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But the hour is coming, and now is,

when the true worshipers will worship

the Father in spirit and truth;

for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

God is Spirit,

and those who worship Him

must worship in spirit and truth.”

.

Remember if the Holy Spirit highlights something in us,
brings it our attention then stop and allow our gifting
to reveal what or who if not us,
to pray about.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, we turn from wanting our own
beauty to be what feeds us.
we are setting our heart
to enjoy taking refuge inside
Your perfection and beauty all around use Lord.
You are our God and we will feed on You.
we are trusting that our eyes

are looking at Your beauty and perfection
right up close to us,
touching us all around.
we love You Lord

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have to feed
ourself with how well we
have earned their worship.
we don’t even have to

want that because we turn to you Lord
we will trust Your grace for quenching
our needy desires

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have to
push ourself to measure up to
the standards that others set for us.
Lord You are our standard
our banner that covers us.
Oh, how we love that You
are with us here, Lord

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we don’t
have to trust ourself for perfection
in how we look because
wearing God’s presence around us is our beauty.
Lord we love how good
Your closeness looks
(believe it)

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have to want
the eyes of others on us.
we turn to You Lord.
Your eyes on us are far

more inspiring, safer,
something we can enjoy without holding back.
we turn and we love You Lord.
we are trusting that

oury eyes are on You Lord
and that Your eyes are on us
.
(Heart, feel reassured by it!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we don’t
have to delight ourself with
how well we control and put other people down.

God is sovereign, not us.
we turn to You Lord.
we turn our soul from how well
we exalt myself over others as my security.
God is our security.
we love You Lord
.
(Heart, feel confidence
and to love God!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to delight ourself
with our looks or with our body.
we turn our affections to You Lord.
we take refuge inside Your beauty and love.
And I love Your closeness God

Heart, we turn it away from our
having to feed ourself
with my own attractiveness.
Instead of that,
we are trusting that our eyes
are looking at the power, beauty,
and attractiveness of God all around

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”
(Psalm. 63:1,2,5).
my praise is toward the closeness of God,
NOT ourself

“For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all who call upon You”
(Psalm. 86:5);
“draw near in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled
clean and our bodies washed
with pure water”
(Heb. 10:19, 22);
“All that the Father gives Me
will come to Me,
and the one who comes to Me I will

certainly not cast out.”
(John 6:37)
.
(Heart, believe and love
the God who is close!)
.

By faith we are trusting that our eyes
are looking at Your power and glory Lord:
“You are my God
My soul

thirsts for You,
my flesh yearns for You
Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory
My soul is satisfied”
(Psalm. 63:1,2,5).

“the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord God my refuge”
(Psalm. 73:28);
“none of those

who take refuge in Him will be condemned.”
(Psalm. 34:22)

“the Lord is our righteousness”
(Jer. 33:16);
“the Lord loves righteousness”
(Psalm. 11:7);
“the Lord takes pleasure in His people”
(Psalm. 1149:4);
“great is your love toward me”
(Psalm. 86:13).
I love that it is safe to direct

my heart toward You Lord
because You are holy,
righteous, and good;
“the Lord is good”
(Psalm. 135:3);

“Holy is He.”
(Psalm. 99:3);
“You are good and do good”
(Psalm. 119:68)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have to hide ourself
by being smaller and going unnoticed.
The Lord is our God
His closeness is our reason for confidence.
The closeness of God reassures us

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to be envious of the power
that they have.
Lord Your power is far

greater and You are our God.
we love the closeness of
Your strength and power Lord.
we turn our heart to feed on

You by enjoying that Your power
and beauty ARE here with us
(Heart, love God!)

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to feel shunned by God
when others turn away and reject us.
we turn it from pressure to measure up
in order to trust that we can
let God draw near to us.
Lord we turn and put our trust in Your grace
Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to feed on glory
from being critical of ourself or others.
we turn it to trust and enjoy believing
that God IS our glory.
we turn and we rest in Your grace
to draw near to us Lord
not in what we have achieved or earned
.
(Heart, feel confidence from it!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to achieve a place of refuge
by being critical of ourself or others.

When we feel the pain of their rejection
we will run to you Lord.
we turn to trust God’s grace
to draw near.
we take refuge inside the love of God
around me here

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have to
find motivation by being more critical of ourself.
our energy for motivation

comes from the inspiring sense
of exalting God.
we love that single-hearted dependence
on God to quench my thirst

strongly exalts and honors Him
even when nobody here sees
(hear and love it)

we turn it away from our having
to depend on ourself or other people.
we rest into depending on God
for quenching our thirst.
By faith, we are trusting that
our eyes are looking at the God

and His beauty all around us here.
Lord, we are setting our heart
to love finding refuge inside the power

and the extreme beauty of the kingdom of God.
Lord, YOUR closeness to us is our beauty.
And, our praise is toward YOU God,
NOT ourself
.
(Heart, believe and love God!)
.

“come to Me and drink
But this He spoke of the Spirit”
(John 7:37, 39);
“come to the waters delight

yourself in abundance.”
(Isa. 55:1,2);
“for through Him we have our access in
one Spirit to the Father.”
(Eph. 2:18)
.
(let yourself feel confidence
from the closeness of God’s attractiveness!)
.

we can draw near to God because

“we have boldness and confident
access through faith in Him”
(Eph. 3:12);

“draw near with confidence to the throne of grace,
so that we may receive mercy
and find grace to help
in time of need”

(Heb. 4:16).

Rather than daydreaming of earthly glories
and setting those before us
it is by faith that we 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.”
(Psalm. 16:8).

we love that we don’t have to stay
away from God
because He forgives me freely;
“For You, Lord, are good, and

ready to forgive”
(Psalm. 86:5);
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to

cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
(1 John 1:9);
“I am the one who wipes out your transgressions
for My own sake;
And I will not remember your sins.”
(Isa. 43:25);
“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud,

and your sins like a heavy mist.
Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

(Isa. 44:22)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to worry about not having
what it takes to drink from God.
We turn and we put our faith in You Lord.
Heart hear this:
Relationship with God is not based
on how well we deserve it.

