WEBVTT - A Prayer to Know God's Plan Is Not to Harm You

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer,

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<v Speaker 1>a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you

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<v Speaker 1>need to connect with your Father in Heaven. No matter

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<v Speaker 1>what is going on in your life today, you can

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<v Speaker 1>trust that God wants to hear from you. Right after

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<v Speaker 1>this short word from our sponsor, you will pray through

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<v Speaker 1>today's prayer to know God's plan is not to harm you.

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<v Speaker 1>Together a prayer to know God's plan is not to

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<v Speaker 1>harm you, written and read by Carrie Eichberger. For I

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<v Speaker 1>know the plans I have for you to clear the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>plans to prosper you and not to harm you, Plans

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<v Speaker 1>to give you hope and the future. Jere My twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 1>verse eleven. My eyes reluctantly opened, and the first vision

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<v Speaker 1>that registered was the clock on the wall. It was

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<v Speaker 1>six thirty PM and I had gone back for surgery

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<v Speaker 1>twelve hours prior. Alarm suddenly hit me. The surgeon had

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<v Speaker 1>told my husband six to eight hours, and I knew

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<v Speaker 1>he would be worried. Something must have gone wrong. That

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<v Speaker 1>was all my foggy brain and numb body could contemplate.

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<v Speaker 1>And then, without a thought, these words scrolled like closed captions,

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<v Speaker 1>word for word in my mind, for I know the

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<v Speaker 1>plans I have for you that clears the Lord plans

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<v Speaker 1>to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to

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<v Speaker 1>give you hope in a future. I was heavily sedated

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<v Speaker 1>coming in and out of consciousness in the recovery room,

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<v Speaker 1>but I still clearly remembered this moment, and I am

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<v Speaker 1>in awe of the Lord from bringing this truth to

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<v Speaker 1>my heart at such a critical moment. I'm sure you

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<v Speaker 1>know jerem I twenty nine to eleven well, and I

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<v Speaker 1>can't tell you how many times I've heard it and

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<v Speaker 1>recited it myself. But a couple of months before my surgery,

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<v Speaker 1>it spoke to me and settled differently. It was the

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<v Speaker 1>specific plan of God not to harm us that rang

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<v Speaker 1>sweeter at a time when I desperately needed to know it.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever felt in harm's way, or maybe that

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<v Speaker 1>a good future for you was in question. Possibly you're

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<v Speaker 1>questioning something in front of you in this very season.

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<v Speaker 1>It may not necessarily be physical harm or fear for

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<v Speaker 1>your health, but maybe you question the safety and security

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<v Speaker 1>of other fragile scy circumstances with a relationship, finances, a job,

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<v Speaker 1>or some other situation that you can't see a positive

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<v Speaker 1>solution to yet I get it. I have felt in

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<v Speaker 1>danger of harm from all sorts of struggles, and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>many moments before and after the complex spy and surgery

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<v Speaker 1>I endured. But I'm thankful for the truths of Jeremiah

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine to eleven. And I'm thankful for this perfectly

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<v Speaker 1>timed reminder God gave me, along with the shift of

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<v Speaker 1>perspective that I'd like to lend to you today. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>His plans are to prosperous, but that means they are

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<v Speaker 1>not to harm us either. And it's the harm we

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<v Speaker 1>often fear, our downfall and destruction, the decimation of our hopes,

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<v Speaker 1>hearts and bodies. And though we are not immune to hardship,

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<v Speaker 1>as we live in a fallen world where Satan still

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<v Speaker 1>schemes to harm, it's God who wins his goodness and

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<v Speaker 1>plans override any harm the enemy could ever plot. I

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<v Speaker 1>would soon learn that something did indeed go wrong after

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<v Speaker 1>my surgery. Just when the surgeons were finishing up and

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<v Speaker 1>removing my chest tube, my blood pressure tanked and it

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<v Speaker 1>took an extra few hours to stabilize me. Little did

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<v Speaker 1>I know this was just the beginning of many more

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<v Speaker 1>dips and twists in the weeks of recovery to come,

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<v Speaker 1>and I would need these biblical truths more than I knew.

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<v Speaker 1>This is true of your life too, when fear tells

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<v Speaker 1>you harms a hand, when life turns upside down and

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<v Speaker 1>inside out, you will need to hold tight to God's

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<v Speaker 1>hope filled promises. I wanted these words written on my

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<v Speaker 1>heart and never to leave my sigh or soul. I

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<v Speaker 1>even purchased a scripture plot to place by my side

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<v Speaker 1>before surgery, to remain present every day day thereafter, to

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<v Speaker 1>keep me grounded in truth, the truth that no matter

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<v Speaker 1>how hard things seemed, God's plan was not to harm me,

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<v Speaker 1>That no matter what life looked like in the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>God had plans for my future that were good. That

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<v Speaker 1>we're prosperous, and that would always prevail. And the same

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<v Speaker 1>is true for you. I hope you will write these

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<v Speaker 1>truths of Jeremiah twenty nine to eleven on your heart

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<v Speaker 1>and in the halls of your home too, because life

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<v Speaker 1>won't always lead you along the easy path free from

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<v Speaker 1>struggle and suffering. I bet you're facing some hard things today.

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<v Speaker 1>All of us always will to some degree. Yet what

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<v Speaker 1>we can be confident in is this. No matter where

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<v Speaker 1>God allows our path to take us, his plan is

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<v Speaker 1>never to harm us. God's plan for us is for

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<v Speaker 1>a good future, a future full of His presence and peace.

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<v Speaker 1>And God's plan always prevails and prospers. Let's pray, Lord God,

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<v Speaker 1>your plan is never to harm me or hurt me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet so often I feel this very fear. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to believe with all my heart the truth that no

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<v Speaker 1>matter where I wind up or what rocky path I

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<v Speaker 1>find myself on, you still have good plans go the

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<v Speaker 1>enemy intends to harm me, You intend to help me

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<v Speaker 1>and lead me to a beautiful future full of your goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>full of your protection, peace and loving presence. Lord, I

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<v Speaker 1>praise you that your plan is the one that prevails,

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<v Speaker 1>and that it is so so good in Jesus name. Amen.

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