Total Acceptance
One on one, how do you feel about your God?
I feel forgiven by my God.
I feel liked by my God.
I feel condemned.
My prayers seem welcomed.
I live like I'm accepted by my God.
My prayers have effect.
I sometimes treat my God the same way I treat my parents.
I get upset with myself often.
I believe that good things can come to my life.
Some of the heroes of my faith felt insignificant.
I wish I had as much help as I see others get.
What I say about myself seems to mold what others say about me.
I suspect that my success and acceptance is based on how I view myself.
I ask for constructive criticism.
I avoid criticism whenever I can.
I tend to have forgiveness from others within my spiritual circle.
I feel comforted by a higher power.
I view problems as a slap on the hand.
My problems are training for something higher and more admirable.
My God is always willing to help overcome my problems, whether I deserve it or not.
My God views people as…
Servants
Family
Employees
Managers
Warriors
Insects
Creators
Spiritual beings
Destroyers of good
Depraved brats
Implementers of justice
Idea-generators
Vehicles for change
What different emotions do you feel in relation to your God or higher power?
Appreciated
Overworked
Grateful
Competitive
Threatened
Never accepted
Secure
Cherished
Is the God of the Bible concerned more with your sin or with you?
God is jealous over those he loves.
Nahum1:2 NIV
What is the price of five sparrows? A couple of pennies? Not much more than that. Yet God does not forget a single one of them...never fear, you are far more valuable to him than a whole flock of sparrows.
Luke 12:6-7 TLB
He who links himself with Christ is one with him, spiritually.
I Corinthians 6:17 NEB
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and set you in the presence of his glory, jubilant and above reproach...
Jude 24 NEB
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 NIV
Similar verses about acceptance by God:
Ephesians 5:29-30
John 17:22
I Chronicles 28:9
Revelation 21
Isaiah 48:6
I Thessalonians 5:23
I Kings 19:11-12
God, I've heard some of this over and over, but it's hard to let it sink in. You love me, you have said it in many ways. You have shown your protection for me in many ways. You have helped me escape trouble, you have given me ideas at the right time, you have drawn me to you. Help me set aside timidity and start to move ahead in the life you have for me.
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