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Speaker 1: Then said his disciples. Lord, if he sleep, he shall

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Speaker 1: do well. John eleven twelve. Lord, forgive my lack of

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Speaker 1: understanding of spiritual matters. Your ways are so much higher

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Speaker 1: than mine, and it is hard to understand what you

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Speaker 1: are doing. Help me trust in your wisdom and goodness

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Speaker 1: when I don't understand. You always have a higher purpose.

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Speaker 2: Than what you do.

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Speaker 1: You are still teaching me and stretching my faith that

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Speaker 1: I might be grounded in your love. Forgive me for

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Speaker 1: my presumption in knowing or assuming how you will do

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Speaker 1: a thing. You always amazed me with how you answer

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Speaker 1: my prayers and turn the worst situations around for my good.

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Speaker 1: Your grace humbles me. Amen. Thank you for listening to

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Speaker 1: pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of

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Speaker 1: peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our

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Speaker 1: free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on relieve stress. To get

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to relieve stress.

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Speaker 2: Take a minute to center yourself, find a place and

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Speaker 2: position that will allow you to relax and to reflect.

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Speaker 2: As you close your eyes, take a couple of deep breaths,

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Speaker 2: reach out to the presence of the Lord and invite

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Speaker 2: his Holy Spirit to come to sit with you. Now

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Speaker 2: turn your focus toward God's word and receiving his wisdom.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Deuteronomy chapter thirty one, verse eight,

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Speaker 2: from the King James version and the Lord he it

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Speaker 2: is that doth go before thee, He will be with thee.

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Speaker 2: He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee. Fear not

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Speaker 2: neither be dismayed. Let your worship rise up to God. God.

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Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are mighty to save. I

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Speaker 2: adore you because your faithfulness will never fail me. I

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Speaker 2: praise you for you are my deliverer during my times

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Speaker 2: of distress. I worship you for you alone have power

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Speaker 2: and dominion over all the earth. I give you my adoration,

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Speaker 2: for you are in control over everything and every circumstance

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Speaker 2: God has already prepared away. The unknown can be difficult

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Speaker 2: to face. Fear of what tomorrow may bring will leave

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Speaker 2: you shaken and stressed, and it's true that at times

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Speaker 2: life can be trying and filled with hardship, obstacles, and

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Speaker 2: obligations can make you feel overwhelmed and overcome, with goals

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Speaker 2: and deadlines continuously threatening to drown you. Keeping your head

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Speaker 2: above water will seem an unendurable and unachievable task. However,

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Speaker 2: you must not give up. You are not alone and

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Speaker 2: there is hope to be had. Know that God will

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Speaker 2: never leave you, and he will never turn his back

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Speaker 2: on you. God is bigger than any situation before you,

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Speaker 2: and He has already prepared your way. God cannot fail.

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Speaker 2: His faithfulness is a promise already manifested. This is your

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Speaker 2: opportunity to present yourself before God's throne of grace. Think

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Speaker 2: for a moment on what is making you feel anxious

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Speaker 2: and troubled. Now acknowledge those areas of weakness and weariness

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Speaker 2: to the Holy Spirit. Share with him your helplessness and despair.

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Speaker 2: Confess your sins to God. Tell the Lord of the

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Speaker 2: storms that threaten to flood your heart and drown your spirit.

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Speaker 2: Open yourself up to Him and reach out for his

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Speaker 2: refuge and reassurance. Now consider the provision of God in

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Speaker 2: your life and thank him for it. Thank the Lord

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Speaker 2: for making a way in the wilderness, for going before

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Speaker 2: you and insuring your path. Thank God for his immeasurable

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Speaker 2: power and for his unending mercy sustaining you through seasons

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Speaker 2: of hardship, and for supplying your needs. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: the love and assurance you will always have in Him.

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Speaker 2: Never forget God is present and he is listening to you.

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Speaker 2: This is your chance to come before Him and ask

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Speaker 2: for his divine provision. Ask God to supply your needs

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Speaker 2: according to his riches and his glory, to fill your

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Speaker 2: cup to overflowing, and to bless you above and beyond measure.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to empower you to have faith

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Speaker 2: in God's mercy, to know that defense and deliverance can

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Speaker 2: always be found in Him. Ask God to teach you

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Speaker 2: to seek Him as your sanctuary and your stronghold, to

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Speaker 2: know He is a sure foundation upon which you can

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Speaker 2: build your life. Remember, the Lord is the one who

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Speaker 2: will go before you. He will be with you. He

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Speaker 2: will not leave you or forsake you. Do not be

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Speaker 2: afraid or discouraged. God is a shield that cannot be

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Speaker 2: splintered nor shattered. He is your promise and your assurance

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Speaker 2: for the days to come. So reach out to the

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Speaker 2: Lord and allow his power to comfort you. God loves you.

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Speaker 2: He wants to bless you this day and all others

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