Bishop, I would like to share something with you…

At dawn, I woke up, went to the living room and, different from the other times, I sat on the couch. I was quiet, very quiet.

But, I spoke to God in spirit.

Then, something happened within me, something like the voice of God. It didn’t make any apparent sound, yet it was so clear, as if to tell me, “Silvia, do not say anything, just listen to Me!”

I just sat there, with my eyes open, in total silence, alone. Just me and Him.

What a wonderful moment!

Then I began remembering many of the prayers I had done a long time ago. Petitions I had made God during others occasions. And because of the time that had past, I thought He had forgotten.

Along with those memories came other recollections, which were of the many deserts that I had passed through in my life.

So I began to realize that everything made sense, and that everything had a purpose.

I continued in silence, knowing that I was not alone. And with each revelation from God in my mind, a joy grew deep within me, because I was getting the answers to my many “whys” that appeared along my way here.

I remembered a verse: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55.8-9 (read the whole chapter).

I am sure that it was not a coincidence that I remembered this verse. Instead, I think that it was God who continued to talk to me.

Then, such immense gratitude and love for Him arose within me, because He did not take my stubbornness, ignorance, and often spiritual blindness into account.

There is nothing in the world that can compare to the fact that our life is ruled by Someone as Grand and Glorious, a Lord, the One True King.

He made me understand, by reminding me of the people that are a part of my story. People who were used by Him to discipline me; others, to open my eyes; others, who risked a beautiful friendship, but had the courage to tell me the truth even if it hurt my flesh. However, they were not intimidated nor spared themselves the trouble, they simply went ahead just to make me see what I was not understanding.

That calm voice confirmed: “Silvia, my daughter, it was not them, it was Me. They were just people that allowed themselves to be used by Me as instruments.”

I remembered a class I took when I worked at a jewelry store safe. I remembered that famous stone: the “DIAMOND”.

Anyone who has picked up one of these stones and held it in their hands knows of the beauty it has, the extraordinary bright light that it intensely emits. However, in order for it to get to this point, it goes through a process called cutting.

The curious thing is that the rough stone called diamond is so hard that it can only be polished by another diamond. However, this other diamond is not another stone, its diamond dust. In other words, the diamond dust is those people who have been so broken and cut down that they turned to dust.

Apparently, they do not possess any beauty, such as those exposed in fine jewelry stores, but they have not lost their value because they serve to polish rough stones, to the point where they can make a hard stone, without beauty and shine, become a beautiful and precious diamond.

But it does not stop there.

While this cutting is hard and difficult, I want to let you know that during the preparation, the diamond dust is not used by itself: it is mixed with oil. Kkkkkk, it is very strong, right?

As expected, at the same time that God treats us harshly, He is careful so we do not break. By using His PRECIOUS OIL, the Holy Spirit, He gives us every condition to withstand the friction caused by cutting.

When there is a perfect cut diamond, light is reflected from one face to the other until it is dispersed through the top. This is what happens when we let our Father polish us: we no longer react inappropriately, improperly. We no longer see our daily events natural, and we always take advantage of any situation.

So let God’s light pass through every corner of our being and shine on our face and shine in our attitudes.

Therefore, you never think that when someone reprehends or disciplines you, it is something unfair, persecution of the natural man, or that you’re not his favorite or that favorite.

Wrong!

You are just so valuable and so important to God that He uses all forms necessary to save you and preserve you steady until the end of everything, along with Him.

I thank all those who had the courage to make me see my own mistakes.

I consider myself to be rich because I have friends that are so valuable! They are true diamonds in God’s hands.

And I confess that I also want to be this diamond dust, which does not need to be seen or recognized by anyone. But I insist on being mixed with this precious oil, which is the Holy Spirit, and be used to form precious diamonds.

I LOVE YOU MY LORD!

Thank you for this revelation.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Silvia Ferreira – Aracaju, SE – Brazil