WEBVTT - Take Courage

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Abide's Daily Christian Meditations.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Tyler Boss.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to this Abide Meditation. My name is Jonathan. Is

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<v Speaker 2>there anything in your past that makes you anxious when

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<v Speaker 2>you think about it? As you ponder that question, take

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<v Speaker 2>a slow, deep breath. Let your neck and your shoulders

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<v Speaker 2>relax slowly. Prepare to meditate on God's eternal truth. Some

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<v Speaker 2>of the most well-known biblical figures were anxious about their past.

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<v Speaker 2>For example, Moses. In Exodus chapter 3, God chose Moses

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<v Speaker 2>to be his ambassador to rescue the Hebrews out of

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<v Speaker 2>slavery in Egypt. Yet Moses immediately grew anxious. Egypt was

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<v Speaker 2>his former home, the place he fled after committing murder.

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<v Speaker 2>He also felt inadequate. Moses said to God, Who am

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<v Speaker 2>I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the

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<v Speaker 2>Israelites out of Egypt? And God said, I will be

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<v Speaker 2>with you. And this will be the sign to you

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<v Speaker 2>that it is I who have sent you. When you

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<v Speaker 2>have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship

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<v Speaker 2>God on this mountain. God can change you. Just as

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<v Speaker 2>he gave Moses courage to face the past, God can

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<v Speaker 2>do the same for you today. Moses faced his insecurity

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<v Speaker 2>by traveling back to where his fears began. Perhaps God

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<v Speaker 2>is calling you to do the same. Or maybe God

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<v Speaker 2>simply wants you to stop running so that he can

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<v Speaker 2>heal your heart and mind. Whatever the case, God will

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<v Speaker 2>give you courage. Let's pray. Father, thank you for everything

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<v Speaker 2>you've done in my life. You rescued my soul. You

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<v Speaker 2>filled me with your spirit. You bless me each day.

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<v Speaker 2>But if I'm honest, there are moments from my past

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<v Speaker 2>that I don't want to face. Moments that fill me

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<v Speaker 2>with negative thoughts and emotions. Father, I want to live

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<v Speaker 2>with your peace and joy every hour of every day.

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<v Speaker 2>Remove these anxious feelings. Heal me. Give me courage. Hold

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<v Speaker 2>my hand. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Take another

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<v Speaker 2>deep breath. Imagine inhaling the peace, love, and joy of God.

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<v Speaker 2>As you breathe out, picture yourself exhaling all those negative thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>Hand all your troubles to your Savior. Before we move on,

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<v Speaker 2>is there anything from the past few days you need

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<v Speaker 2>to confess? The Bible says if we confess our sins,

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<v Speaker 2>God is faithful and just to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk to God now. Moses felt unworthy. He felt afraid.

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<v Speaker 2>Yet he had forgotten who he was. He was raised

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<v Speaker 2>in Egypt, in Pharaoh's palace. He was a prince of Egypt.

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<v Speaker 2>But more than that, he forgot he was chosen by God.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you? Let's close in prayer. Dear Jesus, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for everything you've done in my life. You love me

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<v Speaker 2>so much that you died for me. You've reserved a

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<v Speaker 2>place for me in heaven. And you've given me your

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<v Speaker 2>holy word. Jesus, I want to experience your peace and

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<v Speaker 2>your joy every day. I want to rid my life

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<v Speaker 2>of these anxious feelings. Help me confront these unresolved moments.

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<v Speaker 2>And just as you were with Moses, I know that

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be with me too. Give me courage. Amen. Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>Walk boldly this week with God's peace. Take courage. His

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<v Speaker 2>words to Moses are his words to you. I will

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<v Speaker 2>be with you. Until next time, may you abide in Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.