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

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               New Depths of Intimacy

Child of Mine, I am drawing you closer.  I am inviting you into new
depths of intimacy with Me.  I want to take you places in My Spirit
that you have not been before.  I want to reveal aspects of Who I am
to you. I want to show you how dependable and how faithful and how
trustworthy I am. I want to increase your ability stand in faith,
that you might be enabled to do even greater things with Me.

Child, My heart is to draw you close. Do not fear that I am going to
push you away.  I will not do that because I love you and I desire
for you to be near to Me.

Yes, dear one, I see the struggles. I know when you fall short. I
understand that at times you make wrong choices. I know your weaknesses
and I know your faults. Don't be afraid of what I am going to think of
you when you make a mistake.

Child, I see into all times at once.  Right now, right this very instant,
I am with you when you were born, I am with you when you took your first
step, I am with you as you read this, and I am with you when you breathe
your last breath.  I can see into all of these times at once.  There is
nothing you have ever done in the past or present that I don't know
about. There is nothing you are going to do or say or think in the future
that I am not already aware of.  I know everything there is to know about
you, and I still want to draw you close to Myself.

The enemy of your soul would lie to you. He would tell you that you are
too dirty or too flawed to draw near to Me. His desire is to keep you out
of that place of intimacy that I have prepared for you.  Don't listen to
his lies, precious one, for My arms are open wide to receive you.  You can
always come to Me for cleansing, no matter how dirty you are.  I am ready
to receive you, no matter how much you feel that you have disappointed Me.

Child, I love you dearly and you are precious to Me. I am your loving
Heavenly Father, and you are My dear child.  I want to draw you close
to Me. I want to hold you in My lap. I want to rest My hand on your
head and ruffle your hair. I want to show you more and more of Myself
so that you can become more and more like Me. I want to pour out My
love and My acceptance upon you.

If you feel like a failure, don't worry. It is My joy to transform you
and to conform you to the image of My own dear Son. When you draw near
to Me, My presence changes you. Your very thinking patterns will change
to better line up with Mine. Your likes and dislikes and desires will
change as well.  My presence will mold you into My image.  The more
My light shines upon you, the more you become a vessel suitable to carry
My glory.  The more you seek My face, the greater levels of anointing
and empowerment I can trust you with--because you will become more like
Me and more likely to use them properly.  The closer you draw to Me, the
more you are able to see what I am doing.  Then you will be able to hear
My voice more clearly and you will begin to comprehend just how precious
you are to Me.

Come to Me, Child of Mine, for I desire to draw you closer.