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Speaker 1: For with God, nothing shall be impossible. Luke one thirty seven.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, sometimes we can be so caught up in

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Speaker 1: our troubles that we feel they are too big to overcome.

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Speaker 1: We cease praying for miracles and stop believing in your promises.

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Speaker 1: Today we declare there is victory in the name of Jesus,

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Speaker 1: and nothing is impossible for the one who raises the

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Speaker 1: dead to life and parts sees nothing is impossible for

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Speaker 1: you Lord, Our trials, whether self inflicted or inflicted upon us,

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Speaker 1: can be overcome through You give us courage to see

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Speaker 1: these struggles through and fill us with faith in the process.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength

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Speaker 1: in him. Amen.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on improving confidence.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: in your life. Again, our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about improving your confidence. Let's be honest. Emotions

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Speaker 2: can be overwhelming, so let's take this moment to ground yourself.

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Speaker 2: Find a place and position that will allow you to

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Speaker 2: relax and reflect. And now turn that reflection towards God.

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Speaker 2: Allow your mind to reach out to the presence of

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Speaker 2: the Lord, and prepare your mind to be filled with

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Speaker 2: his word. Today will be meditating on Luke chapter one,

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Speaker 2: verse thirty seven. From the King James version, it reads,

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Speaker 2: for with God, nothing shall be impossible. My friends, let

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Speaker 2: your worship rise up to God. God. I praise your

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Speaker 2: loving nature. I adore you because your mercies renew each

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Speaker 2: and every morning. I praise you for you are my

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Speaker 2: promise in my provision. You stir dreams within my heart,

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Speaker 2: and you empower me to live them out. Father, I

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Speaker 2: worship you, for you are the foundation of hope and

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Speaker 2: its realization. I give you my adoration, for you have

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Speaker 2: the power to create all things, to bring forth into

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Speaker 2: existence that which you promise. For your word never fails.

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Speaker 2: My friend's dream big, and dream with confidence. It's been

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Speaker 2: said that if your dreams don't scare you, they aren't

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Speaker 2: big enough. But the truth is what's scary is not

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Speaker 2: the challenge is associated with your dream. It's the prospect

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Speaker 2: of personal failure. Humans fear failure, the possibility of attempting

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Speaker 2: something and not succeeding will prevent many people from even trying.

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Speaker 2: But you must not let fear become your identity. You

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Speaker 2: must not let it control you. As He knows the

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Speaker 2: inner workings of the heart. God provided the best confidence boost,

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Speaker 2: the assurance that with him you can do anything. God

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Speaker 2: operates outside the realm of possibilities, and when you rely

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Speaker 2: on him, so do you. God wants to fill your

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Speaker 2: heart with courage and your soul with hope, but you

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Speaker 2: must let him do so. So confess your insecurities and

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Speaker 2: your sins to the Holy Spirit. Share with him your

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Speaker 2: struggle and your hardships, and tell the Lord of the

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Speaker 2: fear that threatens to overwhelm your heart and kill your spirit.

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Speaker 2: Open yourself up to him and reach out for his

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Speaker 2: confidence and care. Now consider all the dreams that God

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Speaker 2: has given you and thank him for it. Thank God

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Speaker 2: for blessing you with the ability to dream and desire

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Speaker 2: to have goals and aspirations for a better future and

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Speaker 2: a better life. Thank Jesus that he not only overcame

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Speaker 2: the world, but he promised you would. To Thank Christ

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Speaker 2: for his victory that allows for your own for purchasing

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Speaker 2: your guarantee with his blood. Thank the Holy Spirit for

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Speaker 2: enabling you to experience the fullness of God's grace and

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Speaker 2: for empower you to achieve all the goodness He has

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Speaker 2: prepared for you. Thank God for the blessings already poured

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Speaker 2: out over you and for the ones to come. Never

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Speaker 2: forget God is present and he is listening to you.

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Speaker 2: So come before Jesus and ask Him to help you

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Speaker 2: discover and develop your dreams. To give you his vision

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Speaker 2: to see beyond your current circumstance. Ask God to teach

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Speaker 2: you to aspire and hope for the goodness granted by

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Speaker 2: His grace, and to know that He will never fail

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Speaker 2: you and that He will never forsake you. Ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to empower you to have faith in God's

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Speaker 2: power and in his word, and ask him to fill

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Speaker 2: you with the assurance of the truth that God is

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Speaker 2: who he says he is, that He is able to

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Speaker 2: do exceedingly above all that you could ever possibly think, ask,

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Speaker 2: or imagine. Remember, all things are possible with God. Nothing

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Speaker 2: is too big or too difficult for him. God is

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Speaker 2: Creator and master of all, and he longs to bless you.

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Speaker 2: So choose this day to trust in Him. To trust

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Speaker 2: his word and to trust that He will keep his

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Speaker 2: promises to you. Remember, God is the rock upon which

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Speaker 2: you can stand. He is your firm foundation. My friends,

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

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Speaker 2: As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of

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Speaker 2: the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being

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