God is our glory not us.
Oh, how we love You Lord
.
(feel confidence from it!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to hide from feelings
that is something desperately wrong with us.

The pain we feel is from
trying to feed on earthly sources
and not on God.
Lord we love that we can
turn from faith in ourself
and turn to trust the fountain of God
.
(Heart, love God and enjoy Him!)
.

Rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to feed on our
human perfection and beauty.
we turn from wanting

our own beauty to be what feeds us.
we are setting our heart to
trust You as our God, not ourself.
So, we set our heart to take refuge
inside the power, beauty,
and the perfection of
the kingdom of God
right up close to us,

touching us all around.
By faith, we are trusting that our
eyes are looking at You Lord

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to set our hope on
achieving the standards
that earn their pleasure.

we set our heart to drink from God
and nothing else.
Lord You are our God
not how well we performance

measures up and earns their pleasure
.

(Heart, be thankful and love it as the truth!)
.

we turn it away from our having to depend
on ourself or other people.
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”
(Psalm. 63:1,2,5).
Lord, YOU are our glory,
our power, and our beauty.
we turn from wanting those things
to come from us.
And, our praise is toward the

closeness of God,
NOT ourself

“I will fill the soul of
the priests with abundance,
And My people will be satisfied
with My goodness,’
declares the Lord.”
(Jer. 31:14; )
.
(Heart, be thankful
and love the God who is close!)
.

“you will rejoice in the Lord,
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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, as the God of Israel
I will not forsake them.
I will open rivers on the bare heights
and springs in the

midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness
a pool of water and
the dry land fountains of water.”
(Isa.41:16-18).

By faith we are trusting that
our eyes are looking at
Your power and glory Lord:
“You are my God
My soul thirsts for You,
my flesh yearns for You
Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory
My soul is satisfied”

(Psalm. 63:1,2,5).

“Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those
who seek the Lord be glad.”
(1 Chron. 16:10)

“the one who comes to Me
I will certainly not cast out.”
(John 6:37)
.
(Heart, feel reassured by it!)
.

we delight that
“none of those who take refuge
in Him will be condemned.”
(Psalm. 34:22)

“come to the waters
delight yourself in abundance.”
(Isa. 55:1,2).

“But if it is by grace,
it is no longer on the basis of works,
otherwise grace is no longer grace.”
(Rom. 11:6).

“'For 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).
It will not be that way for us.
we turn our heart to cling to the Lord!
.

(let yourself feel confidence
and to love God because of the truth!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to perform
spiritually in order to have
closeness with God.
we turn and face toward You Lord
we put our trust in God to carry us close.
The closeness of God is a greater reality

than the material world around us.
The kingdom of God is our
refuge of beauty and strength

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to want to be prettier
the attention we would receive would never

be enough to quench our thirst.
we turn to You Lord.
Heart hear this:
God is our beauty because
we take refuge in You Lord.
Our eyes are on You God.
Thank You for walking with us
(Heart, love God!)

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to push ourself
to prove how smart we are.
we will never be smart

enough to quench our thirst.
we turn to You Lord.
we love having the mind of Christ
(1 Cor. 2:16)

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to feed ourself
with approving or lustful looks from others.
Lord it is You who are worthy
of their pursuit, not us.
we turn and face toward You Lord.
we love having Your eyes of

love, passion, and kindness on us

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to be unhappy with our body
It is God who is our glory,
our good, our reason to feel nice, and strong.

God is a refuge of beauty and perfection all around us.
we rest in Him
not in ourself

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to protect ourself
by being angry about our appearance.
we turn and face toward You Lord
because You are the God
who soothes our pain.
Thank You Lord that when You draw

near to us
You bring the kingdom of heaven
all around us here
.
(let yourself feel confidence!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to feed ourself
by pushing until we have their approval.
we turn to You Lord.
It is Your pleasure that we love.
You are the God who quenches our thirst
we have no other option except

to trust Your grace.
we rest in You

heart, we turn away from our
having to depend on ourself or other people.
we rest into loving and believing
that God can and will quench our thirst.
we set our heart to enjoy
and to delight ourself

with the presence of God
all around us here:
Lord,
“You are our God
our soul thirsts for You,
our flesh yearns for You
Thus we have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory
our soul is satisfied”
(Psalm. 63:1,2,5).
Lord, You are
our beauty and power, not ourself

we love that we don’t have to
avoid drawing near to God
He is kind, slow to anger, and compassionate.

“Gracious is the Lord,
and righteous; Yes,
our God is compassionate.”
(Psalm. 116:5);
“you, O Lord, are a

compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger,
abounding in love and faithfulness.”
(Psalm. 86:15).

“For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime”
(Psalm. 30:5).

The Lord is our God!
“The Lord’s loving kindnesses
indeed never cease,
For His compassion's never fail.”

(Lam. 3:22).
we turn to You Lord,
“How precious is Your lovingkindness,
O God”
(Psalm. 36:7).

“repent and return,
so that your sins may be wiped away,
in order that times of refreshing
may come from the

presence of the Lord”
(Acts 3:19)
.
(Heart, be thankful and love the God who is close!)
.

“Do not call to mind the former things,
or ponder things of the past.
Behold, I will do something new, now

it will spring forth;
will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert.
To give drink to My chosen people.
The people whom I formed
for Myself, will declare My praise.”

