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Speaker 1: abide in Christ.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide meditation. I'm Loname Laura. Have you

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Speaker 2: ever felt trapped and suffering? Perhaps it was a time

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Speaker 2: of morning that felt like it would never end, A

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Speaker 2: time of confusion, pain or frustration, a time of waiting,

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Speaker 2: of loneliness, or of health problems that when on and on,

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Speaker 2: no matter what you're challenged with, time spent suffering can

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Speaker 2: feel as though it lasts a very long time. Take

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Speaker 2: a deep breath, release the tension and the fear and

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Speaker 2: the anxiety. Long seasons of suffering can bring. Isaiah thirty

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Speaker 2: five reminds us that we are on a highway called

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Speaker 2: the Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it.

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Speaker 2: It shall belong to those who walk on the way,

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Speaker 2: even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.

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Speaker 2: Problems are bound to come up on any journey, misturns,

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Speaker 2: maps that are read incorrectly, detours, unplanned stops, vehicles that

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Speaker 2: break down. Part of any journey is dealing with the

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Speaker 2: challenges that arise. It's the same in your Christian walk.

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Speaker 2: God promises you when abundant life not a life that's

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Speaker 2: problem free, the suffering you endure today will be the

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Speaker 2: catalyst that increases your faith tomorrow. Isaiah chapter thirty five

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Speaker 2: is filled with the promises of God for his people

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Speaker 2: when they are brought back into the Promised Land. It's

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Speaker 2: also a promise for today. Trust that God will use

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Speaker 2: all things, even your suffering, for good. Keep walking in

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Speaker 2: the way, Heavenly Father, Thank you for being a God

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Speaker 2: who does not fail, who never turns away, never leaves

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Speaker 2: me or forsakes me. Even in the darkest times and places,

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Speaker 2: You are here with me, holding me up, helping me

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Speaker 2: take the next step, and then one more and another

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Speaker 2: after that. Thank you for your gift of steadfast love.

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Speaker 2: Help me today to see that suffering does not last forever,

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Speaker 2: but your love does. And the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Take a single, deep, full breath, as you inhale, say

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Speaker 2: to yourself forever is longer than this, And as you

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Speaker 2: exhale say God is with me. Repeat it again with

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Speaker 2: another deep, full breath. Where are you today with God?

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Speaker 2: Do you want to hide from Him because of an

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Speaker 2: unnamed sin or burden that is weighing on your spirit?

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Speaker 2: If so, confess that to Him in this place, life

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Speaker 2: is a journey. It's not the destination. Whatever you experience

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Speaker 2: here on earth is to build your faith in your

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Speaker 2: confidence in God's provision. The way of holiness is yours.

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Speaker 2: Walk in it. Lord. Some journeys are just hard. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for always being by my side, leading me, carrying

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Speaker 2: me when I can't go on, giving me strength. I

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Speaker 2: admit that there are times when I just like to

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Speaker 2: catch a break, But it's not about me. So help

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Speaker 2: me to keep my eyes on Jesus, to know that

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Speaker 2: eternity with Him will be a lot longer than the

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Speaker 2: trial I am suffering now or any that I will

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Speaker 2: suffer in the future. I trust You and I want

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Speaker 2: to keep walking with you. It's in Jesus name, I

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Speaker 2: pray Amen, Your suffering is never in vain. The Bible

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Speaker 2: promises that there is a highway there, one called holiness.

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Speaker 2: Keep walking until next time. May you abide in Christ.

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Speaker 2: You school school,