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Speaker 1: And ere the lamp of God went out in the

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Speaker 1: temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was,

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Speaker 1: and Samuel was laid down to sleep first Samuel three three.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, I thank you. I can rest in your

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Speaker 1: My body is relaxed, but your spirit is infusing my

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Speaker 1: spirit with your wisdom and instructions. Your spirit never sleeps,

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Speaker 1: solutions to the challenges I face. Thank you that I

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Speaker 1: can receive guidance in the night seasons, so when I wake,

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Speaker 1: When I toss and turn and worry trying to reason

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Speaker 1: out a solution, I cannot hear your gentle voice. Help

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Speaker 1: me rest in quiet assurance you are in control and

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Speaker 1: give me peace. Amen. Thank you for listening to pray

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on letting go. To get

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is letting go. Hit

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Speaker 2: pause for a second, Find a quiet spot where you

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Speaker 2: can comfortably settle down, close your eyes, breathe in and

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Speaker 2: out as you exhale. Imagine the tension leaving your body

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

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Speaker 2: bring your focus to the Word of God. Prepare your

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Speaker 2: heart and soul to receive from Him. We will be

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Speaker 2: meditating on Ephesians chapter four, verses thirty one through thirty two,

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. Let all bitterness and wrath,

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Speaker 2: and anger, and clamor and evil speaking be put away

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Speaker 2: from you with all malice, and be ye kind one

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Speaker 2: to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for

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Speaker 2: Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Take a moment to pour

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Speaker 2: out your adoration to God Jesus. I worship you for

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Speaker 2: your unending grace. I adore you, for you are the

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Speaker 2: great and mighty God. Your glory cannot be hidden, your

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Speaker 2: love cannot be stopped, and your goodness cannot be denied.

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Speaker 2: Your mercy stretches across the heavens and the earth. I

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Speaker 2: extol your wonderful name Jesus, for redemption is found in

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Speaker 2: you alone. Let go of unforgiveness. In this life, things

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Speaker 2: will happen that will hurt you. Choices made by yourself

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Speaker 2: or by others will cause you pain, and pain will

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Speaker 2: make you susceptible to unforgiveness. Unforgiveness will eat away at

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Speaker 2: your soul and rob you of the gift of being

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Speaker 2: present in the moment. It will take away all joy

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Speaker 2: and sour any occasion. It will destroy possibilities and kill

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Speaker 2: any relationship. In short, unforgiveness is deadly and it will

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Speaker 2: attempt to destroy you from the inside out. You must

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Speaker 2: not let it. As you have received God's grace, be

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Speaker 2: gracious unto others. Let go of all hate, resentment, and bitterness,

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Speaker 2: and forgive. Forgive as you have been forgiven by your

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Speaker 2: heavenly Father. Forgive others, and forgive yourself. This is your

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Speaker 2: opportunity to let go. Stop for a second and allow

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

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Speaker 2: situations and circumstances you are wrestling with. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to touch your heart. Ask him to remove any

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Speaker 2: root of unforgiveness. Take just a few minutes to dwell

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Speaker 2: on God's forgiveness in your life. Thank God that through

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Speaker 2: his mercy he has forgiven you. Thank Jesus for his

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Speaker 2: grace that is greater and covers all your sins. Thank

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit for helping and enabling you to let

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Speaker 2: go of unforgiveness. Thank God, because in His love and

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Speaker 2: through His strength, you can do all things. God is

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Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. Think of the

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Speaker 2: freedom forgiveness will grant you. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: lend you his strength and to help you let go

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Speaker 2: of all unforgiveness in your heart. Ask him to remove

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Speaker 2: all the hurt and the humiliation and to empower you

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Speaker 2: to let go of all the pain that was done

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Speaker 2: to you. Invite the Holy Spirit to come minister God's

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Speaker 2: grace and his mercy within your soul. Remember, as a believer,

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Speaker 2: you are not to be a bitter or angry person.

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Speaker 2: You are not to yell or say things to hurt others.

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Speaker 2: You are not to do evil things. Instead, you are

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Speaker 2: to be kind and loving unto others. You are to

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Speaker 2: forgive others just as God forgave you in Christ. So

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Speaker 2: choose this day to let go of all unforgiveness in

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Speaker 2: your heart choose to be as Christ was, to love

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Speaker 2: and be gracious, to be kind and forgiving unto all.

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Speaker 2: Let the forgiveness of God reign in your heart, and

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Speaker 2: let Him use you to be His living display of

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Speaker 2: love here on earth. Be blessed. Thank you for completing

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