(Isa. 43:18-21)
.
(Heart, be thankful and love the God who is close!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to push ourself until
we achieve perfection in the eyes of men.
we turn our heart from wanting their pursuit.
The Lord is our God,
our delight, and our pleasure

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to hide
from the truth about our imperfections.
our humanity will never be perfect
we don’t have to depend on ourself
because God is our perfection,
our goodness, our reason for

being enough.
our eyes are on You Lord
not on ourself
.
(Heart, feel reassured by it!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to quench our thirst
with evidence of how desirable we are.
we turn to You Lord.
we rest into drawing near to God
and letting Him draw near to us.
we love that we are making the

kingdom of God our safe refuge of beauty,
majesty, and power
.
(Heart, love God!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to want to be more attractive
in order to drink from that.
The Lord is our God
not how attractive we are to others.
The beauty of our humanity
will never be enough to quench the

thirst of our soul.
we turn our eyes to You Lord

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have to
depend on the response of others to our personality
we turn from works that

only let us quench our thirst with ourself.
we turn and put our trust in God.
we hide in Him

we don’t have to feed ourself
with the power and control we feel
because of the way others look at us.
we turn and set God before us
we look at You Lord.
Heart hear this!
God is our pursuit.
God is our first love

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to push until we can
drink from being popular.
The Lord is our God.

we put our trust in You.
we love that it is right for us
to trust that we are in the throne room
here and that the glorified
and risen Christ is with us here.
Oh, how we love You Lord
(Heart, hear and love it)

we turn away from having to depend
on ourself or other people.
By faith, our eyes on You Lord.
And, we set our heart to feed
on the attractiveness of God,
whose presence we wear around us here.

our praise is toward the closeness of God,
NOT ourself

we don’t have to be afraid to
let God draw near to us
God will not abandon His people.

“I will never desert you,
nor will I ever forsake you”
(Heb. 13:5).

“the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.”
(1 Peter 2:25)

we love that we can trust God!
“the Lord will not abandon
His people on account of His great name”
(1 Sam. 12:22).

“And those who know
Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those

who seek You.”
(Psalm. 9:10).

Heart, stop fighting against
the truth and let yourself believe it!
“He will not fail you”
(Deut. 4:31).
“the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake us, as His inheritance.”
(Psalm. 94:14).

“It is better to take refuge in
the Lord than to trust in man.”
(Psalm. 118:8).

we love that You don’t hold back Lord,

“we receive the promise of
the Spirit through faith.”
(Gal 3:14);
“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).

True believers,
“are being built together into
a dwelling of God in the Spirit.”
(Eph. 2:22);
“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)
.

(Heart, be thankful and love the God who is close!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to be envious
of the power that people have over others.
God’s power is far greater.
we love Your closeness of Your strength
and power Lord.
We turn and feed

from You Lord
no power is greater
.
(Heart, believe and love God!)
.

we don’t have to measure up
to their standards
and then feel like we have to
quench ourself by achieving
in other areas.
The Lord is our God.
we put our faith in His grace
to quench our thirst.

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to submit to
societies demand for our being perfect.
The Lord is our perfection
we repent and delight ourself
by enjoying the closeness of
God’s holiness, perfection, and purity

touching us all around.
God is our perfection

we don’t need to have
what it takes to be popular.
It is abiding in the substance
of Your love and acceptance

that delights us.
we turn to God and we love that
we can let ourself enjoy
being loved by You Lord

we don’t have to agree with
pressure to think of ourself as a sexual object.
Lord it is with great delight
that we turn from feeding on the
“looks” we get from others.
we set You before us Lord
we hide ourself in You Lord

Heart, rejoice that we don’t
have to deny or hide from how much we hurt inside.
The Lord is the God
who soothes us
we turn from having to ease
our pain by hurting ourself

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to make ourself
hide by putting ourself down
Jesus paid the price

for our fallenness.
The Lord is our God.
we trust in You Lord
not how well we punish ourself

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have
to hide behind a personality
that makes people think of us
as being tough.
we turn our soul to the Lord.
God is stronger.
we love the closeness of
Your strength Lord

we turn it away from having to
feed on ourself or other people.
we can and will feed on God.
Lord, we set our heart to look
at You with us here.
BELIEVE love and enjoy the closeness of

God’s power and goodness
all around and touching us here.
Anything else is idolatry

Lord, we love that we don’t have to be
afraid to draw near to You
because You are loving
and You take pleasure in Your people
.
(let yourself feel confidence from the closeness of God’s power and glory!)
.

“the Lord loves His people”
(2 Chron. 2:11).

“the Lord your God turned
the curse into a blessing
for you because
the Lord your God loves you.”
(Deut. 23:5).

Heart hear this because it applies to us!
“the Lord takes pleasure in His people”
(Psalm. 149:4).

Oh Lord,
“great is your love toward me”
(Psalm. 86:13).

“He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
(Zeph. 3:17 ).

“love is from God”
(1 John 4:7).
Lord we set our heart to trust we can
“keep ourselves in the love of God”
(Jude 1:21)

Lord we delight that we are told
“abide in My love.”
(John 15:9).

“God is love, and the one who abides in love,
abides in God and God abides in him.”
(1 John 4:16).

“May your unfailing love rest upon us,
O Lord, even as we put our hope in you.”
(Psalm. 33:22).

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
(Deut. 6:5).

“cling to Him.”
(Deut. 13:4)
.
(Heart, love God because of it!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to soothe ourself
when people shun and tease us.
we turn from having to punish them
for what they do wrong.
we turn and we open ourself to
let God to draw near to us

intimately.

