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Speaker 1: And ere the lamp of God went out in the

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Speaker 1: temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was,

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Speaker 1: and Samuel was laid down to sleep first Samuel three three.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, I thank you. I can rest in your

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Speaker 1: presence and sleep in peace knowing you are near me.

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Speaker 1: My body is relaxed, but your spirit is infusing my

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Speaker 1: spirit with your wisdom and instructions. Your spirit never sleeps,

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Speaker 1: but is always watching over me and working out the

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Speaker 1: solutions to the challenges I face. Thank you that I

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Speaker 1: can receive guidance in the night seasons, so when I wake,

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Speaker 1: I will have the answers necessary to move forward in victory.

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Speaker 1: When I toss and turn and worry trying to reason

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Speaker 1: out a solution, I cannot hear your gentle voice. Help

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Speaker 1: me rest in quiet assurance you are in control and

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Speaker 1: give me peace. Amen. Thank you for listening to pray

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

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

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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 great Parenting. To get the

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Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is great parenting. Take

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Speaker 1: a moment to relax. Find a comfortable setting away from

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Speaker 1: the disruption and distraction of daily life, a safe spot

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Speaker 1: where you can completely focus on this moment of self reflection.

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

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Speaker 1: fill your lungs with air. As you exhale, let go

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Speaker 1: of the worries weighing heavy on your mind. We will

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Speaker 1: be meditating on Hebrews chapter eleven, verse twenty from the

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Speaker 1: King James version by Faith Isaac Blessed Jacob and Esau,

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Speaker 1: concerning things to come. Now, take a moment to pour

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Speaker 1: out your adoration to God for his daily blessings. God,

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Speaker 1: I praise you for your abundant blessings in all things

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Speaker 1: and at all times. I praise you, for you supply

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Speaker 1: seed to the sower, and you enlarge the harvest of righteousness. God,

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Speaker 1: I worship you, for you long to prosper me in

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Speaker 1: all matters. I praise you for calling me your child.

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Speaker 1: I praise you for your blessings not only upon me,

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Speaker 1: but upon my children and their children's children. Having faith

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Speaker 1: in the goodness to come, is hard, especially where children

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Speaker 1: are concerned. Life gets challenging and chaotic. Things don't always

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Speaker 1: go the way you plan. War, famine, and disease are

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Speaker 1: a constant threat. At times fear and frightened, we are

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Speaker 1: forced to admit failure. Even though you cannot control every

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Speaker 1: aspect of every outcome. By faith, you can speak goodness

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Speaker 1: into your child's life. Take a moment to think of

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Speaker 1: missed opportunities, moments where fear was greater than faith, Moments

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Speaker 1: where you did not or could not speak blessings over

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Speaker 1: your child's life. Tell God about the areas in which

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Speaker 1: you struggle speaking positively over your child. Confess those hardships

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Speaker 1: to the Lord. Take a moment now to dwell on

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Speaker 1: previous blessings spoken over you, Blessings from God's Word that

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Speaker 1: He speaks over you, Blessings brought to you through the

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Speaker 1: power of prayer, prayer from parents, friends, and your fellow

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Speaker 1: brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank God for the people

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Speaker 1: in your life who, through faith speak goodness over you.

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Speaker 1: Thank Him for his blessings spoken over you, and for

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Speaker 1: the ability to speak blessings over others. Thank God for

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Speaker 1: his past goodness in your life and for all that

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

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Speaker 1: and he is listening to you. Once again, bring to

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Speaker 1: mind those areas you're struggling with. Ask God for the

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Speaker 1: ability to speak favorably over your child's life. To speak

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Speaker 1: goodness and protection for the seasons to come to so

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Speaker 1: blessings and grace into your child's future. Ask God to

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Speaker 1: increase your faith in his word. Ask him to help

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Speaker 1: you speak out in that faith. Faith to pray peace

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Speaker 1: over your child. Faith to prophesy all manner of blessings

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Speaker 1: already promised in God's Word. Remember, by faith, Isaac blessed

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Speaker 1: Jacob and Esau's future. The Bible teaches that through faith

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Speaker 1: in God's word and in his promises, you too can

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Speaker 1: bless your child's future. You have a God given ability

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Speaker 1: and right to speak goodness into your child's life. To

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Speaker 1: prophesy victory and blessings over the days to come. To

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Speaker 1: speak life and not death, blessings and not cursing, goodness

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Speaker 1: over evil. Open your mouth and speak God's word over

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Speaker 1: your child's life. Your child will be blessed. Thank you

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