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Date: Jul 19, 2004

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

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                       Grow Strong

Grow strong, child of Mine, grow strong. I do not expect a babe to be 
strong or to do any works of might.  

It is true that when you first come to Me, you come as a babe.  But I 
do not expect you to stay a babe forever, I expect you to grow and 
mature.  And as you mature in your relationship with Me, I also expect 
you to become strong in spirit and character.  For My mature ones are 
not easily moved by the threats of the devil and they are not easily 
swayed by the temptations of the flesh.  And they are not overcome by 
difficulties; rather, they overcome their circumstances through faith 
and they live in My victory.

So grow strong, that you might be able to resist temptation and the 
devil.  Grow strong in faith, you that might not be moved when testing 
or trials come your way.  Grow strong in your confidence in Me.  Learn 
to exercise your muscles of faith so that you might learn to move with 
Me in My power and might.

Grow in your knowledge of Me and of what I am like. Read My word and
get to know My character and My nature.  Spend time with Me in worship 
and in prayer, that we might build a closer and deeper relationship
together. Come to understand what I like and what I dislike, what I 
will bless and what I will oppose. Learn what I will and will not do.
Learn what I am capable of.  Allow My unlimited power to become real to 
you, that you might be made strong by it.  Learn to conform to My will 
and My wishes; allow My indwelling Holy Spirit to transform you so that 
you begin to think and behave like I do.  If you are willing then I will
change the very desires of your heart, so that you can live in accordance 
with My will and My nature.  Would you like me to do that for you? I am 
willing.  But know that I do not make this transformation instantly;
I work in you through a process of growth and maturity. You must choose
to cooperate with Me in this process.  But if you cooperate with Me,
I will surely change you and make you into the very person I always
intended you to be.

Learn to hear and recognize My voice, and learn to obey Me when I speak 
to you.  Child, I have much to say to you and I want you to spend time
listening to Me and talking with Me.  I want you to share your innermost
heart and your innermost struggles with Me.  Yes, I know all things and 
I already know your heart.  But the very act of sharing your innermost 
struggles with Me and inviting Me into them will change you. It will give 
you the strength and victory that I desire to impart into you.  

I also want you to grow in the assuredness of My love for you.  You will 
see I love you even when you feel unlovable.  And as you grow in 
assuredness of My love for you, that will give you the confidence that 
you need.  Then you will not be shaken by the accusations and lies of 
the enemy that come against you.  You will not be shaken in the midst 
of difficulties. You will know that I am with you, that I am for you 
and not against you, and that I will come into your circumstances to 
work My glory in them. And as a result, you will walk in My blessings 
and in My victory.

Child, I want you to grow and mature in faith. I want you to grow strong 
that you may be able to stand firm in Me. I want you to live and walk in
My power and victory.  Babies cannot do this, but My strong and mature 
ones can. So allow yourself to grow to the full stature that I have
appointed for you, that you might be strong in Me, and that you might 
enter into the fullness of all that I have for you.