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Speaker 1: So man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens

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Speaker 1: be no more. They shall not awake nor be raised

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Speaker 1: out of their sleep Job fourteen twelve. Lord, I forget

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Speaker 1: how short life is. I get so caught up in

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Speaker 1: my selfish agenda. I chase worthless values that have no

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Speaker 1: eternal substance. I forget that temporal wealth will tarnish and

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Speaker 1: fade and distracts me from your purposes. I take this

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Speaker 1: life for granted and waste both time and opportunities. Reaching

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Speaker 1: out to others and helping them understand your loving kindness

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Speaker 1: achieves eternal rewards. Knowing you and living in preparation for

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Speaker 1: eternity is the goal of this life. