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

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           A Message From The Holy Spirit

I am the Holy Spirit and I have taken up residence within you. I am
not some inanimate thing; I am a Person and a Personality. I have 
thoughts and feelings, and I have chosen to be with you. 

I am here to help you and to strengthen you, as well as to change 
you and to transform you to be more like Myself. I am love and 
encouragement, and I choose to pour out My love upon you over and 
over again, regardless of whether or not you respond to Me the way 
that I want you to. I am faithful and I will not abandon you, no 
matter how poorly you behave, or how unwise of a choice that you 
make. I am your teacher, and even when you are not paying attention 
to Me, I will find a way to teach you, to train you, to equip you 
and to help you grow in maturity and in the stature of Christ.

I am faithful and I will not forsake you. I have chosen to be with
you from the first moment that you believed in Jesus until the 
instant that We take you home to be with Us in glory. I am all 
powerful, and I am your constant helper, friend, teacher and guide.

I desire to have personal relationship and communion with you during 
our time together. You may not realize this, but I have made Myself 
vulnerable to you. Yes, dear one, I have given you power to effect 
My feelings. You can hurt Me and grieve Me by ignoring My leading, 
or by choosing sin or unrighteousness. You can also grieve Me by 
choosing to believe the lies and accusations of the enemy against 
you and by choosing to disqualify yourself from the destiny that 
We have so carefully chosen for you.

Likewise, you can cause Me great pleasure by choosing to submit to
Me, by listening to My voice and following My guiding. There will
be times when I must bring you on roads that are difficult to walk, 
because I am working to mature your character or to build faith. It 
causes Me pleasure when you chose to walk there with Me, when you
do not resist or draw back. It causes Me pleasure when you put your 
trust in your God, knowing that We are faithful and We will not let 
you down.

I am the Holy Spirit, and I am your God. I will be with you through 
thick and thin. Your Lord Jesus sent Me to you when you became His, 
but I have come willingly. I love you and I will not forsake you. I 
am constantly at work in you to teach you, to guide you, to help you 
and to fill you with the peace that passes all understanding. If you 
will choose to cooperate with Me, I will transform you into a vessel 
of glory and into a person of great faith and maturity.