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

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                     I Am Empowering You


Precious one, I have known you and I have called you by name. You 
look at your abilities and you think that you don't have enough to 
offer to Me. Or you look at what I have called you to do and think,
'Oh Lord, I am not equipped to do that!'

But dear one, I am the One Who designed you and the I am the One Who
gave you all of your abilities in the first place; for it is through
Me that all things were created--including you. I know exactly what 
I have called you to do, and I have fully equipped you for that 
purpose. If you see something missing from your arsenal of talents, 
abilities and resources, it is because I want you to lean on Me for 
an infusion of My empowerment in that area.

You see, dear one, I never asked you to do this on your own. It was 
always My plan that you would have to lean on Me, trust in Me, and
draw from Me in order to do what I have asked you to do. I am not
asking you do things for Me and in My name, and then report back 
to Me with the results--I am asking you to do them with Me, just as 
I did them with My Father.

Even though you don't realize it, I have already fully equipped you, 
and you lack nothing. I have already given you everything you need, 
because I have given you My Spirit to reside within you. There is 
nothing that is too hard for Me, and I am with you always because 
My indwelling Holy Spirit has taken up residence in you, and we are
One.

Dear one, do not allow yourself to be overwhelmed by the task that
lays ahead. Take your eyes off of it and off of yourself. Stop 
looking at your own resources or at your own ability, and start
looking at Mine. Yes, dear one, look to Me. Put your eyes on Me and 
focus on My ability and on My unlimited resources. 

Know that I am faithful and that I am able to do all things. Know 
that I am with you as we work together to accomplish the Father's 
purposes on the earth. Let us co-labor together towards that goal. 
Remind yourself that you can do all things because I can do all 
things. Nothing will be impossible for you because nothing is 
impossible for Me. 

It is true that My enemies have become your enemies, and the same 
devil that opposed Me will oppose you. He may resist you at times 
and try to hinder you, but he cannot prevail against you because I 
have already defeated him. Yes, you may struggle at times, but you 
cannot fail because I do not fail; and I am the One Who is empowering 
you.