1.  Believe, no matter what you feel, that God is beneficially present. Having trouble believing that God is beneficially present?  Go to page 24.

2. Share with God your desire to know God and converse with God. Example: Lord, I am weak and inconsistent, but I desire to learn directly from your word, follow your way, and converse with you often each day. 

3. Listen for God.  As one lives by every word that comes from the mouth of God and not by bread alone [Dt 8:3; Mt 4:4], listen for God to speak.  [The prayers (responses) herein are personalized and Scripture-based.  Pray them.  Then, slowly develop your own Scripture-based responses to God.]   Buy Copies for Self & Friends

4a.  If peaceful and hopeful, go directly to Step 5.

4b.  If not peaceful and hopeful, do Process B  to re-center in God (p. 3). 

5. Hear God speak to you about who God truly is.  Read Process A (p. 3).

6. Share your delight in God’s awesome character, as on p. 6.

7. Humbly listen to God speak truth about you.  Go to p. 6.

8. Speak with God in appreciation and thanksgiving, as on p. 6-7.

9. Ask the Spirit for faith, wisdom, courage, self-control, as on p. 7.

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Realistic Expectations Regarding These Spiritual Exercises:

1) The inner beauty and pure goodness of God becomes the central focus in your life, slowly healing your unregulated emotions.

(2) Jesus’ exhortation, “Be boundless in goodness as your heavenly Father’s goodness is boundless,” becomes the benchmark to set your life’s goals, measure your achievements, and judge your faithfulness to Christ.  [Mt 5:48]

(3) Your belief in your absolute worth, undeniable dignity, and inner beauty as God’s child, redeemed in Christ, will grow and thankfulness will soar as will your awareness that you were created for conversations with God.

(4) Your mind will become ever more like Christ’s.  You will perceive God’s LOVE for others.  Consequently, with and by the Holy Spirit, you will grow evermore like Jesus in loving and serving others.   Christy's Full Letter

The Effects Are Cumulative.  Give It Time!  Persevere!