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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 vows 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'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 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on overcoming depression. To get

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Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 3: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. Again.

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Speaker 3: Our goal for today meditative prayer is overcoming depression. So

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Speaker 3: let's just begin by taking a minute to unwind, position

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Speaker 3: yourself in a place and environment that will allow you

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Speaker 3: to relax, and just take a couple of deep breaths.

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Speaker 3: Now elevate your thoughts towards the Lord's throne. Room today

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Speaker 3: will be meditating on Psalm chapter forty three, verse five

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Speaker 3: from the King James version. It reads, why art thou

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Speaker 3: cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted?

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Speaker 3: Within me? Hope in God? For I shall yet praise

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Speaker 3: Him who is the health of my countenance and my God.

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Speaker 3: My friends, let your worship rise up to God in

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Speaker 3: this moment. God, I praise you because your love never fails.

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Speaker 3: I adore you because you are my rescue and my salvation.

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Speaker 3: You see me I needs, and you supply every one

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Speaker 3: of them. Father, I praise you for ministering in my

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Speaker 3: heart in times of trouble. I worship you because there

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Speaker 3: has never been a God like you. You never leave

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Speaker 3: us nor forsake us. For all eternity. You are present

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Speaker 3: words hold power, so much so that God spoke the

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Speaker 3: world into existence. My friends, you have access to this

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Speaker 3: power the power to speak life into your own soul.

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Speaker 3: King David, in the midst of his depression, taught humanity

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Speaker 3: a valuable lesson the life giving power of words exercised

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Speaker 3: by choice. You have a choice. You decide what you

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Speaker 3: focus on, what you speak over yourself. This can be

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Speaker 3: a difficult truth to accept, but it is true. Nonetheless,

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Speaker 3: choosing to be encouraged in the middle of depression won't

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Speaker 3: be easy. In fact, it will seem impossible. This choice, though,

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Speaker 3: will demand every ounce of courage in your heart, but

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Speaker 3: it can be done. This is your moment to share

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Speaker 3: your emotional and mental state with the Holy Spirit. Tell

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Speaker 3: him right now of the depression weighing you down. Now

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Speaker 3: consider the deliverance God has provided you and thank him

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Speaker 3: for it. Thank the Lord for the knowledge he has

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Speaker 3: poured out over you. Thank him for his word that

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Speaker 3: encourages and enables you to overcome. Thank the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 3: for empowering you to understand and apply God's word. Give

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Speaker 3: thanks to God because through his teachings he grants you

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Speaker 3: blessings of peace and assurance. Forget, God is present and

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Speaker 3: he is listening to you. So come before his throne

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Speaker 3: and ask him for courage. Courage to choose life. To

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Speaker 3: speak words of comfort and motivation to your soul. Ask

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Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to enable you to focus on the

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Speaker 3: deliverance God has for you. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 3: help you cultivate hope in your heart, a hope so

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Speaker 3: strong that it will surpass any situation you may be facing. Remember,

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Speaker 3: you have a choice over what you focus on. Emotions

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Speaker 3: are real, and yes they should be acknowledged, but you

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Speaker 3: don't have to be controlled by them. You can speak

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Speaker 3: life into your own soul. You can decide to be

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Speaker 3: uplifted by God's promise of deliverance. Your words hold power,

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Speaker 3: so speak with boldness and confidence. Speak life over yourself

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Speaker 3: this day and in every day to come. Have faith

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Speaker 3: that God's word is true and it will be as

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Speaker 3: he says. My friends, be encouraged. You know why, because

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Speaker 3: you can do this. Thank you for completing today's meditative

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