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Speaker 1: Then Naomi, her mother in law, said, unto her, my daughter,

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Speaker 1: shall I not seek rest for THEE? That it may

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Speaker 1: be well with thee? Ruth three One.

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Speaker 2: Lord, even as Naomi sought a place of rest for

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Speaker 2: her beloved daughter in law, you find places of rest

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Speaker 2: for your children. You know the perfect location that will

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Speaker 2: bring me rest. You know what is best for me

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Speaker 2: and where I will find rest and safety all the

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Speaker 2: days of my life. You have prepared for me a

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Speaker 2: unique position of influence and productivity. Thank you for looking

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Speaker 2: out for me and leading me to your divine destiny

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Speaker 2: for my life, where I will be fulfilled and find

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Speaker 2: my resting place. You are my glorious Lord, and I

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Speaker 2: trust in you.

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Speaker 1: Amen.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to pray dount Colm's night You

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

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Speaker 3: to sleep. Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after

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Speaker 4: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained faith. To get

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Speaker 4: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 4: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is sustained faith. Set

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Speaker 4: aside a moment to go to your hiding place, a

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Speaker 4: place where you can relax and recharge. Now close your eyes,

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Speaker 4: breathe in deep through your nose and exhale out through

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Speaker 4: your mouth. As you feel the tension leave your body.

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Speaker 4: Allow your spirit to reach out to God and let

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Speaker 4: his words fill your heart. We will be meditating on

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Speaker 4: First Timothy, chapter six, verse twelve from the King James

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Speaker 4: version fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on

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Speaker 4: eternal life, whereunto thou art also called and hast professed

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Speaker 4: a good profession before many witnesses. Take a moment to

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Speaker 4: pour out your adoration to God. Jesus, I praise you

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Speaker 4: for not leaving me an orphan, for sending me the

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Speaker 4: Holy Spirit to empower me, for calling me and enabling

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Speaker 4: me to run my race, for giving me eternal life

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Speaker 4: as my portion. For sacrificing yourself to restore my relationship

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Speaker 4: with God the Father. I worship you for your love

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Speaker 4: demonstrated in salvation. I extol your name. God, You are

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Speaker 4: worthy of all glory, perseverance in faith. In your race

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Speaker 4: here on earth, you will encounter many unpleasant situations, tragic

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Speaker 4: death of loved ones, unexpected in irreparable loss betrayal from

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Speaker 4: those most dear to you, situations and circumstances you never

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Speaker 4: dreamed you'd have to live through. As painful and difficult

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Speaker 4: as life may get, the race does not stop, and

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Speaker 4: neither can you. You must persevere in your faith and

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Speaker 4: be faithful to the calling God has entrusted to you,

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Speaker 4: for you are burdened by glorious purpose in the Kingdom

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Speaker 4: of God. As such, you must have faith, and you

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Speaker 4: must tell yourself that you are doing a great work

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Speaker 4: and cannot stop. It is understandable that this task may

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Speaker 4: seem herculean and impossible. However, you don't have to fear,

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Speaker 4: for you are not alone. God knows that persevering in

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Speaker 4: faith is hard to do. Jesus went to the cross,

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Speaker 4: but it was not easy, nor was it pleasant for him.

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Speaker 4: Jesus understands the pain of perseverance and the exhaustion of endurance.

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Speaker 4: Jesus is waiting for you with open arms. He is

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Speaker 4: cheering you on, and he lends his strength so that

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Speaker 4: you may overcome as he did. This is your opportunity

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Speaker 4: to present yourself before God God and to reach out

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Speaker 4: to him. Confess your sins to Jesus and receive his

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Speaker 4: forgiveness and his strength. Now think for a minute on

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Speaker 4: all the times God showed you kindness. Think of the

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Speaker 4: challenges Jesus had to overcome to show you his love,

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Speaker 4: all the pain he pushed through, and the scorn he

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Speaker 4: suffered at the cross. Jesus persevered all of it in

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Speaker 4: his pursuit of you. Thank him for his example of

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Speaker 4: perseverance in faith. Thank Jesus for his grace poured out

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Speaker 4: to you, for his provision and his care. Thank him

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Speaker 4: for all your current blessings and for those still to come.

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Speaker 4: God is present and he is listening to you. He

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Speaker 4: never said persevering in faith would be easy, but he

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Speaker 4: promised to help you every step of the way. God

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Speaker 4: sent his Holy Spirit to enable you to overcome all fear,

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Speaker 4: to push past the doubts and know you can trust him.

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Speaker 4: So ask the Holy Spirit to increase your faith. Ask

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Speaker 4: him to make you more like Jesus, able to endure

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Speaker 4: the trials of this world. Ask him to empower you

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Speaker 4: to overcome as Jesus did, to have faith in the

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Speaker 4: plans of your heavenly Father, and to know that he

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Speaker 4: is in control. Remember, keeping your faith is like running

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Speaker 4: a race. Try as hard as you can to win.

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Speaker 4: Be sure you receive the life that continues forever. You

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Speaker 4: were called to have that life, and you can confess

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Speaker 4: the great truth about Christ in a way that people heard.

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Speaker 4: So do not hold back. Reach out to God in

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Speaker 4: faith and ask for his strength to persevere. You can

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Speaker 4: overcome because Jesus overcame. Reach out to God in faith

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Speaker 4: and you will see the very best of his goodness

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Speaker 4: manifested in your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative

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