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Speaker 1: Cease from anger and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself in

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Speaker 1: any wise to do evil Psalm thirty seven eight. Dear

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Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, as we come before you today, we ask

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Speaker 1: for your help to refrain from anger and to turn

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Speaker 1: away from wrath. As Psalm thirty seven eight encourages us

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Speaker 1: to do, we pray for the ability to trust in you,

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Speaker 1: knowing that you are in control and that your plans

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Speaker 1: for us are good. Help us to wait patiently for

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Speaker 1: you to act, rather than taking matters into our own hands.

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Speaker 1: May we be filled with your peace and joy even

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Speaker 1: in difficult circumstances, and may our lives reflect your love

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Speaker 1: and grace to those around us and Jesus name. Amen.

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

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on releasing anger.

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

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Speaker 2: your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 2: all about releasing anger. So maybe let's just hit the

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Speaker 2: pause button. Just for a second before stress overtakes you.

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Speaker 2: Let's spend a moment with God. Close your eyes, maybe

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Speaker 2: breathe in deep and then breathe out. And now take

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Speaker 2: every thought captive and shift your attention to the word

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Speaker 2: of God. Today we'll be meditating on Psalm thirty seven,

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Speaker 2: verse eight from the King James version. Cease from anger

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Speaker 2: and forsake wrath, fret not thyself and any wise to

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Speaker 2: do evil. Now, let's just take a moment to pour

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Speaker 2: out our adoration to God. Father. Worthy are you our

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Speaker 2: Lord and our God to receive glory and honor and power.

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Speaker 2: For you created all things, and by your will they

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Speaker 2: existed and were created. All the earth worships you and

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Speaker 2: sings praises to you. They sing praises to your name.

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Speaker 2: So I will sing of your strength. I will sing

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Speaker 2: of your steadfast love. In the morning, my friends, don't

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Speaker 2: be angry, for it only leads to evil. I know

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Speaker 2: what you may be thinking. This is easier said than done,

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Speaker 2: and you would be correct in your assumption. However, however

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Speaker 2: difficult this may seem, it is imperative that you do so.

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Speaker 2: Letting go of anger and aggression can be brutal, but

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Speaker 2: doing so will always bring you blessings and peace. Perhaps

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Speaker 2: you've been struggling with anger. Perhaps there have been moments

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Speaker 2: in your life where wrath won over patience, situations where

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Speaker 2: resentment and an ill temper got the best of you.

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Speaker 2: But right now is your moment to present yourself before God.

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Speaker 2: Tell him of the times your eye overcame your goodwill,

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Speaker 2: and confess these hardships to God because he cares for you. Now,

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Speaker 2: take just a few minutes to dwell on the patience

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Speaker 2: of God towards your life. Thank Him because his patience

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Speaker 2: is never exhausted. Thank God because his anger towards sin

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Speaker 2: is short lived. Think of past situations where your rage

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Speaker 2: was great, but God ministered serenity into your heart. Thank

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Speaker 2: God for those past experiences in future ones to come.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for empowering you to let go

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Speaker 2: of anger. Thank God that through his love working in

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Speaker 2: your heart, he is able to increase your self control

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Speaker 2: more and more. Thank Him because his plans for you

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Speaker 2: are good and better than you could ever imagine. God

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Speaker 2: is present and he is listening to you, stopping your

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Speaker 2: anger in its tracks. It's a difficult task. With each

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Speaker 2: new day you are presented with new challenges, But seek

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Speaker 2: God today and ask him to speak control over your emotions.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to give you strength to overcome

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Speaker 2: anger today, to take your steps into goodness and not evil,

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Speaker 2: and ask the Holy Spirit to help in controlling the

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Speaker 2: choices you make and to bless those choices, for God

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Speaker 2: delights in blessing you and he wants to give you

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Speaker 2: peace eternal. Remember you should refrain from anger and give

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Speaker 2: up rage. Anger only brings evil, So remove anger from

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Speaker 2: your heart, your mind, and your thoughts. Trust in the

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Speaker 2: truth of God's word that he knows what's best for you.

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Speaker 2: Lean on Him for support, and hand your anger over

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Speaker 2: to him. In doing this, your life will be filled

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Speaker 2: with peace. So be courageous, let go of anger, of rage,

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Speaker 2: and of wrath, and through trust, step outside of fear

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Speaker 2: and into the best life that God has.

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

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Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God. As always. My name is

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Speaker 2: Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American Association of Christian Counselors,

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