WEBVTT - A Prayer for the Moving Families

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for listening to your daily prayer or we

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<v Speaker 2>help you find the words you need to connect to

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<v Speaker 2>your Father in Heaven. No matter what is happening in

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<v Speaker 2>your life today, you can trust that God wants to

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<v Speaker 2>hear from you. Right after this short word from our sponsors,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll pray for today's prayer for Moving Families. A Prayer

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<v Speaker 2>for Moving Families written by Callie Logan, read by Kerrie Iiberger.

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<v Speaker 2>I declare the from the beginning and ancient times, from

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<v Speaker 2>what is still to come, I say, my purpose will stand,

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<v Speaker 2>and all my good pleasure I will accomplish, I say

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<v Speaker 2>forty six, Verse ten. Life has a way of surprising

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<v Speaker 2>you with journeys you would never quite expect. For many,

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<v Speaker 2>the intention is to stay in one place permanently, but

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<v Speaker 2>as life has a way of unfolding, those plans can change.

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<v Speaker 2>According to University Hospitals, moving is among the top three

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<v Speaker 2>most stressful events in life, which is why it is

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<v Speaker 2>vital to be rooted in prayer throughout a move. When

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<v Speaker 2>God is at the center of an action, even when

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<v Speaker 2>it's intense, there is a security in knowing that you

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<v Speaker 2>do not walk that path alone. Location is important to

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, for he is intentional with all that he

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<v Speaker 2>instructs and moves us to do. And Genesis twelve, the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord can man Abram, who would later be named Abraham,

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<v Speaker 2>to leave the land he had known for all of

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<v Speaker 2>his life. Scripture tells us, Now the Lord said to Abram,

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<v Speaker 2>go from your country and your kindred and your father's

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<v Speaker 2>house to the land that I will show you. Can

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<v Speaker 2>you imagine the questions that arose from family members or neighbors.

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<v Speaker 2>We must also consider that you Paul did not exist,

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<v Speaker 2>and Abram was not a young man, but he still obeyed,

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<v Speaker 2>were told Genesis twelve four. So Abram went as the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram

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<v Speaker 2>was seventy five years old when he departed from Heron.

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<v Speaker 2>And Abram took Syra his wife, and Lot, his brother's son,

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<v Speaker 2>and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the

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<v Speaker 2>people that they had acquired in Heron, and they set

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<v Speaker 2>out to go to the land of Canaan. This was

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<v Speaker 2>not a temporary move for them. They left nothing behind

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<v Speaker 2>but the days gone by when they obeyed what the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord told them to do, despite not knowing what awaited

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<v Speaker 2>them in Canaan. When Abram and his family at last

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<v Speaker 2>arrived in Canaan. They were met with unexpected company, for

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<v Speaker 2>the land was already inhabited. It did not matter how

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<v Speaker 2>the circumstance appeared at the time, but rather what mattered

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<v Speaker 2>most was what God would say instruct or assurer next.

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<v Speaker 2>In the same way, believers today may find that when

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<v Speaker 2>they do move as God instructs, or when He opens

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<v Speaker 2>a door for a move, what awaits them can at

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<v Speaker 2>first appear counterintuitive. Just because something is not simple or

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<v Speaker 2>free of obstacles does not mean it is not from God,

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<v Speaker 2>nor does it mean He does not have a greater

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<v Speaker 2>plan moving forward. What is vital is to listen for

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<v Speaker 2>his voice, to be aware of his guiding hand, and

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<v Speaker 2>to rest in his provision for every step. Abram did

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<v Speaker 2>as God instructed. When he arrived in the new land.

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<v Speaker 2>A promise awaited him as a welcome gift, and Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>is twelve seven we are told. Then the Lord appeared

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<v Speaker 2>to Abram and said, to your offspring, I will give

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<v Speaker 2>this land. So he built an altar there for the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord who had appeared to him. From there he moved

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<v Speaker 2>to the hill country on the east of Bethel and

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<v Speaker 2>pitched his tent from Bethel on the west and I

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<v Speaker 2>on the east. This promise was not something given lightly,

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<v Speaker 2>for its impact and legacy still hold weight to this

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<v Speaker 2>very day in the Holy Lands. God did indeed fulfill

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<v Speaker 2>his promise to Abram, but the road to that destination

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<v Speaker 2>would require patience, trust, endurance, and loyalty to the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>In the same way, those who are moving today must

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<v Speaker 2>recognize that these actions are not solely for the present day,

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<v Speaker 2>but impact generations to come. When the big picture lens

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<v Speaker 2>is used, there is also a sense of hope to

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<v Speaker 2>keep going when things do indeed become stressful or uncertain.

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<v Speaker 2>Know that when you move with the Lord, you move

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<v Speaker 2>with His hand upon every step of the way. Let's pray,

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<v Speaker 2>Father God, we lift up today families or individuals who

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<v Speaker 2>are planning a move. We know that even a move

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<v Speaker 2>across town can have a domino effect on the lives

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<v Speaker 2>of those around them, future generations, and those making them

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<v Speaker 2>move themselves. Lord, we know that you see the whole

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<v Speaker 2>plan from start to end. With that in mind, we

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<v Speaker 2>pray Lord for assurance for those taking leaps of faith

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<v Speaker 2>that they will be met with solid ground. They can

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<v Speaker 2>only come from You, And we pray for conviction of

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<v Speaker 2>spirit that they know full well that you sent them.

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<v Speaker 2>We pray Father for all that will be required of

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<v Speaker 2>them in the process, from packing to finding a new dwelling,

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<v Speaker 2>to making new friends to connected to a new church body. Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>May they be met not only with assistance from You,

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<v Speaker 2>but may each member of the family moving know within

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<v Speaker 2>themselves that You have a purpose for the smooth in

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<v Speaker 2>their lives and in their stories. May this experience you

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<v Speaker 2>one that glorifies your name and serves as a testimony

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<v Speaker 2>of your creativity, goodness and destiny for them, lifting up

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<v Speaker 2>others to trust you in the same way as well.

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<v Speaker 2>We thank you for all that you are doing in

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<v Speaker 2>the lives of your children in Jesus Holy Name. Amen.

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