Group 3 – Section 3

… (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 I don’t have to stay away from God because of fear about what people think. Lord, I turn to You because I am confident in You. I reject being afraid. I worship You, Father. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for being the way to the Father and giving me access to the Father (John 14:6, Eph 2:18).

…Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to let my desperation push me into trusting how well I perform spiritually. I turn from faith in myself. Lord Jesus, I love Your provision for me to enter. I delight in Your grace. I am confident that You draw near to me without holding back. (pause to love the truth!)

…Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to measure my performance by how well I feel Your presence, Lord. I turn my heart to confidently trust You to carry me near and to quench my thirst. I rest inside Your Presence because I submit to the truth about You being a fountain and coming here. (pause to love Him!)

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that I don’t have to let pressure from Christians be what drives me. I grab my soul and turn it away from trying to perform for them. Lord, I turn to You because You are my God. My confidence and security in this life are because of God’s presence on me and His heavenly kingdom around me, NOT from people thinking well of me. (pause to hear and believe it!)

…I turn from fear of failure to experience God’s presence. My confidence is in You, Lord—NOT in my doing spiritual things just right – and NOT in how much excitement I force into my worship toward You. I submit to being boldly confident about God’s grace and provision for me to draw near—and for Him to draw near to me. Heart, let yourself believe that I am near the fountain of God and that God is here. By faith in the strength of the radiance around God, I set my heart to believe that God is abundantly shining His presence onto me here. Heart, it is safe for you to open up and receive! Believe that the Holy Spirit is INTENSELY present because of the power of the radiance that thunders onto me from the fountain of God… (love the God you are opening up to and receiving from!)

… (Your name), I am secure about experiencing God because “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man” (Psa. 118:8). Lord, You are a refuge of power and beauty around me… (pause to love it!)

… (Your name), I am confident that God doesn’t hold back because “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14); “…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). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), IT IS WRITTEN: “…he who comes to God must believe…that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him” (Heb. 11:6). And, “I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!’” (Psa. 91:2). (pause to hear, believe, and love God!)

… (Your name), I am confident about receiving God’s presence because I have determined to boldly believe God’s grace to draw near to me here; “…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); “…we…receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Gal 3:14). …

… (Your name), I am confident in God because I am “…being built…into a dwelling of God in the Spirit” (Eph. 2:22). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), even though I don’t understand it fully, I am telling my heart to believe Heaven is coming down upon and around me and that I am before the Lord right now (Heb. 12:22-24, 28; 1 Chron. 29:11). When I am confident and boldly believe I am close to Him (Gal. 3:14), then He is here with me: “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…” (James 4:8); “for through Him we…have our access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph. 2:18; see also Heb. 4). (pause to hear, 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 in the truth that I don’t have to let my “feeling God” be what justifies me. My faith is in the power of the blood of Christ. God is the One who justifies me. My confidence is in the truth that Jesus paid the price so that I can draw near to the Father. Thank You that You are here. (pause to love God!)

…I don’t have to let the hopes of other Christians make me feel pressure to perform spiritually. I turn from having to perform for them. I rest into being confident that I am looking and listening to the Holy Spirit who is pouring out from the glorified Jesus Christ. I declare to my heart that it is right to boldly believe that I CAN do what David did when he said, “I have set the Lord continually before me…” (Psa. 16:8).

…Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to be afraid to believe and open up to receiving God’s presence here. I grab my soul and turn my fears away from wanting to avoid God. I rest into boldly believing the grace of God for His drawing near to me. Heart, God is good! I am confident in You, Lord. (Pause to be satisfied by it!)

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

… Thank You, God, that it is right for me to trust Your Word and be excited about You coming to me here. So, I grab my soul and turn it away from trusting excitement in my worship and self-effort as a way to work for more of God’s presence. My confidence is NOT in how perfectly or how much excitement I have in my worship toward God; I am excited, but my confidence is in the Scriptures about You coming to us here, Lord. Even before I feel Your presence, Lord, I will thrill my heart about the Scriptures telling me to receive by faith (Gal. 3:14). I will NOT fear failure.

…I am joyously telling my heart to be boldly confident about God’s grace and provision for me to draw near—by His drawing near me here. By faith in God to do what He says, I rest in faith that by the radiance around God, His Spirit is coming to me all around and touching me here. I enter (Heb. 10:19-22) by receiving with gratitude (Heb. 12:22-24, 28) and with the faith of a child (Mark 10:15). Heart, my access to the Father is by faith in Jesus (Eph. 2:18; Eph. 3:12). (Pause to let yourself enjoy God’s presence!)

… (Your name), I am confident and secure because “…the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37). Heart, let yourself be delighted and at peace that “…none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned” (Psa. 34:22). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), be confident that I can “…come to the waters…delight yourself in abundance” (Isa. 55:1,2). (Pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), hear this, and have fun drinking up the radiance around God like a sponge. I will NOT hold back because I CAN “…receive the kingdom of God like a child…” (Luke 18:17); “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). And, “…the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power” (1 Co 4:20). (pause to love the closeness of His power!)