"O God, how extravagant is

your cherishing love!
All mankind can find a hiding place
under the shadow of your wings.
All may drink of the anointing

from the abundance of your house.
All may drink their fill

from the delightful springs of Eden.
To know you is to experience a flowing fountain,
drinking in your life,

springing up to satisfy.
In the light of your holiness

we receive the light of revelation."
(Psalm. 36:7-9 passion).
we turn and put our trust Your abundant grace.
we take refuge in
Your beauty and majesty Lord.
We trust Your closeness
Its what makes us worthy

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to be insecure
because it is the closeness of

God who is our beauty, our perfection.
we trust You to draw near intensely
The Lord is our God.
we love You Lord
.
(Heart, believe and love the God who is close!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to punish ourself
for the harassment they give us.
we delight that we

don’t have to hiding from God
when people make us feel dirty.
Lord, we turn and face toward You
because You are the one who washes us
and makes us clean
.
(Heart, feel confidence from it!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to demand
that we perform well enough
to always please others.
we delight that we don’t have to punish ourself
when we fall short of their expectations.
God is our hope of being able

to quench our thirsty soul
not other people
.
(Be thankful and love the truth!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to be afraid
of being harassed and teased by God
others may but God does not.
we turn and we run to You Lord
because it is far safer to be near
than far away.
God is the refuge of

comfort that soothes our hurts
.
(Heart, be thankful and love the God who is close!)
.

We turn it away from having
to feed on earthly things.
Jesus died to give us access
so that we can come to the Father.
By drawing near to God,
He draws near to us.
We rest into loving and

believing the closeness of God
for quenching our thirst
.
(Heart, hear and love it)
.

we don’t have to stay away
when we are hurting
because God comforts His people.

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
(Psalm. 34:18).

we don’t have to hide from God
because our
“God comforts the depressed”
(2 Cor. 7:6).

“the Father of mercies and God of all comfort”
(2 Cor. 1:3).

“but if we walk in the Light

as He Himself is in the Light
the blood of Jesus His Son
cleanses us from all sin.”
(1 John 1:7).

“God is Light”
(1 John 1:5);
“Everything I am will praise and bless the Lord!
O Lord, my God, your greatness takes my breath away,
overwhelming me by your majesty, beauty, and splendor!
You wrap yourself with a shimmering, glistening light.
You wear sunshine like a garment of glory.
You stretch out the starry skies like a tapestry.”
(Psalm. 104:1,2 (Passion).

The Lord is our Light.
we welcome You presence and are trusting
Your grace to let us “walk in” Your presence.

It is our believing and enjoying
the closeness of Your power and glory
that feeds us Lord.
By faith in the death of Christ
and His payment that gives us
access into the throne room,
we are able to trust that
our eyes are looking at Your presence
with us here 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”
(Psalm. 63:1,2,5)
.
(Heart, believe and love the God who is close!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to be envious of the power
that others have.
Lord Your power is far greater
and You are our God.
we love the closeness of Your strength
and power Lord.
we turn and feed ourself with

You Lord
no power is greater
.
(Heart, let ourself feel
confidence from God’s presence!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth
that we don’t have to agree to wear
labels of being undesirable.
God is our desire and

His desire is for us.
we turn from thoughts and feelings
of fear about our not being enough.
Lord put our faith in

believing we are before You
we open ourself to You
and welcome Your presence

Rejoice that we don’t have to hide
from fears about our being untouchable.
we expose our fears to You Lord.
Heart hear this!
The truth about God is that He longs
to be close and touch us
we submit to the truth and

turn from fear.
we delight to draw near and
we take refuge in the loving radiance
of the fountain of God

Rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to agree with pressures
to feed ourself with being sophisticated.

The Lord is our importance.
we feed ourself with You Lord.
Oh, how we love that
You are standing with us here Lord.
we set our eyes to keep looking at You
.
(Heart, feel reassured by it!)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to agree with pressure to lose hope.
"The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

(Isaiah 61:3)we turn and put our hope in You Lord.
God is our reason for confidence
God is why we can bounce back
.
(Heart, let ourself feel
confidence because of the truth!)
.

Rejoice that we don’t have to try
to be someone else
because that is NOT
what will make us measure up.

God is the standard,
He far more than just measures up
and it is God is the One who justifies us.
God who makes us acceptable.
God with us measures up and
we put my trust in You Lord

we don’t have to fit ourself
into a smaller area in order to hide.
The Lord is a strong tower
we run and hide ourself in You Lord.
We love that Your glory is so great
and that You are here with us Lord

We turn it away from having to
feed on ourself or earthly things.
Jesus died to give us access
into the throne room.
we CAN come to the Father!
By drawing near to God,
He draws near to us.
We rest into loving, believing,
and inspiring ourself with
the closeness of God
in order to quenching our thirst.
our praise is toward the closeness of God,
NOT ourself
.
(Heart, feel confidence

from trusting that God’s presence is here!)
.

“Lord, I love your home,
this place of dazzling glory,
bathed in the splendor
and light of your presence!”
(Psalm. 26:8 (Passion)

“the heavens were opened
and I saw visions of God
on that which resembled a throne,
high up, was a

figure with the appearance of a man
and there was a radiance around Him.
As the appearance of the

rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day,
so was the appearance of
the surrounding radiance”
(Ezek. 1:1,26,27);
“there was a rainbow around the throne”
(Rev. 4:3).

“a river of the water of life,
clear as crystal,
coming from the throne of God”
(Rev. 22:1).

“at the door of the housewater
was flowing from under the threshold
water reaching the ankles.”

(Ezek. 47:1,3).

“He who has bathed needs only
to wash his feet,
but is completely clean”
(John 13:10)

“and before the throne
there was something like a sea of glass,
like crystal”
(Rev. 4:6).

“the sea was for the priests to wash in.”
(2 Chron. 4:6)
.
(Heart, feel reassured by it!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Rejoice that we don’t have to agree
with doubts of whether God
wants a close relationship with us.

When we sense doubt in others
we will not think the same thing about God.
we turn from feeling helpless
about experiencing God’s presence.
we put our faith in You Lord
not in ourself
.
(hear and love it)
.

Rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to be angry
at those who should have protected us.
we turn from feelings of wanting
to run and hide when God gets close.
The closeness of God
heals our wounds and soothes

our pain.
God is our shield and defender
.
(Feel confidence from it!)
.

