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Speaker 1: Why art thou cast down, Oh my soul, Why art

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Speaker 1: thou disquieted? Within me? Hope in God? For I shall

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Speaker 1: yet praise Him who is the health of my countenance

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Speaker 1: and my God, Psalm forty three five. Dear Lord, you

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Speaker 1: are the hope of your people. You have been our

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Speaker 1: refuge from generation to generation. In you alone do we

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Speaker 1: find a great comfort and peace. Your steadfast love shines

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Speaker 1: like a beacon in our lives as you continually provide

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Speaker 1: for us in times of struggle and distress. We thank you,

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Speaker 1: O God, for your unwavering faithfulness. Your mercy and grace

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Speaker 1: are as vaw as the oceans and skies, never ceasing

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Speaker 1: in their strength. Each day, we can trust confidently that

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Speaker 1: your presence will remain near us at all times. We

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Speaker 1: praise you for your goodness and protection in Jesus' name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Overcoming depression. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer a priority in your

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Speaker 2: life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is overcoming depression.

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Speaker 2: So let's just begin by taking a minute to unwind,

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Speaker 2: position yourself in a place and environment that will allow

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Speaker 2: you to relax, and just take a couple of deep breaths.

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Speaker 2: Now elevate your thoughts towards the Lord's throne. Room today

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Speaker 2: will be meditating on Psalm chapter forty three, verse five

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. It reads, why art thou

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Speaker 2: cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted

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Speaker 2: within me? Hope in God? For I shall yet praise

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Speaker 2: Him who is the health of my countenance and my God.

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Speaker 2: My friends, let your worship rise up to God in

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Speaker 2: this moment. God, I praise you because your love never fails.

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Speaker 2: I adore you because you are my rescue and my salvation.

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Speaker 2: You see my needs and you supply every one of them.

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Speaker 2: Raise you for ministering in my heart in times of trouble.

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Speaker 2: I worship you because there has never been a God

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Speaker 2: like you. You never leave us nor forsake us. For all eternity.

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Speaker 2: You are present words hold power, so much so that

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Speaker 2: God spoke the world into existence. My friends, you have

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Speaker 2: access to this power. The power to speak life into

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Speaker 2: your own soul. King David, in the midst of his depression,

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Speaker 2: taught humanity a valuable lesson the life giving power of

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Speaker 2: words exercised by choice. You have a choice. You decide

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Speaker 2: what you focus on, what you speak over yourself. This

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Speaker 2: can be a difficult truth to accept, but it is true. Nonetheless,

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Speaker 2: choosing to be encouraged in the middle of depression won't

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Speaker 2: be easy. In fact, it will seem impossible. This choice, though,

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Speaker 2: will demand every ounce of courage in your heart, but

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Speaker 2: it can be done. This is your moment to share

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Speaker 2: your emotional and mental state with the Holy Spirit. Tell

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Speaker 2: him right now of the depression weighing you down. Now

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Speaker 2: consider the deliverance God has provided you and thank him

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Speaker 2: for it. Thank the Lord for the knowledge he has

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Speaker 2: poured out over you. Thank him for his word that

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Speaker 2: encourages and enables you to overcome. Thank the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: for empowering you to understand and apply God's word. Give

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Speaker 2: thanks to God because through his teachings he grants you

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Speaker 2: blessings of peace and assurance. Never forget God is present

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Speaker 2: and he is listening to you. So come before His

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Speaker 2: throne and ask him for courage. Courage to choose life.

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Speaker 2: To speak words of comfort and motivation to your soul.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you to focus on

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Speaker 2: the deliverance God has for you. Ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to help you cultivate hope in your heart, a hope

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Speaker 2: so strong that it will surpass any situation you may

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Speaker 2: be facing. Remember, you have a choice over what you

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Speaker 2: focus on. Emotions are real, and yes they should be acknowledged,

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Speaker 2: but you don't have to be controlled by them. You

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Speaker 2: can speak life into your own soul. You can decide

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Speaker 2: to be uplifted by God's promise of deliverance. Your words

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Speaker 2: hold power, so speak with boldness and confidence. Speak life

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Speaker 2: over yourself this day and in every day to come.

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Speaker 2: Have faith that God's word is true and it will

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Speaker 2: be as he says. My friends, be encouraged. You know why,

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Speaker 2: because you can do this. 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're making prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: and strengthening your walk with God Again. My name is

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

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Speaker 2: love being a part of your life