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Date: Jan 15, 2007

This word is submitted by Teresa Seputis [ts@godspeak.net]

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                         My Invitation To You


Child of Mine, I am calling you up higher and I am inviting you to walk
closer to Myself.  That is something which you have longed for; it is
something that you have asked Me to do for you over and over again.

Dear child, your request pleases Me, it touches My heart, and I am saying
'Yes' to your request.  In fact I am at work right now in your life to
answer that prayer, I am working to draw you closer to Myself.  I desire
to reveal more of Myself to you and to show you greater measures of My
glory. I desire to flood your senses with My presence and I desire to make
you even more secure in My great love for you. I want you to hear My voice
clearly and I have much that I would like to speak to you about, for I want
to share My passions and My heart with you.  I want you to experience a
deep walk with Me, and I am willing to help you get to that place.

The problem is that they way I am doing it is different than what you
anticipated it would be.  That is because you didn't fully understand
what you were asking for; you did not realize what I must to answer
your prayer.  That is why I am going to explain it to you.

You see, child, the reason we are not already in closer intimacy is because
your flesh and your carnal nature get in the way of our intimacy.  I am a
holy God and the closer you get to Me, the more the intensity of My
holiness will overwhelm your senses--at times it will convict you and at
times it will terrify you.  I am Who I am; it is My very nature to be pure
and holy, and I do not change.  If you want to approach Me, you are going
to have to do so on My terms, which means that you have to change to be
more like Me. But fear not, for I have already put My Spirit within you to
help you through that process.  He is constantly at work in you to mature
you and to transform you, so that you might be able to draw even closer
to Me.

The problem is your own sin and carnal nature and immaturity and personal
issues--they are the barriers that separate you from Me. In order for Me
to move you past these barriers and draw you closer to Myself, I have to
address certain issues in your life.  I have to transform you and at times
I make you face issues and truths about yourself that you would rather not
deal with. But you have to deal with them and overcome them if you want
to move closer to Me, because I cannot stop being holy and pure. Sin and
woundedness cannot stand in My presence, so I must purge these things out
of you. Then I can draw you even closer to Myself and shower more of My
love on you.

I know it is painful and unpleasant for you when I address these things,
but we must get past them if you want to walk in deeper intimacy with Me.
There are offences that I must remove from your heart, there are wrong
attitudes that I must remove from your thinking, there are festering hurts
from your past that I must open up and heal, and there are fears that you
must overcome.  The process is difficult for you at times, but I do not take
you through it to punish you.  I do it that I might be able to give you
the desire of your heart--the ability to sense a greater measure of My
presence and tangible nearness in every area of your life.

There are times when you so start to move closer to Me, and then some area
of woundedness or some carnal aspect of your nature rises up to prevent
you. It makes you feel further away from Me than you did before.  You shake
your head and you wonder what happened.   (In truth, you are not further
away, I have My hand on you for good and I am actively drawing you closer--
but it feels that way to you.)

That is why I wanted to tell you what is going on.  I am at work in your
heart to remove one of those barriers so that you can indeed experience a
deeper intimacy with Me.  When I draw you closer, you enter into a
greater measure of My holiness and issues you thought you'd already dealt
with surface under the intensity of it.  Don't be dismayed when that
happens to you, I am just allowing them to surface so that I can remove
them.

I am at work in your life, and I am drawing you closer to Myself.  Do not
feat that I might become disgusted at you when these things surface, for
I already know they are there and I already know they separate you from
Me, and that is why I am at work to remove them from your life.  I will
not reject you, I will give you the victory and I will transform you.

I am indeed issuing you an invitation to come closer to Me, and you will
find that where I am bringing you is a very good place for you to be. So
do not fear the process that I must take you through.  Just accept My
invitation and trust Me to get you there.