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

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                   New Depths Of Relationship With Me

Child of Mine, I desire to bring you into new depths of relationship
with Me. Whatever level you are currently at in your walk with Me, 
there is much more that I have for you, and I desire to bring you 
there. 

I desire to manifest Myself to you, to teach you of Myself, to show 
you My ways. I desire to give you real kingdom work to do with Me, 
so that I might work My power and My glory and My anointing through you 
as you participate with Me in it. I desire to flood your senses with My 
nearness, and I desire to captivate your heart with a greater revelation 
of My goodness and of My love for you.

But if you want more of Me, child, you must give Me more of yourself. 
I do require that exchange from you. You must give Me more of your 
obedience, more of your time, more of your worship. I cannot draw you
closer to Me if you are constantly running from Me to this thing or
that activity. I cannot manifest My presence to you when your attention
is focused on things other than Myself. I cannot increase My anointing
upon you when you are not obeying Me with what I have already given you.

You must look to Me, you must run to Me with a heart to obey Me. You must
give Me priority on your leisure time and you must allow Me to set your
agenda, that I might begin to place My kingdom purposes into it. Give Me
your time, for you spend time on what you value -- so show Me that you
value intimacy with Me by spending time with Me. Worship Me. Read My word.
Talk to Me and listen to My voice as I speak to you. Learn to trust Me,
for I am faithful and I am good. 

Child of Mine, I don't want you to ever be satisfied in your walk with 
Me. Press in for more. Continue to grow and mature in Me. Seek Me and 
you will surely find Me, for I desire greatly to be found of you. I 
desire to draw you close. But in order to do this, you must desire it 
too. Do you, child of Mine? Do you desire to be close to Me? Do you desire 
to know Me better? Will you allow Me to teach you My ways? Will you allow 
Me to increase the clarity with which you hear My voice? Will you allow 
Me to flood your senses with My presence? I desire greatly to do these 
things, child. I desire to draw you closer to Me. Will you participate 
with Me in this? Will you do your part? Will you allow Me to draw 
you into new depths of relationship with Me?

Child, if your answer is yes, then I will surely do it. But it is a 
process. Building relationship together takes time. It takes trust and 
it takes faithfulness and commitment. I have all of these qualities but 
I also demand them from you. Come to Me in this manner, and I will draw 
you closer to Me than you have ever been before. This is My invitation 
to you. I am inviting you into new depths of relationship with Me.