… (Your name), it is not how well I perform! Instead of that, I am “…building yourselves up on your most holy faith” (Jude 1:20). And, my confidence is in You to do what God says because I “…have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12). (Pause to feel confidence from it!)

… (Your name), I will not hold back. God’s Word commands me, “…draw near with confidence to the throne of grace…” (Heb. 4:16) and to receive the kingdom of Heaven with gratitude (Heb. 12:22-24). Only by this can I present my body to God (Rom. 12:1) and “stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers” (2 Chron. 29:11). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), rather than daydreaming of earthly glories—it is by faith that I can do what David did when he said, “I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken” (Psa. 16:8); And “…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).

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

… (Your name), I am confident and secure because I can receive God’s presence by His grace! IT IS WRITTEN: “…the one who has entered [God’s] rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His” (Heb. 4:10); “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Mat. 11:28,29). (pause to hear, believe, and love it as the truth!)

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that I don’t have to be afraid about not being able to achieve God’s presence. I turn from letting Christians put that kind of pressure on me. I grab my soul and turn it away from coming to God by faith in my human righteousness. Heart, God is righteousness in me by salvation. God is righteousness for my body by His cleansing. I declare to my heart that to present my body acceptable before Him (Rom. 12:1), I must turn away from self-protection, open up to God, and let His presence touch my skin, “For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it; then the altar shall be most holy, and whatever touches the altar shall be holy” (Exo. 29:37). (Pause to let yourself feel confident that the Holy Spirit is washing you holy!)

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that I don’t have to feel God’s presence to measure up to the standards of other Christians. Lord, You are the standard. I turn and rest from having to achieve Your Presence, Lord—I set my heart to love the God of Heaven, who I trust is drawing near because of His promises to do so.

…Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to let the pressure of “getting and having” material things hold me back from God. Instead, I set my heart on loving that I can get and have You, Lord. I turn my heart to love that it is right for me to receive the kingdom like a branch that drinks from the rain (Hos. 6:3). It is right for me to “possess” God’s holy mountain and kingdom around me as my refuge here (Isa. 57:13, Ps. 27:1-6).

…I don’t have to be spiritually distracted by needing approval from people. I turn my heart to depend on Your nearness, Lord. You are the God that I love to please. And Lord, I love that my faith causes You pleasure (Heb 11:1-2, 6).

…I grab my soul and turn it away from pressure to perform to experience God’s presence. Pride in my performance doesn’t bring God’s presence! My confidence is in the truth about You, Lord—I will NOT fear failure because God’s Word is worthy of my complete trust. By faith in God to do what He says, I declare to the ears of my heart it is right to believe that God’s radiance is on me and His presence is coming to me all around. Heart, God wants to be God to me here. By my letting Him draw near, His will is better able to be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. And heart, God is my friend! (pause to let your heart believe and enjoy it!)

… (Your name), I submit into being confident that “…none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned” (Psa. 34:22). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

“But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace” (Rom. 11:6). (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)

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

… (Your name), because God has done it, I rest into faith that by His Spirit in and around me, I have Jesus Christ and the Father (1 John 2:23). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I declare to my heart that I should trust that the Light of God’s Spirit shines onto me here. Because I trust God is doing it—I have fellowship with the Father and the Son (1 John 1:3; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 1:5).

… (Your name) , because God has done it—I am a kingdom priest to God and a priest to other people on God’s behalf (1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6). (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)

… (Your name), I set my heart to confidence about believing because “…they were not able to enter because of unbelief” (Heb. 3:19). And, “…he who comes to God must believe…that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him” (Heb. 11:6). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I am confident and secure because IT IS WRITTEN: “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)…

… (Your name), IT IS WRITTEN: “I, the Lord, am your God…Open your mouth wide and I will fill it” (Psa. 81:10); “…has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (Num. 23:19); “…My people will be satisfied with My goodness,’ declares the Lord” (Jer. 31:14). (pause to believe and love God and His kingdom here!)

… (Your name), let yourself love the closeness of God. Lord, You are “…my rock and my fortress” (Psa. 71:3). “You are my hiding place and my shield…” (Psa. 119:114). (pause to believe and love the truth!)

…I am directing my heart to rejoice in the truth that I don’t have to let other people define what it means to be a “successful” Christian. Lord, I trust Your word. I rest into drawing near to You by letting You draw near me here with gratitude (James 4:8; Heb. 12:22-24, 28). By my receiving God’s Kingdom and standing before Him as a priest (1 Chron. 29:11), God’s is more easily done on Earth as it is in Heaven (Matt. 6:33; Matt. 6:10). (Pause to let yourself feel confident and reassured by the closeness of God and His kingdom!)

…Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to put pressure on myself to perform spiritually for those I love. I rest from pride, and I trust in You, Lord. (Pause to let yourself feel confident because of the truth!)

