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Speaker 1: Yet the Lord will command his loving kindness in the

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Speaker 1: daytime and in the night. His song shall be with

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Speaker 1: me and my prayer unto the God of my life,

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Speaker 1: Psalm forty two eight. Dear Lord, thank you for your

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Speaker 1: loving kindness throughout my day. Even when I confront challenges

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Speaker 1: and people test my nerves, you are with me. Even

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Speaker 1: when I don't respond the way I want to, You

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Speaker 1: correct me with your gentle spirit. You sing tender songs

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Speaker 1: of love over me in the night seasons and lull

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Speaker 1: me to sleep with your love.

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Speaker 2: I am forever grateful for the way you love me.

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Speaker 2: You are the God of my life and will never

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Speaker 2: leave me or forsake me. When I am disappointed with myself,

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Speaker 2: your love sweeps over me and you reassure me that

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Speaker 2: I can learn from today and do better tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: Thank you Lord, Amen.

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Speaker 4: Welcome to your meditative prayer on strength and focus. To

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Speaker 4: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 4: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is strength

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Speaker 4: and focus. Take a second to slow down, Sit in

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Speaker 4: your favorite spot on your bed or where you feel

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Speaker 4: most at ease, close your eye and take a couple

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Speaker 4: of deep, steadying breaths. Once you feel yourself start to relax,

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Speaker 4: turn your thoughts toward the teaching God has for you.

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Speaker 4: Today we will be meditating on Psalm chapter seventy three,

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Speaker 4: verse twenty six from the King James version. My flesh

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Speaker 4: and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of

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Speaker 4: my heart and my portion forever. Take a moment to

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Speaker 4: pour out your adoration to God. God. I worship you

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Speaker 4: for who you are. Your faithfulness and your strength bring

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Speaker 4: joy and peace to my life. I adore you for

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Speaker 4: your love sustains me. I praise you for your loving

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Speaker 4: kindness and your faithfulness will never fail me. You alone

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Speaker 4: are worthy of all praise. God is your strength and

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Speaker 4: your focus. There will be moments in life that, even

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Speaker 4: with the help of God's Holy Spirit, you will struggle

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Speaker 4: to maintain strength and to keep your focus. Your faith

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Speaker 4: will be shaken by situations and circumstances you can't understand,

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Speaker 4: especially during these times, you must stand strong and focus

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Speaker 4: on God. When you see the ungodly seeming to be

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Speaker 4: doing well, you will be tempted to seek their counsel,

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Speaker 4: but you must not. When sinners appear to be farther

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Speaker 4: down the path, you will be tempted to walk beside them,

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Speaker 4: but you must not. When the scornful appear to be

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Speaker 4: enjoying comforts, you will be tempted to sit in their seat,

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Speaker 4: but you must not. When you see the wicked prospering,

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Speaker 4: you will be tempted to doubt your o its of obedience,

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Speaker 4: But you must not do not rely upon your own judgment,

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Speaker 4: for you are not master over wisdom. Only God is

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Speaker 4: all knowing. God said, his thoughts are not our thoughts,

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Speaker 4: neither are our ways his ways. As the heavens are

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Speaker 4: higher than the earth, so are God's thoughts and ways

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Speaker 4: higher than ours. Therefore, be aware that even when you

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Speaker 4: fail and struggle, when you don't understand why things are

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Speaker 4: happening the way they are, God is still God. God says,

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Speaker 4: blessings are not found in the counsel of the ungodly,

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Speaker 4: nor in the path of sinners, nor in the seat

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Speaker 4: of the scornful. Instead of trying to judge or comprehend

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Speaker 4: someone else's journey. You should focus on the race you

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Speaker 4: are running. Do not forget. There is no strength outside

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Speaker 4: of God's strength, so obey him and let him be

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Speaker 4: your strength and your focus. If you are struggling with

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Speaker 4: receiving God's strength and with focusing on him, this is

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Speaker 4: your opportunity to present yourself before the Lord. Confess your

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Speaker 4: sins to God. Tell him of your troubles, your frustrations,

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Speaker 4: and your challenges. Think for a minute on all the

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Speaker 4: times God sustained you. Times when you failed and when

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Speaker 4: your strength was not enough, but God held you up.

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Speaker 4: Times when you gave up and gave in, but God

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Speaker 4: did not let you fall. Thank Him for all past

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Speaker 4: instances when God's righteousness was manifested in your life. Now

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Speaker 4: think of your areas of weakness and thank God for

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Speaker 4: his strength that supports you. Thank Him for his everlasting faithfulness.

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Speaker 4: God is present and he is listening to you. Never

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Speaker 4: forget God can sustain you when nothing else will. He

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Speaker 4: will uphold you with his power and his presence. So

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Speaker 4: reach out to God for his strength and his righteousness.

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Speaker 4: Ask the Holy Spirit to help you be aware of

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Speaker 4: God's love. And support. Ask him to help you seek

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Speaker 4: and receive God's presence and his provision. Remember your mind

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Speaker 4: and your body may become weak, but God will be

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Speaker 4: your strength. He promised to be yours forever. No matter

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Speaker 4: what you are going through, God will be there for you.

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Speaker 4: Be encouraged.

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Speaker 2: You are not alone.

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Speaker 4: Have God's Holy Spirit to help you focus and to

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Speaker 4: strengthen you. He will never leave you nor abandon you.

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Speaker 4: Through faith in Christ, you can and you will be

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