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Speaker 1: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth,

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Speaker 1: the sea, and all that in them is, and rested

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Speaker 1: on the seventh day. Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath

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Speaker 1: day and hallowed it Exodus twenty eleven. Lord, for six

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Speaker 1: days you were busy creating heaven and earth and all

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Speaker 1: that is within them. That is a lot of creating.

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Speaker 1: On the seventh day, you stood back and rested in

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Speaker 1: appreciation for all you accomplished. There is a satisfaction that

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Speaker 1: comes from a job well done. It's important to enjoy

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Speaker 1: what we have created with our hands and be satisfied.

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Speaker 1: Help me know when to work and be productive and

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Speaker 1: instead of anticipating what else I need to do. Teach

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Speaker 1: me to enjoy what I have done. Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. To experience

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Speaker 1: tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick word

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on releasing anger. To get

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

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is releasing anger. Hit

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Speaker 2: pause for a second before stress overtakes you. Let's spend

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Speaker 2: a moment with God. Close your eyes, breathe in deep,

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Speaker 2: then breathe out. Now take captive every thought and shift

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Speaker 2: your attention to the word of God. We will be

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Speaker 2: meditating on Psalm chapter thirty seven, verse eight from the

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Speaker 2: King James version. Cease from anger and forsake wrath. Fret

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Speaker 2: not thyself in any wise to do evil. Take a

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Speaker 2: moment to pour out your adoration to God. Worthy are you, o,

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Speaker 2: Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power.

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Speaker 2: For you created all things, and by your will they

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Speaker 2: existed and were created. All the earth worships you and

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Speaker 2: sings praises to you. They sing praises to your name.

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Speaker 2: So I will sing of your strength. I will sing

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Speaker 2: of your steadfast love in the morning. Don't be angry.

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Speaker 2: It only leads to evil. I know what you may

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Speaker 2: be thinking. This is easier said than done, and you

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Speaker 2: would be correct in your assumption. However difficult this may seem,

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Speaker 2: it is imperative that you do. So letting go of

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Speaker 2: anger and aggression can be brutal, but doing so will

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Speaker 2: always bring you blessings and peace. Perhaps you've been struggling

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Speaker 2: with anger. Perhaps there have been moments in your life

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Speaker 2: where wrath won over patience, Situations where resentment and an

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Speaker 2: ill temper got the best of you. Resent yourself before

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Speaker 2: God in this moment. Tell him of the times your

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Speaker 2: ire overcame your goodwill. Confess these hardships to God because

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Speaker 2: He cares for you. Now, take just a few minutes

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Speaker 2: to dwell on the patience of God towards your life.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him because his patience is never exhausted. Thank God

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Speaker 2: because his anger towards sins is short lived. Think of

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Speaker 2: past situations where your rage was great, but God ministered

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Speaker 2: serenity into your heart. Thank God for those past experiences

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Speaker 2: and future ones to come. Thank the Holy Spirit for

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Speaker 2: empowering you to let go of anger. Thank God that

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Speaker 2: His love works in your heart, increasing your self control

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Speaker 2: more and more. Thank Him because his plans for you

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Speaker 2: are good and better than you could imagine. God is

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Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. Stopping your anger

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Speaker 2: in its tracks is a difficult daily task. With each

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Speaker 2: new day you are presented with new challenges. Seek God

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Speaker 2: today and ask him to speak control over your emotions.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to give you strength to overcome

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Speaker 2: anger today, to take your steps into goodness and not evil.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit for help in controlling the choices

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Speaker 2: blessing you. He wants to give you peace eternal. Remember

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Speaker 2: you should refrain from anger and give up rage. Anger

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Speaker 2: only brings evil, So remove anger from your heart, your mind,

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Speaker 2: and your thoughts. Trust in the truth of God's word

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Speaker 2: that he knows what's best for you. Lean on Him

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Speaker 2: for support, and hand your anger over to him. In

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Speaker 2: doing this, your life will be filled with peace. So

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Speaker 2: be courageous. Let go of anger, rage and wrath. Through trust,

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Speaker 2: step outside of fear and into the best life God

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Speaker 2: has for you. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer

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