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

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                         Walk Holy Before Me

I am life, and in Me there is no darkness. Therefore, if you want to
truly live in the fullness of all that I have for you, you must put
aside the things of this world that gives the darkness a hold over you.
These things may seem desirable for a season, but there is no benefit
in them for you--in fact, they just hold you back. Let go of them to
embrace Me and to embrace the abundant life and fullness of joy that 
I have for you.

What good does it do you to worry or fret about things that you have
no control over? Do I not hold the future in My hand, and have I not
promised to take care of you? Trust Me and lay aside the fear--it does
not serve you to hang on to it. Embrace faith in Me and in My ability
to take care of you. Faith it will serve you much better than fear or
anxiety, for I am faithful, and you cannot go wrong by trusting in Me.

Likewise, let go of all bitterness and resentment and unforgiveness, 
so that you may begin to enter into a deeper walk with Me. Have I not
said in My word that you are to forgive those who wrong you, just as 
I have forgiven you? Respond to My word then, and embrace the fullness
of My forgiveness. 

My forgiveness doesn't just cleanse you by the blood of My Son, it also 
empowers you to forgive others. I am not asking you to forgive so that 
you may be forgiven, for that would be "earning" a gift that was bought 
and paid for at a very great price, and then given to you freely. 

But I want you to receive the full measure of My forgiveness. That will 
break the power of offense over you and enable to you walk in grace 
without holding grudges. Releasing forgiveness breaks the enemy's power 
to torment you, and I want you to be free from all torment and oppression. 
So embrace My forgiveness to the point where you can freely release it 
to others.

Walk holy before Me, and try to abstain from the things that you know
offend Me. Seek My pleasure instead of seeking the pleasures of this 
world. If you do that, you will find joy unspeakable...both in this life 
and in the one to come. Honor My word and walk in My ways. Purpose in 
your heart to obey Me because you love Me, and this will please Me 
greatly.

You cannot enter into the fullness and abundance of life that I desire 
for you unless you let go of these things. You cannot stretch out your
hand out to receive the wonderful gifts that I have for you when your 
hands are busy holding onto the things that separate you from Me. So 
let go of them and embrace Me.

I am life, and in Me there is no darkness. Allow My life and My light
to saturate you, to cleanse you and to transform you, that you may
walk holy before Me.