Group 3 – Section 1

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth! Heart hear this: God is good. It is evil that is evil! God is your friend! (pause and think of Him that way!)

It is written that “…the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory” (Jer. 4:2). So heart, turn away from wanting to trust self-esteem in order to feel ok. “Bless yourself” in Him! It is right, safe, and good for me to “bless myself” in God’s presence because my God is a fountain that always gushes His presence. He does NOT hold back. Thank You for Your goodness and grace for freely drawing near to me. Heart, be free to open up and receive because God’s presence makes me confident and secure and gives me hope. I love YOU, Lord!

…Heart agree with King David, who said, “My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble will hear it and rejoice” (Psa. 34:2). I am turning my heart to be determined to humble myself into being confident and secure because of the presence of God with me, and NOT earthly things.

…My human glory will always fall short of God’s glory, so to feel good about myself, I have to depend more fully on God. I turn my heart to enjoy the truth that I don’t have to keep pushing to make my humanity measure up by my own efforts. Heart, only God Himself measures up, and the closeness of His glory to me is the only thing that makes me ok. Heart, it is the Lord who is my God. So I turn from trying to depend on myself or earthly things. The presence of God in me and touching my skin – HE is the God I am depending on, NOT myself, or earthly sources. I’m free of pushing for my human glory to measure up to His glory.

…Heart, cut yourself off from having to boast in yourself or earthly things. Hear this and agree with it, “…glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh” (Phil. 3:3). The truth is that “Some boast in chariots, and some in horses; but we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God” (Psa. 20:7).

…Where I do wrong or don’t measure up in some way, I praise You Lord that “…You, Lord are good, and ready to forgive…” (Psa. 86:5); “I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good besides You” (Psa. 16:2).

Heart, when “I have set the Lord continually before me…He is at my right hand…” (Psa. 16:8), God’s radiant glory and holiness is washing me and the atmosphere around me here. Thank You God!

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that I don’t have to be afraid about my humanity not having what “it takes” to be Ok. The closeness of God is the love I need. It is the presence of God that makes me far better than just ok. The closeness of God is my strength and confidence. The closeness of God is my goodness and reason not to be afraid. And, I exalt YOU for that God, NOT myself. I praise YOU, God. I love You, Lord.

…Heart, rejoice your way into being confident because the pressure isn’t on me to justify my human glory. Turn to trust that “…You, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head” (Psa. 3:3); “In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid…” (Psa. 56:11). (pause to believe and love the truth!)

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth! Heart hear this: God is good. It is evil that is evil! God is your friend! (pause and think of Him that way!)

…Heart, rejoice that my humanity won’t ever be enough—and it doesn’t have to be! I turn from having to depend on “esteeming” myself in order to feel good. Heart, love that my “…adequacy is from God.” (2 Cor. 3:5).

…Heart, cut off and turn away from despair and into confident hope: “Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God” (Psa. 43:5).

Rejoice that I don’t have to define “success” by the glory that I earn and achieve. Be free of that! “Bless yourself” because of the presence of God close to you. I repent of pushing to find reasons to pride myself with more self-esteem. Instead of that, I set my heart to find the thrill, the confidence, hope, and security that I need by enjoying the presence of the Lord and the kingdom of God, right here close to me and all around.

…Nothing is so desperately wrong with me that I should avoid God! The only solution is to get close to God so that He can fix it. Instead of self-esteem, “My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble will hear it and rejoice” (Psa. 34:2). (pause to believe and love the God who is close!)

…My human glory does NOT have to be greater before I “deserve” closeness to God. I turn my heart to trust that “…the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge…” (Psa. 73:28). I love the truth that “…the Lord is [my] righteousness” (Jer. 33:16). (pause to believe it and to love God!)

…My human abilities don’t have to be worthy of praise. Instead of that, I set my heart to glory in the presence of God by exalting Him instead of myself. It is better to find delight in exalting the Lord because He is God: “In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid…” (Psa. 56:11). (pause to enjoy the Lord!)

…I repent for defining “success” based on how much self-esteem I have. I repent of worshiping other people who seem to have what it takes humanly speaking. Heart hear this: “Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.” (Deut. 31:6). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

God is the standard and my source, not other people. I will not fear others who feast themselves on self-esteem: “…You shall not fear man, for the judgement is God’s…” (Deut. 1:17). “…do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled” (1 Pet. 3:14). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… “Success” is not to feed on my having “achieved” a new spiritual experience. I set my heart to stay before the fountain of God and exalt Him. That way, God can work because the kingdom of God is here.

… (Your name) , my heart IS turning away from my having to struggle at what I need to be. Lord, You are my God—the pressure isn’t on me. I set my heart to glory in God’s nearness and greatness. Right now, Lord, I am trusting that Your presence is all around me, reassuring me (pause), being my reason for confidence (pause), and being my reason NOT to be afraid. (pause!)

… (Your name) , I am confident and secure about being able to “bless myself” in God because “…the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory” (Jer. 4:2). (pause to love it!)