Heart, rejoice that we don’t have
to grieve over the sense that our humanity
will never be perfect.
The Lord is our God.
He alone is our perfection
nothing else.
we love You Lord
.
(Believe it)
.

Heart, rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to forget our own need for God
because of the needs of other people.
we turn from feeding ourself
with how well we nurture others.
We turn to trust that YOU are here and

that YOU are nurturing those we are trying to help
.
(Believe it and feel reassured by it!)
.

Rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to wallow in anger
because of being betrayed.
Lord, it hurts!
But You are the one who heals our pain.
You alone are our God.
we love that we can rest into trusting
You to draw near so we can hide ourself
in Your arms Lord
.
(Be thankful
and love it as the truth!)
.

Rejoice in the truth that we
don’t have to worry about feeling stupid.
God is our wisdom.
we turn our heart

to the Holy Spirit inside us.
God has given us the mind of Christ.
we praise you for the closeness of Your

wisdom and knowledge.
God is our right’ness
.
(Be thankful
and love it as the truth!)
.

We turn it away from having to feed
on ourself or earthly things.
Jesus died to give us access
into the throne room.
we CAN come to the Father!
By drawing near to God,
He draws near to us.
we rest into loving and believing
the closeness of God for quenching our thirst.
Our praise is toward the closeness of God,
NOT us

“Because you are close to us
and always available,
our confidence will never be shaken,
for we experience your
wrap-around presence every moment.
Our heart and soul explode with joy—full of glory!
Even our body will rest confident and secure.”

(Psalm. 16:8,9 (Passion);
God has promised with an
“everlasting covenant,
to be God to you and to your

descendants”
(Gal. 3:29);
“the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.”

(Isa. 30:18);
“Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.”
(Psalm. 54:4)

Heart hear this and love God!
"But in the depths of
our heart we truly know
that you,
Yahweh, have become my Shield;
You take me and surround me with yourself.
Your glory covers me continually.
You lift high my head
when I bow low in shame.”
(Psalm. 3:3)

By faith I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your power and glory Lord:
“You are my God
My soul thirsts for You,
my flesh yearns for You
Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,

to see Your power and Your glory

My soul is satisfied”
(Psalm. 63:1,2,5).

“I will pour out water on
the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your

offspring and My blessing
on your descendants;
and they will spring up among
the grass like poplars by

streams of water”
(Isa. 44:3,4).

“I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance,
and My people will be satisfied with My goodness,’

declares the Lord.”
(Jer. 31:14).

“I, the Lord, am your God
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.”
(Psalm. 81:10).

“the fountain of living water, even the Lord.”
(Jer. 17:13)
.
(Heart, feel confidence from it!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

Rejoice in the truth that we don’t have to push ourself
until we are worthy of their praise.
we turn from quenching our thirst that way.
we rest in You Lord.
we trust we are before You Lord.
we turn and trust that the

radiance of God is upon us
shining from the fountain of God
right here in front of us

Rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to avoid or control others
who aren’t popular enough.
we turn from having to feed ourself that way.
God is the glory that quenches our thirst
We are taking refuge in the extreme

power and beauty of
the kingdom of God around us.
And, our praise is toward You Lord

Rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to agree with pressure
to show off and make others want our body.

We hold back our thirsty desires
and we turn them to You Lord.
Our body is a temple for Your Holy Spirit.
We love the pleasure that we cause You
by trusting and enjoying that we are
staying in Your radiance

we don’t have to set our heart
or our hopes on how we look.
we turn from letting our
human appearance be a

disappointment because we will
never have to be our source of glory.
God is our glory
not us

Rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to let the standards of others
be what we try to achieve.
we rest in You Lord.
God we love Your grace.
we turn to You and we put our trust in You
to quench our thirst.
we open ourself to You

and let You draw near
.
(Heart, let yourself feel
confidence because of the truth!)
.

Rejoice in the truth that
we don’t have to feed on the popularity
of our friends.
Lord we throw ourself at

trusting Your grace to quench our thirsty desires
we turn our heart from everything else.
Lord, we rest into trusting

we are before the fountain of God
.
(Heart, let yourself feel
confidence because of the truth!)
.

"It is not that we think we are qualified

to do anything on our own.

Our qualification comes from God. "(2 Cor. 3:5).

The glory of our humanity will never be enough
We depend on God because we have nothing else

we turn it away from having to feed
on ourself or earthly things.
Jesus died to give us access
into the throne room.
we CAN come to the Father!
By drawing near to God,
He draws near to us.

we rest into loving, believing,
and inspiring ourself with
the closeness of God in order to

quenching our thirst.
our praise is toward the closeness of God,
NOT ourself

“faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen.
For by it the men of old gained

approval”
(Heb. 11:1,2).

“And without faith it is impossible
to please Him for he who comes to God

must believe that He is
and that He is a rewarder
of those who seek Him.”
(Heb. 11:6).

“Abraham believed God,
and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,’
and he was called the friend of[God”

(James 2:23).

“to the one who does not work,
but believes in Him who justifies
the ungodly, his faith is credited as

righteousness,”
(Rom. 4:5).

“God sees not as man sees,
for man looks at the outward appearance, but

the Lord looks at the heart”
(1 Sam. 16:7).

“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 yourwages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me,
and eat what is good,
And delight yourself in abundance.”
(Isa. 55:1,2)
.
(let yourself feel confidence
rom the closeness of God’s power and glory!)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

“Do not be afraid, little flock,
for your Father has chosen
gladly to give you the kingdom.”
(Luke 12:32).

“the kingdom of God does
not consist in words but in power”
(1Co 4:20).

Rejoice, hear this and have fun
don’t hold back!
“receive the kingdom of God like a child”
(Luke 18:17)

“he who comes to God must believe
that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
(Heb. 11:6).

“Break up your fallow ground
seek the Lord
Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.”
(Hos. 10:12).

