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Speaker 1: Arise, o Lord, into thy rest, Thou and the ark

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Speaker 1: of thy strength, Psalm one thirty two eight. Dear Lord,

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Speaker 1: without your presence resting in my life, there is no

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Speaker 1: rest for me. I have no strength without your presence

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Speaker 1: flowing through me. I can do nothing on my own

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Speaker 1: and need you with me. Make my heart your permanent

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Speaker 1: resting place. It is in your presence that I find

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Speaker 1: my strength and peace. I trust in you, Lord to

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Speaker 1: direct my path and lead me into your perfect plan

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Speaker 1: for my life. Without your presence, I am lost and alone.

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Speaker 1: I need you, Lord to abide with me and fill

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Speaker 1: my life with your strength. Find your rest in me, Lord, Amen.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's knightly prayer

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Speaker 1: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 1: use pray dot com every day and make prayer a

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Speaker 1: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 1: is improve confidence. Confidence can seem complicated to acquire. Gather

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Speaker 1: your courage to step out and spend a moment with God.

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Speaker 1: Close your eyes, take a deep breath in, then exhale out,

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Speaker 1: Taking captive every thought, shift your focus unto God. He

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Speaker 1: is waiting for you. We will be meditating on Psalm

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Speaker 1: chapter fourteen, verse twenty six from the King James version.

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Speaker 1: In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and

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Speaker 1: his children shall have a place of refuge. Take a

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Speaker 1: moment to pour out your adoration to God, Jesus, I

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Speaker 1: will love you and praise your name. For you, Lord

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Speaker 1: are my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God,

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Speaker 1: my strength in whom I will trust, my shield and

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Speaker 1: the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. God. It is

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Speaker 1: you who harms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

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Speaker 1: I praise you, for you are the everlasting God. You

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Speaker 1: do not faint or grow weary. Your love and kindness

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Speaker 1: towards me will never cease. Confidence comes from fearing God.

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Speaker 1: Confidence is generally the opposite of fear, but fear of

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Speaker 1: God is the source of confidence. To fear God is

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Speaker 1: not to be scared of him, but rather to love

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Speaker 1: and obey him, to seek his presence and his power,

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Speaker 1: to keep his commandments, and to cherish his correction to

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Speaker 1: treasure his wisdom and to value his knowledge. To meditate

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Speaker 1: on his word day and night, to let it catch

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Speaker 1: fire in your heart. To yearn to know him and

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Speaker 1: to be known by him, To receive his unconditional love,

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Speaker 1: and to love him with no restrictions, to recklessly pursue him,

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Speaker 1: to desire him above all others and all else. Simply put,

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Speaker 1: to fear God is to put him first in your life.

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Speaker 1: When you honor God, when you make him your priority,

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Speaker 1: he honors you. He fills you with his courage and

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Speaker 1: his strength. He covers you with his grace and goodness.

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Speaker 1: He empowers you with his wisdom and knowledge. He pours

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Speaker 1: his Holy Spirit over you. He reveals truth to you.

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Speaker 1: He envelops you with love, with the very essence of

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Speaker 1: His being. Sometimes we forget this and forget to put

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Speaker 1: God first. This is your opportunity to rectify your situation.

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Speaker 1: Turn to Christ and confess your sins to him. Ask

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Speaker 1: him to cleanse you of inequity and to purify your heart.

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Speaker 1: Take just a few minutes to dwell on the blessings

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Speaker 1: of God. Thank Jesus for his instruction and guidance, for

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Speaker 1: helping you to navigate the obstacles of this world. Thank

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Speaker 1: Him for his divine wisdom and knowledge, which enable you

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Speaker 1: to not only survive, but to thrive in life. Thank

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Speaker 1: Him for the love and care he continuously bestows upon you.

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Speaker 1: Now think of past situations where you were filled with

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Speaker 1: confusion and frustration. Thank the Holy Spirit for being your

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Speaker 1: comforter during those hard times, for being your light in

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Speaker 1: the darkness, and for showing you the way. Thank God

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Speaker 1: for being your place of refuge. God is present and

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Speaker 1: he is listening to you. Jesus longs to bless you

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Speaker 1: and to fill your heart with his assurance. He knows

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Speaker 1: that difficulties and challenges you face in life. As His child,

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Speaker 1: you have access to His throne room. So come before

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Speaker 1: him and ask for aid. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 1: imprint God's words upon your heart to enable you to

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Speaker 1: live out the promises found in scripture. Ask him to

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Speaker 1: help you love the Lord with all your heart, with

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Speaker 1: all your mind, and with all your strength. Ask Jesus

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Speaker 1: to help you be obedient to his word to empower

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Speaker 1: you to love and know Him as you are loved

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Speaker 1: and known by Him. Remember, confidence comes from fearing God.

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Speaker 1: To fear God is to respect him, to love him,

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Speaker 1: and to obey His word. Choose this day to put

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Speaker 1: your trust in God. To boldly stand and trust in

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Speaker 1: the promise of His word. Allow His Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 1: fill your heart, mind, and soul with the truth of

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Speaker 1: who He is. Open yourself to the peace and assurance

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Speaker 1: God has prepared for you. Thank you for completing today's

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Speaker 1: habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer a

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