… (Your name) , I am confident about being able to cling to God because IT IS WRITTEN that” ‘…as the waistband clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and…of Judah cling to Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘that they might be for Me a people, for renown, for praise and for glory; but they did not listen’” (Jer. 13:11). I set my heart to cling to God. (pause to believe and love God as my God here!)

… (Your name) , I am confident and secure in God. I repent of fear toward other people because IT IS WRITTEN: “Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.” (Deut. 31:6); “…God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people” (2 Cor 6:16).

…I am confident and I am secure about drawing near to God because He says to me that “…the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37); “In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid…” (Psa. 56:11). (Pause to feel confident about it and love God for the truth!)

… (Your name) , confidence and security from the presence of God is far better than what comes from “esteeming” myself; I love the truth that “…confidence…is ours through Christ before God…our competence comes from God” (2 Cor. 3:4,5 NIV). “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid…” (Isa. 12:2).

… (Your name) , let yourself love the truth in saying, “…O Lord God, You are my confidence…” (Psa. 71:5). And, I love turning from having to depend on myself: “You are my God…I exalt you” (Psa. 118:28 NIV).

… (Your name) , I am confident and secure in the presence of God. I will NOT fear others who boast in themselves because IT IS WRITTEN: “Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the one fighting for you” (Deut. 3:21). I turn from fear about their confidence in themselves as their god because “…You shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them nor serve them nor sacrifice to them” (2 Kings 17:35). (pause to feel reassured and enjoy that “my God is greater!”)

… (Your name) , I am confident and I am secure because by drawing near to God, He draws near and by this, I am “…armed in the presence of the Lord…” (Num. 32:32). “I love You, O Lord, my strength” (Psa. 18:1). So, “…Be strong and courageous, and act…” (1 Chron. 28:20). (pause to love God!)

… (Your name) , relax and believe the truth that I can find a refuge of power and love in the presence of God: “…the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” (Psa. 34:8). “…My soul clings to You…” (Psa. 63:8). (Pause to let yourself feel confident because of the truth!)

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

Heart hear this: God is good. It is evil that is evil! God is your friend! (pause and think of Him that way!)

… (Your name), I am confident and secure about being able to glory in God, because “…the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory” (Jer. 4:2). (pause to hear it)

… (Your name), hear this and rest with confidence because “…it is Heaven that rules” (Dan. 4:26). And, “…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). (pause to love God and His kingdom while believing He is close and all around!)

… (Your name), I am confident and secure because the pressure isn’t on me to be my own god: “…O my God, in You I trust…” (Psa. 25:1,2). (Pause to feel reassured and love trusting God!)

… (Your name), I am confident and at peace because I don’t have to live to the praise of my human glory; “My soul shall make its boast in the Lord…” (Psa. 34:2). I am not the one who has to be worthy of praise! “…You, O Lord, are…my glory…” (Psa. 3:3 TAB). Heart hear this, “He is your praise…” (Deut. 10:21). Lord, “You are my King and my God…” (Psa. 44:4 NIV). (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)

… (Your name), “…Do not fear or be dismayed because…the battle is not yours but God’s” (2 Chron. 20:15). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I am confident and I am secure because it is not about me; 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). I am turning away from having to depend on my human glory as what quenches my thirst.

Right now, Lord, I am trusting that Your presence is all around me, reassuring me (pause), being my reason for confidence (pause), and being my reason NOT to be afraid… (pause to believe and love it) …Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to avoid the truth about my human inadequacies. God wants to be so close to me that He becomes the God who fills up my “falling short.” I turn away from depending on earthly glory as a substitution for the presence of God. I want more than that! So, I set my heart to “…glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh” (Phil. 3:3). I turn my heart to love and enjoy Your closeness to me here, God. Heart, being childlike enough to enjoy opening up and receiving God’s presence, makes me confident and secure. And I exalt You for it, God, not myself.

“My soul, wait in silence for God only, for 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).

…Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to define “success” by how much I know or am learning. I repent of priding myself on people’s approval or my humanity’s impressiveness. Instead, I set my heart on getting the thrill I need by playfully enjoying and loving the presence of the Lord: “…You, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head” (Psa 3:3). (Pause to believe and love the God!)

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that I am turning from having to depend on myself to be what I need. Lord, You are my God—the pressure isn’t on me, and I rest into putting my trust in You and in Your desire to draw near because You want to help me with holiness, and You want me to receive Your kingdom so that Your will can be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Thank You, God, for the significance of my being able to help by aligning my receiving with Your wanting to be here more fully! The significance I need doesn’t have to come from the worldly glory I earn for self-esteem!

Right now, Lord, I trust that Your Kingdom is coming and settling all around me here. Instead of trying to satisfy myself with earthly glory and power, I am trusting Your presence is all around me and that Your nearness is reassuring me, thrilling me, and filling my need.

Instead of depending on pride in myself, I am turning my heart to feel confident and enjoy by faith the worth of God close to me as what makes me feel worthy. I set my heart on loving the value and the greatness of God’s kingdom on and around me here as what gives me worth! I set my eyes of faith on You God. I set my eyes on the greatness of Your holy and pure glory with me here!