| Transformed into my Image |
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| November 2007, Issue #8 | ||
| Written by Teresa Seputis | ||
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Child of Mine, do not fret and do not pull away from Me just because I have made you aware of certain areas of weakness in your life. I do not show them to you to condemn you for them, but so that we might work together to transform them. Yes, there are problem areas in your life, and they interfere with your ability to fulfill the destiny that I have chosen for you. But do not be dismayed, for I am able to give you victory over them. I am able to change you from the inside out, so that you might be more like Me, and so that these things no longer interfere with what I have called you to do. Dear one, it has never been My desire for you to be marred by sin; instead I want you to be transformed into My image. I want to change your thinking patterns so that you think like Me and so that you desire the very things that I desire.I want to implant more and more of My very nature into you. I also want to remove all the pain and hurts of the past that cause you to react in ways that are not how I would react. Yes, dear one, I want to remove the hindrances that prevent you from being more like Me. I have no intention of condemning you for your state, nor do I intend to push you away or to disqualify you because of it. But I also have no intention of leaving you in it — it is time to grow in Me and to be transformed into My nature. Then you will find it much easier to fulfill the destiny that I have created you to do. I know that you feel dirty and marred as you become aware of areas of inadequacy in your life. But do not let this make you hesitant to come before Me. Yes, I am a holy God. But dear one, do not pull away from Me when you feel dirty, for I am also your loving Heavenly Father. I do not look at you in the way that you look at yourself, and I do not condemn you for your struggle. I am not repelled or repulsed by the things you struggle with, nor am I disappointed in you. Dear one, I am not interested in punishing you for your weakness. I would rather empower you to overcome it. I have destined you for victory. I have not made you defective, I have already given you everything that you need to overcome. So draw near to Me, and I will teach you how to walk in that victory. I will break the power of weakness over you, and I will strengthen you. Yes, I will change you from the inside out, to make you more like Me. Trust Me to do that in your life, and cooperate with Me in the process. Run to Me and not away from Me. Receive healing and restoration at My hand, and allow Me to perfect you. Trust that My plans for you are good, and trust that I am able to accomplish them in your life. Learn to cooperate with Me in the process, and you will see My glory come into your circumstances. Remind yourself frequently that I have given you a hope and a future. I will not let your inadequacy hinder you from walking in the fullness of all that I have ordained for you; I will indeed transform you and cause you to overcome. So put your trust in Me, and draw close to Me, and watch Me work My goodness in your life. Teresa Seputis
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