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Speaker 1: You came near when I called you, and you said,

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Speaker 1: do not fear Lamentations three fifty seven. Dear Holy God,

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Speaker 1: in my moments of loneliness, I turn to you in prayer,

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Speaker 1: when the path of life seems weary and dark, when

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Speaker 1: worry crowds out joy and anxiety outweighs hope, Your love

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Speaker 1: is still a tender comfort to me. The world may

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Speaker 1: have deserted me, but your steadfast love has never failed

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Speaker 1: in my heartache. You respond with compassion and kindness. Your

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Speaker 1: promises are sure, and your mercy is abundant. Your spirit

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Speaker 1: is ever with me, comforting my soul and carrying my

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Speaker 1: burdens when they become too heavy to bear. Grant that

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Speaker 1: I may cling to these truths in my time of need,

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Speaker 1: finding strength and courage to press on in your grace

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Speaker 1: and peace. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast,

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Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Conquering loneliness. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com

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Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is conquering loneliness. Hope

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Speaker 2: you'll take a moment to unwind. Hey, look for a

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Speaker 2: good place, a pleasant place, position that'll allow you to relax.

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Speaker 2: Now focus your time on God and with God. Allow

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Speaker 2: your mind to drift towards the throne of the Lord

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Speaker 2: and be filled with his word. And open your heart

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Speaker 2: to His Holy Spirit, who is with you.

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Speaker 1: Now we're going to be.

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Speaker 2: Meditating on lamentations. Chapter three, verse fifty seven from the

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Speaker 2: King James version the Bible says, you came near when

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Speaker 2: I called you, and you said, do not fear. Hey,

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Speaker 2: take a moment, let your worship rise up to God.

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Speaker 2: I exalt you God, for you fill me with courage

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Speaker 2: and strength. You lift me up on wings like eagles

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Speaker 2: and keep me from stumbling. Jesus, there's none like you

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Speaker 2: able to save. There's nowhere I can go, neither above

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Speaker 2: or below, where I can escape your presence. I praise

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Speaker 2: you God, for you hear me when I call. Your

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Speaker 2: eyes are always upon me. Sometimes we're so lonely that

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Speaker 2: we begin to believe the lies of the enemy, the

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Speaker 2: lies that no one hears us that no one's there

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Speaker 2: for us, and that even if they did hear our Christ,

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Speaker 2: no one would care. The Bible reminds us, though, that

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Speaker 2: the Lord is near to the broken hearted, and he

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Speaker 2: hears the cries for help. I want you to know

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Speaker 2: God is with you, even when you walk through the

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Speaker 2: valley of the Shadow of Death. There is no place,

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Speaker 2: either above or below the earth that you can flee

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Speaker 2: from His presence. Know this, Jesus died to give you

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Speaker 2: free access to God. You don't need someone holier than

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Speaker 2: and you to talk to Him for you. God just

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Speaker 2: wants you. He is your present help in your time

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Speaker 2: of need. The Holy Spirit is our great comforter and counselor.

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Speaker 2: He's waiting for you to turn to him. He's present

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Speaker 2: even now. So call out to Him from wherever you

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Speaker 2: are right now today, with confidence, knowing that He will

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Speaker 2: hear you and that God will answer you. Come before

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Speaker 2: His throne without fear of rejection. Confess your sins to him,

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Speaker 2: receive his forgiveness, his comfort, and his love. Now'll take

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Speaker 2: a moment and consider all the times God heard your

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Speaker 2: prayers and thank him for it. Thank the Lord for

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Speaker 2: the access you have to him. Lay your fears and

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Speaker 2: anxieties at his feet. Thank God for his desire to

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Speaker 2: care for you and the confidence you have to come

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Speaker 2: to him. Thank Jesus for his sacrifice, which he opened

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Speaker 2: the way for you. Thank Him for his blessed assurance

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Speaker 2: that he will always be accessible to you. Thank the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit for giving you strength and courage. I hope

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Speaker 2: you'll never forget God as present and that he's listening

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Speaker 2: to you. Call on Him wherever you are, Make your

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Speaker 2: request known to him. Plead your case before God and

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Speaker 2: tell him what you fear. Ask him to help you

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Speaker 2: to let go of the anxiety that's festering in your heart.

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Speaker 2: Ask Jesus for the ability to rely on his word

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Speaker 2: for his peace, a peace that the Bible says surpasses

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Speaker 2: all understanding. And ask the Holy Spirit to empower you

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Speaker 2: to have control over your thoughts and emotions. And remember

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Speaker 2: the Bible says we're not to worry, but rather through

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Speaker 2: prayer and petition with thanksgiving, make your request known to God.

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Speaker 2: So set aside that anxiety, all that fear and doubt,

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Speaker 2: and choose this day to call on His name, to

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Speaker 2: believe him. To present yourself before God's thrown and ask

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Speaker 2: for his grace. Know this, God is on your side.

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Speaker 2: He wants to hear from you and bless you. Be

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Speaker 2: bold and be brave, reach out today and receive His

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Speaker 2: peace for your life. Thanks for completing today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God. I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President

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

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