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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer,

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Speaker 1: a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you

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Speaker 1: need to connect with your Father in Heaven. No matter

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Speaker 1: what is going on in your life today, you can

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Speaker 1: trust that God wants to hear from you. Right after

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Speaker 1: today's prayer to walk by faith in the New Year. Together.

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Speaker 1: A prayer to Walk by Faith in the New Year,

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Speaker 1: written by Vivian Bricker, read by Kerrie Eichberger. For we

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Speaker 1: live by faith not by sight, Second Corinthians, Verse seven.

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Speaker 1: As the new year approaches, I'm reminded of my doubts

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Speaker 1: and insecurities. I fear that the upcoming year will be

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Speaker 1: filled with troubles and devoid of hope. I'm challenging myself

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Speaker 1: to change my perspective on life. Rather than thinking in

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Speaker 1: a negative way of this upcoming year, I'm choosing to

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Speaker 1: boldly step out in faith. I want to live by faith,

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Speaker 1: not by sight. The words Paul says here still apply

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Speaker 1: to us in modern day. We need to focus on

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Speaker 1: our future in Heaven with Jesus rather than our present struggles.

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Speaker 1: Living by faith and not by sight challenges us to

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Speaker 1: look to the spiritual instead of the physical. If we

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Speaker 1: live by sight, we will constantly be doubting God because

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Speaker 1: we will never physically see him. You will only see

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Speaker 1: the evil that is so prevalent around us. This is

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Speaker 1: why we must walk by faith, as faith as being

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Speaker 1: sure of what is unseen. We will not see God

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Speaker 1: in our physical lives, yet He is still all around

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Speaker 1: us in this upcoming year. He will be with us

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Speaker 1: every step of the way. Never doubt his presence in

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Speaker 1: your life. We can walk by faith by stepping out

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Speaker 1: in bravery, obeying God and trusting Him even when we

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Speaker 1: are overcome with doubt. Faith can be a tricky discipline

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Speaker 1: to cultivate, yet it is one we must learn as believers.

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Speaker 1: The more we trust in God, the greater our faith

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Speaker 1: will become. Hold on to the promises of God even

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Speaker 1: if you don't see them being fulfilled. Yet there will

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Speaker 1: come a day when all God's promises will be revealed

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Speaker 1: in your life. On this day you will see light.

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Speaker 1: Truly claim victory over the darkness in your life. Live

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Speaker 1: your life to the fullest because you know God is

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Speaker 1: your safety net. He will guide you as you walk

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Speaker 1: through this new year and ensure your feet are kept

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Speaker 1: on steady ground. God is good and He has wonderful

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Speaker 1: plans for you. In this upcoming year. God may open

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Speaker 1: the door for you to start a new career, meet

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Speaker 1: a new friend, or learn a new skillness year, we

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Speaker 1: never need to doubt what God can do in our lives.

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Speaker 1: Ephesians three twenty and twenty one says, Now to him

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Speaker 1: who is able to do immeasurably more than all we

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Speaker 1: ask or imagine, according to His power that is at

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Speaker 1: work within us, to him be glory in the Church

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Speaker 1: and in Christ Jesus, throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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Speaker 1: For this reason, keep pushing forward. God is for you

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Speaker 1: and never against you. God will be with you as

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Speaker 1: you face this upcoming year. Do not be afraid or

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Speaker 1: worry about what could happen. Instead, choose to step out

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Speaker 1: in faith and trust that the Lord will be your parachute.

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Speaker 1: Let's pray, Dear God, help me to walk by faith

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Speaker 1: and not by sight. I fear I have discredited you

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Speaker 1: far too many times. In walking by sight rather than

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Speaker 1: walking by faith, I tend to focus only on what

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Speaker 1: I can see, and this does a great disservice to you.

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Speaker 1: Please forgive me and help me to always look to

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Speaker 1: you this upcoming year and every year to come. Focusing

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Speaker 1: too much on what I can see will cause me

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Speaker 1: to fear. Help me look to you, God. You are

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Speaker 1: my good, good Father, and I know you will watch

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Speaker 1: over me this upcoming year. Help it to be a

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Speaker 1: wonderful year and the year in which I grow more

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Speaker 1: in the image of your Son. Give you all the

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