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Speaker 1: And since that time that I commanded judges to be

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Speaker 1: from all thine enemies. Also, the Lord telleth Thee that

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Speaker 1: he will make thee an house second Samuel seven eleven.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, thank you for being with me wherever I go,

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Speaker 1: and for cutting off my enemy's attack. Thank you for

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Speaker 1: me will no longer disturb me. I may not have

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Speaker 1: a home of wood or brick, but I have a

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Speaker 1: spiritual home with your family. I have leaders who pray

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Speaker 1: for me and watch over me in the spirit and

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Speaker 1: teach me your word. I am grateful you establish me

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Speaker 1: would seek to rob me of my rightful inheritance. In

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Speaker 1: you as your child, Thank you, I can rest in you, Lord. Amen.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to prey dot COM's nightly prayer

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

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Speaker 1: overcoming depression. To get the most out of your spiritual journey,

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Speaker 1: use pray dot com every day and make prayer a

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Speaker 1: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 1: is overcoming depression. Take a minute to calm your heart.

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Speaker 1: Go to a place where you can recline and relax.

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Speaker 1: Close your eyes, breathe easy. Let the realization that God

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Speaker 1: is waiting and wanting to speak with you fill your thoughts.

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Speaker 1: We will be meditating on First King's Chapter nineteen, verse

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Speaker 1: four from the King James version. But he himself went

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Speaker 1: a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat

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Speaker 1: down under a juniper tree. And he requested for himself

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Speaker 1: that he might die, and said, it is enough now,

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Speaker 1: O Lord, take away my life, for I am not

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Speaker 1: better than my father's. Let us take time to adore God.

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Speaker 1: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ,

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Speaker 1: the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who

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Speaker 1: comforts us in all our affliction. I praise you, for

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Speaker 1: you are my compassionate father. Your love is always willing

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Speaker 1: to receive me when I call on you. A plishments

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Speaker 1: do not grant exemption from depression. Successful people still get depressed.

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Speaker 1: Elijah had just achieved one of the greatest biblical milestones.

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Speaker 1: He prayed, and God answered his call with fire from heaven.

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Speaker 1: In doing so, God proved his sovereignty before Israel and

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Speaker 1: Babylon and established Elijah as his prophet. However, in the

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Speaker 1: immediate aftermath of this glorious experience, Elijah gave into fear

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Speaker 1: of Jezebel's retribution and ran away. While fleeing, he found

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Speaker 1: himself so overcome by heartsickness that he asked for death.

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Speaker 1: In life, you will experience ups and downs. You will

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Speaker 1: have moments of triumph and joy, and moments of fear

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Speaker 1: and despair. This is part of life. The secret to

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Speaker 1: survival lies in trusting God. Take this moment to confess

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Speaker 1: your doubt to the Lord. Tell him of your trials

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Speaker 1: and your fears. Now take a moment to dwell on

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Speaker 1: the compassion of God in your life. Thank your heavenly

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Speaker 1: Father who sees your struggle with depression. He will uphold

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Speaker 1: you through these hard times. Think of how He tenderly

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Speaker 1: reaches out to you. Remember how his kindness will never

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Speaker 1: leave you, regardless of where you are or what is

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Speaker 1: going on. Thank God for all his love over your life.

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Speaker 1: Thank him because he will always care for you. God

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Speaker 1: is present and he is listening to you. If you

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Speaker 1: are struggling in your efforts of dealing with depression, do

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Speaker 1: not give up. Lean on God understands what you are feeling.

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Speaker 1: Jesus can help you get through this. Do not allow

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Speaker 1: this situation to stifle your love or to keep you

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Speaker 1: from receiving his Ask God to teach you to depend

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Speaker 1: on him. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to

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Speaker 1: be patient and to rely on him. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 1: Spirit to help you push past the hurt and into

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Speaker 1: His healing hands. Remember, victories don't exempt you from struggle.

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Speaker 1: When life takes an unexpected turn, or you find yourself

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Speaker 1: unsatisfied with where you are, turn to God. God's comfort

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Speaker 1: and acceptance are waiting for you. Do not delay in

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Speaker 1: seeking him. Be confident in the tenderness and care your

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Speaker 1: heavenly Father has for you. Allow His everlasting love to

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Speaker 1: flow through you to every area of your life. Thank

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

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Speaker 1: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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