Electives – Section 3

… (Your name), I delight that my [adequacy], [glory], [reassurance], [security], [courage]… (Pick one of the words from inside the brackets)

…is not from money or material things. I turn my heart and I face toward You Lord. I love the shine from Your face God. I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your power and glory all around and touching me… (pause to let yourself feel confidence and be reassured by God’s presence!)

…is not from wanting more ___________________ . My desire is for the closeness of God. Your presence here is my greatest possession Lord. I trust that You are here and I love You Lord…

…is not from gathering more money or material things around me. Whether I realize it or not, my deepest desire is to have and to experience God… (pause to hear, believe, and love it as the truth!)

…is nott from loving money or material things. I love You Lord! I turn all my covetous desires toward God. I delight that I don’t have to hold back. God’s closeness is my greatest love. My eyes are looking at You…

…is not from getting a new __________________. It is the glory of God that I treasure. What I drink from God is always new, never gets old, is never boring, is always abundant, and is always far more shiny than the newness of earthly things… (pause to let yourself feel confidence and be reassured by God’s presence!)

…is not from the glory of material things or from how much money I have. My treasure is God. By faith I am trusting that my eyes are on You Lord… (pause to let yourself feel confidence because of the truth!)

…is not threatened when I don’t have the money I need. Lord, You are the [adequacy], [glory], [reassurance], [security], [courage] that I need. The glory of God is far better than money in my pocket…

…is not threatened when someone else has more money and earthly possessions than me. God is my treasure. My delight is that I can look at You as You walk with me here in all Your radiant glory…

…The Lord is my God. I turn my soul away from trying to make money and material things into idols. My trust is in You Lord. God is better than money and God is my provider. I love trusting that I am looking at You …

… (Your name), hear this: “…Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,’” (Heb. 13:5). I set my heart to love You far more Lord!

… (Your name), God has made me His child (1 John 3:2). And, God has made me a descendent and heir of the promises made to Abraham (Gal. 3:29); Therefore heart, “…remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day” (Deu 8:18). “…if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them” (Psa 62:10).

… (Your name), I am giving up trying to idolize material things. Jesus said, “…none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions” (Luke 14:33). My possessions are not my god. Rather than money, Lord I set my heart to love getting and having more of Your presence…

… (Your name), I delight that my [adequacy], [glory], [reassurance], [security], [courage]… (Pick one of the words from inside the brackets)

…is not decreased because of the money I don’t have. The Lord is my God. I will do my part to work hard but I will also remember that God is my provider. My eyes are on God “until He is gracious to us.”

…is not not robbed from me because of what I lack. The Lord is my God and I am trusting that You are near to me Lord. I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your power and glory close around and touching me…

…is not from idolizing material things. The Lord is God to me. The closeness of God is my [adequacy], [refuge], [glory], [strength] [reassurance], [security], [courage]. I will take time to think about the presence of God around me in this way… (pause to let yourself feel confidence and be reassured by God’s presence!)

…The Lord is my God. I turn my soul away from trying to make money and material things into idols. My trust is in You Lord. God is better than money and God is my provider. I love trusting that I am looking at You God… (pause to let yourself feel confidence and be reassured by God’s presence!)

… (Your name), God has made me His child (1 John 3:2). And, God has made me a descendent and heir of the promises made to Abraham (Gal. 3:29); Therefore heart, “…remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day” (Deu 8:18). (pause to be thankful and to trust God for this truth!)

… (Your name), “…God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people” (2Cor 6:16). “…I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.” (Psa. 71:14). By faith I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your power and glory Lord: “…You are my God…My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You…Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory…My soul is satisfied…”(Psa. 63:1,2,5). (let yourself feel satisfied because of God!)

… (Your name), my heart will hear this and do it: “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life” (Pro. 4:23). “Do not trust in oppression and do not vainly hope in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them” (Psa 62:10). (let yourself love and enjoy God!)

… (Your name), “…the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (1 Tim. 6:10).

… (Your name), God is my provider! “Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until He is gracious to us” (Psa. 123:2). By faith I trust that my eyes are looking at You Lord!

… (Your name), “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Psa. 121:2).

“Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for my soul takes refuge in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by” (Psa. 57:1). Heart hear this and “Delight yourself in the Lord…” (Psa. 37:4). “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Mat. 6:21)