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Speaker 1: Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning.

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Speaker 1: For in THEE I do trust, cause me to know

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Speaker 1: the way wherein I should walk. For I lift up

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Speaker 1: my soul unto thee Psalm one forty three eight. Dear Lord,

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Speaker 1: I pray for listening ears and an open heart every

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Speaker 1: morning when I rise. It is my primary desire to

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Speaker 1: hear your voice and move in tandem with your will.

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Speaker 1: I trust you for every step I take, and move

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Speaker 1: with assurance that your will for my life is far

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Speaker 1: greater than anything I could dream up for myself. I

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Speaker 1: lift my soul to you and surrender my mind, heart

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Speaker 1: and actions to your perfect desires. In Jesus's name. Amen,

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Speaker 3: My friends, Welcome to your meditative prayer on morning Gratitude.

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Speaker 3: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 3: in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 3: morning gratitude, So just hit pause for a second before

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Speaker 3: the rush of the day starts. Let's spend a moment

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Speaker 3: with God. Close your eyes, take a deep breath in,

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Speaker 3: and then exhale out. Now, take every thought captive and

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Speaker 3: shift your focus to the Word of God. Take a

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Speaker 3: moment to pour out your adoration to God who sustains you. God,

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Speaker 3: I give you praise, for your word is eternal. As

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Speaker 3: the heavens are higher than the earth, so are your

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Speaker 3: ways higher than mine. God, your thoughts are higher than

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Speaker 3: my thoughts. I praise you because you are the everlasting God,

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Speaker 3: the creator of the ends of the earth. You do

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Speaker 3: not faint or grow weary, and your understanding is unsearchable.

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Speaker 3: Depending on God to direct your life can be daunting

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Speaker 3: and demanding, though sometimes it requires the absolute highest level

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Speaker 3: of trust, and this can be difficult knowing what to expect,

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Speaker 3: yet being expected to trust can seem frightening. Human nature

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Speaker 3: drives us to seek knowledge of what will happen next,

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Speaker 3: whereas trust in God asks that we seek his assurance

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Speaker 3: over human nature. Perhaps you've been struggling with your nature.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps there have been moments in your life where fear

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Speaker 3: was prevalent, Situations where doubt disabled your ability to trust.

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Speaker 3: Come before God in this moment, cast upon him all

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Speaker 3: your distrust and disbelief. Tell him of the times your

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Speaker 3: heart faltered and feared. Now take just a few minutes

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Speaker 3: to dwell on the loving kindness of God towards your life.

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Speaker 3: Thank Him because his faithfulness is not beholden to yours.

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Speaker 3: Thank the Holy Spirit for empowering you to overcome fear.

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Speaker 3: Think of past situations where your trust in God brought

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Speaker 3: you blessings beyond compare. Thank God for those past experiences

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Speaker 3: and future ones to come. Thank Him for his discipline

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Speaker 3: and direction in your life. Thank Him because his plans

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Speaker 3: for you are good and better than you could even

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Speaker 3: think or imagine. Thank God that through His love you

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Speaker 3: will no longer be bound by fear, but instead you

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Speaker 3: will operate in perpetual trust. God is present and he

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Speaker 3: is listening to you. With the dawning of each day,

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Speaker 3: we have a new opportunity to approach God. So seek

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Speaker 3: God this morning and ask him to speak his loving

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Speaker 3: kindness over you. Ask Him to give you direction for

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Speaker 3: this day to guide your steps onto the best possible path.

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Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit for help in the decisions you

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Speaker 3: will face, and to bless the choices that you will make.

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Speaker 3: God delights in blessing you. He wants to give you

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Speaker 3: the desires of your heart. Remember, God calls to you

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Speaker 3: with loving kindness. Trust in the truth of His word

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Speaker 3: that he knows what's best for you. Seek his plans

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Speaker 3: for your life and his counsel to direct your steps.

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Speaker 3: Do not fear. God plans to prosper you and not

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Speaker 3: to harm you. He plans to give you hope in

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Speaker 3: the future. So be courageous through trust, step outside of

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Speaker 3: fear and into the best life God has for you.

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Speaker 3: My friends, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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Speaker 3: daily practice, you're making prayer a pride priority and strengthening

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Speaker 3: your walk with God again. My name is Zach Clinton

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Speaker 3: being a part of your life.

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