“applying all diligence, in your faith”
(2 Pet. 1:5).

“building yourselves up on your most holy faith”
(Jude 1:20)

“God sees not as man sees,
for man looks at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart”

(1 Sam. 16:7).

“and He has made us to be a kingdom,
priests to His God and Father”
(Revelation 1:6)

“at the door of the house
water was flowing from
under the threshold
water reaching the ankles.”
(Ezek. 47:1,3).

“He who has bathed needs
only to wash his feet, but is completely clean”
(John 13:10)

“I, the Lord, am your God
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.”
(Psalm. 81:10).

we can quench our thirst because our God is
“the fountain of living water, even the Lord.”
(Jer. 17:13)

“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).

“none of those who take refuge
in Him will be condemned”
(Psalm. 34:22).

Heart hear this and confidently
trust that we are doing it:
“Draw near to God and
He will draw near to you”

(James 4:8).
“See, the Lord your God
has placed the land before you;
go up, take possession
Do not fear or be dismayed.”

(Deut. 1:21).
“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).

“the Lord is good; His loving
kindness is everlasting
and His faithfulness to all generations.”
(Psalm. 100:5).

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

“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.”
(Psalm. 62:5-7).

“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).

“God sees not as man sees,
for man looks at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart”

(1 Sam. 16:7).

“having forgiven us all our transgressions
Christ canceled out the certificate of debt
against us
having nailed it to the cross.”
(Col. 2:13,14)
.
(Believe and love the God who is close!)
.

“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).
“cleansing their hearts by faith.”
(Acts 15:9)

“the nations will bless themselves in Him,
and in Him they will glory.”
(Jer. 4:2)

“How precious is Your loving
kindness, 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.”

(Psalm. 36:7-9)

It is right and safe for me to trust You Lord.
“God is not a man, that He should lie”
(Num. 23:19)
.

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

I don't have to feed my soul by dominance and control from lustful pursuits—God is all-powerful. It is the

kingdom of God and His power that I long for. Believing and loving the closeness and the touch of the

presence and power of Almighty God is far more inspiring (Heart, love the closeness of God’s beauty!)

I am repenting 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. I set my heart to believe and love the closeness of God

as what reassures me. I am trusting that God’s beauty is all around and touching me.

I don’t have to give up and feed on sexual things when people turn away and reject me. I grab my soul and I

turn it from pressure to have people want me. I set my longings on God. His love for me is real. Heart let

yourself hear and believe that God’s love for me is strong. I turn from fear about being close to God and set my

desires on Him. The closeness of God is what delights me, not sexual things

the reassurance I need will never be found by turning my soul toward them and feeding myself through lust or

sexual sin—the reassurance and pleasure of having the presence of God is far more inspiring and fulfilling.

Instead of earthly things, I am looking at Your beauty close around and touching me

the delight and pleasure I need is not from sexual stuff on TV, videos, or pornography—it feeds me better to

delight myself with the beauty and majesty of the closeness of God’s presence to me

I turn my heart away from being in awe about human attractiveness. Even if only out of desperation, I

am believing the glory of God is close to me. And, His 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 hadextended our

hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:20)

(Heart, let yourself be delighted and enjoy the closeness of God’s shining beauty!)

Lord, I rest into believing that You are radiating Your Holy Spirit at me and are washing me clean: “the Lord

has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zionby the spirit of judgement and the spirit of burning” (Isa. 4:4).

(Heart, let yourself feel confidence because of the truth!)

“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).

“we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesusdraw 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)

(let yourself feel confidence from the closeness of God’s power and glory!)

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).

“Godgives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God!” (Psalm. 68:35).

“You are my GodMy soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for YouThus I have seen You in the

sanctuary, to see Your power and Your gloryMy soul is satisfied” (Psalm. 63:1,2,5).

“Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.” (Psalm. 96:6)

“Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth” (Psalm. 50:2).

“Around God is awesome majesty” (Job 37:22). (Heart, believe and love the God who is close!)

“Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually” (1 Chron. 16:11).

Lord, You are my God, “My soul clings to You” (Psalm. 63:8); “I shall seek You earnestly” (Psalm. 63:1)

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

I am repenting of comparing myself to the sexual attractiveness of others. I turn from reassuring myself with

sexual sin because of doubts about my not being enough. God is my adequacy, my strength, I will not be afraid.

It is the closeness and the touch of God in me and all around me that I love

I am turning my desires for pleasure, control, and reassurance from sexual sin. I reject pornography and

masturbation as ways to feed and reassure myself. Sexual things are not my friend. God is what I love

the strength I love to possess is not by exalting myself when I feed on their appearance without my getting

caught. Feeding myself by believing and loving that God’s beauty and strength are close is far better. The

kingdom of God is what delights me. By faith, I shake off this earthly realm, I enter and I stand before God with

His kingdom all around me here (Heart, delight yourself about the touch of God’s shining beauty!)

what I long to feed myself with, is not the glory of their appearance—the intensity, the greatness, and the

closeness and touch of God’s glory all around me is far more attractive. I turn my heart away from fear about

letting God and His beauty close to me (Heart, hear, believe, and love it as the truth!)

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. The Lord is my God, my delight, and my pleasure.

God is my strength. I turn my heart to love the touch and the closeness of God’s power

I repent of agreeing with lies about being helpless. I set my heart to believe that God is my protection. I am

trusting that any and every time I draw near to God, He draws near to me bringing His kingdom all around me

here. God is my strength. And I set my heart to keep believing that my eyes are focused on the beauty and

power of His presence touching and all around me here (Heart, love the closeness of God’s beauty!)

I turn my heart away from being in awe about human attractiveness. Even if only out of desperation, I

am believing the glory of God is close to me and I am trusting that Your intensely beautiful radiance is

washing me clean. Heart, God’s presence with me is my greatest pleasure! I set my heart be delighted by

the beauty of God’s presence touching me here, and to NOT let myself reach out from inside toward the

beauty of another (Heart, let yourself enjoy the closeness of God’s shining beauty!)

