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Speaker 1: Life Audio.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to your Nightly Scripture, a calming,

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Speaker 2: scripture centered devotional podcast designed to help you end each

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Speaker 2: day with God's word in your mind and on your heart.

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Speaker 2: Right after the short word from our sponsors, we will

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Speaker 2: reflect on tonight's scripture Luke, chapter eight, verses twenty two

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Speaker 2: through twenty five. This evening reflection is written by Amber

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Speaker 2: Ginter and read by Kyle Norman. Luke, chapter eight, verses

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Speaker 2: twenty two through twenty five. One day, Jesus said to disciples,

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Speaker 2: let us go over to the other side of the lake,

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Speaker 2: got into a boat and set out. As they sailed,

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Speaker 2: Jesus fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake,

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Speaker 2: so that the boat was being swamped and they were

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Speaker 2: in great danger. The disciples went and woke Jesus, saying, Master,

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Speaker 2: we are going to drown. Jesus got up and rebuked

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Speaker 2: the wind and the raging waters. The storms besided and

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Speaker 2: all was calm. Where is your faith? Jesus asked the

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Speaker 2: disciples in fear and amazement. They asked one another, who

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Speaker 2: is this? He commands even the winds and the water,

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Speaker 2: and they obey him. When I was in college, my

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Speaker 2: family decided it would be fun and slightly adventurous to

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Speaker 2: go hiking at Hawking Hills. If you're unfamiliar with the area,

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Speaker 2: it is a beautiful park full of rugged terrain, waterfalls,

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Speaker 2: and rocks in Logan, Ohio. It's also the place where

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Speaker 2: many people have died when they've chosen to go off

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Speaker 2: the beaten path. Despite the warning signs and labels. That

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Speaker 2: Saturday morning, the sun was shining and we were ready.

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Speaker 2: Like the energizer bunnies, we were determined to hike the

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Speaker 2: Grandma Gateway trail, one of the most challenging in the park.

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Speaker 2: About halfway through the hike, my dad grew tired and

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Speaker 2: said he'd meet Mom and me at the finish. We

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Speaker 2: didn't mind until suddenly the yellow trail markers disappeared, looking

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Speaker 2: for directions and growing worried. Our anxiety heightened when the

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Speaker 2: store began to blow through the area. I'll save you

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Speaker 2: most of the horrific details, but Mom and I ran

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Speaker 2: in all directions, searching for a way out of the woods,

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Speaker 2: dodging tree branches and flooding waters. I felt like the

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Speaker 2: Disciples in the story from Luke chapter eight. In Luke

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Speaker 2: eight twenty two through twenty five, Jesus and the Disciples

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Speaker 2: are on a boat, and again all is well until

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Speaker 2: a storm wakes them up and they freak out. They

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Speaker 2: even run up to Jesus and tell him Master, we

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Speaker 2: are going to drown. The day Mom and I ran

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Speaker 2: for the woods. I prayed a similar prayer, Jesus, I'm

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Speaker 2: going to die in this storm, as only Jesus could.

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Speaker 2: The scriptures tell us that he got up and rebuked

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Speaker 2: the wind and the waves, but he also rebuked the disciples,

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Speaker 2: asking where is your faith. I don't think it's wrong

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Speaker 2: to ask God questions or to present problems to him.

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Speaker 2: In fact, I think it's necessary for a healthy relationship

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Speaker 2: with God. But I do believe that He asks us

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Speaker 2: to have keep and maintain that faith even in the

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Speaker 2: midst of fear. Fear is common that something all of

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Speaker 2: us will experience in some way, shape or form in

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Speaker 2: this lifetime here on earth. Yet we still have a

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Speaker 2: choice to trust Him amidst our fear. I don't know

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Speaker 2: what storms you faced or will continue to face this

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Speaker 2: side of heaven, but I know that God is with

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Speaker 2: us through them all, no matter the outcome. Have you

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Speaker 2: ever faced a storm, but watch God bring you out

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Speaker 2: on the other side. Talk to him about that scenario

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Speaker 2: and ask him to help you remember his past faithfulness

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Speaker 2: in present times of trouble. As you prepare for rest,

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Speaker 2: ask yourself, do I trust Jesus when fear rises? If not,

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Speaker 2: don't shame yourself, but bring these honor's reflections to his feet,

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Speaker 2: because he loves you and want to help you overcome

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Speaker 2: your greatest fears. Dear Jesus, fear is common to us all,

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Speaker 2: but sometimes it feels incredibly overwhelming when I'm in the

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Speaker 2: middle of a storm. Please direct my vision to you,

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Speaker 2: Remind me to cling to you and show me how

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Speaker 2: to trust you through the process. I love you, and

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Speaker 2: I thank you Lord. You are my forever protector. Ahmed.

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