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Speaker 1: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear,

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Speaker 1: but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

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Speaker 1: Tewod Timothy one seven. Dear Lord, we thank you for

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Speaker 1: the strength that you grant us. Help us to remain

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Speaker 1: from fear and confusion. Grant us the resolve and courage

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Speaker 1: Help us stay determined in the face of opposition as

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Speaker 1: we press on towards greatness with a clear mind. We

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Speaker 1: thank you for your strength and power that allow us

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Speaker 1: to journey forward even when it seems impossible. May we

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Speaker 1: take courage in You and never forget who we are

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Speaker 1: and whose we are. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you

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Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free

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Speaker 1: podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw

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Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on strength and focus.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: in your life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about strength and focus, so let's hit the

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Speaker 2: pause button just for a second. Maybe head to your

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Speaker 2: safe spot where you can settle in and settle down,

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, breathe in and then breathe out, and

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Speaker 2: quiet your heart and ready your spirit to receive from

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Speaker 2: God today again. Today will be meditated on two Timothy

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Speaker 2: one to seven from the King James version. For God

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Speaker 2: hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power,

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Speaker 2: and of love and of a sound mind. Now take

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Speaker 2: a moment just to pour out your adoration to God

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Speaker 2: for his spirit. Jesus, I praise you for sending your

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to minister to me. For your holy spirit

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Speaker 2: that casts away all fear, and dow your holy spirit

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Speaker 2: that fills me with your power, your love and sound judgment. Father,

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Speaker 2: I worship you for in the strength of your Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit I can accomplish all things. My friends, you are

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Speaker 2: called to be strong and to be focused. To achieve

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Speaker 2: any manner of success, you will need to persevere through

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Speaker 2: distractions and to overcome difficult obstacles. For this, you will

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Speaker 2: have to possess great strength and a sharp focus. Fear

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Speaker 2: will be your enemy and your roadblock will attempt to

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Speaker 2: stop and incapacitate you. But you must not let it,

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Speaker 2: regardless of how or what you may feel. You have

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Speaker 2: power over fear, for God has placed a mighty and

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Speaker 2: bold spirit within you.

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Speaker 1: His spirit.

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Speaker 2: He has given you his power, his love, and the

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Speaker 2: ability of self control. So no matter what the task

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Speaker 2: before you may be, you are able to do it,

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Speaker 2: and you're able to do it well. You can overcome

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Speaker 2: fear and pursue your goals in strength and with focus

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Speaker 2: because God says you can. God has called you to

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Speaker 2: be strong and focused, and he gave you his spirit

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Speaker 2: to accomplish this. And God is not man that he

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Speaker 2: should lie, nor a son of man that he would repent.

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Speaker 2: If God said the spirit placed within you contains his

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Speaker 2: power and his love and self control, then my friends,

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Speaker 2: it assuredly does. It truly is as simple as that.

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Speaker 2: If you are struggling with this truth and in living

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Speaker 2: by this spirit, this is your chance right now to

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Speaker 2: change things. This is your opportunity to present yourself boldly

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Speaker 2: before the Throne of Grace to ask for mercy and

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Speaker 2: help in your time of need. So come before the

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Speaker 2: Lord and confess your sins to him. Confess to Jesus

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Speaker 2: the times you gave interfear, those times where impatience got

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Speaker 2: the best of you. And hand those failures over to

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Speaker 2: Jesus and cast your cares upon him. And now let's

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Speaker 2: take just a few minutes to dwell on what God

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Speaker 2: has given you. Thank Him for his Holy Spirit who

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Speaker 2: drowns your fears, and his perfect love, his Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: poured out over your life without limitation or reservation. His

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit who encourages and strengthens you to persevere, His

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit who speaks God's goodness over you and revives you.

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Speaker 2: Give thanks for his power, his love, and his sound

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Speaker 2: judgment already given to you. And thank Jesus for capacitating

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Speaker 2: you to do all things. My friends, God is present

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Speaker 2: and he is listening to you. The Bible says, ask

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Speaker 2: and it shall be given unto you. So ask God

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Speaker 2: to pour out his Holy Spirit without measure, over your life.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to remove all fear from your heart,

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Speaker 2: to take away, to take away what impedes you from

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Speaker 2: reaching the goal God has set before you. Ask God

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Speaker 2: to fill you with his grace and his strength, his

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Speaker 2: power and his love. And ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: impart God's wisdom to you, to teach you to have

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Speaker 2: sound judgment and self control. Remember, God has not given

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Speaker 2: and self control. The Holy Spirit working within you will

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Speaker 2: help you overcome all fear and doubt. He will give

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Speaker 2: you strength and focus to persevere towards your goal in Christ.

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Speaker 2: Be assured in the knowledge that you are not alone.

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Speaker 2: You have the spirit of the Living God within you.

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Speaker 2: So choose this day to stay infirm on the promises

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Speaker 2: of God for your life and choose to be blessed today.

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Speaker 2: My friends, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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Speaker 2: daily practice, you are making prayer priority and strengthening your

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Speaker 2: walk with God. As always, my name is Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 2: Vice President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and

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Speaker 2: we love being a part of your life.