Electives – Section 5

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…I repent of feeding my soul by feelings of dominance and control through lust and sexual pursuits. The thrill I long for is not to hunt for someone I can dominate by lust or sexual sin. God’s power is good and His presence is good for me. So, I repent of wanting to hold back from nearness to God because of fear. I am turning my heart toward God so I can present my fear before Him and He can burn it off of me. So heart, let yourself enjoy believing the truth that God has far more to offer than lust and sexual sin! I am turning my heart toward faith for receiving the kingdom of God with His glory and power around me as armor because it says “…put on the armor of light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (Rom. 13:12, 14). And, because “putting on” the armor around me, enables me to avoid lust, I am telling my heart to treasure and love God’s cleansing and holy presence upon and around me here. Heart, even when I am afraid, “I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” (Ps. 91:2).

… I repent of having to touch myself in sexual ways to distract myself from hopelessness and despair about being able to drink from God. I set my heart to cut off and turn away from masturbation and sexual sin because of fear about not being enough for God. Heart, the nearness of God is what makes me enough! So, I present my fear, failures, and inadequacies before the Lord while believing I am receiving the cleansing touch of Almighty God’s holy presence and power. Heart, receiving the presence of God and His kingdom coming to me, is far more thrillingly pure and good than the twisted pleasure and thrill I receive from sexual things. The truth about me is that I want righteousness and purity, and I am miserable because of sin. So, I embrace the truth that when I become childlike in my faith and open up so I can receive the kingdom of Heaven here instead of receiving from the world and sin, God’s kingdom comes (Matt. 6:33; Matt. 6:10) and crushes demonic enemies under my feet (Rom. 16:20). Heart, I want the nearness of God, NOT sin, and God promises, “Delight yourself in the Lord; / And He will give you the desires of your heart” (Ps. 37:4). So, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, / And forget none of His benefits” (Ps. 103:2). So, I thank You, God, that by my childlike faith that trusts You are coming to me, the coming of Your holy kingdom punishes the demons and witchcraft around me, pushing me toward sexual sin and lust.

…I repent of letting myself be awed by the appearance of women (or men). It results in comparing myself to them and needing to reassure myself sexually. So, I set my heart to believe and love the closeness of God as what reassures me: “…return to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods…direct your hearts to the Lord… and He will deliver you…” (1 Sam. 7:3). So, I am directing my heart to trust that God is drawing near and to believe with bold faith that His beauty and strength upon and around me here are far greater than anything this world can offer: “Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth” (Ps. 50:2); but heart, “…he who comes to God must believe…that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him” (Heb. 11:6). So, with “gratitude” (Heb. 12:22-24; 28), I thank You, God, that when I seek Your presence and kingdom, You reward me by coming to me here.

…I don’t have to give up and feed on sexual things when people turn away and reject me. I repent of wanting to distract myself with lust and sexual sin because of feeling inadequate! My “…adequacy is from God” (2 Cor. 3:5) and I will not be afraid. Heart, let yourself feel joy about turning away from fear about being close to God, because the closeness of God is what thrills me, not sexual things. God’s love casts out (1 John 4:18) and burns away (Isa. 4:4) my fears. God says to me, “…come to the waters…delight yourself in abundance.” (Isa. 55:1,2); “The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the Lord, will answer them Myself…I will not forsake them. I will open rivers…and springs…I will make…the dry land fountains of water” (Isa. 41:17-18; also see Isa 62:4 where it calls people “land”). So, I set my longings on God and I am determined to get my heart to hear and believe that God’s love for me is more real and thrilling than what I could ever gain through sexual sin or lust: “Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love” (John 15:9).

…The reassurance I need will never be found by turning my soul toward others and feeding myself through lust or sexual sin. God is the “…God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3); and “O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary…God… Himself gives strength and power to the people…” (Psa. 68:35); “…I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust!’ For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper…He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark” (Psa. 91:1-4). Heart, by His drawing near, He is “The God who girds me with strength…” (Ps. 18:32). To “gird” is to surround. When I make God my “…sun and shield; / The Lord gives grace and glory…” and His nearness helps me live uprightly” (Ps. 84:11). Heart, Jesus spoke of abiding in Him and that He would send the Holy Spirit “Helper” to us (John 14 and 15). Then He said, “These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling” (John 16:1). But, “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14). So, I thank You God that by faith that believes You are coming down upon and around me (Heb. 11:6; James 1:17), I CAN receive Your presence; I can “put on the armor of Light” that keeps me from stumbling back into lust and sin (Rom. 13:12, 14).

…Heart, the reassurance and pleasure I need most will never be found through lust or sexual sin. I turn my heart to open up with faith that believes the Scriptures about receiving God’s heavenly kingdom coming down upon and around me here (Heb. 10:19, 22; Heb. 12:22-24, 28). The reassurance and pleasure I need are only found by enjoying that “…the kingdom of God is…righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Rom. 14:17). So, I am telling my heart to treasure the nearness of God and His kingdom. Instead of faith in my own self-effort and works to satisfy me, I am turning to trust the grace of God that freely gives His presence and kingdom. Hear again: that “…the Lord God is a sun and shield; / The Lord gives grace and glory; / No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Ps. 84:11). Thank You God that by trusting Your desire and grace to come to me abundantly, I can abide in Your holy presence and have the help I need for holiness and purity! Thank You God that by telling my heart to trust You to come, I can receive Your kingdom and You to more easily able to do Your will on earth: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” (2 Cor. 13:14).