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). (pause

to hear, believe, and love it as the truth!)

IT IS WRITTEN: “Do not fearrejoice and be glad, for the Lord has done great things” (Joel 2:21).

Heart hear this: “You shall not fear man, for the judgement is God’s” (Deut. 1:17).

God has made me alive to Himself and dead to sin. I am presenting my body to God and not to this world

(Heart, let yourself feel confidence because of this truth!)

“consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesusand do not go on presenting

the members of your body to sinbut present yourselves to God” (Rom. 6:11,13).

Like Elijah and Elisha, I am [your name] who stands before the Lord—God is HERE. (1 Kings 17:1; 18:5;

2 Kings 3:14). “Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this worldnot of this realm” (John 18:36).

The kingdom I receive is NOT of this world! I love the kingdom of God and the Holy Spirit all around

me. (Heart, let yourself feel confidence and be reassured by God’s presence!)

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

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—standing in the radiance around God is far greater and more inspiring

the reassurance I need is not from sexual fantasy—the closeness of God is far more intense and touches me

best. Lord God, Your radiance upon me is what burns away my shame (Heart, enjoy God’s beauty!)

I don’t have to quench my thirst with evidence of how desirable I am. I turn to You Lord. I rest into draw near

to God and letting Him draw near to me. I love that it is safe and right for me to be intimately close to God. I

am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your beauty close around and touching me

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. God is my reassurance and my pleasure. I set my passions on You Lord, NOT on

anything from this earthly realm. (Heart, let yourself feel confidence because of the truth!)

I don't have to reassure my maleness, with the twisted glory of pornography—God has far more to offer. The

beauty of God is what I long for. I am trusting that I am looking at Your beauty close around and touching me. I

set my heart to believe that I can stay before God and keep looking at Him. The beauty I turn my heart to love

is not of this world, not of this earthly realm (Heart, enjoy God’s beauty on you!)

the reassurance I need is not from masturbation—by drawing near to God, I can delight myself with His

drawing near to me. It is the closeness kingdom of God all around me, that is what I love. My desire is the

caress of God’s presence all around me. By faith Lord, I am believing that my eyes are on You

I turn my heart away from being in awe about human attractiveness. Even if only out of desperation, I

am believing the glory of God is close to me. And, His 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 hadextended our

hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:20)

(Heart, let yourself enjoy the closeness of God’s shining beauty!)

“Be strong and let your heart take couragehope in the Lord” (Psalm. 31:24); “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith,

act like men, be strong” (1 Cor. 16:13); “Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might” (Eph. 6:10).

I “have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12).

Lord, “You are my King and my God” (Psalm. 44:4 NIV); “You are my GodI exalt you” (Psalm. 118:28 NIV)

“I love You, O Lord, my strength” (Psalm. 18:1); “The Lord is my strengthand I will praise Him” (Exo. 15:2)

“My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord” (Psalm. 145:21). (Heart, enjoy God’s beauty on you!)

“You are my GodMy soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for YouThus I have seen You in the sanctuary,

to see Your power and Your gloryMy soul is satisfied” (Psalm. 63:1,2,5).

“Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.” (Psalm. 96:6)

“Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth” (Psalm. 50:2).

“How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion” (Psalm. 84:5);

Lord, “You are the God of my strength” (Psalm. 43:1)

“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and song,

and He has become my salvation” (Isa. 12:2).

My “confidenceisthrough Christ before Godcompetence comes from God” (2 Cor. 3:4,5 NIV).

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

I don’t have to search out the reassurance I need from sexual things. The kiss of God is my delight. The

pleasure from the closeness of God is what fulls me. Soul! Turn and enjoy God. By faith, I enter and stand

before God with His kingdom all around me, NOT this earthly realm. I set my heart to enjoy letting God love

me (Heart, let yourself feel confidence and be reassured by God’s presence!)

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 and much more intense (Heart, enjoy God’s beauty on you, touching you!)

don’t have to push for power and control from the way women (or, men) look at me. I turn and set God

before me—I look at You Lord. Heart hear this! God is my pursuit, my passion. God is my first and greatest

love. I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your beauty close around and touching me

the delight and pleasure I need is not from sexual stuff on TV, videos, or pornography—it feeds me better to

delight myself with the beauty and majesty of the closeness of God’s presence to me

I am repenting 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. I set my heart to only be awed by God’s glory. My

eyes are looking at the power and beautiful glory of God, close and all around me

the reassurance I need, is not from how well I feed on their appearance without getting caught—it is right and

good to have God. Lord God, it is Your radiance upon me that burns away my shame. I am trusting that my

eyes to are looking at You with me here.. (Heart, delight yourself about the touch of God’s beauty!)

I don’t have to daydream of being a sexual object. I wake myself up and I set my passions on God! Like king

David, I set the Lord before me Lord—I delight myself with the kingdom of God around me and NOT this

world.. By faith, I am trusting that my eyes are looking at You Lord

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 (Heart, hear, believe, and love it as the truth!)

I am turning my desires for pleasure, control, and delight from sexual sin. I reject and renounce

_____________

Heart, the presence of God all around me is a far greater beauty than anything else I could ever see or

touch here. And, I grab the inner hands of soul and I am stopping them from reaching out to earthly

beauty because “If we hadextended our hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He

knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:20) (Heart, enjoy the closeness of God’s beauty!)

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield

andmy stronghold” (Psalm. 18:2).

“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” (Psalm. 52:7).

“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” (Psalm. 28:7).

God says to me, “My Spirit is abiding in your midst; do not fear!” (Hag. 2:5).

“Do not fear or be dismayedfor the battle is not yours but God's” (2 Chron. 20:15).

