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Speaker 1: For David, said the Lord God of Israel hath given

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Speaker 1: rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever,

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Speaker 1: First Chronicles, twenty three, twenty five. Lord, why is it

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Speaker 1: so hard for me to rest? Why do I feel

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Speaker 1: guilty when I'm not productive or doing something? Is that

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Speaker 1: my way of distracting myself from my inner thought? Life?

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Speaker 2: Soul?

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Speaker 1: Rest is a deep inner quiet, knowing all is well.

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Speaker 1: You are the throne of my heart and direct my footsteps.

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Speaker 1: You are with me every step of the way. There

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Speaker 1: is nothing I need to worry about, for you will

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Speaker 1: make a way for me and rescue me when I stumble.

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Speaker 1: You are my kind and gentle father who loves me unconditionally.

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Speaker 1: You are teaching me to rest in the full assurance

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Speaker 1: of your goodness. Amen.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer

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Speaker 3: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep.

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Speaker 3: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Abundant Finances. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is abundant finances. Take

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Speaker 2: a second to ease up. Move to your favorite chair,

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Speaker 2: your bed, or where you feel most comfortable. Grab a

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Speaker 2: blanket or a soft pillow. Take a few deep breaths.

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Speaker 2: Once you are able to relax, direct your thoughts toward

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Speaker 2: what God has for you today. Hearken your soul to

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit. We will be meditating on Proverbs chapter eleven,

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Speaker 2: verses twenty four through twenty five, from the King James version.

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Speaker 2: There is that scattereth and yet increaseth. And there is

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Speaker 2: that withholdeth more than his meat, but is tendeth to poverty.

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Speaker 2: The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that

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Speaker 2: watereth shall be watered also himself. Take a moment to

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Speaker 2: pour out your adoration to God for his goodness. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I worship you for who you are. I praise you

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Speaker 2: for your kindness and tenderness toward me. I glorify you alone, Jesus,

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Speaker 2: for through you all things are possible. Your blood has

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Speaker 2: provided a way for me to leave the curse of sin. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I extol your great name, for there is none like you.

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Speaker 2: You alone are worthy of all praise. You are blessed

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Speaker 2: by blessing others in God's kingdom. Down is often up.

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Speaker 2: Doing something which would normally yield to certain results can

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Speaker 2: bring about the opposite. The world tells you that if

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Speaker 2: you give too much, you won't have enough. God says

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Speaker 2: that by scattering your blessings you will increase, and by

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Speaker 2: sowing unto others, you are sowing blessings not only in

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Speaker 2: their lives, but in yours. God said that as long

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Speaker 2: as the earth exists, seed time and harvest will continue.

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Speaker 2: We will reap what we sow. So let us sow

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Speaker 2: seeds of generosity. When we meet the needs of others,

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Speaker 2: our needs will be met. God is faithful to provide

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Speaker 2: everything we need. He may use you to meet the

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Speaker 2: needs of another and later do the same for you.

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Speaker 2: Don't put God in a box. He can accomplish his

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Speaker 2: purposes with or without you. But when you allow yourself

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Speaker 2: to be used, you will find that you have all

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Speaker 2: you need. Come to Jesus now and lay your burdens

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Speaker 2: down before him, Confess your sins and put your trust

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Speaker 2: in him. Now consider for a moment the opportunity God

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Speaker 2: gives us, and thank him for it. Thank Jesus for

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Speaker 2: telling us us parables to instruct us in the administration

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Speaker 2: of wealth. Thank him that he taught us to be

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Speaker 2: generous and merciful, to have compassion on the orphan, the widow,

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Speaker 2: and the hungry. Thank God for allowing us to be

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Speaker 2: used by him to help others. Thank Him for the

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Speaker 2: seed he gives us and the increase he brings. God

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Speaker 2: is present and he is listening to you. You need

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Speaker 2: seed to plant, and you need a harvest to plant again.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to provide you with seed for sowing and scattering.

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Speaker 2: To show you where to plant and where to water.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to direct you to those in need. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to guard your heart against avarice and gluttony. Ask

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Speaker 2: Him to give you increase and keep your heart bowed

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Speaker 2: down before him. Remember, some people give much but get

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Speaker 2: back even more. Others don't give what they should, and

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Speaker 2: they end up poor. A person who gives to others

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Speaker 2: will get richer. Whoever helps others will himself be helped.

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Speaker 2: You won't gain more by keeping your blessings to yourself.

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Speaker 2: Hoarding money will bring you neither happiness nor wealth. So

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Speaker 2: choose to be generous with what God gave you. Choose

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Speaker 2: to trust God to provide for you and multiply what

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Speaker 2: you have. Don't limit yourself. Be blessed in abundance. Thank

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

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