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Speaker 1: Then Job arose and rent his mantle, and shaved his head,

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Speaker 1: and fell down upon the ground and worshiped, and said, naked,

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Speaker 1: came I out of my mother's womb, And naked shall

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Speaker 1: I return thither? The Lord gave, and the Lord hath

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Speaker 1: taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Job

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Speaker 1: one twenty Dear Lord, you are the almighty God. Nothing

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Speaker 1: is too hard for you. You remained sovereign and faithful

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Speaker 1: in all circumstances, no matter how bleak. In the midst

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Speaker 1: of Job's suffering and loss, he remained devoted to you,

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Speaker 1: even though he was overwhelmed by grief and turmoil. Lord,

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Speaker 1: we thank you for your infinite wisdom and strength that

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Speaker 1: can carry us through any trial. You are sovereign and

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Speaker 1: ever faithful even when our faith falters. Help us to

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Speaker 1: trust in you and remain devoted no matter the circumstances.

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Speaker 1: May we always hold fast to your promises, even when

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Speaker 1: the path is hard. We wait upon you with expectation

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Speaker 1: and awe, for you alone are our rock and our salvation.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength

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Speaker 1: in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on overcoming depression.

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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 overcoming depression. So let's begin by just taking a

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Speaker 2: moment to relax. Find a comfortable spot wherever you can

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Speaker 2: focus on this moment of self reflection. And as you

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, take a deep breath and fill your

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Speaker 2: lungs with air. And then as you exhale, let go

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Speaker 2: of the worries weighing heavy on your mind. Today we'll

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Speaker 2: be meditating on Job. Chapter one, verse twenty from the

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Speaker 2: King James version. It says, then Job arose and rented

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Speaker 2: his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon

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Speaker 2: the ground, and he worshiped, said naked, I came out

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Speaker 2: of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return? The

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Speaker 2: Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the

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Speaker 2: name of the Lord. Now let's begin by taking a

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Speaker 2: moment just to pour out our adoration to God. God.

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Speaker 2: I praise you because everything I have has been given

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Speaker 2: by you. I praise you because you are the Lord

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Speaker 2: of all.

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Speaker 1: God.

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Speaker 2: I worship you for you are always in control, your

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Speaker 2: reign cannot be opposed, and you are sovereign over all things.

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Speaker 2: It's hard to trust God while discouraged and depressed, to

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Speaker 2: worship him when you don't understand why things are happening

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Speaker 2: the way that they are. You know this can cause

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Speaker 2: you to feel as if you have no control over

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Speaker 2: anything and that things will never change for the better.

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Speaker 2: In this state, it becomes easy to want to shut

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Speaker 2: down and close yourself off. But you must not lose heart,

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Speaker 2: for there is hope. You do not have to figure

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Speaker 2: everything out this second. It's okay to take time and

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Speaker 2: to sit with your emotions to process them. There may

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Speaker 2: not even be a reason as to why you feel

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Speaker 2: the way you do, and God understands this. Like with job,

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Speaker 2: God does not require you to have the answers, just

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Speaker 2: that you trust in him. Confess to God what you

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Speaker 2: are going through. Like with job, God does not require

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Speaker 2: you to have the answers, just that you trust in him.

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Speaker 2: Confess to God what you are going through. Tell him

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Speaker 2: of your despair and hopelessness. Share with him your apathy

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Speaker 2: and discontent. Take a moment now to dwell on the

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Speaker 2: truth of God's goodness. Thank God that despite your circumstances

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Speaker 2: and your emotions, that you can trust him. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: that he is a good God and that he has

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Speaker 2: a plan for your life. Thank God because He is

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Speaker 2: in control and he cares for you. Thank Him for

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Speaker 2: his past goodness in your life and for all that

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Speaker 2: is yet to come. Never forget God is present and

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Speaker 2: He's listening to you. Once again, bring to mind the

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Speaker 2: depression you are struggling with. Ask God for the ability

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Speaker 2: to hope, to see beyond your current reality, to trust

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Speaker 2: beyond understanding, and to know that God is in control.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to increase your faith in His word, faith

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Speaker 2: to pray peace over yourself, faith to have confidence that

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Speaker 2: God has a good future for you. Remember it is

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Speaker 2: possible to worship God in the midst of fear and

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Speaker 2: the unknown. Depression can make life difficult and challenging. Yes,

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Speaker 2: you won't always understand why things happen the way that

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Speaker 2: they do. You may not be able to control your

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Speaker 2: emotions or circumstances, but you can choose to trust God

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Speaker 2: and in His provision for your life. Choose this day

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Speaker 2: to open your heart to Christ and allow him to

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Speaker 2: fill you with the peace and knowledge that you will

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Speaker 2: overcome this season. My friends, thank you for completing today's

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Speaker 2: meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy

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Speaker 2: habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer a

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Speaker 2: priority and strengthening your walk with God again. My name

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Speaker 2: is Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors

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