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Speaker 1: They that so in tears shall reap enjoy. He that

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Speaker 1: goeth forth and weepeth bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come

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Speaker 1: again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaths with him. Palm one

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Speaker 1: twenty six, five through six. Heavenly Father, you have considered

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Speaker 1: my heartache and have acquainted yourself with all my grief.

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Speaker 1: You have kept every tear I have ever shed. You

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Speaker 1: know my frailty, and don't hold it against me. May

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Speaker 1: the tears I cry be the water that supplies growth

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Speaker 1: in my life.

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Speaker 2: Cultivate my heart.

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Speaker 1: Like a garden, and ten to my soul.

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Speaker 2: Like a budding tree. I want to grow from my grief. Lord.

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Speaker 2: I do not want to wallow self pity.

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Speaker 1: I want to be transformed and made stronger.

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Speaker 2: Help me, Lord, I know you can.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength

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Speaker 1: in him.

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Speaker 3: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on overcoming depression.

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Speaker 3: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 3: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 3: in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 3: all about overcoming depression. So let's begin by just taking

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Speaker 3: a second to slow down. Maybe sit in your favorite spot.

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Speaker 3: Maybe it's on your bed or wherever you feel the

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Speaker 3: most at ease. Wrap yourself in a way blanket, or

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Speaker 3: go and grab a plush pillow. Once you feel yourself

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Speaker 3: start to relax, turn your thoughts toward the teaching that

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Speaker 3: God has for you today Again, this morning will be

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Speaker 3: meditating on Psalm one six, verses five to six from

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Speaker 3: the New International version. It reads, those who sow with

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Speaker 3: tears will reap with songs of joy, and those who

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Speaker 3: go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with

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Speaker 3: songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them. My friends, take

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Speaker 3: a moment just to pour out your adoration to God. God.

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Speaker 3: I worship you because of your faithfulness. I praise you

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Speaker 3: for you have called me to be the head and

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Speaker 3: upon me and overtake me. I praise you for as

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Speaker 3: I hope in you, you renew my strength. You alone

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Speaker 3: are worthy of all my praise. Sometimes you have to

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Speaker 3: work through your depression. This can be excruciatingly hard. There's

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Speaker 3: a difference between being planted and being buried, and you

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Speaker 3: decide if you become a grave or a garden. In

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Speaker 3: the season of opposition, when you find yourself forgotten and alone,

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Speaker 3: my friends, you have a choice to make. You can

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Speaker 3: allow your tears to water your work, or you can

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Speaker 3: roll over and die. The Bible teaches that hope deferred

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Speaker 3: makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a

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Speaker 3: tree of life. Sowing through your tears will feel heartbreaking,

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Speaker 3: but you must persevere, for if you do not sow,

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Speaker 3: you'll never reap the manifestation of your longing. Perhaps you

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Speaker 3: find yourself surrounded by dirt and darkness, you must remember

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Speaker 3: you are a precious seed. The process might hurt, but

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Speaker 3: the results will be worthwhile. God is waiting for you.

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Speaker 3: Confess your troubles to your Father above, so he may

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Speaker 3: aid you in your time of need. My friends, think

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Speaker 3: for a minute on all the times God gave growth

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Speaker 3: to your life, Those times when you felt stalled out

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Speaker 3: and stagnant, but God saved you. Times where God's process

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Speaker 3: hurt but brought amazing results in your life. Thank Him

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Speaker 3: Thank Him for the areas of growth, understanding, and maturity.

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Speaker 3: Now think of this seeds buried in your garden, and

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Speaker 3: thank God for the blossoms to come. God is present

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Speaker 3: and he is listening to you. Never forget the sowing

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Speaker 3: may be painful, but the result will be a tree

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Speaker 3: of life. God wants you to grow as a person

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Speaker 3: and to experience fulfillment. So reach out to God for

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Speaker 3: his grace and his mercy to be upon you. Ask

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Speaker 3: Him to bless you with a mind for endurance and

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Speaker 3: a desire for perseverance. Ask the Holy Spirit to help

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Speaker 3: you be patient in the process, to not give up,

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Speaker 3: and to not only survive, but to thrive. Remember what

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Speaker 3: is sown in tears, you will reap in joy if

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Speaker 3: you do the work, even if it's done in sadness,

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Speaker 3: Just because you don't see the light at the end

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Speaker 3: of the tunnel does doesn't mean it isn't there. You

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Speaker 3: have God's Holy Spirit to help you and to guide

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Speaker 3: you every step of the way. He will never leave

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Speaker 3: you and he will never abandon you. Through faith in Christ,

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Speaker 3: you can and you will blossom into a beautiful garden.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 3: Association of Christian Counselors and we love being a part

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