Letter

This is a letter dated October 16, 1972. I have no idea to whom Juanita sent it, but it is a great example of her earliest writing about spiritual understandings.

Dear Dearly Beloved Sister,

Grace be unto you from The Lord Jesus Christ--and unto me also.

I write unto you to encourage you in this chosen thing--that there may be no limitations placed upon your all-important faith in God.

Now carnality is limitation of the Spirit. The carnal mind limits the effectiveness of our usage for Christ. We must learn to trust God. And in our daily living there is much opportunity for learning. Do you not realize that for the growth of spiritual things there is the requirement of the diminishment of the pleasing of the flesh? For we cannot please God and the flesh at the same time. So then we must decide--seeing that there is a choice to be made--which it is to be.

So now we choose God.

Now if we choose God--we also at the same time have turned away from self.

So now we are given over to learning the way of God which is the way of HOLINESS.

God has many ways of bringing us away from the way of flesh--if we so desire to be brought. In this we learn to see things as He sees them and to count things important as He counts important. And this is HARD sometimes. But it is a necessary process. So now we gain understanding.

Sister, here is an example in your own life that can be used to teach you about trusting and having faith in God that His will might be done in your life. Even when you don't understand.

Now I ask a question. What is the difference between $37.00--$3700--$37,000--or $37,000,000?

The CARNAL mind sees the difference in the amount of MONEY.

The SPIRITUAL mind sees the difference in the amount of FAITH.

And if God be GOD in your life then He is God over $37.00. He is God over $3700. He is God over $37,000, and He is still God over $37,000,000.

Now if we would please God, let us not trust in money--but entrust our money also to Him.

Now FAITH is the ability to believe God for our needs.

But TRUST is the ability to accept that which He gives--or does NOT give--without questioning.

TRUST speaks thusly: If thou oh Lord art pleased, then am I pleased also.

Little Sister, grow in God. Grow in the knowledge of His way. Spend that which must be spent--your flesh. And God Will Take Care Of You.

Amen.

Sister Juanita Price