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

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                   I Am Calling You Closer

Child, I am calling you close to Myself.  This is a time and a season 
where I am equipping you for that I have called you to do.  I have much 
for you to do, but I will not send you out unprepared.  I prepare you 
and when I send you, I will go with you. And My Spirit dwells within 
you; He is more than adequate to handle anything that will come your way.  
And the closer you draw to Me, the better I am able to prepare and equip 
you.

One of the things I want to do is to teach you how to recognize and respond
to My Spirit's leading.  He will give you wisdom and He will show you what 
to do in all situations. And He will supply supernatural empowerment and 
anointing when they are needed. But child, you have to respond to Him. You
have to yield to Him and to do whatever He directs you to do.  My power 
and My anointing are only available to those who are submitted to My will 
and who are doing My kingdom purposes with Me.  If you want to move with 
Me in My power and purposes and see My glory, then you must yield fully 
to My Spirit as He leads and directs you. That means you must know how to 
recognize My Spirit's leading and direction.

Child, you learn to recognize My Spirit and hear His direction as you 
draw closer to Me.  For it is in that place of intimacy that you come to 
truly know Me and you learn to recognize My voice.  It is in that place of 
intimacy that I transform your thoughts and desires to better synchronize 
with My own.  It is in that place of intimacy that I am able to make you 
secure in My love for you, and it is in that place of intimacy that I am 
able to reveal Myself to you.

Child, do not be afraid to draw close to Me.  Yes, I know that at times it
can seem frightening, for I will reveal the hidden secrets of your heart 
as I shine My light into your darkness.  But I do not do this to condemn 
you -- rather I do it to dispel that darkness that it have no more power 
over you.  As you come before Me and draw near to Me, I will also draw 
near to you.  I am truth and My truth will begin to saturate your heart.  
I am life and I am liberty, and as you begin to draw near to Me, My life 
and My freedom and My joy will begin to flow through you.  I will remove 
from you those things that hold you back.  And in that place of intimacy, 
I will form you into a vessel of honor and I will pour My glory and My 
love into you.

And when I send you out to perform My will and to accomplish My purposes,
you will find that I am not far from you.  I will be very close to you 
for I will go with you.  And you will be able to perceive My nearness and 
to hear My direction because of this intimacy time that you have spent 
with Me.

So child, draw close to Me and allow Me to refresh you and to re-form you.
Allow Me to transform you and to shine My light into your darkness, that
I might dispel the things that limit you and that hold you back.  Allow
Me to saturate you in My love and allow Me to reveal Myself to you more
clearly.

Child, I am calling you closer. Respond to My call and draw near to Me.