This word is submitted by Janet Duby (jduby17@aol.com)

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                       Refining Process      

Hold on to Me.  Hope in Me.  For only then will you not be disappointed. 
Many unsettling things will invade your lives. My hope does not disappoint. 
Hold on to Me. Appearances are deceiving. Look at the heart, as I do. 

There is only safety in the place to which I have called you. Stay close 
to Me. This is not the time to grow lax, to let down your guard. Seek Me 
as you have never sought Me before. Come into My presence with a hunger 
and thirst for nothing else. I am the fulfillment of all your needs.  
Whatever else looks good is only a distraction.

I have been stirring your hearts. The sins and weaknesses you see are not 
drawing you back; they are being leeched out as you undergo My purifying 
fire. They are on their way out, so don't be dismayed. Just let them go. 
I am readying you for a fuller experience of Me indwelling you. The dross 
must go so I may dwell more fully in you and with you. Don't resist this 
time of purification. Things may appear upside down and confusing. But 
submit to the process of Me working in you. Don't be dismayed at the 
outward occurences. I see your heart. Set your eyes solely on Me. In spite 
of how it looks, this is a good time.