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Speaker 1: abide in Christ. Welcome to this Abide meditation based on

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Speaker 1: guideposts sixty Days of Prayer. I'm Tyler boss. When was

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Speaker 1: the last time you asked someone to do something for you?

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Speaker 1: How did you feel making that request? In Psalm sixty nine,

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Speaker 1: verse sixteen, King David says, answer my prayers, Oh Lord,

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Speaker 1: for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me,

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Speaker 1: for your mercy is so plentiful. Take a moment and

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Speaker 1: reflect on the prayer in this Bible verse. Take care

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Speaker 1: of me. Say these four simple words, and know that

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Speaker 1: he is listening. Your heavenly father knows what is best

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Speaker 1: for your life. His unfailing love is merciful and plentiful.

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Speaker 1: Take a deep breath as you pray that again, take

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Speaker 1: care of me. We can know that God never rolls

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Speaker 1: his eyes, sighs deeply, looks put upon when you ask

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Speaker 1: him to do this for you. He loves you so much.

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Speaker 1: Keep breathing deeply that your shoulders drop and your muscles relax.

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Speaker 1: Feel the warmth of God's smile as he reaches out

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Speaker 1: his hand to answer your prayer for care. Whenever you

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Speaker 1: feel afraid, let these four words flow from you, knowing

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Speaker 1: that God hears you take care of me. Maybe you're

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Speaker 1: the one who takes care of everybody else around you,

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Speaker 1: and you've forgotten that you need care too. Let this

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Speaker 1: time of quiet meditation remind you that you don't have

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Speaker 1: to carry the weight of the world. God's God it

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Speaker 1: under control. He cares for you. Let's pray, Lord take

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Speaker 1: care of me for your mercy is so plentiful. If

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Speaker 1: David could carry that in the midst of all that

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Speaker 1: he faced, that I know that I can ask that

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Speaker 1: of you as well. Thank you that I'm your beloved child.

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Speaker 1: Remind me that I'm not a burden for you. I

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Speaker 1: tend to see you as being like humans. Yeah, but

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Speaker 1: you're not. You're holy and righteous, loving and kind and

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Speaker 1: gracious and merciful. You lift my burdens and carry them,

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Speaker 1: and I'm so grateful for that. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen,

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Speaker 1: take another slow, deep breath. Where are you feeling the

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Speaker 1: tension in your body? Where are you carrying your burdens?

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Speaker 1: Release them now as you wait upon the Lord to

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Speaker 1: renew your strength as the Holy Spirit to reveal to

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Speaker 1: you in this moment where you've been trusting in your

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Speaker 1: own strength rather than God's, confess those tendencies to him

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Speaker 1: when you are weak, then he shows his strength. We

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Speaker 1: tend to see our need for care as a weakness.

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Speaker 1: We want to be strong and independent, But God wants

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Speaker 1: us to rely on him, to come to him and

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Speaker 1: ask him for help. He is mighty to save no

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Speaker 1: one else can. Lord God, thank you for your steadfast love.

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Speaker 1: Without it, I'd be lost. Thank you for caring so

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Speaker 1: faithfully for me. It's easy for me to think that

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Speaker 1: you're so busy with other things, things that are more important,

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Speaker 1: that you don't want to be bothered by my needs.

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Speaker 1: But I know that's not true. So help me to

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Speaker 1: turn to you first. What I need to be cared for.

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Speaker 1: Help me not to ignore my own needs in my

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Speaker 1: desire to serve others and Jesus precious name, I pray Amen.

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Speaker 1: As you sit in silence before the Lord, let us

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Speaker 1: love and grace cover you. He's always there. He knows

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Speaker 1: exactly what you need. Let him care for you until

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Speaker 1: next time. May you abide in Christ