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Speaker 1: So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God

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Speaker 1: gave him rest round about second Chronicles twenty thirty. Lord,

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Speaker 1: sometimes my head feels like it will explode from all

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Speaker 1: the shouting, yelling, traffic, chaos, and noise surrounding me. The

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Speaker 1: pressure and pounding give me a headache. Some people need

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Speaker 1: sound to distract them from their thoughts, but not me.

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Speaker 1: I want you to lead me beside still waters and

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Speaker 1: restore my soul. I delight when you cause me to

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Speaker 1: rest in your green valleys that are peaceful and quiet.

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Speaker 1: I've learned to relax in your love and luxuriate in

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Speaker 1: your peace. It is my safe place of sanctuary. I

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Speaker 1: meet you in our quiet place, and you commune with

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Speaker 1: me there. This is where I will find my sweet

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Speaker 1: spot with you. Amen. Thank you for listening to pray

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Speaker 1: dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace

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Speaker 1: before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free

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Speaker 1: meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. Welcome

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Speaker 1: to your meditative prayer on transform yourself To get the

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Speaker 1: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is transform yourself. Take

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Speaker 1: a second to slow down, head to a quiet place

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Speaker 1: where you can be alone with your thoughts. Close your eyes,

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Speaker 1: breathe deeply in and out, shift your attention to God's word,

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Speaker 1: and prepare to receive from him. We will be meditating

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Speaker 1: on Second Corinthians, Chapter four, verses sixteen through eighteen, from

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Speaker 1: the King James version. For which cause we faint not,

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Speaker 1: but through our outward man perish. Yet the inward man

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Speaker 1: is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which

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Speaker 1: is but for a moment, worketh for us a far

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Speaker 1: more exceeding an eternal weight of glory. While we look

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Speaker 1: not at the things which are seen, but at the

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Speaker 1: things which are not seen. For the things which are

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Speaker 1: seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen

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Speaker 1: are eternal. Now take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 1: adoration to God. I will praise you, O Lord, with

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Speaker 1: all my heart. I will tell of all your wonders.

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Speaker 1: I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will

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Speaker 1: sing praise to your name, O, Most High. A complete

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Speaker 1: metamorphosis takes time. From the perspective of the cocoon, the

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Speaker 1: process can seem fruitless and futile. Setbacks and failures will

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Speaker 1: say your effort is worthless. Do not believe this lie.

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Speaker 1: Do not be discouraged by slow or even painful progress.

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Speaker 1: An absolute transformation, the full manifestation of the revelation of

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Speaker 1: God in your life, will only be realized in the

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Speaker 1: presence of Jesus. In your daily troubles and struggle for improvement,

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Speaker 1: you must remember inner transformation is progressive, only culminating in eternity.

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Speaker 1: Reflect for a moment on times of hopelessness and disappointment,

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Speaker 1: times where the trials and temptations of this world got

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Speaker 1: the best of you. Confess your sins to God. Tell

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Speaker 1: Jesus of your failed attempts, your mistakes, and your errors.

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Speaker 1: Take a moment now to dwell on the eternal assurance

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Speaker 1: of God. Thank Him for the fulfillment of the promise

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Speaker 1: to come, for loving you beyond time and space. Thank

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Speaker 1: God for giving you a physical cocoon to house your

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Speaker 1: eternal spiritual being, for enabling you to transform into the

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Speaker 1: beauty He has planned for you. Do not forget God

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Speaker 1: is present and he is listening to you. Your journey

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Speaker 1: will not be easy, but you are not alone. Jesus

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Speaker 1: understands the difficulty and the challenges of your process. That

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Speaker 1: is why He sent the Holy Spirit to help you.

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Speaker 1: So ask the Holy Spirit to transform your heart, to

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Speaker 1: teach you how to persevere in personal growth and development.

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Speaker 1: Ask him to remove deterring in dismaying thoughts from your mind.

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Speaker 1: Ask the Holy Spirit for the ability to push through

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Speaker 1: the ache and agony, to endure the cocoon in order

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Speaker 1: to go from the caterpillar to the butterfly. Remember, transformation

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Speaker 1: is progressive. Your physical body is becoming older and weaker,

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Speaker 1: but the spirit inside you is made new every day.

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Speaker 1: In God, the troubles of life are utilized in helping

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Speaker 1: you gain an eternal glory. That glory is much greater

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Speaker 1: than the troubles. So set your sights on eternity. Do

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Speaker 1: not be discouraged by this life and its challenges. Instead,

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Speaker 1: renew your mind daily in the Word of God. Strive

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Speaker 1: toward the full revelation and manifestation of God's eternal destiny

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Speaker 1: for you, for He who promised is faithful. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By

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Speaker 1: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are

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