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

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                  Transformed Into My Image

Child of Mine, do not fret and do not pull away from Me just because
I have made you aware of certain areas of weakness in your life. I
do not show them to you to condemn you for them, but so that we might
work together to transform them.

Yes, there are problem areas in your life, and they interfere with your
ability to fulfill the destiny that I have chosen for you. But do not
be dismayed, for I am able to give you victory over them. I am able
to change you from the inside out, so that you might be more like
Me, and so that these things no longer interfere with what I have called
you to do.

Dear one, it has never been My desire for you to be marred by sin;
instead I want you to be transformed into My image. I want to change
your thinking patters so that you think like Me and so that you desire
the very things that I desire. I want to implant more and more of My
very nature into you. I also want to remove all the pain and hurts of
the past that cause you to react in ways that are not how I would

react. Yes, dear one, I want to remove the hindrances that prevent
you from being more like Me.

I have no intention of condemning you for your state, nor do I intend
to push you away or to disqualify you because of it. But I also have
no intention of leaving you in it--it is time to grow in Me and to be
transformed of My nature. Then you will find it much easier to fulfill
the destiny that I have created you to do.

I know that you feel dirty and marred as you become aware of areas of
inadequacy in your life. But do not let take make you hesitant to come
before Me. Yes, I am a holy God. But dear one, do not pull away from Me
when you feel dirty, for I am also your loving Heavenly Father. I do
not look at you in the way that you look at yourself, and I do not
condemn you for your struggle. I am not repelled or repulsed by the
things you struggle with, nor am I disappointed in you. Dear one, I
am not interested in punishing you for your weakness.

I would rather empower you to overcome it. I have destined you for
victory. I have not made you defective, I have already given you
everything that you need to overcome. So draw near to Me, and I will
teach you how to walk in that victory.

I will break the power of weakness over you, and I will strengthen
you. Yes, I will change you from the inside out, to make you more like
Me. Trust Me to do that in your life, and cooperate with Me in the
process. Run to Me and not away from Me. Receive healing and restoration
My hand, and allow Me to perfect you.

Trust that that My plans for you are good, and trust that I am able
to accomplish them in your life. Learn to cooperate with Me in the
process, and you will see My glory come into your circumstances.
Remind yourself frequently that I have given you a hope and a future.
I will not let your inadequacy hinder you from walking in the fullness
of all that I have ordained for you; I will indeed transform you and
cause you to overcome. So put your trust in Me, and draw close to Me,
and watch Me work My goodness in your life.

Don't pull away from Me, no matter how dirty you may feel at the moment.
Run to Me and receive My embrace. Rest in My love, and allow Me to
transform you into My image.