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Speaker 1: I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me.

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Speaker 1: Philippians four thirteen. Dear Heavenly Father, when I am weak,

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Speaker 1: you are strong. When things seem impossible, you remind me

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Speaker 1: that anything is possible. I know and declare firmly that

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Speaker 1: I can do anything as long as it glorifies you.

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Speaker 1: All the strength needed to accomplish your will is available

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Speaker 1: through Christ. Give me bravery, comfort and endurance as I

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Speaker 1: seek to faithfully follow you, Cheer me up when discouragement arises,

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Speaker 1: and empower me when I feel weak. In Jesus's 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. Amen.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on improving confidence.

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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 improving your confidence, because, let's be honest,

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Speaker 2: dealing with discouragement is never easy. So today let's take

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Speaker 2: a minute to gather your thoughts and quiet your spirit.

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Speaker 2: Accommodate yourself into a comfortable state. Close your eyes and

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Speaker 2: breathe easy. Now turn your heart and fix your attention

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Speaker 2: to what God has for you. Be meditating on Philippians,

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Speaker 2: chapter four, verse thirteen, from the King James version. I

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Speaker 2: can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. My friends,

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Speaker 2: let us take some time now to adore God for

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Speaker 2: the assurance he has provided. God, I worship you, for

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Speaker 2: you have not given me a spirit of fear, but

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Speaker 2: of power, and of love and of a sound mind.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for granting me your unmatched grace, your

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Speaker 2: grace that provides my true identity found in you. Father.

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Speaker 2: I worship you for your loving kindness over me. I

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Speaker 2: praise you for you are always with me. You never

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Speaker 2: leave nor forsake me. And I extol you and your

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Speaker 2: mighty name, O God, for victory and power belong to

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Speaker 2: you and you alone, My friends, chase your dreams with confidence.

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Speaker 2: Big dreams require you to have unwavering certainty. To successfully

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Speaker 2: pursue your God giving goals and ambitions, you need sure

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Speaker 2: and strong assurance. Self confidence is a catchy and tempting idea,

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Speaker 2: but the truth is it's pretty worthless. Your value and

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Speaker 2: security should not come from, nor be dependent on self,

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Speaker 2: because you are not infallible. You are not all knowing,

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Speaker 2: all present, or all powerful. You are not infinite. You

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Speaker 2: are not master over time and space. You are bound

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Speaker 2: by the restrictions of your earthly body and needs. You

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Speaker 2: are blinded by your own concepts and restrained by your

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Speaker 2: own limited understanding. You are prone to failure, errors, and mistakes.

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Speaker 2: You are not enough, But Jesus Christ is you. See,

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Speaker 2: true confidence is found only in your identity in God.

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Speaker 2: Because of who He is and what he He's done,

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Speaker 2: you can be sure of who He says you are,

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Speaker 2: and no one and nothing can take that away from you.

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Speaker 2: It's not about what you can do, It's about what

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Speaker 2: Christ has already done. Because of who Jesus is and

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Speaker 2: who makes you to be, nothing is impossible to you.

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Speaker 2: You can achieve your dreams because of Jesus. Christ's victory

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Speaker 2: made a way for you to attain yours. So take

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Speaker 2: this opportunity to present yourself before God. Confess your sins

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Speaker 2: to him, your pride and presumptions, your arrogance and greed.

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Speaker 2: Give them over to Jesus, for he is waiting for you.

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Speaker 2: Now let us thank God for who he is and

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Speaker 2: for who he calls you to be. Thank Him for

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Speaker 2: determining and defining your identity not by worldly worth, but

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Speaker 2: by his Thank God that you are chosen, not forsaken,

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Speaker 2: and that you are a child of the King. Thank

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Speaker 2: Him for his wonderful promises and his plans of prosperity

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Speaker 2: for your life. Thank Jesus for his character that sanctifies

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Speaker 2: and shapes your own. And thank him that in his victory,

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Speaker 2: you too find yours. Thank the Holy Spirit for his unending,

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Speaker 2: wonderful work in your life, and thank him for molding

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Speaker 2: and making you into the person you are called to be.

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Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. Jesus

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Speaker 2: loves you, and he longs to see you accomplish all

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Speaker 2: the dreams He has given you. This is your moment

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Speaker 2: to reach out to him, to touch the hem of

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Speaker 2: his garment. So ask the Holy Spirit to give you

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Speaker 2: assurance of the truth of Christ's identity and to confirm

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Speaker 2: his calling over you, and to affirm your true identity

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Speaker 2: found in Him. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your

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Speaker 2: eyes to what God has prepared for you, and ask

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Speaker 2: him to stir hope within your soul and courage within

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Speaker 2: your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to grant you his

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Speaker 2: boldness to step out in faith to pursue and conquer

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Speaker 2: your God given dreams, desires, and destiny. And ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to help you receive the pledge and promises

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Speaker 2: of Christ. Remember you can do all things through Jesus Christ,

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Speaker 2: because He gives you the strength. God's promise is greater

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Speaker 2: than anything the world can throw at you. It prevails

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Speaker 2: all obstacles and triumphs over all fear. If God is

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Speaker 2: for you, then it matters not who may be against you.

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Speaker 2: So have courage and be blessed the knowledge that you

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Speaker 2: belong to Christ. 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. As always, my

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Speaker 2: name is Zack Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors,

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