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Speaker 1: For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels,

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Speaker 1: nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

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Speaker 1: nor height nor depth, nor any other creature shall be

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Speaker 1: able to separate us from the Love of God, which

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Speaker 1: is in Christ Jesus Our Lord, Romans eight thirty eight

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Speaker 1: through thirty nine. Dear Lord, you are our constant companion

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Speaker 1: in times of need, when we feel the loneliness that

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Speaker 1: can sometimes come with life, we know that your love

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Speaker 1: will never fail us. Nothing can separate us from the

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Speaker 1: power of your embrace, which is stronger than any barrier

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Speaker 1: that could ever come between us. Your tender and gracious

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Speaker 1: love surmounts all obstacles and knows no limits. Your love

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Speaker 1: is like a deep river that washes away all of

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Speaker 1: our fears and worries, leaving us with a sense of

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Speaker 1: peace and joy in its place. No matter how far

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Speaker 1: we may be from one another, the power of your

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Speaker 1: love transcends any distance to ramp around us in comfort.

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Speaker 1: We give you thanks and praise forevermore, for your love

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Speaker 1: is greater than any of us can understand. 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 Doctor Tim Clinton, where

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Conquering Loneliness. To get

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

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Speaker 2: calm every day and make prayer priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is conquering loneliness. Oh

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Speaker 2: you hit pause for a second. Find a safe place,

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Speaker 2: a hidden spot where you can settle into this moment

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Speaker 2: with God. Hey, close your eyes, breathe in, breathe out, exhale.

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Speaker 2: Imagine the tension leaving your body along with that breath. Now,

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Speaker 2: take every thought captive and bring your focus in to

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Speaker 2: the Word of God and let the spirit illuminate those

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Speaker 2: scriptures to you. We're going to be meditating on Romans

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Speaker 2: Chapter eight, verses thirty eight and thirty nine from the

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Speaker 2: King James version. For I am persuaded that neither death

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Speaker 2: nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,

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Speaker 2: nor things to come, nor height nor death, not any

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Speaker 2: other creature shall be able to separate us from the

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Speaker 2: Love of God which is in Christ. Jesus, our Lord,

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Speaker 2: take a moment right now, and pour out your love

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Speaker 2: your adoration to God for his goodness and grace. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I praise you, my Savior and Redeemer, who is like you,

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Speaker 2: who descended to conquer death and ascended to the right

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Speaker 2: hand of the Father in heaven. I worship you for

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Speaker 2: your love knows no bounds. There's no power that can

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Speaker 2: keep you from me. You move mountains to be with me.

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Speaker 2: You leave the ninety nine to find me when I'm lost.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for you are the good shepherd of

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Speaker 2: my soul. Hear me on this. God's love is unconditional.

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Speaker 2: God loved you before you even knew him. Jesus doesn't

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Speaker 2: love you because you're a good person. Whether you spent

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Speaker 2: your life doing evil or you spent your life being

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Speaker 2: called righteous by others. God knows you for who you are.

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Speaker 2: We are all of us sinners. When we put our

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Speaker 2: faith in Jesus as our savior, we're saved by grace,

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Speaker 2: not by our merits, not by our works. There's nothing

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Speaker 2: you can do to make God love you more or less.

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Speaker 2: If such a thing were possible, then salvation would be

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Speaker 2: something we earn. Now. Salvation and redemption are given freely

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Speaker 2: by Jesus on the basis of who He is, his character,

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Speaker 2: not our There's nothing in you that can keep God

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Speaker 2: from you. So know that you are loved. God is

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Speaker 2: jealous for you, and he loves you with an unquenchable love. Therefore,

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Speaker 2: you can approach the throne room of God with the

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Speaker 2: assurance that you are coming to the lover of your soul.

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Speaker 2: I hope you'll pour out your heart before him, confess

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Speaker 2: your sin, and trust that He hears you and loves you.

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Speaker 2: Take a few moments to dwell on the ever present

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Speaker 2: love of God. Thank Him because you cannot flee from

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Speaker 2: his love. Thank the Holy Spirit for interceding for you.

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Speaker 2: Think of the times God has fought for you. Thank

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Speaker 2: God for loving you despite your faults and failures. Thank

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Speaker 2: God for his grace. Thank God that in his grace

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Speaker 2: you will no longer be ruled by apprehension or restlessness. Instead,

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Speaker 2: you will overflow with confidence. You will rejoice as God

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Speaker 2: sings over you. And thank God because nothing can separate

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Speaker 2: you from His love. I hope you know that God's

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Speaker 2: ask and it shall be given to you. So ask

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Speaker 2: the Holy spirit to give you his assurance, to know,

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Speaker 2: beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you are loved.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to be your friend and support in times

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Speaker 2: of need, even when you feel like you're alone, when

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Speaker 2: who sees you. As impossible as it may seem, God

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Speaker 2: is with you even now. And remember nothing we'll be

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Speaker 2: able to take you from God's love or to take

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Speaker 2: God's love away from you. No matter how powerful you

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Speaker 2: might think other forces in the world are, Nothing is

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Speaker 2: able to come between you and God's love. God will

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Speaker 2: always be there to guide you and support you. You

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Speaker 2: must be vigilant and not allow familiar lives to convince

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Speaker 2: you that you're alone. Instead, seek God's reassurance in his

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Speaker 2: word and watch your life be transformed. God wants to

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Speaker 2: fill your heart with joy and your life with great

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Speaker 2: happiness joy trust in Him today. Thank you for completing

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