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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer,

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Speaker 1: where we help you find the words you need to

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Speaker 1: connect to your Father in Heaven. No matter what's happening

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Speaker 1: in your life today, you can trust that God wants

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Speaker 1: to hear from you. Right after the short word from

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Speaker 1: our sponsors, will pray through today's prayer to be a

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Speaker 1: lifelong Learner. A Prayer to be a Lifelong Learner written

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Speaker 1: by Vivian Bricker, read by Lea Gerard. The one who

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Speaker 1: gets wisdom loves life. The one who cherishes understanding will

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Speaker 1: soon prosper Proverbs, nineteen eight. From a young age, my

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Speaker 1: mom taught me the importance of being a lifelong learner.

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Speaker 1: She showed me the value of asking questions, listening to others,

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Speaker 1: and reading a wide variety of both nonfiction and fiction books.

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Speaker 1: This passion for learning stemmed from her own upbringing. As

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Speaker 1: a child, she owned only four books, a dictionary, an

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Speaker 1: English to French dictionary, a Spanish to English dictionary, and

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Speaker 1: Grimm's Fairy Tales. These books challenged her to keep learning

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Speaker 1: throughout her childhood. She didn't grow up with technology, so

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Speaker 1: whenever she needed to research something, she had to look

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Speaker 1: it up in a dictionary. This discipline helped her become

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Speaker 1: an excellent speller, understand complex words, and even become bilingual.

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Speaker 1: Learning was vital to my mom, and she instilled that

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Speaker 1: same value in me. It has shaped me into someone

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Speaker 1: who's eager and ready to learn new things. While criticism

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Speaker 1: can be difficult for anyone, being a lifelong learner helps

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Speaker 1: me see it as an opportunity to grow rather than

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Speaker 1: a setback. Lifelong learners never believe they've reached the endpoint

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Speaker 1: of their ability to learn. Instead, we continue cultivating hearts

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Speaker 1: and minds that seek growth throughout our lives. Many of

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Speaker 1: us struggle with believing either that we know everything or

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Speaker 1: that we don't need to learn anything anymore. Both mentalities

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Speaker 1: result in stagnation. Rather than developing new skills, abilities, and wisdom,

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Speaker 1: we remain stuck in place. It's essential to practice lifelong

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Speaker 1: learning because it helps us connect more deeply with God

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Speaker 1: than others and ourselves. We must resist the lie that

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Speaker 1: we have everything figured out. Instead, we should remain open

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Speaker 1: to the learning opportunities placed before us. Granted, learning doesn't

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Speaker 1: always take place in a classroom. Often it happens in

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Speaker 1: our everyday lives. We can learn more about our profession

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Speaker 1: at work, discover better ways to navigate our daily commute,

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Speaker 1: or develop cross cultural communication with a neighbor from another country.

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Speaker 1: Opportunities to learn surround us daily, but will miss them

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Speaker 1: if we assume we know everything, or if we're unwilling

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Speaker 1: to put in the effort. Proverbs nineteen eight tells us

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Speaker 1: the one who gets wisdom loves life. The one who

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Speaker 1: cherishes understanding will soon prosper. Fostering a heart that values

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Speaker 1: learning equips us for a richer life. Pursuing knowledge helps

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Speaker 1: us prosper, grow and mature in our walk with the Lord.

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Speaker 1: Seeking wisdom is a good and godly pursuit. It's far

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Speaker 1: better to understand the challenges, lessons, and realities of the

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Speaker 1: world than to remain unaware of them. God helps us

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Speaker 1: cultivate knowledge by providing opportunities for growth. He strengthens us

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Speaker 1: not only in our relationship with Him, but also in

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Speaker 1: our relationships with others, our education, and our careers. May

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Speaker 1: we all echo the words of Paul in Colossians one

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Speaker 1: nine through ten for this reason. Since the day we

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Speaker 1: heard about you, we've not stopped praying for you. We

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Speaker 1: continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of

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Speaker 1: His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the

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Speaker 1: Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy

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Speaker 1: of the Lord and please Him in every way, bearing

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Speaker 1: fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.

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Speaker 1: God wants us to pray for knowledge, wisdom, and growth.

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Speaker 1: He will bless our efforts and increase our knowledge through

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Speaker 1: the work of the Holy Spirit. Our lives will be

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Speaker 1: enriched in every way by the Lord himself. Let's pray.

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Speaker 1: Dear God, help me to increase my knowledge. Every day.

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Speaker 1: I've fallen into a rut where it's difficult for me

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Speaker 1: or I'm too unmotivated to learn anything new. Change this

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Speaker 1: type of thinking within me. Help me to strive after

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Speaker 1: knowledge and wisdom in all things. I can't cultivate a

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Speaker 1: mind of being a lifelong learner apart from You. I

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Speaker 1: trust you to make this change in my life. Bless

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Speaker 1: me with all wisdom and understanding to grow in You. Wisdom, truth, knowledge,

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Speaker 1: growth are all in your hands. God, Please give me

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Speaker 1: the opportunities to learn more and grow. I praise you

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Speaker 1: God in your Son's name. I pray Amen. Your daily

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