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Speaker 1: The discretion of a man defereth his anger, and it

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Speaker 1: is his glory to pass over a transgression Proverbs nineteen eleven.

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Speaker 1: Dear God, as we come before you today, we pray

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Speaker 1: for the wisdom and humility necessary to cultivate a gentle

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Speaker 1: and patient spirit. Help us to overlook offenses and to

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Speaker 1: extend grace and forgiveness to those who wrong us. May

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Speaker 1: our words be filled with kindness and our actions reflect

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Speaker 1: your love even when we face difficult situations. We pray

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Speaker 1: for your guidance and strength to live in this way,

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Speaker 1: trusting in you to work all things together for good.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with

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Speaker 1: Zach Clinton, where you can draw close to God and

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Speaker 1: find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on releasing anger.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray

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Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 2: your life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 2: all about releasing anger. So go to your secret place,

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Speaker 2: a place of personal intimacy where you can relax tune

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Speaker 2: out everything else breathing deep through your nose and slowly

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Speaker 2: exhale through your mouth, and lift your heart and your

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Speaker 2: mind to God's presence. Today we'll be meditating on Proverbs

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Speaker 2: nineteen eleven from the King James version. It reads the

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Speaker 2: discretion of a man defereth his anger, and it is

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Speaker 2: his glory to pass over a transgression. Take a moment now,

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Speaker 2: just to pour out your adoration to God, Heavenly Father.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for you are light, and in you

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Speaker 2: there is no darkness. I will worship you, and in

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Speaker 2: all my ways I acknowledge you. You make my path straight.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for you are a son and a shield.

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Speaker 2: You bestow favor and honor. No good thing You withhold

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Speaker 2: from those whose walk is blameless. Lord Almighty blessed is

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Speaker 2: the one who trusts in you self. Reflection is painful

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Speaker 2: but necessary for survival. To let go of anger, you

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Speaker 2: must be able to reflect on your own actions and

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Speaker 2: have patience. There are many causes in triggers for anger.

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Speaker 2: People will say and do things out of malice and spite.

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Speaker 2: Some will even behave with ill intentions to purposefully get

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Speaker 2: under your skin. The only way to overcome this, though,

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Speaker 2: is to be aware of yourself and to ignore insults.

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Speaker 2: Try not to take other people's offenses to heart. Sometimes

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Speaker 2: this is possible and will fail. Let's be honest. Sometimes

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Speaker 2: anger becomes a crippling weight around your neck. But do

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Speaker 2: not accept this burden. You were not made to carry it,

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Speaker 2: nor does it belong to you. So, my friends, in

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Speaker 2: this moment, lift up to God those situations that seem

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Speaker 2: to be stirring anger in your heart. And now let's

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Speaker 2: think for a moment on all the times God removed

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Speaker 2: your wrath. Think of past times when you were burdened

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Speaker 2: by anger, when God came and cleansed your heart, undeserved

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Speaker 2: mercies God bestowed upon you simply because He loves you.

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Speaker 2: Moments you thought anger would consume your heart, yet God

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Speaker 2: provided relief. The reality is God is good all the time.

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Speaker 2: So thank Him for all the past blessings he has

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Speaker 2: bestowed upon your life. Thank him for all the times

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Speaker 2: he helped you process your anger, and for the times

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Speaker 2: still to come. Remember God is present and he is

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Speaker 2: listening to you. Be mindful that self reflection is a

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Speaker 2: necessary choice. God never said being self aware would be easy,

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Speaker 2: but he promised the result would be worth the effort.

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Speaker 2: God sent the Holy Spirit to be your helper. He

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Speaker 2: wants you to succeed. So ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: help you let go of anger. Ask him to help

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Speaker 2: you be self aware, Ask him to teach you to

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Speaker 2: ignore insults, and ask him to help you process your

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Speaker 2: emotions and to only hold on to the good stuff. Remember,

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Speaker 2: God expects you to defer anger and to pass over transgressions.

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Speaker 2: To do so is counted as an honor and credit

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Speaker 2: to your personhood. As difficult as it may seem, you

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Speaker 2: can and should let go of anger. So choose to

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Speaker 2: be the better person, to ignore insults and offenses, to

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Speaker 2: be the person God has called you to be, and

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Speaker 2: do not be afraid. Through self reflection, you will acquire patience,

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Speaker 2: and with patience you will be able to ignore insults

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Speaker 2: and doing so, my friends, you will conquer anger. My friends,

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Speaker 2: thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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Speaker 2: are making prayer priority and your strengthening your walk with God.

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Speaker 2: As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of

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Speaker 2: the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being

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