…I don’t have to perform for other Christians because that doesn’t justify me before God. I turn from having to prove myself to them. God is my glory—not what other Christians think about me.

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 I don’t have to try to feel God’s presence because of pressure from the religious culture around me. Lord, I love that I can trust You to carry me closer (Exo. 15:17). You are the God who quenches my thirst—I have nothing but You. (Pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)

… I don’t have to put my faith in the experience of other people. I turn and will trust the truth in the Bible about drinking from God. It is right and good for me to draw near. (pause to feel reassured!)

… I don’t have to be afraid because of how thirsty I am for God. He doesn’t hold back. I turn from fear because I don’t have to trust myself—I don’t have to perform for God. Lord, I rest in You.

… I don’t have to be afraid about entering before the Lord. I turn my soul to rest confidently in God. Lord, I trust I am drawing near, but I put my faith in You to carry me close (Exo. 15:17) by my receiving with gratitude (Heb. 12:22-24, 28). Heart, God doesn’t hold back.

… I grab my soul and turn it away from pressure to perform to experience God’s presence. My confidence is in You, Lord—I will NOT fear failure. I am boldly confident about God’s grace and provision for me to draw near—and for Him to draw near to me. I believe that I am near and that God is here. (Pause to let yourself feel confident and reassured by God’s presence!)

… (Your name), I turn from fear because God will not abandon His people: God says to me, “…I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you” (Heb. 13:5). (Pause to believe and love God who is close!) “…the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25). (Pause to feel confident from it!)

… (Your name), I love that I can trust God! “…the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name…” (1 Sam. 12:22). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I am confident and secure because “…those who know Your name will put their trust in

You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You” (Psa. 9:10). (pause to hear it)

… (Your name), heart, hear this—stop fighting against the truth and let yourself believe it! “…He will not fail you…” (Deut. 4:31). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name) , I am secure because “…the Lord will not abandon His people, nor will He forsake [us, as] His inheritance” (Psa. 94:14). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I am confident because God is my inheritance—God is my portion in this land (Num. 18:20; Deut. 18:2). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that I don’t have to make pleasing others to be my “god.” The Lord is my God—not other Christians, not members of my family, not my co-workers, not my pastor. I turn and rest in faith. Heart, enjoy, and be motivated knowing that when I confidently believe God is coming to me here, my childlike faith pleases Him (Heb 11:6).

…I don’t have to agree with pressure to achieve spirituality that would let me draw near. Lord, I love that I don’t have to put my faith in works. I turn, and I trust Your grace. I love You, Lord. (pause to hear it)

…I don’t have to measure up to the unspoken spiritual standards in the Christian culture around me. The Lord is my God—I love You Lord, not the standards other Christians want me to live up to.

…I turn from fear of failure. I reject pressure to perform spiritually. Experiencing God is about confidence in You, Lord—NOT in myself. I am confident about God’s grace and provision for me to draw near—and for Him to draw near to me. I am boldly believing that I am near and that God is here. Heart, God is a PERSON who is touching you… (pause to let yourself feel confident, be reassured, and love God’s presence!)

… (Your name), I am confident and secure because IT IS WRITTEN: “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…” (James 4:8). And, God promised with an “…everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants…” (Gen. 17:7; and also Gal. 3:29). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I rest in the truth because “My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people” (Ezek. 37:27); “…the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect” (Rom. 12:2). (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)

“…the tabernacle of God is among men…” (Rev. 21:3); “…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). “…the fountain of living water, even the Lord” (Jer. 17:13). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I experience God because I set my heart to find a safe refuge of strength in His presence: “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)…

… (Your name), I am confident and secure in directing my heart to glory in God, because IT IS WRITTEN: “…the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory” (Jer. 4:2).

… (Your name), I CAN enter and stay before the Lord because “O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place where Your glory dwells” (Psa. 26:8); and because it says, “…where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Mat. 6:21). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)

… (Your name), I am confident about experiencing God here because “…God is Light…if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another…” (1 John 1:5,7).

“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); “God is spirit…” (John 4:24); “…the Lord is the Spirit…” (2 Cor. 3:17).

… (Your name), I am confident and secure about experiencing the fullness of God because “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…” (James 4:8); “God is not a man, that He should lie…” (Num. 23:19).

…I set my heart to satisfy myself as King David did by entering the sanctuary and seeing God’s power and glory close to me here!

“…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)

“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). (pause to believe and love it!)

…Heart, hear this and enjoy it like a child at Christmas time!

“…we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12). “…through Him we…have our access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph. 2:18).

Thank You, God, that I can receive Heaven here by taking refuge in You and drinking from You like a child – instead of from the world!

“he who takes refuge in Me…will possess My holy mountain” (Isa. 57:13).

“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).

“But 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).

“My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people” (Ezek. 37:27).

“I have become a marvel to many; for You are my strong refuge” (Psa. 71:7).

“O taste and see that the Lord is good; how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” (Psa. 34:8).