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Speaker 1: When I am filled with cares, your comfort brings me

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Speaker 1: joy Psalm ninety four nineteen. Dear God, we are reminded

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Speaker 1: every day that when anxieties multiply within us, your comforts

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Speaker 1: bring us joy. We pray that you would comfort us

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Speaker 1: in our times of distress and worry. Help us to

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Speaker 1: trust in your sovereignty and goodness even when we cannot

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Speaker 1: see the way ahead. May the knowledge of your love

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Speaker 1: and care for us bring peace to our hearts, and

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Speaker 1: may we find joy in your presence. May our hearts

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Speaker 1: be springs bursting forth with joy, overflowing onto the people

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Speaker 1: around us. May our love and peace in you be infectious.

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Speaker 1: In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray Amen. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's

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Speaker 1: free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome everyone to our meditative prayer on fighting anxiety. To

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

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Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative Prayer again is

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Speaker 2: to fight anxiety. So hit pause for a second. Find

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Speaker 2: a safe and secluded spot where you can comfortably settle down,

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, breathe inn and now breathe out. And

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Speaker 2: as you exhale, imagine the tension leaving your body along

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Speaker 2: with that breath. Now take every thought captive and bring

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Speaker 2: your focus to the Word of God. Today we'll be

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Speaker 2: meditating on Psalm chapter ninety four, verse nineteen from the

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Speaker 2: King James version. It reads, when I am filled with cares,

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Speaker 2: your comfort brings me joy. Now take a moment to

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Speaker 2: just pour out your adoration to God for his blessings. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I praise you. You are greater than my anxiety. Your

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Speaker 2: comfort brings me joy in times of fear. I adore you,

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Speaker 2: for you are the mighty and powerful God. Your vast

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Speaker 2: power stretches across the heavens and abides in my heart.

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Speaker 2: I worship you for providing me with joy ever lasting.

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Speaker 2: You guys, life isn't always a picnic. Unfortunately, your efforts

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Speaker 2: won't always produce your desired outcome. Hardships, unexpected loss, and

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Speaker 2: persist extant problems will wear you down. Sadness will attempt

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Speaker 2: to become your constant companion. You must not accept this.

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Speaker 2: You must not give in finding comfort in God. While

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Speaker 2: nervous and agitated. Is a difficult task, but you must

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Speaker 2: rise to the occasion. Although anxiety is a tough opponent,

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Speaker 2: it is not invincible. So stop for a second and

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Speaker 2: allow God to speak to your heart. Confess to Jesus

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Speaker 2: the times you gave up the fight, those times where

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Speaker 2: the unease was too much and the tension was too great,

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Speaker 2: and hand those failures over to Jesus. Cast your cares

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Speaker 2: upon him. Take just a few minutes to dwell on

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Speaker 2: God's comfort in your life. Thank Him because his comfort

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Speaker 2: brings you joy. Thank the Holy Spirit for helping and

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Speaker 2: enabling you to win this fight. Think of past victories

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Speaker 2: his joy has brought you. Thank God for watching over

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Speaker 2: you in the past and for continuing to do so forevermore.

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Speaker 2: Thank God that in his grace you will no longer

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Speaker 2: be ruled by apprehension or restlessness, but instead you will

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Speaker 2: overflow with jubilation. You will rejoice in the gratification of

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Speaker 2: His word. Thank God because in His love and through

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Speaker 2: his strength, you can do all things. God is present

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Speaker 2: and he is listening to you. The Bible says, ask

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

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to give you his consolation to help

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Speaker 2: you stay in the fight until the final round. Ask

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Speaker 2: Him to be your solace in support in times of need.

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Speaker 2: Even when life becomes impossible to be and victory seems improbable,

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Speaker 2: you can still experience joy. As challenging as this may seem,

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Speaker 2: God has provided away. God promised you joy through comfort

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Speaker 2: in times of distress. It doesn't matter how high the

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Speaker 2: hell your climbing may be. God will guide and support

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Speaker 2: you every step of the way. You must be vigilant

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Speaker 2: and not allow daily distractions or problems to steal your joy,

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Speaker 2: but instead seek God's reassurance in his word and watch

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Speaker 2: your life transform. God wants to fill your heart with

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Speaker 2: glee and your life with great happiness, so trust in

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Speaker 2: Him today, my friends, thank you for completing today's meditative

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Speaker 2: prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit

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Speaker 2: as a daily practice, you're making prayer priority and strengthening

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Speaker 2: your walk with God. As always, my name is Zach

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Speaker 2: Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we

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Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.