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Speaker 1: And he said, my presence shall go with thee, and

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Speaker 1: I will give thee rest. Exodus thirty three fourteen. Thank

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Speaker 1: is light. When your presence goes with me, you do

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Speaker 1: the heavy lifting, and I can learn from you. If

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Speaker 1: and the wisdom of your ways. Forgive me for being

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Speaker 1: so self conscious. I miss your presence with me and

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Speaker 1: me to your truth, and it is difficult to fully

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Speaker 1: apprehend the fact that you are with me. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for your patience as I grow in the mysteries of

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Speaker 1: your kingdom ways. Amen. Thank you for listening to prey

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

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

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Speaker 1: to your meditative prayer on releasing anger. To get the

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Speaker 1: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is releasing anger. Step

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Speaker 1: out of your surroundings and take a moment to center yourself.

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Speaker 1: As you breathe in and out, focus on quieting your

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Speaker 1: mind and relaxing your body. Now turn your thoughts toward

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Speaker 1: what God has prepared for you. This moment we will

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Speaker 1: be meditating on Ephesians chapter four, verse twenty six from

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Speaker 1: the King James's version. Be ye angry and sin not,

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Speaker 1: Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Take

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Speaker 1: a moment to pour out your adoration to God who

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Speaker 1: hears you. God, I praise you, for you are omniscient

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Speaker 1: and omnipotent. You have created the earth and all it encompasses.

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Speaker 1: I worship you for you cause the sun to set,

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Speaker 1: for you have done all these things, and still you

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Speaker 1: think of me. Being human and possessing a heart means

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Speaker 1: you will experience emotions. Some emotions are positive and some

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Speaker 1: are negative. Feeling wrath is not a sin, but choosing

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Speaker 1: to hold on to it is. God knows you are

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Speaker 1: not perfect, and He does not expect perfection from you.

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Speaker 1: Things won't always go as planned. Others will say and

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Speaker 1: do things that will aggravate and annoy you. It is

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Speaker 1: impossible to never feel anger. Allow yourself to acknowledge what

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Speaker 1: you felt and move on. Don't nurture grudges or hold

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Speaker 1: on to them. Try to solve issues before they become problems.

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Speaker 1: Letting go of strong emotions is hard, and anger can

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Speaker 1: pack a punch. Maybe you've been fighting with anger and

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Speaker 1: holding it close to your heart. This is your chance

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Speaker 1: to confess those negative emotions to God. You were not

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Speaker 1: made to hold on to wrath, so wash your heart

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Speaker 1: clean before Christ. Now consider for a moment God's goodness

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Speaker 1: in your life and thank him for it. Thank God

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Speaker 1: that He has not destined you for wrath, but to

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Speaker 1: obtain salvation through Jesus Christ. Thank him that his mercies

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Speaker 1: renew every day. Thank the Lord for he is slow

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Speaker 1: to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Think for a

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Speaker 1: minute on past experiences where God spared you from his wrath.

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Speaker 1: Think of how you did not deserve mercy, but God,

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Speaker 1: in his infinite love, granted you mercy anyway. Thank Him

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Speaker 1: for past mercies and for his mercy still to come.

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Speaker 1: God is present and he is listening to you. As

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Speaker 1: long as you live, you will run into anger. Emotions

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Speaker 1: are part and parcel of being human and being alive.

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Speaker 1: God knows this, and he has not left you to

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Speaker 1: navigate these waters alone. The Holy Spirit is given by

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Speaker 1: God to help you have control over your emotions. Seek

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Speaker 1: God out, reach out to Him for his help and healing.

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Speaker 1: Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to deal with

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Speaker 1: anger quickly and to let go of it. Remember it

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Speaker 1: is okay for you to feel anger, but you are

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Speaker 1: not to be controlled by it. Fix issues as soon

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Speaker 1: as possible to avoid bigger problems. Do not let the

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Speaker 1: sun set on your anger. Do not choose to live

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Speaker 1: with it festering in your heart. You have God's Holy

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Speaker 1: Spirit to show you the way and to assist you.

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Speaker 1: Seize this day to remove all anger from your heart.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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