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Speaker 1: seed should spring and grow up. He knoweth not how

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Speaker 1: Mark four twenty seven. Jesus you said, the Kingdom of

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Speaker 1: God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

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Speaker 1: Once that seed is planted in our hearts, it continues

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Speaker 1: to grow day and night. And I don't know how

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Speaker 1: that happens. That seed is the life of Christ imbedded

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Speaker 1: in my heart. Your Holy spirit causes it to grow,

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Speaker 1: and as it does, it presses out all the old

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Speaker 1: hurts and injuries from my past life. Your life takes

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Speaker 1: over my thinking and actions as I continue to grow

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Speaker 1: in conformity to your word. Breathe upon your life in

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Speaker 1: me and accelerate my growth process so your light can

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Speaker 1: shine brighter in 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 1: Welcome to your meditative prayer on relief stress. To get

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Speaker 1: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to relieve stress.

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Speaker 1: Take a second to relax. Go to your secret place

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Speaker 1: with the Lord, a place where your focus can be

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Speaker 1: on this time of reflection with the Holy Spirit. Close

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Speaker 1: your eyes and take a deep breath. As you exhale,

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Speaker 1: take captive every thought, and shift your attention toward what

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Speaker 1: God has for you. We will be meditating on Jeremiah,

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Speaker 1: chapter thirty two, verse twenty seven from the King James version. Behold,

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Speaker 1: I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is

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Speaker 1: there anything too hard for me? Now take a moment

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Speaker 1: to pour out your adoration to God for his power.

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Speaker 1: I exalt you, Lord, for heaven is your throne and

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Speaker 1: the earth is your footstool. Creation is found in your words,

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Speaker 1: and your breath sustains life. Even time itself bows to

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Speaker 1: you and answers to your will. God, there is none

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Speaker 1: like you. I will glorify your name, for power and

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Speaker 1: strength belong to you alone. Nothing is difficult for God.

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Speaker 1: In this life. You will have trials and tribulations. You

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Speaker 1: will face situations that will surpass your strength. You will

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Speaker 1: be met with circumstances that are above your knowledge. As

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Speaker 1: scary as this truth may be, you have nothing to fear.

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Speaker 1: Whatever your issue, God is the answer, because nothing is

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Speaker 1: hard for him. God created the universe and its many galaxies.

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Speaker 1: He called forth light from darkness, and he brought life

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Speaker 1: from death. He causes the blind to see and the

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Speaker 1: deaf to hear. He heals the sickened body and liberates

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Speaker 1: the captive soul. This is the God who loves and

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Speaker 1: cares for you. Nothing is outside the scope of his ability,

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Speaker 1: absolutely nothing. So when fear comes knocking and anxiety threatens

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Speaker 1: to overtake you, do not give in. Cast out all

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Speaker 1: stress from your mind and body in the name of

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Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. If tension and worry have been overwhelming, you

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Speaker 1: place them at the feet of God. This is your

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Speaker 1: opportunity to present yourself before the Lord. Think on those

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Speaker 1: situations where stress has gotten the best of you, recent

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Speaker 1: moments in life that have been robbing you of your

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Speaker 1: daily joy. Gather all those thoughts and problems and place

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Speaker 1: them in the hands of Jesus. Confess your sins to God.

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Speaker 1: Tell the Lord your feelings of anxiety and discouragement. Let

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Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit minister to the areas of your heart

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Speaker 1: where peace does not yet reign. Take a moment now

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Speaker 1: to dwell on God's blessings over your life. Remember how

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Speaker 1: it felt to experience God's provision in times of hardship.

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Speaker 1: How wonderful it was to know that God held you

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Speaker 1: in the palm of his hand. Recollect past situations where

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Speaker 1: you chose to trust in the promises of the Lord.

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Speaker 1: Think of the peace that comes from knowing that God

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Speaker 1: can work anything out. Thank God for the ability to

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Speaker 1: feel this assurance and to have peace. Give thanks for

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Speaker 1: the moments when faith was greater than fear. Thank God

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Speaker 1: for his sustenance in past seasons and for those yet

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Speaker 1: to come. Do not forget. God is present and he

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Speaker 1: is listening to you. Jesus promised to supply all your needs.

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Speaker 1: He desires to bless you and to prosper you. So

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Speaker 1: let him. Pray for his providence in every area of

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Speaker 1: your life. Pray for his assurance to be sealed upon

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Speaker 1: Ask him to fill you with God's peace that surpasses

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Speaker 1: all understanding. Remember God is Lord over all creation, and

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Speaker 1: nothing is difficult for him. No matter what you're going through,

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Speaker 1: God has power over it, So do not be anxious

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Speaker 1: or afraid, for God has the final say and nothing

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Speaker 1: keep his word and he will sustain you in every

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Speaker 1: season of life. Choose this day to put your faith

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Speaker 1: in the Lord. Choose God's faithfulness and watch as his

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