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…I am cutting off and turning away from being preoccupied with lust and looking at human beauty and strength. I am looking with bold faith at what I believe is God’s far greater beauty and strength coming to me by His grace, close to me, all around, and touching me here. Heart, “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14); and, “…it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all…” (Rom. 4:16); so, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).

…the thrill and pleasure I need is not from sexual stuff on TV, videos, or pornography. I repent and cut off filling my desire for pleasure, control, and reassurance through sexual sin. So, I repent of agreeing with doubts about whether God wants a close relationship with me. God says to me, “…the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37). It feeds me better to thrill myself with the beauty and majesty of the closeness of God’s holy presence to me, here. Thank You, God, I am turning my hear to love that when I trust I am entering before You, You wash my heart and my body with Your cleansing presence: “…Christ also died for sins…so that He might bring us to God…” (1 Peter 3:18); so heart, “…have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean and our bodies washed with pure water.” (Heb. 10:19, 22); “…through Him we…have our access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph. 2:18); “…we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12).

…I turn my heart away from lust and being in awe of human attractiveness. I repent of wanting to get the love I need by being held and comforted in sexually sinful ways. Heart, God is the “God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3). So, I am turning my heart to love the purity and holiness of God as He touches me with His love. Thank You, God, that by my childlike and fearless faith that lets You touch me with Your cleansing holiness, Your kingdom comes to me and the works of the devil are crushed and destroyed! Thank You, God, that I can set my heart to believe and enjoy the glory of God’s presence and Heaven as a strong and beautiful refuge around me here. Thank You, God, that I can make You my refuge as I “…seek first His kingdom and His righteousness…” (Matt. 6:33); and heart, “the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light” (Psa. 36:7-9); “he who takes refuge in Me…will possess My holy mountain” (Isa. 57:13); and it is the mountain of God coming down with the kingdom of Heaven that crushes the demonic realm (Dan. 2:35, 44-45; Heb. 12:22-24, 28).

…Heart, God’s presence touching me is FAR more beautiful and attractive than anything else I could ever see or touch here. And, I set my heart to monitor and guard against reaching out from inside toward the beauty of “another god,” because “If we had…extended our hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart” (Ps. 44:20); and, “Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit” (Pro. 25:28). Instead of reaching from inside me toward lust and sexual sin, it says “…you are to cling to the Lord your God…” (Josh. 23:8); so, I am declaring to my heart in God’s hearing that “…My soul clings to You…” (Psa. 63:8). I am turning away from self-protection and am telling my heart to treasure opening up to God with faith so I can receive His heavenly kingdom resting and clinging to Him here, without reaching.

… Heart, the beauty and strength I long to be close to, will never be found through lust or sexual sin. Lord, I rest into believing and loving that You are radiating Your Holy Spirit onto me, so You can wash me clean. Heart, God says to me, “…I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols” (Eze. 36:25); and, when I believe with faith that God is doing that, I can be confident that “…the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion…by the spirit of judgement and the spirit of burning” (Isa. 4:4); Thank You God that Your presence burns away my shame and I set my heart to “…delight yourself in abundance” (Isa. 55:1,2). Heart, be bold in believing that, “…God is Light…[and] if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:5,7).

…Heart, hear, and believe this! “…the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said, ‘In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength…’” (Isa. 30:15); and, when I repent into faith that let’s me receive the kingdom like a child, “…God…gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God!” (Ps. 68:35). I am turning my heart toward God by reassuring myself that God can satisfy me when I receive the kingdom and stand before Him here. With joy and boldness I say, 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…” (Ps. 63:1,2,5). Heart, “Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.” (Ps. 96:6); “…Around God is awesome majesty” (Job 37:22); “Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually” (1 Chron. 16:11). I am declaring to my heart that Lord, You are my God. Rather than sexual pursuits, pornography, and lust, “…I shall seek You earnestly…” (Ps. 63:1); “…My soul clings to You…” (Ps. 63:8), and not to sin!

…I am repenting of comparing myself to the sexual attractiveness of others. I turn away from reassuring myself with sexual sin because of doubts about my not being enough. God is my adequacy and strength. I will not be afraid. The closeness and the touch of God in me and all around me reassures me best, and I turn my heart to love that instead of sexual sin. The moment I humble myself from pride and fear enough to believe I can take refuge in the Lord by receiving Heaven here and drinking from the radiance around Him, God’s presence and kingdom come to me: “How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of your delights. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light” (Ps 36:7-9); and heart, because “…we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12), I will trust of God that “You will bring them and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, / The place, O Lord, which You have made for Your dwelling, / The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established” (Exo. 15:17).

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…The reassurance I need is not from how well I dominate others with lust and sexual desire. I repent of finding glory and feelings of power through lust and sexual sin. The nearness of God is what I was designed to enjoy. So, heart, hear and believe the Scriptures on this! It satisfies me best when I enter the Heavenly sanctuary of God and enjoy the nearness of His glory and power with me here. I repent of self-protection and tell my heart to believe that I “come” to God and experience His presence, by faith that lets me open up and receive Heaven around here with “gratitude.” It says, “…they were not able to enter because of unbelief” (Heb. 3:19); and, by “…faith…the men of old gained approval” (Heb. 11:1,2). So, heart embrace the truth and enjoy believing with gratitude and bold faith that “…you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus…Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude…” (Heb. 12:22-24, 28). So, I repent of self-protection and holding back from God because the faith that pleases God MUST believe that He rewards our seeking Him with His presence (Heb. 11:6). I will believe I am entering to stand before the radiance of God by receiving Heaven around me here.

…I am turning my desires for pleasure, control, and reassurance from sexual sin. I reject pornography and masturbation as ways to feed my pride and reassure myself. Sexual things are not my friend. The presence of God and His kingdom are what I will depend on: “My soul will make its boast in the Lord; The humble will hear it and rejoice” (Psa. 34:2); “…You, O Lord, are…my glory…” (Psa. 3:3 TAB). So, when with joy and boldness I humble myself from inner self-directed praise and pride about the dominance and power I feel from lust and sexual sin, my faith increases for receiving the kingdom of Heaven here like a child: “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?” (John 5:44): and, “…whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all” (Mark 10:15); “…Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’” (Matt. 19:14).

…Heart, the strength I love to possess is not by exalting myself when I feed on their appearance without getting caught. Feeding myself by believing and loving that God’s beauty and strength are close is far better. Heart, I am turning to make the greatness of the kingdom of God around me, be what thrills me. By faith, I shake off this earthly realm, I enter and I stand before God with bold faith about the extreme beauty and glory of His heavenly kingdom all around me here. Heart, it is realistic for me to receive God’s kingdom because I am humbling myself from pride and fear, so I can become more childlike in my faith about entering before the Lord. By receiving God’s kingdom, I can take refuge in the Lord and drink from God (Ps. 36:7-9). Hear it again: “he who takes refuge in Me…will possess My holy mountain” (Isa. 57:13); “For thus says the high and exalted One…whose name is Holy, / ‘I dwell on a high and holy place, / And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit / In order to revive the spirit of the lowly / And to revive the heart of the contrite” (Isa. 57:15); and heart, “…He has not despised…the afflicted; neither has He hidden His face from him…” (Psa. 22:24).

…Heart, what I long to feed myself with, is not the glory of their appearance. The intensity, the greatness, and the touch of God’s glory all around me, is far more attractive and the only thing that can truly satisfy me. God says, “…My people will be satisfied with My goodness,’ declares the Lord” (Jer. 31:14); and, “…the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge…” (Psa. 73:28); “I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good besides You” (Psa. 16:2); “…My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped…” (Psa. 28:7).

…I don’t have to push myself until I achieve perfection in the eyes of women (or men). I turn my heart from wanting their sexual respect. I repent of loving their envy. Heart, the Lord is my God, thrill, and my pleasure. God is my strength, and I turn my heart away from fear about letting God’s presence get close to me here. When, by confident faith, I trust I am entering the throne room before the Lord with my physical body here, the holiness of God comes to me. By this, the presence of God washes me clean, inside and outside: “…we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10:19, 22); “…washed…in the Spirit of our God.” (1 Cor. 6:11); “…cleansing their hearts by faith.” (Acts 15:9). I am building my faith by declarations that help me trust God that for me, “…the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion…by the spirit of judgement and the spirit of burning” (Isa. 4:4).

…I repent of agreeing with lies about being helpless to turn away from sexual sin and lust. I set my heart to believe that God is my protection. I set my heart to enjoy drawing near to God by trusting Him to come to me, bringing His kingdom all around me here. By this, I “…put on the armor of light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (Rom. 13:12, 14). Thank You, God! My joyous declarations about the truth in God’s Word build my faith about the power of God’s holiness as armor around me until His presence with me burns the demonic trying to tempt me to sin! I am turning my heart to love the holiness of God’s presence instead of the twisted glory there is in sexual sin. I am also punishing the demonic and witchcraft for pushing me toward sin by playfully receiving the kingdom of Heaven around me like a child takes refuge in their blanket. Heart, hear it again and treasure the truth: “he who takes refuge in Me…will possess My holy mountain” (Isa. 57:13). So, hear again that “…the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion…by the spirit of judgement and the spirit of burning” (Isa. 4:4).

…Heart, the presence of God and His kingdom around me is my identity and strength. I am turning my heart to joyfully depend on the nearness of God, instead of having to rely on myself or what I get from sexual sin, pornography, or masturbation. I set my heart to enjoy staying open to receiving the kingdom of Heaven while believing that my eyes are focused on the beauty and power of God’s presence coming to me from the radiant glory, love, goodness, and power around Him. Heart, “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14); and, “Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You” (Ps. 119:11).

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…I turn my heart away from being in awe of human attractiveness. I want holiness and purity. And, because we walk in “newness of life” by the “glory of the Father” (Rom. 6:4), I am directing my heart to believe the glory of God is drawing close to me from the shine of His face (2 Chron. 7:14). I set my heart to enjoy God’s intensely beautiful radiance coming down upon me so that He can wash my conscience and humanity clean (James 4:8). Heart, God’s presence with me is my greatest pleasure! I set my heart to be thrilled by the beauty of God’s presence touching me here, and not to let myself reach out from inside toward the beauty of another. Heart, have gratitude and joyfully trust like a child that the Kingdom of Heaven is coming down upon me because “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17). So heart, let yourself believe and enjoy that “…you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9).

…Heart, hear this: that even when I do wrong, God’s word to me is, “…Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart” (1 Sam. 12:20). God says I should “…consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus…and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin…but present yourselves to God…” (Rom. 6:11,13). Because God has made me a kingdom priest (Rev. 5:10), I am turning my heart to believe I can present my body before God here: “…do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers…” (2 Chron. 29:11).

…The power I long to glory in is not in how well I feed myself with what I steal from the glory of a woman’s (or man’s) appearance through lust. Standing in the radiance around God is far greater and more thrilling: “…the body is…for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body” (1 Cor. 6:13). So, by joyous faith I can “…present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship” (Rom. 12:1). When by confident faith I present my body before God and trust I am walking in the Light of His radiance upon me here, God is being worshiped as He desires and He is washing my humanity holy and acceptable as He draws near: “…God is Light… if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:5,7); “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thess. 5:23). Heart, God has made me alive to Himself and dead to sin; I am presenting my body to God and not to this world, sexual sin, or lust.

…Heart, I repent of trying to find the reassurance I need through sexual fantasy or pornography. The closeness of God is far more available, intense, and the purity of God’s presence touches me best. When I am afraid, I will present my fear before the Lord so His holiness can burn it away and off me. God, Your radiance upon me burns away my fear and shame; I am turning my heart to enjoy that it is better to run toward God than away from Him: “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man” (Psa. 118:8). So heart, “…Be strong and courageous, and act…” (1 Chron. 28:20).

…I don’t have to quench my thirst with evidence of how desirable I am. I turn to You, Lord. I rest in drawing near God by opening up to Him with faith and letting Him draw near to me. I am directing my heart to love that it is safe and right for me to be intimately close to God because “He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord” (2 Chron. 12:14); So, I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your beauty close around and touching me here: “Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire” (Ps. 52:7). Heart, “The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him” (Ps. 28:7).

…I don’t have to depend on the response of women (or men) to my personality. I turn from wanting to impress them with myself. Heart, I turn to faith in God and trust that the kingdom of heaven is around me, that God is my refuge and strength. Heart, love that Heaven I can enter before the Lord by receiving the kingdom of Heaven around me with gratitude “…since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe” (Heb. 12:28); I set my heart to enjoy that when His kingdom comes upon and around me, “Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.” (Ps. 96:6); “Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth” (Ps. 50:2); “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).

…I repent of reassuring my fallen gender, with the twisted glory of pornography and sexual sin. I repent of taking refuge in self-protection and how well I hold back from God. Heart, closeness to God is far better and freely available because of the radiant glory around Him. Heart, putting on the glory of God around me as “armor,” helps me to avoid the “lusts of the flesh” (Rom. 13:12-14), and live “uprightly” because “…the Lord God is a sun and shield; / The Lord gives grace and glory; / No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Ps. 84:11); “How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion” (Ps. 84:5). Heart, the closeness of God’s beauty, holiness, and strength is what I long for. I am turning my heart to trust the Word of God about taking refuge in the Lord, so I can receive His cleansing kingdom around me here. I set my heart to trust that I am looking at Your cleansing holiness, beauty, and strength close around and touching my physical body and heart.

…The reassurance I need is not from pornography and masturbation. I repent of those things by directing my heart (1 Sam. 7:3) to enjoy the reassurance and thrill I need in a holy and pure way by trusting that when I by faith I draw near to God, He is drawing near to me, so His presence with me can cleanse my physical hands and purify my heart (James 4:8). I am turning my heart to enjoy the significance and thrill of having the Living and holy creator God drawing near to me, here. Thank You, God, that I can do my part in punishing the demonic for tempting me, simply by my faith that lets me receive Your kingdom and holy presence with boldness and joy. Heart, I love and treasure the closeness of the kingdom of God around me.

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…I repent of predatory sexual sin, whether it is acted out or just in my heart. Sin makes me miserable afterward, so I am directing my heart to believe that my true desire is the caress of God’s presence all around me here. Heart, by faith I am taking refuge in the coming presence and kingdom of Heaven around me, like a child who enjoys wrapping up in their favorite blanket: “How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light” (Psa. 36:7-9); and, “…they walk in the light of Your countenance…” (Psa. 89:15-17). Thank You, God, that “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14).

…I turn my heart away from being in awe of human attractiveness. It says, “He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord” (2 Chron. 12:14); so, I am directing my heart into bold faith about the extreme greatness of God’s glory and holiness close to me here; only that can hold my attention. So, I am directing my heart toward God and away from sin by declaring with joy that “My soul will make its boast in the Lord…” (Psa. 34:2). Heart, I am making it my thill and delight that the power of God’s cleansing and His holy presence washing my humanity and the atmosphere around me, is so strong that the demonic and witchcraft are burned away and crushed by His coming to me here. Thank You, God, that when I receive Your heavenly kingdom here, the mountain of God drops down and crushes demonic and evil kingdoms (Heb. 12:22-24, 28; Dan. 2:35, 44-45; Matt. 21:42-44); “…My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped…” (Psa. 28:7). So, I set my heart to enjoy that and to monitor and guard against reaching out from inside toward the beauty of “another god.” Heart, take refuge in the Lord because “he who takes refuge in Me…will possess My holy mountain” (Isa. 57:13); and, “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust!’” (Ps. 91:1-2).

…I don’t have to search out the reassurance I need from sexual things. I present my fear before the Lord, and His holiness and love burn away my fears. Heart, the caress of God’s presence is my thrill, and I turn my heart to intentionally let myself feel delight about that. Soul, turn to God and thrill yourself with the significance of having God draw near because “…the Lord is great, and…our Lord is above all the gods” (Psa. 135:5); and, “…the children of men take refuge…They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life…” (Psa. 36:7-9). So heart, “… God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul” (Psa. 54:4); “…the Lord loves His people…” (2 Chron. 2:11); “…He has not despised…the afflicted; neither has He hidden His face from him…” (Psa. 22:24); “…My soul clings to You…” (Psa. 63:8).

…I repent of finding the strength I need from sin and from how well I stay in control, holding myself back from God. The power I am determined to love is God’s: “O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary…God… Himself gives strength and power to the people…” (Psa. 68:35). So, I set my heart to trust that I can receive by faith in God’s grace, the kingdom of Heaven around me here: “…since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe” (Heb. 12:28); “…Jesus said, ‘Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’” (Matt. 19:14). So, heart, “In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid…” (Psa. 56:11); “…He has not despised…the afflicted; neither has He hidden His face from him…” (Psa. 22:24); “The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the Lord, will answer them Myself…I will not forsake them. I will open rivers…and springs…I will make…the dry land fountains of water.” (Isa. 41:17-18; see Isa 62:4 where it calls people “land”).

…Instead of turning to soothe my boredom with sexual sin, I am joyously telling myself to have faith in God “…come to the waters…delight yourself in abundance.” (Isa. 55:1,2); and for that, I am cutting off and turning from any sense of twisted glory I might receive through earthly things, people, or sin because that is what damages my faith for receiving the radiant glory of God. Heart, “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14). But, “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?” (John 5:44); So, I am cutting off pushing to finding the reassurance and twisted sense of confidence I need from sin. I am turning to set my heart on finding my sense of well-being, identity, and boldness from God and His kingdom with me because “He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord” (2 Chron. 12:14).

…By faith, I enter and stand before God with His kingdom all around me, NOT this earthly realm or sexual sin. I set my heart on joyful repentance from self-protection and am turning to enjoy letting God love me. God’s cleansing presence and kingdom touching me here is FAR more beautiful, attractive, and real than anything else I could ever see or feel in the material realm. Instead of reaching for You, God, I trust I am freely receiving Your kingdom by Your grace. Heart, by this, I can rest in God’s presence and live a holy life. Heart, “Be strong and let your heart take courage…hope in the Lord” (Ps. 31:24); “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith…” (1 Cor. 16:13); “…Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might” (Eph. 6:10).

…Heart, the beauty I long to be close to, will never be found through lust or sexual sin—the closeness of God and His beauty are far greater, more abundantly available, and much more intense. Heart, God says to me, “…come to the waters…delight yourself in abundance.” (Isa. 55:1,2); and, “…Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified” (John 7:37-39).

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…Heart, the thrill and pleasure I need is not from sexual stuff on TV, videos, or pornography. It feeds me better to thrill myself with the beauty and majesty of the closeness of God’s presence and kingdom coming down upon and around me here. Heart, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17). So, I thank You, God, for washing my body and heart holy as You come (Heb. 10:19-22). Thank You that my joyous declarations are helping me to “Break up your fallow ground, / For it is time to seek the Lord / Until He comes to rain righteousness on you” (Hos. 10:12); “… let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain…” (Hos. 6:3). Thank You, God, for burning away and crushing the evil in the atmosphere around me as You come.

…I repent and cut off letting myself be awed by the appearance of women (or, men). Worshipping them, with desire, results in comparing myself to them and needing to reassure myself sexually. So, I set my heart to only be awed by God’s glory. My eyes are looking at God’s power and beautiful glory, close and all around me, here. Heart, I CAN and will apply where it says to “…put on the armor of light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (Rom. 13:12, 14). Related is that it says, “…God is Light…[and] if we walk in the Light…we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:5,7). So, by faith as I trust I am walking in the radiant light that shines from God, my faith is built up, knowing that Your holiness, purity, and strength are coming down upon me, being my strong refuge of protection, and burning temptation off of me and evil out of the atmosphere around me here. I love YOU, God!

