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

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              An Invitation To Those Who Have Slipped

Child of Mine, I am your loving Heavenly Father, and I care for you
greatly, even in those times when you do not behave as well as you
think you should.

Do not think that I am far from you. I will never be so disappointed 
with you that I have cast you aside. Yes, there will be times when 
you disappoint Me, there will be times when you put your priorities 
in the wrong place, and there will be times when you make mistakes. 
But none of these things cause Me to turn My back on you. I will not
reject you and I will not cast you out of My hand.

Indeed, there may be times when you wander so far off course that you 
force Me bring My hand of correction into your life. But when I do
correct, it is not to separate you from Myself; it is merely to turn 
you around; to direct you so that you begin moving the right direction 
again. I want you moving towards Me instead of away from Me, and when 
you wander off course, I will begin to redirect you. But I will not
withdraw from you at those times--indeed My goal is not to push you
away, but to draw you closer to Myself.

None of your failures will cause Me to withdraw My presence (or My 
love) from you. You are Mine, and I am yours. Indeed I have given 
Myself to you in the form of the Holy Spirit, Who resides inside of 
you until the day of your redemption. He does not leave you on a "bad
day."

The enemy of your soul would love to do nothing more than to make
you afraid of Me. He hopes to drive a wedge between you and I, so that 
you will not be connected Me; the source of your provision and the 
source of your power. That wedge does not exist, except for in your 
own thinking, as you listen to the lies that the devil would tell you. 
So stop listening to his lies, and start embracing My truth. For I am 
your loving Heavenly Father, and no one can take you from My arms or 
separate you from Me. 

No one (not even you) can make Me stop loving you. That is because 
it is in My nature to love My children, and I do not change. So do 
not fear My hand of correction when it comes upon you; it is there 
to turn you around and draw you close to Me. I have no desire to hurt 
you or to cause you pain; and the more quickly you yield to Me, the 
gentler My correction will be. I will only punish as much as I need
to in order to get you to turn away from evil and run back to Me. 
And once you are back, I will embrace you and comfort you and heal 
every one of your wounds.

So draw close to Me and fear not. Enter once again into My presence
and receive My great love for you.