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Date: Aug 5, 2002


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

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                      The Place Of Preparation

Many of My children are frustrated.  I have spoken to them about the call 
and the destiny that I have on their life.  And they are not yet walking
in the fullness of it.  And they are furstrated.  And they are crying out 
to Me and they are asking Me... "when?  When Lord?  When will you release 
this thing in my life?"

Child I say to you that there are things you must consider.  The first is 
that often times I give the promise before I start the process of 
preparation.  I allow you to see the end goal so that it will strengthen 
you in the process, that you will endure the time of preparation and faint 
not nor grow weary.  Yes, I have a call and a destiny on your life.  Yes, 
I desire to manifest My power and My glory through you that My name might 
belifted up and that all men might come to know My Son.  Yes, I want to 
use you in this plan and yes, I have enlisted you for it.

But Child, there is a time of preparation that you must go through.  There 
are things in your life that hold you back.  There are obsticles within 
you that must be removed.   I must empty out the garbage of self and sin 
before I can fill you with My power and with My anointing.

Sinful habits must go.  Bitterness and unforgiveness and complaining and
murmuring must go. Selfish ambition and self-centeredness must go. Fear and 
doubt must go.  Your heart must become centered on Me and you must become 
commited to do My will.  You must lay down your own agenda and embarace 
Mine.  You must learn to obey Me because you love Me.  And I must take you 
through a process to move you from where you are currently to where you 
must be.  In short, I must mature you in the faith and grow you up in 
your relationship with Me.

Have you ever wondered why Abraham was old before I called him to leave his
family and his homeland and follow Me?  Have you every wondered why Moses
was 80 years old before I placed him squarely into the role of the deliverer
for My people?  Have you ever wondered why the Apostle Paul spent the first
several years after his dramatic conversion in obscurity?  It is because I 
had to work My refinement in each of my servants before I could place them
into the position of power and authority that I had ordained for them from 
before time began.

Child, did you know that you have some control over how long you stay in
that obscure place of preparation?  The more you resist Me, the longer and
the more painful the refinement process will be.  The more you purpose in
your heart to cooperate with My transforming Holy Spirit, the faster the
process will be and the sooner you will reach the goal.  Child of Mine,
work with Me as I prepare you.   

I am pleased that you desire for Me to use you.  And I am pleased with
your desire that I to do great things through you to advance My kingdom.
Child of Mine, I do have a plan and a destiny for your life, and it is
a good plan and a good destiny.  I am eagar for you to walk in the fullness
of it.  I love you to much to thrust you forward before before you have 
been prepared and equipped.  So I will hold you back until I am able to
make the changes I need to make in your character and in your nature and in
your faith and in your spiritual maturity in Me.  So choose to work with
Me and cooperate with Me that I might accomplish this preparation quickly
in your life.  For I long to manifest My glory through you and I long
to place My authority upon you and I long to set you forth into the place
that I have prepared for you, that My kingdom might advance and that My
name might be glorfied.