…Heart, the reassurance I need, is not from how well I feed with lust on their appearance without getting caught. I repent of wanting to own them sexually. Instead, I am turning my heart toward God so I can present those things before Him, and the holiness of God can cleanse me and burn it away. Heart, instead of wanting to own others sexually, it is right and good to receive, own, and “possess” the kingdom of God: “he who takes refuge in Me…will possess My holy mountain” (Isa. 57:13); Heart, the Lord is MY God, not sexual sin. I am telling my heart to be more playfully in love with God because “…Jesus said, ‘Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these'” (Matt. 19:14); and heart, God says to me, “[If] My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chron. 7:14); “…He has not despised…the afflicted; neither has He hidden His face from him…” (Ps. 22:24): “The Lord bless you…the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace” (Num. 6:24-26 NIV).

…I repent of staying away from God because of guilt from sexual sin. “…the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion…by the spirit of judgement and the spirit of burning” (Isa. 4:4); “….having our hearts sprinkled clean…and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10: 22). Father God, thank You for glorifying Jesus so that Your radiance upon me can burns away my shame. Heart, God says, “…I am the Lord who sanctifies you” (Lev. 20:8); and, when I enter the holy place by faith in Jesus to bring me there, I receive the presence of God around me here and I am “…washed…in the Spirit of our God.” (1 Cor. 6:11); “…by the sanctifying work of the Spirit… sprinkled with His blood…” (1 Peter 1:2). So, “…have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean…and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10:19 and 22).

…I don’t have to daydream of being a sexual object or of finding one. I repent and turn away from preoccupation with sexual desires. I present those things before the Lord. Heart, “…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). So, I am waking myself up and I set my passions and desires before the Lord. Like King David, I will trust the Lord before me here: “I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will dwell securely” (Psa. 16:8-9).

…Heart, the power I long to boast in, will never be found through lust or sexual sin. The closeness of God’s power is greater, and my eyes are on You, Lord. So, I am turning my heart away from depending on sexual sin for the reassurance and power I need. Heart, it is NOT sin that I want. God is my God, and with delight in His nearness, I can trade sin and human idols for God’s presence: “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in abundance” (Isa. 55:1-2). “Delight yourself in the Lord; / And He will give you the desires of your heart” (Ps. 37:4).

…I am turning my desires for pleasure, control, and thrill from sexual sin. I reject and renounce masturbation and sexual sin. The glory I long for is the glory of God close to me and God does NOT hold back, “…the Lord God is a sun and shield; / The Lord gives grace and glory…” (Ps. 84:11); “…He gives the Spirit without measure” (John 3:34).

…Heart, the presence of God all around me is a far greater beauty than anything else I could ever see or touch here. So, I grab the inner hands of soul and pull them back from reaching out to the realm of darkness and earthly, human beauty: “If we had…extended our hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart” (Psa 44:20). I am directing my heart into bold and childlike faith so I can enter before the Lord with my physical body here: “…whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all” (Mark 10:15); so, “…have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10:19, 22); “…through Him we…have our access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph. 2:18); I “…have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12).

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

… I turn my heart away from the twisted enjoyment I find through sexual sin. I repent and cut off wanting to be touched in sexual ways to try to fill the desires and longings of my heart. Only the nearness of God can satisfy me in holy and pure ways. So, I repent of turning away from God and settling for lust because of fear of failure to receive enough of His presence here. Heart, God does not fail to fill His role in being God to me! God wants me to live a holy life, and, since the nearness of God is the only thing that can keep me from idolatry and sin, I turn my heart toward childlike faith about taking refuge in His kingdom around me here. Instead of feeding on sexual sin, I am turning my heart to enjoy that I can drink from God: “…the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light” (Psa. 36:7-9).

…I repent of soothing myself with sexual sin because of my inadequacies and failures. When failure happens, I will trust that I am entering the “sanctuary” of God before Him, so I can enjoy loving the presence of God as my refuge and soothe myself with Him. Heart, my adequacy is from God and not from myself (2 Cor. 3:5). I declare to my heart in God’s hearing that 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…” (Ps. 63:1,2,5). Thank You, God, that my thirsty need for You is “satisfied” when I enter the throne room by faith that joyously receives with “gratitude” the heavenly sanctuary of God around me here. Thank You, God, my soul is satisfied when my declarations boldly direct my heart into childlike faith that Your glory and power NEAR me are vastly greater than the glory and power the world and sin could ever give me. Thank You, God, that I am satisfied when I ascribe glory to Your nearness and praise the greatness of Your being close.

…I repent of feeling like I must agree with the enemy about being weak and powerless. I reject those lies! I am NOT weak or powerless, because God is my God and He is my strength! “I love You, O Lord, my strength.” (Psa. 18:1). “The Lord is my strength…and I will praise Him…” (Exo. 15:2); “…soul…my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken. On God my salvation and my glory rest; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God” (Psa. 62:5-7). So, I repent of reassuring myself with sexual sin. The closeness of God is my strength. I will not be afraid or turn away from Him: “…The Lord gives grace and glory…” (Ps. 84:11); so, I set all my passions and hope on You God: “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” (Ps. 123:2). (Definition: The grace of God is the “givingness” of God).