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

I don’t have to turn away from God and settle for lust because of fear of failure. God is with me and He will

not fail. If human failure happens I will soothe myself with God’s presence and keep looking at Him

I don’t have to use sexual pursuits as an escape in order to avoid pain from _______________. Lord, Your

radiance upon me is what burns away my inadequacies. I will not distract myself from pain by turning to sexual

pleasures. By faith, I am setting my eyes to keep trusting that I am seeing You Lord

I don’t have to push myself until I am worthy of their praise. I repent of wanting to quench my thirst that way.

I rest in You Lord. I trust I am before You Lord. I turn and am trusting that the radiance of God is upon me

shining from God who is here. I set all my passions on You Lord and my eyes are on You

I don’t have to let the standards of women (or, men) be what I try to achieve. I rest in You Lord. God I love

Your grace. I turn to You and I put my trust in You to quench my thirst. I open myself to You and let You draw

near. I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your beauty close around and touching me

I repent of feeling like I have to agree with the enemy about my being weak and powerless. I reject those lies!

The closeness of God is my strength. I will not be afraid or turn away from Him

Praise the Lord that I don't have to believe the lies of the enemy—I don’t have to get the reassurance and

pleasure I need, apart from Your presence. Lord, You are my God. I pray that You would rebuke any enemy

pushing me to get what I need through sexual means. I denounce these things! I want nothing to do with filling

myself through sexual means! And Lord, I ask that with Your authority and power You would command the

forces of evil to leave me alone and to never come back (Heart, believe God is doing it)

I turn my heart away from being in awe about human attractiveness. Even if only out of desperation, I

am believing the glory of God is close to me. And, His 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 hadextended our

hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:20)

(Heart, let yourself enjoy the closeness of God’s shining beauty!)

“In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid” (Psalm. 56:11).

I will not give up or give in because my “adequacy is from God” (2 Cor. 3:5).

“Be strong and courageous, and act” (1 Chron. 28:20)

“confidenceisthrough Christ before Godcompetence comes from God” (2 Cor. 3:4,5 NIV).

“O Lord God, You are my confidence” (Psalm. 71:5)

“In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid” (Psalm. 56:11).

I will not give up or give in because my “adequacy is from God” (2 Cor. 3:5).

“Be strong and let your heart take couragehope in the Lord” (Psalm. 31:24).

“Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong” (1 Cor. 16:13).

“Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might” (Eph. 6:10).

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).

“You are my GodMy soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for YouThus I have seen You in the

sanctuary, to see Your power and Your gloryMy soul is satisfied” (Psalm. 63:1,2,5).

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

I don't have to get what I need from the delight of __________________ —God is better and has far more to

offer. By faith, I enter and stand before God with His kingdom all around me here, NOT this earthly realm. I

am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your beauty close around and touching me

I don’t have to want to show off and make women (or, men) want my body. I grab my desires and I rest

inside. My body is a temple for Your Holy Spirit. I love the pleasure that I cause You by trusting and enjoying

that I am staying in Your radiance. I set my loves and passions on enjoying the heavenly realm around me—not

on this world (Heart, enjoy God’s beauty on you, touching you!)

I can repent of being envious about the sexual power and attractiveness of other men (or, women). Lord Your

power is far greater and You are my God. I love the closeness of Your strength and power Lord. I turn and feed

myself with You Lord—no power is greater. I enter and delight myself with the kingdom of God around me here.

I am trusting that my eyes are looking at Your power and beauty around me here

the delight I long for is not the hunt for someone to dominate by lust—God has far more to offer

the pleasure I love to pursue is not from using lust or sexual sin to find it — the pleasure I turn to enjoy is

from receiving God’s presence and His kingdom, NOT from this earthly realm

I don’t have to touch myself in sexual ways in order to fill my desires. It is the touch of God that I love

Heart, the presence of God all around me is a far greater beauty than anything else I could ever see or

touch here. And, I grab the inner hands of soul and I am stopping them from reaching out to earthly

beauty because “If we hadextended our hands to a strange god, would not God find this out? For He

knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:20) (Heart, enjoy the closeness of God’s beauty!)

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I

dread? Though a host encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war arise against me, in spite of this I

shall be confident.

One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the

days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. For in the day of trouble He

will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock”

(Psalm. 27:1 and 3,4,5). (let yourself feel confidence because of it!)

God has hidden me with Christ inside Himself: “you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in

Godconsider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and

greed, which amounts to idolatry” (Col. 3:3,5).

“Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this worldnot of this realm” (John 18:36).

God has brought us out of bondage by His power.

“Your peoplewhom You have brought out by Your great power and Your outstretched arm” (Deut.

9:29). (let yourself feel confidence from the closeness of God’s power and glory!)

I will not give up or give in because my “adequacy is from God” (2 Cor. 3:5).

God’s word to me is: “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).

IT IS WRITTEN: “Be strong and courageous, and act” (1 Chron. 28:20)

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Heart, listen to what we are saying.
Let ourself believe, love,
and be thankful for the truth!

the pleasure I love to pursue is not from using lust or sexual sin to find it — the pleasure I turn to enjoy is

from the presence of God. I enter and stand before God with His kingdom all around me, NOT this earthly

realm (Heart, let yourself feel confidence and be reassured by God’s presence!)

I don't have to turn my soul toward them and feed myself with how they look at me—the face and the eyes of

God turned toward me more inspiring (Heart, enjoy God’s beauty on you, touching you!)

I don’t have to agree with doubts of whether God wants a close relationship with me. When I sense doubt in

others I will not think the same thing about God. I turn from feeling helpless about experiencing God’s

presence. I put my faith in You Lord—not in myself (Heart, delight yourself about God’s shining beauty!)

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 and much more intense. God’s presence burns away my shame

I don’t have to be held or comforted in sexual ways in order to get the love that I need. God is the “God of all

comfort.” I turn to You Lord. I let You touch me with Your love.