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Speaker 1: Life Audio.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We're glad to have you

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Speaker 2: listening with us. Today's topic is how God will show.

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Speaker 3: Up for you when you need something if you press

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Speaker 3: on to seek Him. We'll return with the devotional after

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Speaker 3: a brief message from our sponsors. God will show up

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Speaker 3: for you, Written and read by Whitney Hoppler. Let us

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Speaker 3: acknowledge the Lord. Let us press on to acknowledge him.

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Speaker 2: As surely as the sun rises, he will appear. He

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Speaker 2: will come to us like the winter rains, like the

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Speaker 2: spring rains that water the earth Moseiah six' three N.

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Speaker 2: Iv after it, RAINS i try to go outside to

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Speaker 2: take a quick walk whenever. POSSIBLE i love smelling the

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Speaker 2: fresh air that's just been washed clean by the rain

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Speaker 2: and seeing how the ground around me comes to life

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Speaker 2: as the rain soaks into. It SINCE i also love

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Speaker 2: the peaceful sound of rain and how falling raindrops, FEEL

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Speaker 2: i also sometimes try to walk outside while the rain

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Speaker 2: is still coming. Down While i'm, WALKING i often pray

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Speaker 2: because the rain that refreshes everything around me physically inspires

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Speaker 2: me to look for a fresh perspective. Spiritually by talking With,

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Speaker 2: GOD i always feel renewed after. Walking the answers to

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Speaker 2: my prayers usually have to wait For god's, timing and

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Speaker 2: sometimes that takes much longer THAN i. Expected But god is.

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Speaker 2: Faithful god always shows up with the answers when the

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Speaker 2: timing is. Right in the, MEANTIME i keep Seeking. Him

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Speaker 2: if you are waiting For god to answer your prayers

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Speaker 2: for something you, need but it's taken much longer than

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Speaker 2: you expected to See god's answers, arrive you may feel

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Speaker 2: That god has forgotten. You you may even start to

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Speaker 2: wonder if prayer works and If god will actually show

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Speaker 2: up for. You this first from the Prophet hoseah encourages

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Speaker 2: you That god will show up for. You as reliably

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Speaker 2: as the sun rises and the rain waters the. Earth

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Speaker 2: you can count On god appearing whenever the time is

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Speaker 2: right to meet your. Needs just like the sun always

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Speaker 2: rises in the morning and the rain always falls to

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Speaker 2: water the, Earth god will always show up for. You

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Speaker 2: hoseiah six' three urges you to press on To. Acknowledge

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Speaker 2: god you can do so by continuing To, seek god

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Speaker 2: continuing To trust, god's character and continuing to move forward

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Speaker 2: in faith By expecting god to show up when the right.

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Speaker 2: Time comes praying persistently and waiting with hope will both

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Speaker 2: help you to press on To. Acknowledge God when god,

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Speaker 2: does appear this verse says he will come to us

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Speaker 2: like the, winter rains like the spring rains that water.

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Speaker 2: The earth winter rains wash away debris and soak into

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Speaker 2: the ground to create a deep reserve. Of Water when god,

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Speaker 2: shows up he deals with the deep issues in, your

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Speaker 2: life healing you from anything that's causing you to be

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Speaker 2: spiritually dry and giving you the strength you need for.

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Speaker 2: What's next spring rains are the gentle rains that happen

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Speaker 2: often during that season to nourish plants and help them.

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Speaker 2: Grow Well when, god appears he brings you renewal. And

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Speaker 2: revival areas in your life that had been barren before

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Speaker 2: will bloom because of the New life god. Gives you

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Speaker 2: god shows up to renew your strength and restore. Your

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Speaker 2: hope so if you're currently in a season of Waiting

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Speaker 2: for god to answer your prayers, about Something remember god's.

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Speaker 2: Past faithfulness god has shown up for, you before and

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Speaker 2: he will show, up again just like the sun will

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Speaker 2: rise tomorrow morning and rain will fall from the. Sky,

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Speaker 2: again soon you aren't waiting For a god who might

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Speaker 2: be too busy or too far away to. Help you

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Speaker 2: you're waiting For a god who promises to appear at the.

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Speaker 2: Right time so press on to pray for what you

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Speaker 2: need and to Believe that god will answer. Your prayers

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Speaker 2: you can always Trust that god will show up.

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Speaker 1: For you.

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Speaker 2: Intersecting faith, and life as you consider how you can

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Speaker 2: Trust that god will show up, for you reflect on.

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Speaker 2: These questions what is the current dry season your experiencing

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Speaker 2: that's making You doubt. God's faithfulness hoseiah six' three says

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Speaker 2: god will appear as surely as. The sun rises how

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Speaker 2: can you plan to get up early enough to watch

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Speaker 2: a sunset this week and meditate on this verse while? You?

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Speaker 2: Watch it in what ways Do you need god to

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Speaker 2: come to you like the winter rains with deep healing

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Speaker 2: that helps you prepare. For what's next what ways Do

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Speaker 2: you need god to come to you like the spring

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Speaker 2: rains with renewal that. Helps you grow what's one step

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Speaker 2: you can take today to press On to acknowledge him

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Speaker 2: while You wait. For god's Timing further reading lamentations three

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Speaker 2: twenty two, Through twenty three, Psalm thirty five isaiah Forty,

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Speaker 2: thirty one Philippians, one sixth. Malachi Four Cheer.

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