…I repent of letting the standards of women (or men) be what I try to achieve. I repent of self-protection and condemnation that keep me closed off from God’s kingdom. The perfection of God is what I long for, NOT the perfection of how well I perform for others. I repent of fear about not being enough to deserve God’s presence. I turn away from faith in my self-effort and works. I turn my heart to believe the grace of God that freely gives me His presence. Heart, “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14); and, “…faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” (Rom.10:17). In context of the entire book of Hebrews, when it talks about entering the holy place before the Lord, as our promise land, it says of the Jews, “…they were not able to enter because of unbelief” (Heb. 3:19) and we are no different. So I humble myself from pride and self-protection that keeps me in disbelief because, “…he who comes to God must believe…that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him” (Heb. 11:6); “…it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all…” (Rom. 4:16).

…I don’t have to push myself until I am worthy of their desire and praise. I repent of wanting to quench my thirst for God with sexual desires. I humble myself from pride and self-protection because by that, I can better rest into childlike faith that lets me receive the kingdom of Heaven around me. Heart, I CAN take refuge in the Lord and love abiding inside His strong and holy presence, close to me here. I am telling myself to trust that Heaven is coming down around me because “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17). By this, I can present my body to God: “…I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship” (Rom. 12:1). Thank You, God, when I enter with confidence before You, Your Spirit washes my conscience and my body (Heb. 10:19-22), so I can stand before You without fear: “Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming” (1 John 2:28).

…I repent of wanting to get what I need from the sinful thrill of masturbation, pornography, or any other sexual sin. Sin makes me miserable, and purity feels right and good. Only when the sanctuary of God and His power and glory are near me, am I “satisfied” (Ps. 63:1-2, 5)! Heart, God says, “…let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things…” (Jer. 9:24); then He says I should “…let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” (Amo. 5: 4). So I am telling my heart to joyfully believe there is a “…a river of the water of life…coming from the throne of God…” (Rev. 22:1), and that “…righteousness and justice are the foundation of [God’s] throne” (Psa. 97:2). So, heart, when by faith I receive the kingdom of Heaven here, a river of God’s justice, righteousness, and lovingkindness comes and He can exercise these things as He desires (Jer. 9:24). It is right for me believe and enjoy with boldness and childlike faith that by listening to my thanks and praise I can turn my heart away from the twisted glory of sin and toward enjoying the powerful benefits of God’s glory coming to me here (John 5:44; Ps. 84:11).

…I repent of pushing for power and control through sexual sin, and the way women (or men) look at me, or the lustful way I look at them. I turn and set God before me. Heart, hear this! God is my pursuit, my passion. God is my first and greatest love. Rather than look at others with lust and sexual desire, I set my heart on treasuring that I can receive God’s kingdom, drink from the radiance around Him, and rest in Him without reaching out and wanting sin. Heart, God says to me, “Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new. . .I will even make a roadway in the wilderness. . .and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people” (Isa 43:18-20).

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…I repent of wondering if others want me sexually. I grab my desires, turn to intentionally enjoy the nearness of God, and I rest inside. My body is a temple for Your Holy Spirit. I love the pleasure that I cause God by trusting and enjoying that He is rewarding my seeking Him by coming to me here (Heb. 11:6). Heart, I CAN walk by faith in the Light of God’s radiance upon me (1 John 1:5, 7), and stay in His powerfully cleansing radiance! When my loves and passions are set on enjoying the heavenly realm around me, and NOT on sin or the things of this world, I can much more easily stay in God’s tangible presence. Heart, “…the Lord God is a sun and shield; / The Lord gives grace and glory…” (Ps. 84:11); and heart, “…Christ also died for sins…so that He might bring us to God…” (1 Peter 3:18). So, “…have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean and our bodies washed with pure water.” (Heb. 10:19, 22); “…through Him we…have our access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph. 2:18); “…we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12); and, “…the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37).

…I repent of letting myself reach out in lust toward people around me because “If we had forgotten the name of our God or extended our hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart” (Ps 44:20,21). So I turn my heart to open up without fear and trust with playful faith I am entering before the Lord by receiving the kingdom of Heaven with the cleansing of God coming down upon and around me here (Heb. 10:19-22; Heb. 12:22-24, 28; James 1:17). It talks about “… the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple” (Isa. 6:1), so I am turning my heart to rest inside with the inner hands of my soul near the ground, clinging by faith to the train of Lord that fills the heavenly temple around me here. When I am in a group of people and lust comes on me, I will remind my heart that even then I can avoid lust and put on the armor of light (Rom. 13:1-14), by receiving the kingdom of Heaven here so I can rest in the presence of God as my strong refuge and the demons tempting me can be crushed (Rom. 16:20) and burned (Isa. 4:4). When the presence and lies of demons make me afraid, I will argue with my fear by declaring to my heart about the greater power of God’s holiness coming down upon them and all around me here.

