This word is submitted by Teresa Seputis (ts@godspeak.org)

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Shed False Humility and Embrace God's Reality

God has something to say on the issue of pride. He hates pride and you already know this. Most sincere Christians do not fall into blatant hautiness and arrogance. Some do and if you do, you need to deal with it before God deals with it for you. God's way of addressing pride and arrogance are not pleasant. That is why He gives us a season of time to address it ourselves before He comes and deals with it in our lives.

Most of the people reading this word will think that the above warning does not apply to them, because they do not believe they struggle with pride and arrogance. But God says that false humility, and pushing ourselves down when He is trying to raise us up, is every bit as much "pride" as being haughty.

It is telling God that you are smarter than Him, that you know better than Him and that your plans make more sense than His. And He finds that offensive.

So the Lord would address those of you who have been beating yourself down and who have been refusing to allow Him to lift you up. And He says...

"Stop it!

Come to Me. Let Me replace your illusions and fears with with My reality. I will define you to be precisely the person that I created you to be.

It is time, child of Mine, to resist Me no longer. Do not fight Me, for My plans for you are good. I know that you are not able to accomplish this in your own strength and power. And I never intended for you to do it that way, in your own strength and through your own resources. Instead, allow Me to transform you. Allow me to empower you.

Allow me to be the wind beneath your wings that sustains you. Do not fold up your wings and refuse to fly. If you do that, how can I allow to you participate with Me in accomplishing My plans and purposes?

Your place is NOT to fight Me. Your place is not to resist me. Rather, it is to come to Me and allow Me to show you precisely who I have created you to be. Then allow me to position you in precisely the place that I have ordained for you. Resist Me not, and I will heal you and I will empower you. Child of mine, I will make you able to accomplish all that I have appointed for you to do. I have appointed you for victory. Do not choose to fold up your wings, resist My good will for you and walk in defeat.

Again I say to you, resist Me not! Do not tell why you are not qualified. Instead let Me fill you with My indwelling presence. Let me make you able through My power. Let me transform you and conform you into My likeness. Let Me strengthen that which is weak in you. Hide it not from Me. Do you really think you can conceal your faults and weaknesses from Me? Child of mine, don't you understand that I know it all, I see it all. But I love you anyhow. Do not fear to come to me. Present yourself to me and allow Me to define who you really are.

Listen no more to who the world says you are. Cast it off of you as you would remove an old tattered jacket. Embrace My reality. Watch me empower and transform you. Watch me make you strong and mighty in Me. Watch Me give you the guidance and direction you need. Watch me place you strategically and watch me work My glory through you.

It is time to stop fighting Me, time to stop thrusting yourself down when I begin to lift you up. Resist Me not, for my plans for you are very good. And I am able to accomplish them in your life if you choose to cooperate with me. Resist Me not. Embrace My reality. And My glory shall begin to spring forth in your life.