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Speaker 1: Life Audio from the Salvation Army. Welcome to Heartbeat. It

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Speaker 1: feels like every day we hear the phrase we're living

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Speaker 1: in uncertain times. Financial stress, political tension, the threat of

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Speaker 1: war and violence. It can all stack up and make

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Speaker 1: our hearts feel heavy. But here's the thing. Fear has

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Speaker 1: never been from God. Over and over again. In scripture,

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Speaker 1: we hear the phrase do not be afraid. It's almost

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Speaker 1: like God knew we'd need that reminder on repeat. Not

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Speaker 1: because the world would ever be perfect, but because His

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Speaker 1: presence would always be constant. God's not asking us to

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Speaker 1: pretend everything is okay. He's inviting us to trust him

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Speaker 1: in the middle of uncertainty, to remember that He has

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Speaker 1: been faithful in every generation before ours, and he will

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Speaker 1: be faithful in ours too. So when fear starts to

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Speaker 1: rise about money, politics, or the future, pause and breathe.

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Speaker 1: You are held by a God who isn't shaken, and

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Speaker 1: because he is steady, you can be steady too. For

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Speaker 1: more episodes of Heartbeat, visit Salvation Army Radio dot org.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening to Heartbeat. We want

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Speaker 1: to thank the team at Life Audio for their partnership

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Speaker 1: with us on the show. Visit lifeaudio dot com or

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Speaker 1: They have shows about prayer, Bible studying, parenting, and more.

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Speaker 1: Thanks again for listening, we'll see you next time.