…I repent of having a heart set on feeding myself with sexually approving looks from women (or men). It says, “He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord” (2 Chron. 12:14); So I turn my heart to treasure the truth that Lord, it is only You who are worthy of pursuit. I set my heart to monitor and guard against reaching out from inside toward the beauty of “another god,” because “If we had…extended our hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart” (Psa 44:20). I am directing (1 Sam. 7:3) my heart to love taking refuge in the holy presence of God by receiving Heaven here and playfully opening up to “drink” from the radiance around God and the river that pours out from before Him (Ps. 36:7-9); “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, / The holy dwelling places of the Most High” (Psalm 46:4). It is, “…a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb” (Rev. 22:1). But that isn’t all! Heart, it is also the radiance around God that we are to drink from because, “…If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink…But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified” (John 7:37-39). So, I set my heart on receiving God’s kingdom around me so I can rest the inner hands of my soul by clinging to the train of the Father’s robe down near the floor behind me: “… the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple” (Isa. 6:1).

…I repent of looking at a woman (or man) and comparing my human glory to theirs. Doing that results in my wanting to reassure myself sexually. But heart, God is my reassurance, and I turn my eyes to look at His purifying power, glory, and beauty all around and touching me here. God and He has promised with an “…everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants…” (Gen. 17:7; and also Gal. 3:29). So, I am turning away from letting myself be impressed with the beauty of people because the glory of God is far greater: “…Around God is awesome majesty” (Job 37:22); “Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth” (Ps. 50:2); and, “They raise their voices, they shout for joy; They cry out from the west concerning the majesty of the Lord” (Isa. 24:14). So I set my heart to be delighted and thrilled by the glory and beauty of God. I am turning my heart to be more confident about depending on God as my God, and NOT sexual things.

…I repent of embracing demonic lies about my being weak and powerless. I repent of reassuring my neediness with sexual sin. The closeness of God is my strength. I will not be afraid or turn away from Him: “…the Lord God is a sun and shield; / The Lord gives grace and glory…” (Ps. 84:11); so, I set all my passions and hope on You drawing near to me, abundantly, God. Heart, believe that God wants to be God to me, and that if I don’t humble myself from fear and pride enough to build my faith about God’s grace for freely receiving His holy presence, my neediness will keep me in bondage to receiving from sexual sin and lust. So, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). Even before He comes to me, I set my heart on delighting myself about His coming: “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in abundance” (Isa. 55:1-2).

…I repent of using sexual pursuits as an escape to avoid pain from hurts in my past. Lord, Your radiance upon me is what burns away my inadequacies. I repent of distracting myself from inner pain by turning to sexual pleasures. I present my body before the Lord by faith that I am standing close to God here, and one by one, I present my inner hurts before Him so God can reach in and heal them. Heart embrace the truth that, “…you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9); and, when speaking to priests it says, “…do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers…” (2 Chron. 29:11).

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…I turn my heart away from being in awe of human attractiveness. I repent of trying to find fulfilment through sexual sin and lust. Heart, God has made me alive to Himself and dead to sin. So, I shake off this earthly realm and I present my body before God and not to this world: “…consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus…and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin…but present yourselves to God…” (Rom. 6:11,13). Heart, “…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). So, like Elijah and Elisha, I am one “who stands before the Lord,” here (1 Kings 17:1; 18:5; 2 Kings 3:14); “I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken” (Psa. 16:8), because this is how I “…put on the armor of light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (Rom. 13:12, 14); “In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid…” (Ps. 56:11); I will not give up on abiding in Christ with God’s presence and kingdom around me because my “…adequacy is from God” (2 Cor. 3:5); “Be strong and let your heart take courage…hope in the Lord” (Ps. 31:24).

…I repent of hopelessness about avoiding sexual sin by putting on the armor of light (Rom. 13:12, 14). I put on the armor of light when by faith that God’s radiant and cleansing glory and presence is coming onto me here because God tells me “walk in the Light” (1 John 1:5-7), and I do that by receiving Christ “upon” me (Titus 3:5-6) with faith just like I did for salvation: “…as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him” (Col. 2:6); and for salvation, “we were all made to drink of one Spirit” (1 Cor. 12:13). So heart, now after salvation, enjoy believing and applying what Jesus said: “…If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke of the Spirit…[but] the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified” (John 7:37-39). Thank You, Father, that in our day, Jesus has been glorified, and we now can drink from His radiant glory as what satisfies our neediness instead of from idols (Refuge: Deut. 32:37-39; Ps 36:7-9; Strength: Hab 1:11; Jer. 17:5-8; Glory: Jer. 2:11-13). Thank You, God, that by abiding by faith in Your radiant presence upon me (John 14 and 15), I can drink from You and You send the “Helper” to me who keeps me from “stumbling” (John 16:1). Thank You, God, for saying to me, “Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new. . .I will even make a roadway in the wilderness. . .and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. (Isa 43:18-20).

…Thank You God that by humbling myself into faith for taking refuge in the Lord by receiving the kingdom of Heaven, Jesus says to me, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven” (Matt. 16:19). So, when standing in the presence of God and His kingdom for protection, I declare with boldness that I bind the power, influence, and effectiveness of the demonic, witchcraft, and wicked men and women pushing me toward sexual sin. I loose the mountain of God, the kingdom of Heaven, and angels onto them so that the works of evil can be crushed, burned, and destroyed, and so that God’s perfect will can be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Thank You, God, for punishing evil trying to tempt me by coming with Your holiness upon and around me here. I love You, Lord, not sexual sin or lust.