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Date: Mar 24, 2005

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

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                  I Will Cause You To Be Successful

Child of Mine, take My hand and allow Me to strengthen you.  I am asking 
you to place more and more areas of your life under My Lordship and under 
My control.  But as you yield to Me in these areas, I will empower you to 
be successful in them.

Child, you are not your own, you have been purchased with a very great
price. So present yourself to Me as a living sacrifice.  Give Me control
over every aspect of your life and existence.  Submit to Me in the area
of how you take care of yourself,  for I do want you to take proper care
of your bodies.  The life that I have given to you is a present from Me,
and I want you to enjoy it! Yes, I want your joy to be full!

But that fullness of joy is not found in unhealthy eating or exercise
habits. It is not found in the indulgence of the flesh.  It is not 
found in denying yourself sleep and the rest that your body needs. It 
is not found in smoking or drinking nor in the indulgences of the 
world that harm your body.  Do not treat this gift of life that I have 
given you with contempt.  Do not harm yourself needlessly, for I do 
desire that you walk in health. But if you do not take proper care of 
the physical tent in which you reside, your health will fail.  Look to 
Me in this. Do not make an idol of food and drink.

Likewise, do not make an idol of fitness, diet or of the ideal body 
shape.  I have not called you for the purpose of maintaining your looks 
and appearance to the exclusion of things of the Spirit.  I have called 
you to be My servant to and do My will here on earth.

Either extreme is out of balance.  It is not good. It is not good to be 
overly consumed with your body and it's appearance.  Nor is it good to 
be so unconcerned with your health and bodies that you do not take proper
care of them to pursue the pleasures of the flesh.  In either case, you 
are putting yourself first and leaving Me out of the process.  That is 
not good and that is not fitting and it does not please Me.

Focus yourself on Me and on My will. Look to Me for direction and then 
obey what I tell you to do.  Involve Me actively in your eating and your 
exercise and your grooming and your daily maintenance of My temple. Look 
to Me.  Make Me Lord in this area of your life.  Then I will help you and 
I will strengthen you an I will cause you to be successful in doing My 
will.  I will bring My glory into your physical body and I will cause My 
name to be honored through your life and I will give you real kingdom work 
to do with Me.

So make Me Lord of this area of your life and health, and obey Me in what 
I ask of you.  Child, if you ask Me for wisdom in this area, I will speak 
to you clearly and I will show you what I want.  And if you invite My 
lordship in it, then I will empower you to do what I show you to do.  
Child, I want you to be successful in taking proper care of your body, 
My temple.  So take My hand and allow Me to strengthen you in this.