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Speaker 1: My flesh and my heart faileth. But God is the

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Speaker 1: strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm seventy three,

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Speaker 1: twenty six. Dear Lord, you are my strength and my

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Speaker 1: portion forever. I look to you for guidance in moments

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Speaker 1: of darkness where my heart feels weak. In these times,

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Speaker 1: I remember that you have promised never to leave me

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Speaker 1: nor forsake me. By your grace, you have given me

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Speaker 1: the courage to press on even when I feel lost.

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Speaker 1: Your strength is unparalleled and immeasurable. It fills me up

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Speaker 1: with hope, faith and resilience. Even when I stand at

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Speaker 1: the edge of exhaustion, you remind me that your grace

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Speaker 1: is sufficient for me. I rest in your presence, knowing

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Speaker 1: that no matter what life throws at me, you will

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Speaker 1: be with me every step of the way, never failing

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Speaker 1: to give me love and strength in my moments of weakness.

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Speaker 1: I thank you for being my portion forever. In Jesus' name, Amen,

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Speaker 1: thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on strength and

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Speaker 2: focus to get the most out of your spiritual journey.

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Speaker 2: Uspray dot Com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: in your life again.

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Speaker 1: Our goal for.

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Speaker 2: Today's meditative prayer is all about strength and focus. So

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Speaker 2: take a second just to slow down. Maybe sit in

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Speaker 2: your favorite spot on your bed or wherever you feel

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Speaker 2: the most at ease, close your eyes, take a couple

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Speaker 2: of deep and steadying breaths, and once you feel yourself

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Speaker 2: start to relax, go ahead and turn your thoughts toward

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Speaker 2: the teaching God has for you today. Today we'll be

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Speaker 2: meditating on Psalm seventy three, verse twenty six from the

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Speaker 2: King James version. My flesh and my heart faileth, but

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Speaker 2: God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever,

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Speaker 2: my friends, take a moment just to pour out your

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Speaker 2: adoration to God. God. I worship you for who you are.

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Speaker 2: Your faithfulness and your strength bring joy and peace to

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Speaker 2: my life. I adore you for your love sustains me.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for your loving kindness and your faithfulness

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Speaker 2: will never fail me. You alone are worthy of all praise.

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Speaker 2: God is your strength and God is your focus. There

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Speaker 2: will be moments in life that, even with the help

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Speaker 2: of God's Holy Spirit. You will struggle to maintain strength

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Speaker 2: and to keep your focus. Your faith will be shaken

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Speaker 2: by situations and circumstances you cannot understand. Especially during these times, though,

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Speaker 2: you must stand strong and you must focus on God.

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Speaker 2: When you see the ungodly seeming to be doing well,

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Speaker 2: you will be tempted to seek their counsel, but you

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Speaker 2: must not. When sinners appear to be farther down the path,

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Speaker 2: you will be tempted to walk beside them, but again

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Speaker 2: you must not. When the scornful appear to be enjoying comforts,

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Speaker 2: you will be tempted to sit in their seat, But

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Speaker 2: my friends, you must not. When you see the wicked prospering,

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Speaker 2: you will be tempted to doubt your efforts of obedience.

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Speaker 2: But again you must not do not rely upon your

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Speaker 2: own judgment, for you are not master over wisdom. Only

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Speaker 2: God is all knowing. God said, his thoughts are not

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Speaker 2: our thoughts, neither are our ways his ways. As the

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Speaker 2: heavens are higher than the earth, so are God's thoughts

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Speaker 2: and weighs higher than ours. Therefore, be aware that even

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Speaker 2: when you fail and struggle, when you don't understand why

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Speaker 2: things are happening the way they are. God is still God,

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Speaker 2: and God is still good. God says, blessings are not

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Speaker 2: found in the counsel of the ungodly, nor in the

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Speaker 2: path of sinners, nor in the seat of the scornful.

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Speaker 2: Instead of trying to judge or comprehend someone else's journey,

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Speaker 2: you should focus on the race you are running and

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Speaker 2: do not forget. There is no strength outside of God's strength,

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Speaker 2: so obey Him and let him be your strength and

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Speaker 2: your focus. Today. If you're struggling with receiving God's strength

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Speaker 2: and with focusing on him, this is your opportunity to

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Speaker 2: present yourself before the Lord. Maybe confess your sins to

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Speaker 2: God and tell him of your troubles, your frustrations, and

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Speaker 2: your challenges in this moment. And now, let's think for

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Speaker 2: a minute on all the times God has sustained you.

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Speaker 2: Times when you failed and when your strength was not

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Speaker 2: enough but God held you up. Times when you gave

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Speaker 2: up and gave in, but God did not let you fall.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for all past instances when God's righteousness was

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Speaker 2: manifested in your life. And now think of your areas

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Speaker 2: of weakness and thank God for His strength that supports you.

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Speaker 2: Thank him for his everlasting faithfulness. My friends, God is

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Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. Never forget God

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Speaker 2: can sustain you when nothing else will. He will uphold

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Speaker 2: you with his power and his presence. So reach out

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Speaker 2: to God for his strength and his righteousness, and ask

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to help you be aware of God's

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Speaker 2: love and support. Ask him to help you seek and

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Speaker 2: receive God's presence and his provision on your life. Remember

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Speaker 2: your mind and your body may become weak, but God

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Speaker 2: will be your strength. He promised to be yours forever.

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Speaker 2: No matter what you are going through, God will be

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Speaker 2: there for you. So be encouraged because you are never alone.

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Speaker 2: You have God's Holy Spirit to help you focus and

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Speaker 2: to strengthen you. And remember He will never leave you

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Speaker 2: nor abandon you. Through faith in Christ, you can and

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Speaker 2: you will be more than an overcomer. My friends, thank

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Speaker 2: 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 a priority and strengthening your walk with God.

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Speaker 2: My name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American

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Speaker 2: Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part

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Speaker 2: of your life,