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Lens Cleanse

God's Kindness Quest Series

Looking through the lens of blame
Prevents learning from the experience and releasing the pain

Looking through the lens of unforgiveness
Hardens the heart and proliferates bitterness

Looking through the lens of performance
Amplifies people's evaluation of my significance

Looking through the lens of discouragement

Blinds me to God’s promises and encouragement

 

Looking through the lens of hopelessness

Overlooks God’s plans for victory amidst my brokenness

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Looking through the lens of anger

Drowns out the opportunity for something greater

 

Looking through the lens of fear

Limits my growth, year after year

 

Looking through the lens of regret

Stifles progression toward God's mindset

Looking through the lens of rejection
Destroys self-esteem and promotes self-protection

How can I see through Divine lenses, instead of mine

Receive God’s truth, works every time

Interactive Questions

Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV), "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

  • What emotions, memories, thoughts, convictions, or inspirations bubbled up while reading the poem?

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  • Father God, what do you want me to know about my answers to the previous question? 

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  • Lord, how is blame, unforgiveness, and anger hindering me from moving forward? 

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  • Lord, how is discouragement, hopelessness, and brokenness impeding me? 

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  • Lord, how is regret and fear affecting my daily decisions and actions? 

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  • Lord, how is self-protection sabotaging my relationship with you and others? 

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  • Lord, how is performance and the need for approval influencing the choices I make? 

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  • Lord, instead of pain, blame, unforgiveness, bitterness, anger, discouragement, hopelessness, brokenness, regret, fear, rejection, and performing for approval, what do you have for me? 

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  • Father God, is there anything else you want to share with me at this moment?

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Prayer

James 5:16 (NLT), "... The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.​"

Lord, I come to you with dump truck loads of debris, which have clogged my heart. The whirlwind of life’s disappointments obscured your pathways to freedom. Forgive me for allowing painful experiences to drive my thinking, emotions, and actions. I ask you to cleanse the lenses of my heart and mind.

 

Instill in me new godly habits and ways of processing the challenges of life. Help me respond as you would in every situation. Renew my thinking with your truths. I ask you to awaken me each day with a fresh personal interaction with you. Amen. 

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  • Lord, what did this prayer activate in accordance with James 5:16?

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  • ​Tweak the existing prayer as desired or craft a new personalized one.

 

Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT), "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true ..." 

Psalm 34:18 NLT
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed."

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  • List meaningful Bible verses which come to mind regarding this poem, the interactive questions, and prayer.

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