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Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide Meditation. I'm Loname Laura. What is

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Speaker 2: your response to life's transitions? Close your eyes and allow

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Speaker 2: your body to relax, Breathe deeply, and fall slowly into

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Speaker 2: God's comfort. Now, imagine you are in a warm, cozy

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Speaker 2: room that you are intimately familiar with and comfortable in.

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Speaker 2: Maybe there's a plush armchair or a decorated rug. Maybe

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Speaker 2: there's a crackling fire and a shelf full of books

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Speaker 2: or movies that you love. How do you feel in

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Speaker 2: this room? Now? As you continue breathing, imagine that room

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Speaker 2: suddenly becomes flooded everything you know and are familiar with,

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Speaker 2: comfortable with is swept away. You have to change everything,

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Speaker 2: and when you're done, nothing is the same. Maybe you

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Speaker 2: are able to salvage a few things from the past,

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Speaker 2: but the change is evident. Tewod Corinthians five five through

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Speaker 2: seven says, he who has prepared us for this very

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Speaker 2: thing is God, who has given us the spirit as

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Speaker 2: a guarantee. So we are always of good courage. We

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Speaker 2: know that while we are at home in the body,

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Speaker 2: we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith,

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Speaker 2: not by sight. God gives us the courage to face

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Speaker 2: whatever change may come in our future. When life shows

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Speaker 2: signs of change, we get a glimpse of our inner

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Speaker 2: heart when we observe how we respond. But we can

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Speaker 2: have faith and courage in the Lord who has prepared

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Speaker 2: us for whatever may come. Let's take a moment to pray. Lord,

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Speaker 2: you have given me all I need to face the

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Speaker 2: changes that life may throw my way, whether I see

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Speaker 2: the transitions before they come, or whether they hit me

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Speaker 2: out of nowhere. You are there and you have paved

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Speaker 2: the way. You have prepared me for whatever I face,

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Speaker 2: and you remind me that you will be there as

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Speaker 2: I face it. Thank you for the courage you provide

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Speaker 2: and help me to go forward through this change by faith,

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Speaker 2: not by sight. Heymen, now take a deep breath and

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Speaker 2: fold your hands into fists. As you release the breath,

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Speaker 2: allow your fingers to relax and unfurl, spreading open to

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Speaker 2: the heavens. Keep your eyes closed and your shoulders relaxed.

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Speaker 2: Times of transition are hard enough as it is, but

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Speaker 2: they can get even worse when your heart and mind

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Speaker 2: are weighed down by things such as guilt, pain, doubt,

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Speaker 2: and anger. Take this time to give these things to God.

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Speaker 2: Losing what is familiar as a way of muddling your mind.

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Speaker 2: It can cause you to panic, lose focus, and throw

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Speaker 2: everything into chaos. Make sure you keep your focus on

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Speaker 2: Christ and the guidance he can give. Allow me to

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Speaker 2: close and prayer. Lord, your plan for me is good.

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Speaker 2: I long to be home with you in heaven, but

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Speaker 2: here on earth you still have me in your hands.

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Speaker 2: No matter what may come, I am ready for it

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Speaker 2: when I head toward it with you by my side.

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Speaker 2: Continue to help me walk by faith and not by sight.

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Speaker 2: Help me to keep my focus fixed on you as

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Speaker 2: I face the unknown transitions ahead of me. In your

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Speaker 2: matchless Holy name, I pray Amen. Now remember to keep

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Speaker 2: God as your focus, and to trust him and keep

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Speaker 2: your faith in Him as you travel down these unknown

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Speaker 2: paths together, have courage until next time. May you abide

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Speaker 2: in Christ the du