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Speaker 1: Yeah, my son. If thine heart be wise, my heart

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Speaker 1: shall rejoice even mine. Proverbs twenty three fifteen. Dear God,

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Speaker 1: thank you for all of the blessings in my life.

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Speaker 1: I seek your presence tonight. Please help to release any

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Speaker 1: stress and tension from my day. Grant me with wisdom

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Speaker 1: and courage as I reflect on today, so that I

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Speaker 1: can be a more compassionate and loving human being tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: Provide me with wisdom so that I can make better

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Speaker 1: decisions that lead me closer to You. Allow me to

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Speaker 1: practice forgiveness so that my heart can be at peace. Father,

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Speaker 1: Help me to look beyond judgment and always see the

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Speaker 1: best in others. Allow me to pray dis kindness and

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Speaker 1: be the first to offer a helping hand to those

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Speaker 1: in need in Jesus name. Amen. Thank you for listening

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Speaker 1: to pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket

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Speaker 1: of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our

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Speaker 1: sponsors m H. Welcome to your meditative prayer on fighting anxiety.

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Speaker 1: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 1: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 1: in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 1: fighting anxiety. Find yourself a location where you can let

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Speaker 1: your guard down and relax. Now take a moment to

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Speaker 1: slow down and decompress. Tune out everything else. Breathe in

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Speaker 1: deep through your nose and exhale out through your mouth.

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Speaker 1: Let go of the tension coiled in your body. Reach

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Speaker 1: out towards God with your mind. We will be meditating

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Speaker 1: on Proverbs chapter twelve, verse from the King James version.

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Speaker 1: Heaviness in the heart of man maketh its stoop, But

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Speaker 1: a good word maketh it. Glad, take a moment to

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Speaker 1: pour out your adoration to God for his wisdom. God,

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Speaker 1: I thank you that you were wise beyond compare. Your

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Speaker 1: knowledge permeates the heavens and the earth. By your infinite wisdom,

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Speaker 1: you called the galaxies into existence and spoke creation into being.

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Speaker 1: I exalt you, for none can compare to your greatness.

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Speaker 1: I praise you Lord, for you give wisdom, Knowledge, and

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Speaker 1: understanding come from your mouth. A good word will encourage

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Speaker 1: the heart. When you feel anxious and oppressed. You can

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Speaker 1: find refuge in sound advice, a friend who will speak

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Speaker 1: the truth in love, or a fellow believer acquainted with

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Speaker 1: your quandary. Friends and family are an amazing support system,

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Speaker 1: but certain issues can only be addressed by the Holy Spirit.

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Speaker 1: The knowledge of the Holy Spirit is incomparable, for there

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Speaker 1: is no greater wisdom than what is found in scripture.

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Speaker 1: Maybe you've been isolating yourself from everything and everyone. This

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Speaker 1: is your opportunity to cleanse your heart. Be honest with

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Speaker 1: yourself and with God in prayer, confess to the Holy

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Speaker 1: Spirit the areas you are struggling with. Think for a

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Speaker 1: minute on all the times God provided you with a

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Speaker 1: good word, those moments where God placed a friend in

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Speaker 1: your life to speak kindness over you, the times of confusion,

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Speaker 1: when you found clarification in Christ, situations where heaviness and

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Speaker 1: isolation threatened to overwhelm you, but the Holy Spirit minister

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Speaker 1: to you. Thank God for past situations He reached out

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Speaker 1: to you when he removed your heaviness and weariness. Thank

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Speaker 1: God because His goodness is eternal and He will always

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Speaker 1: be there for you. God is present and he is

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Speaker 1: listening to you. Going through life without experiencing a heavy

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Speaker 1: heart is unavoidable. God never said life wouldn't feel overwhelming.

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Speaker 1: Quite the opposite. He promised that at time times it

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Speaker 1: would be Do not allow this to discourage you. God

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Speaker 1: promised he would always reassure you. The Holy Spirit is

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Speaker 1: on your side. He wants to help you, so be

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Speaker 1: bold and ask him. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak

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Speaker 1: to you through God's word. Ask him to help you

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Speaker 1: understand and process the Bible when you read it. Ask

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Speaker 1: him to help you apply the knowledge you gain, for

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Speaker 1: this is wisdom. Ask Jesus to speak to your heart

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Speaker 1: for you to have a desire to spend time with

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Speaker 1: his word, a desire that will overcome fatigue and disinterest.

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Speaker 1: Remember you can always find an encouraging word in the Bible,

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Speaker 1: even if the word is of correction, for correction prunes

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Speaker 1: bad behavior and produces good fruit. Do not fear. God

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Speaker 1: has good things for your life. Trust in God, in

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Speaker 1: the power and promise of his word. Don't forget. God

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Speaker 1: is in your corner and He's cheering for you. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 1: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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Speaker 1: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with Gods.

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