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Speaker 1: It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not

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Speaker 1: consumed because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning.

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Speaker 1: Great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith

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Speaker 1: my soul. Therefore will I hope in Him. Lamentations three

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Speaker 1: twenty two through twenty four. Dear Lord, your compassion is

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Speaker 1: never ending, and your mercies are new every morning. Sometimes

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Speaker 1: my heart can be so consumed with the day today

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Speaker 1: that I forget these simple truths. My heart can grow

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Speaker 1: heavy and be weighed down with stress. I pray for relief. Lord,

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Speaker 1: only you can truly bring peace to my soul. In Jesus' 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 doctor Tim Clinton, where

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Relieving Stress. To get

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

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Speaker 2: com every day. Make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on relieving stress.

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Speaker 2: Hope you'll go to a place of peace of comfort

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Speaker 2: where you can relax, maybe let your guard down and

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Speaker 2: tune out everything. Breathe in deep through your nose and

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Speaker 2: exhil through your mouth. As you focus on this moment,

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Speaker 2: reflect that His spirit is with you. Prepare your heart

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Speaker 2: and mind to receive from God. We're going to be

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Speaker 2: meditating on lamentations. Chapter three, verses twenty two through twenty

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Speaker 2: four from the King James version, the Bible says, it

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Speaker 2: is of the Lord's mercies that we're not consumed, because

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Speaker 2: his mercies's compassions, they fail not They're new every morning.

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Speaker 2: Great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith,

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Speaker 2: my soul. Therefore I will hope in Him. As we

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Speaker 2: get started, to take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 2: adoration your love to God, Heavenly Father, I worship you,

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Speaker 2: for you are the God of Gods and the Lord

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Speaker 2: of Lords, the Great, the Mighty, and the awesome God.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for compassion will not fail me. Your

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Speaker 2: love will never cease. You are the faithful one, my

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Speaker 2: God and my redeemer. You are great and greatly to

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Speaker 2: be praised. I hope you'll know that God's mercy is

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Speaker 2: your protection and that it will sustain you. God has

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Speaker 2: mercy for you this day and for all days to come.

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Speaker 2: His mercies will never let you down. The Bible teaches

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Speaker 2: that to trust in God's mercy is a good thing. However,

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Speaker 2: trusting isn't always easy, as life isn't always good. Life

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Speaker 2: is filled with challenges, chaos around every corner, unexpected circumstances, loss,

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Speaker 2: brokenness at every turn. Stress and anxiety will try to

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Speaker 2: overcome you and take your focus off Jesus, but you

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Speaker 2: must not allow it to happen. Sometimes you will feel

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Speaker 2: as if you're carrying the way of the world on

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Speaker 2: your shoulders. Sometimes you will even try to. You should not.

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Speaker 2: You are not made to carry that burden. It doesn't

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Speaker 2: belong to you. Therefore, don't forget that no matter what happens,

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Speaker 2: the Lord is your portion. You can always trust in him.

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Speaker 2: This is your opportunity, then to present yourself to God,

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Speaker 2: lift up those situations that seem to be getting the

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Speaker 2: best of you. Be honest and open to God in prayer,

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Speaker 2: and confess your sins to him. Tell God what's hindering

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Speaker 2: you from placing your trust his mercies. Hope you'll take

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Speaker 2: also a moment to think on the times where God

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Speaker 2: poured out his mercy over you. Think of past undeserved

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Speaker 2: blessings that God gave you simply because He loves you.

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Speaker 2: Moments of difficulty and despair, that He delivered you from

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Speaker 2: situations and circumstances, that God worked for your advantage to

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Speaker 2: bless your life. The reality is God is good all

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Speaker 2: the time. So thank Him for his unfeeling compassion over you,

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Speaker 2: for his loving kindness. Thank God. Thank God for all

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Speaker 2: the past goodness and favor that He has bestowed on

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Speaker 2: your life, and for what is still to come. Hope,

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Speaker 2: you know that God's present, that he listening to you.

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Speaker 2: God never said life would be easy, but He promised

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Speaker 2: to be there every step of the way. He sent

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to be your helper. He wants you

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Speaker 2: to find strength and hope in this day. So ask

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to help you overcome stress. Ask him

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Speaker 2: for willingness to press on even when life gets rough

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Speaker 2: and dark. Ask him to teach you to recognize God's

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Speaker 2: mercy in the midst of it all in every season

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Speaker 2: of your life. Ask him to acknowledge God's presence. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to help you acknowledge God's goodness every day and

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Speaker 2: in every way. Remember the Lord's love never ends and

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Speaker 2: his mercies never stop. They're new every morning. For the

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Speaker 2: Lord's loyalty is great. You have the Lord, so no

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Speaker 2: matter what you're up against, no matter what you lose,

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Speaker 2: you can always have hope for even in the midst

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Speaker 2: of hardship, God is still good and he is still

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Speaker 2: in control. God promised he would always care and provide

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Speaker 2: for you. He promised his blessings will overrun you. So

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Speaker 2: though you may be threatened and overwhelmed, don't be afraid.

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Speaker 2: Live with confidence in God's word and watch his blessings

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Speaker 2: manifest in your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative

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