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Speaker 1: I have considered the days of old, the years of

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Speaker 1: ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night.

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Speaker 1: I commune with mine own heart and my spirit made

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Speaker 1: diligent search Psalm seventy seven five through six. Dear Lord,

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Speaker 1: when I consider all the times you stepped in to

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Speaker 1: turn my difficult situations around, my faith is lifted. When

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Speaker 1: I didn't see how I would overcome the problems overwhelming me,

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Speaker 1: you made a way for me. I rejoice in your

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Speaker 1: goodness when I meditate in the night season on how

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Speaker 1: far you have brought me. I realize over and over

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Speaker 1: again how faithful you have been, and my heart rejoices

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Speaker 1: with gratitude. When I consider how trustworthy you have been

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Speaker 1: in the past, I dare to face the present with

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Speaker 1: renewed faith in your ability to bring me through. I

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Speaker 1: rest tonight in your faithfulness. Amen. Thank you for listening

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Speaker 1: to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. To experience a pocket

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Speaker 1: of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for

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

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Speaker 1: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing relationships. To get

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

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

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Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing relationships. Find

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Speaker 1: yourself a location where you can let your guard down

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Speaker 1: and relax. Now, take a moment to slow down and decompress.

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Speaker 1: Tune out everything else. Breathe in deep through your nose

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Speaker 1: and exhale out through your mouth. Let go of the

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Speaker 1: tension coiled in your body. Reach out towards God with

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Speaker 1: your mind. We will be meditating on James chapter one,

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Speaker 1: verse nineteen from the King James version. Wherefore, my beloved brethren,

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Speaker 1: let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak,

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Speaker 1: slow to wrath. Take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 1: adoration to God for his guidance. God, I thank you

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Speaker 1: that you are real and that you hear me, That

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Speaker 1: you have given me the ability of self control, that

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Speaker 1: you love me and worry over me. I praise you

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Speaker 1: for giving me wisdom, for molding my character, for calling

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Speaker 1: me to greater things and for a higher purpose. I

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Speaker 1: thank you that through Christ, who strengthens me, I can

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Speaker 1: do all things. The Bible teaches us to be willing

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Speaker 1: to listen, to be careful with our words, and to

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Speaker 1: control our emotions. This can be tough, as life is unpredictable.

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Speaker 1: People say and do things that provoke, aggravate, and grieve us.

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Speaker 1: A harsh word spoken in anger can destroy close bonds

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Speaker 1: and deprive you of an amazing relationship. Sometime you miscalculate

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Speaker 1: and mess up. You're struggling with this because you're relying

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Speaker 1: on yourself when you should be relying on the Holy

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Speaker 1: Spirit to help you lift up to God those emotions

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Speaker 1: that seem to always get the best of you. Be

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Speaker 1: honest with yourself and with God in prayer, confess to

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Speaker 1: Him the areas you're struggling with. Think for a minute

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Speaker 1: on all the times God helped you to exercise self control,

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Speaker 1: those moments where God gave you the compassion to listen,

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Speaker 1: the knowledge to speak wisdom and not folly. Situations where

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Speaker 1: anger threatened to overwhelm you, but the Holy Spirit taught

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Speaker 1: you control. Thank Him for all the past relationships where

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Speaker 1: you are a blessing and too others. Now, think of

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Speaker 1: all the areas you want to improve in and thank

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Speaker 1: God for the growth to come. God is present and

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Speaker 1: He's listening to you. Having control is not effortless, but

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Speaker 1: it is obtainable. God never said you wouldn't feel anger. Rather,

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Speaker 1: he gave you the ability to control it. The Holy

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Speaker 1: Spirit is on your side. He wants to help you,

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Speaker 1: so be bold and ask him. Ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 1: to help you control your emotions. Ask him for compassion

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Speaker 1: and interest when others are sharing. Ask him to help

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Speaker 1: you consider your words before you speak them. Ask him

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Speaker 1: to help you to not let actions of others control

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Speaker 1: your own. Ask the Holy Spirit to bear his fruit

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Speaker 1: in your life. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,

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Speaker 1: and of course self control. Remember you should always be

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Speaker 1: willing to listen, You should think things through before you

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Speaker 1: say them, and you should not easily become mad. Apply

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Speaker 1: these simple principles in your life and your relationships will flourish.

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Speaker 1: Trust God and in the power and promise of His word.

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Speaker 1: Don't forget God is in your corner and He's cheering

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Speaker 1: for you. Thank you for completing today meditative prayer on

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