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Speaker 1: he requested for himself that he might die, and said,

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Speaker 1: it is enough now, O Lord, take away my life,

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Speaker 1: for I am not better than my father's first kings

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Speaker 1: nineteen four. Dear Lord, it is comforting that even a

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Speaker 1: mighty prophet like Elijah felt crushed and depressed. It is

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Speaker 1: even more comforting that you tended to him gently and

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Speaker 1: restored him with comfort, connection and calling. Minister to my

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Speaker 1: heart in the same way, when I am at my lowest,

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Speaker 1: would you meet me there? Would you comfort me in

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Speaker 1: my despair? I always want to be honest with you.

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Speaker 1: There is no hiding anything from you, so why lie

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Speaker 1: I am Lord, I am imperfect, struggling and desperately need

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Speaker 1: you restore me. Lord in Jesus' name.

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Speaker 3: Amen, Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned

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Speaker 3: for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where

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Speaker 3: you can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on overcoming depression.

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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 overcoming depression. So just take a minute your heart,

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Speaker 2: maybe go to a place where you can recline and relax,

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, breathe easy, and let the realization that

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Speaker 2: God is waiting and wanting to speak with you fill

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Speaker 2: your thoughts. Today we'll be meditating on first Kings nineteen

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Speaker 2: verse four from the King James version. But he himself

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Speaker 2: went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and

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Speaker 2: sat down under a juniper tree. And he requested for

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Speaker 2: himself that he might die, and said, it is enough now,

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Speaker 2: o Lord, take away my life, for I am no

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Speaker 2: better than my father's. Let us take time to adore God.

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Speaker 2: Blessed be the God and the Father of our Lord,

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Speaker 2: Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of

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Speaker 2: all comfort, who comforts us in all all of our affliction. Father,

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Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are my compassionate father. Your

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Speaker 2: love is always willing to receive me when I call

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Speaker 2: on you. Accomplishments do not grant exemption from depression. Successful

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Speaker 2: people still get depressed. Elijah had just achieved one of

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Speaker 2: the greatest biblical milestones. He prayed, and God answered his

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Speaker 2: call with fire from heaven. In doing so, God proved

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Speaker 2: his sovereignty before Israel and Babylon and established Elijah as

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Speaker 2: his prophet. However, in the immediate aftermath of this glorious experience,

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Speaker 2: Elijah gave into fear of Jezebel's retribution and ran away.

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Speaker 2: While fleeing, he found himself so overcome by heartsickness that

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Speaker 2: he asked for death. In life, you will experience both

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Speaker 2: upsand downs. You will have moments of triumph and joy

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Speaker 2: and moments of fear and despair. That's just a part

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Speaker 2: of life. The secret to survival, though, lies in trusting God.

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Speaker 2: So take this moment to confess your doubt to the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Tell him of your trials and your fears. Now take

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Speaker 2: a moment to dwell on the compassion of God in

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Speaker 2: your life. Thank your heavenly Father who sees your struggle

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Speaker 2: with depression. He will uphold you through these hard times.

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Speaker 2: Think of how He tenderly reaches out to you. Remember

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Speaker 2: how his kindness will never leave you, regardless of where

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Speaker 2: you are or what's going on. Thank God for all

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Speaker 2: his love of your life life and thank him because

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Speaker 2: he will always care for you. God is present and

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Speaker 2: he is listening to you. If you are struggling in

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Speaker 2: your efforts of dealing with depression, my friend, please do

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Speaker 2: not give up. Lean on God. He understands what you're feeling.

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Speaker 2: Jesus can help you get through this. Do not allow

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Speaker 2: this situation to stifle your love or to keep you

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Speaker 2: from receiving his Ask God to teach you to depend

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Speaker 2: on him. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to

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Speaker 2: be patient and to rely on him. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to help you push past the hurt and into

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Speaker 2: his healing hands. Remember, victories don't exempt you from struggle.

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Speaker 2: When life takes an unexpected turn, or you find yourself

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Speaker 2: unsatisfied with where you are, turned to God. God's comfort

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Speaker 2: and acceptance are waiting for you. Do not delay in

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Speaker 2: seeking you. Be confident in the tenderness and care your

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Speaker 2: heavenly Father has for you, and allow His everlasting love

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Speaker 2: to flow through you into every area of your life.

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Speaker 2: My friends, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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Speaker 2: your walk with God again. My name is Zach Clinton

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