7-13Iwantyoutoexperiencetherichesofyoursalvation:thejoyofbeinglovedconstantlyandperfectly.Youmakeapracticeofjudgingyourself,basedonhowyoulookorbehaveorfeel.Ifyoulikewhatyouseeinthemirror,youfeelabitmoreworthyofmylove.Whenthingsaregoingsmoothlyandyourperformanceseemsadequate,youfinditeasiertobelieveyouaremybelovedchild.Whenyoufeeldiscouraged,youtendtolookinwardsoyoucancorrectwhateveriswrong.Instead...[
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7-12Wheneveryoufeeldistantfromme,whispermynameinlovingtrust.Thissimpleprayercanrestoreyourawarenessofmypresence.Mynameisconstantlyabusedintheworld,wherepeopleuseitasacurseword.Thisverbalassaultreachesallthewaytoheaven;everywordisheardandrecorded.Whenyoutrustinglywhispermyname,myachingearsaresoothed.Thegratingrancoroftheworld’sblasphemiescannotcompetewithatrustingchild’sutterance:&ldquo...[
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7-11Worshipmeonly.Idolatryhasalwaysbeenthedownfallofmypeople.ImakenosecretsaboutbeingajealousGod.Currentidolsaremoresubtlethanancientonesbecausetoday’sfalsegodsareoftenoutsidethefieldofreligion.People,possessions,status,andself-aggrandizementaresomeofthemostpopulardeitiestoday.Bewareofbowingdownbeforethesethings.Falsegodsneversatisfy;instead,theystiruplustformoreandmore.Whenyouseekmeinsteado...[
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7-10Relaxinmypeacefulpresence.Donotbringperformancepressuresintooursacredspaceofcommunion.Whenyouarewithsomeoneyoutrustcompletely,youfeelfreetobeyourself.Thisisoneofthejoysoftruefriendship.ThoughIamLordoflordsandKingofkings,Ialsodesiretobeyourintimatefriend.Whenyouaretenseorpretentiousinourrelationship,Ifeelhurt.Iknowtheworstaboutyou,butIalsoseethebestinyou.Ilongforyoutotrustmeenoughtobefullyyours...[
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7-9Stopworryinglongenoughtohearmyvoice.Ispeaksoftlytoyou,inthedepthsofyourbeing.Yourmindshuttlesbackandforth,hitherandyon,weavingwebsofanxiousconfusion.Asmythoughtsriseupwithinyou,theybecomeentangledinthosestickywebsofworry.Thus,myvoiceismuffled,andyouhearonlywhitenoise.AskmySpirittoquietyourmindsothatyoucanthinkmythoughts.Thisabilityisanawesomebenefitofbeingmychild,patternedaftermyownimage.Donotb...[
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7-8Whenyouseekmyface,putasidethoughtsofeverythingelse.Iamaboveall,aswellasinall;yourcommunicationwithmetranscendsbothtimeandcircumstances.Bepreparedtobeblessedbountifullybymypresence,forIamaGodofunlimitedabundance.Openwideyourheartandmindtoreceivemoreandmoreofme.Whenyourjoyinmemeetsmyjoyinyou,therearefireworksofheavenlyecstasy.Thisiseternallifehereandnow:atinyforetasteofwhatawaitsyouinthelifetocom...[
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7-7Trustmeinallyourthoughts.Iknowthatsomethoughtsareunconsciousorsemiconscious,andIdonotholdyouresponsibleforthose.Butyoucandirectconsciousthoughtsmuchmorethanyoumayrealize.Practicethinkingincertainways---trustingme,thankingme---andthosethoughtsbecomemorenatural.Rejectnegativeorsinfulthoughtsassoonasyoubecomeawareofthem.Don’ttrytohidethemfromme;confessthemandleavethemwithme.Goonyourwaylighth...[
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7-6IamyourFather-God.Listentome!LearnwhatitmeanstobeachildoftheeverlastingKing.Yourrichestdutyisdevotiontome.Thisdutyissuchajoyousprivilegethatitfeelslikealuxury.Youtendtofeelguiltyaboutpushingbacktheboundariesofyourlifetomakespacefortimealonewithme.Theworldiswaitingtosqueezeyouintoitsmoldandtocrowdouttimedevotedtome.Thewaysoftheworldhavealsowarpedyourconscience,whichpunishesyoufordoingtheverythin...[
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Themostbeautifulpeoplewehaveknownarethosewhohaveknowndefeat,knownsuffering,knownstruggle,knownloss,andhavefoundtheirwayoutofthedepths-byElisabethKubler-Ross.我们所认识的最美丽的人,是那些经历过失败、痛苦、挣扎、失去,并且从低谷中找到自己出路的人。[
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7-5Drawneartomewithathankfulheart,awarethatyourcupisoverflowingwithblessings.Gratitudeenablesyoutoperceivememoreclearlyandtorejoiceinourlove-relationship.Nothingcanseparateyoufrommylovingpresence!Thatisthebasisofyoursecurity.Wheneveryoustarttofeelanxious,remindyourselfthatyoursecurityrestsinmealone,andIamtotallytrustworthy.Youwillneverbeincontrolofyourlifecircumstances,butyoucanrelaxandtrustinmyco...[
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