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

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                    Will You Cooperate With Me?

Child of Mine, do not be afraid of growing and maturing in Me.  Yes,
at times it is painful. But child, that pain that you experience in 
growth times was there within you and effecting you on a regular basis, 
even when you were not consciously aware of it and tried to suppress it.  
I merely bring to the surface what is already there within you. I bring 
it to your attention so that I might deal with it.  I don't want to mask 
it over or cover it up -- I want to amputate it.  I want to identify and 
permanently remove the things that beset you and hold you back.  But I 
need you to cooperate with Me in this process.

Child, I know you feel ashamed when your weaknesses and failures rise 
to the surface, where anyone might see them.  These are things that you 
try to hide and to press down and keep them secret. I know that it is not
pleasant for you to deal with them.  But I am the God of truth and light, 
and I cannot allow that darkness to remain within you.  When you carry 
darkness, it affects you in more ways than you realize and it makes it 
more difficult for Me to fill you with My glory and My light.  But as you 
come to Me, I will cause My light to shine into your darkness. If you 
will submit to Me and not run away from what I am doing in you, then I 
will conquer that darkness in your life and give you the victory over 
it.  I will dispel it and replace it with My light, that you might shine 
brightly for Me.

Child, do not run from Me when you see a weakness or failure rise up
within you. Instead run to Me and present it to Me.  Allow My Spirit to
work with your spirit; allow Me to come into the situation and to 
transform the things within you that need to be transformed.  Do not 
run from Me, and do not resist Me.  

Fear not, for I am with you and I will not let go of you.  I will hold 
onto you and sustain you even when you feel too weak to hold on to Me, 
if only you will run to Me instead of running away from Me.  I will work 
My glory in your life and I will cause you to grow and mature in Me.  I 
will make you strong and I will give you victory over the things that 
beset you.  I will remove the bondages of the enemy from your life and
I will heal your hurts and bind up your emotional wounds.  I will pour 
My health and My glory and My radiance into you, and I will transform 
your innermost nature to be more like My own.

Child, will you cooperate with Me in the process?