ASCENDED MASTER KUTHUMICHANNELED THROUGH MICHELLE ELOFF©Johannesburg : 12 May 2004

THE VALUE OF LIFE

I am Kuthumi and I come forward upon the rays of light and wisdom to greet thee at this time and to hold thee in the presence of Christ as we bring messages from Spirit to fill each one of you with the wisdom of light and love, guiding you upon the path of your soul. Greetings, beloved ones.

At this time, we wish to bring to your attention the importance of valuing life, and in this same breath we wish to pose a question, and that is: How do you value your life? If one has to truly take the time to think about where one is on one's path, to think about life, the body that you inhabit,the mind that is within you, life around you; how much do you value this?

Many are uncomfortable with the words that are written in the scriptures that you only get one opportunity, one lifetime. In truth, you only get one opportunity to live the life that you are presently living. You only get one opportunity to inhabit the body that you presently live in. Thepersonality, the character, the circumstances of your life, are unique and you will not experience it again - not in the way that you are presently experiencing it. So many take this for granted - their body and the life around them, what is within them, how they feel, how they act and the energythat is put out. All of this is taken for granted.

I ask you now to put your life on a pause and think about all of that which you have experienced, where you are now, and the possibilities that lie in your life before you. How much energy have you wasted on worrying about that which has never occurred? How much energy have you wasted incriticizing and judging yourself and others? How much energy and how much of your life have you wasted on fighting? This can now come to a close if you would just for a moment pause and look at what you have. You have the unique opportunity to create this life to be glorious. Even though you have lessons to learn, it can still be a glorious life. The time that you take to learn a lesson is your choice, and if you truly begin to integrate the importance of living your life to the fullest, you will move through your lessons a lot quicker. There is so much in life for you to experience; somany wonders in the world for you to explore; so much of yourself to discover; so much of your life already wasted, gone on worrying about petty dramas. It is time now, my beloved ones, to stand yourself up, to dust yourself off and to truly embrace life; to look at what is within you, whatis around you and what lies before you - the glory of what lies before you, the joy, the opportunities, the adventures of what lies before you.

As you now begin to invest in the riches, the growth and wealth of your soul, so you are filling your life up with that which is of value. An investment in your soul is an eternal investment. Investing in judgment and in negativity does not serve you; it does not make the assets of your soul grow; they diminish, they depreciate, and you are left feeling empty, feeling lost and feeling that this life is worth nothing - whereas it is your most valuable gift. Your most valuable asset is the life that you are presently living.

There are thousands of souls wanting desperately to come to this planet to experience what you all take for granted - for there is no other place that one can experience in the way that one experiences in this place, yet so many take it for granted - waste their time away, worrying about experiencesthat will never happen, being negative about the self and fighting with the self and with others about things that do not really matter.

The wealth of your soul is important. Your development and growth as an individual is important.

Mastering the lessons that you set up for yourself in this lifetime is important. Being loving and true to yourself is important. Spending valuable time, loving time with your children, your closest family, with those who you deeply love; experiencing a quality of life is important. By feeding yourself with this energy of understanding the importance and the value of life and living one's life, a quality of life, so the rest of your life will automatically begin to fall into a smoother course of action, and even when you are faced with challenges, you will see the opportunity in the challenge, and you will rise to it with a sense of selfworth, with a sense of inner strength and the ability toovercome this and to grasp the opportunity with both hands and to revel in the joy and the victory that comes in mastering that which you have set before yourself to overcome and have achieved. This is, my beloved ones, a unique opportunity.

How are you going to live the rest of your life? Are you going to continue to squander time and energy or will you look to making the best investment with your time and your energy, seeing where you can draw the most energy from in order to support you, to nurture you and to guide you in the direction of truth and the direction of true value? As you begin to recognize the true value of life, you will also begin to recognize what a valuable link you are in the chain of life, as is each and every other person. As you change your perspective on how you live this life, so others will follow your lead. For the only way in this new age of experience to assist others; to lead by example; to practice what you preach and to do what you would expect others to do.

Rejoice, be happy, play and live, beloved ones. Live your life, for not ever will you be able to live this particular life that you are in right now, in this time, again. This is why every lifetime is so precious, each one unique in what it offers, for the age that you are present in has its gifts and its challenges. Every soul is blessed with every lifetime that they choose to live in. It is a gift from God. The body that you choose is a gift from God. The place that you choose to live in - the country, your home, the people around you - are all gifts from God. Recognize how blessedyou all are. Even if you are faced with very, very deep challenges, you are blessed to be able to be here, to experience this challenge, to have the opportunity to master it, to grow, to evolve and to move on to new experiences.

Value what you have, beloved ones; value everything around you. Recognize its worth, its preciousness and how all is a part of you and how all is an extension, an expression of God self, of his/her creativity: all is one. Your children are an expression of you; your home is an expression of you; your family members are all expressions of your energy, as you are of theirs. See the beauty in it. Take just one day to see only the beauty in life around you, in the people around you - just the beauty, and you will see for that day how full your life feels. For you will see how much yourworld is filled with beauty. If you cannot value lie, you value nothing of yourself. This is the time to recognize this; to live each day as if it were your last. Value it, embrace it and experience it in every way. Live it.

Ponder upon these words deeply, my beloved ones, and you will come to realize within your heart the importance of what I share with you upon this day. Too much time is spent on that which does not matter. It is time to see the other side of the coin.

Because of the lack of value of life, your world is experiencing war and dis-ease. Because of petty power and ego battles, your world is in disarray. If people spent more time valuing the gifts of life and THE GIFT OF LIFE as opposed to squabbling over who has more rights or power than another, more money or material possessions than another, then attention would be focused on what is important and on matters that can change and enhance the quality of billions of people's lives.

And so it is that I bless each one of you with the insight, with the wisdom and the ability to recognize this, to feel it and to turn your life into one that is valued in every moment, experienced in

all ways and in full. May your heart be filled with trust, with light and with the joy of seeing eachday come. May your being be filled with peace, with serenity and with balance, and may your life be filled with happiness, with laughter, with prosperity and with good health.

I am Kuthumi, the bringer of light and wisdom, and I place my lips upon your forehead, bringing to you the kiss of insight. May you feel my arms around you always. I greet and bless you in love. Adonai.