brother has his gifts. Be grateful for your brother and he should be for you. You are all chosen by Me for a special mission. You know what to do. It feels right. I plant little seeds in your heart and all you do that is for you in the end feels right. You are not to be doing your brother's work or he yours. Talk to Me that you might know just what your work is and do it.

Do not hide your talents. Praise your God Who gave you these talents. Embrace and use them. This is not pride. This is My plan. I love you. I give to each of you, My precious children, as a mother who buys special Christmas gifts for each child. To buy gifts all the same for all your children is not to respect their specialness, their individuality.

Oh, I love you, little ones, so much. Please come to Me. I am so good and I wait to be with you and share My love with you. Come now. This is your top priority. All else will work when you come to Me first. I love you. You are My chosen children. Come and be filled and I make your loads light and I fill you with the Spirit of Salvation.

All roads that lead to Me are the right roads. Praise Me for I am good and I love you, little dear ones.

So you are no longer aliens or foreign visitors; you are fellow-citizens with the holy people of God and part of God’s household. You are built upon the foundations of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone. Every structure knit together in him grows into a holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are being built up into a dwelling-place of God in the Spirit.

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