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

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                            I Am Your Life


Child of Mine, I am your life and your hope and your future. When you
try to fill yourself with things that are not of Me, it is not going to
satisfy you.  Too many of My own entertain themselves in lieu of spending
time with Me. That is not the way it should be. My little ones fill their 
spare time with things like television, books, movies, music, the internet, 
video games and the like, because they think this will relax them and help 
them to unwind.  These things do not bring rest to your spirit and they do 
not bring peace to your innermost being.  They are merely temporary escapes 
from the frustrations of the day.  They do not have the power to heal pain; 
they merely numb you to it for a short while by distracting you so that you 
don't think about it.  These things may hold your attention for a season, 
but they will not resolve anything and they will not bring healing or life 
to you.  

When you spend your time and energy on the things of this world, you do not 
sow life into your spirit. These things cannot bring life or peace or joy.
Only I can do that, for life and peace and joy come from Me.  

When you draw close to Me and press into Me, I release the river of life from 
My throne to wash over you.  This is where I bring healing and victory and 
transformation.  I change My own from the inside out, that you may be whole 
and complete, lacking nothing.  I transform you so that you may be pure and 
holy before Me, just as I am.

I am not a God that covers over your sins or problems or inadequacies or 
wounds to try to hide them.  No, I bring these things into the forefront, 
I shine My light upon them, and then I separate them from you and heal you.
I am the God Who breathes life and Who changes the heart. I am the God Who 
heals you. I do not put a bandaid on your wound so that it might infect and 
fester. No, I clean it out; I scrape away the harm; I bind it up and then 
I bring true and complete healing to it.  I do not patch things over for a 
season; I reach into your innermost being and I bring complete healing and 
restoration.

Child of Mine, do not resist Me in this and do not run from Me.  Come before 
My throne and allow Me to heal and transform you. Yes, I will expose some
things to you that you would like to keep hidden, for I am the God Who 
searches the heart. I know your innermost motivations and thinking.  I do 
not bring these things to the light in order to condemn you for them, but to 
remove them from your life and to break the power they have over you to 
harm you.  

Do not fill your mind with the entertainments and things of this world to 
the exclusion of Me.  Instead, make Me your highest priority.  Do not give Me 
the leftover time that only comes when there is nothing interesting for you 
to do.  Seek Me first, before you turn on the television (or the radio or 
before you surf the net or before you pick up the phone to call a friend).  
Seek Me -- give Me the firstfruits of your time, make Me your top priority.  
If you do this, you shall surely find Me; you will enter into My very 
presence.  I will manifest Myself to you and I will infuse you with My life.
I will place My anointing on you, and I will give you the victory. 

Seek Me first and make Me your top priority. There will still be time for 
some of these other things. They are not evil in and of themselves, and I 
will permit you time for entertainment and time for relaxation.  But these 
things become an idol to you when you prefer them over Me. Do not make Me 
jealous of them, or I may take them away from you all together.  Show Me 
that you love and value Me by giving Me top priority of your leisure time.  
Press into Me and pursue Me.  Then you shall call upon My name and I will 
answer you and show you great and mighty things that will astonish you.   
Then I will bring healing to your soul and transformation to your mind. 
Then I will fill you with My Spirit and shine My face upon you and give 
you an abundant measure of peace and love and joy.

Seek Me, child of Mine, with all of your heart and soul and being.  I do
not want to be an after-thought and a low priority in your life.  I want
to be that which you value and pursue above all else.  Seek Me fervently,
child of Mine, for I am your life and I will give you peace and rest and
incomprehensible joy.  I will breathe My life into you.  I will heal your
physical body and I will heal the hurts of the past. I will hear and answer 
your prayers.  

Give Me top priority in your life, and I will give you a greater measure 
of Myself.  I will be with you in ways that will delight your spirit, I will 
reveal more and more of Myself to you and I will give you an overflowingly 
abundant life.  Seek Me ferventy, child of Mine, for I am your life.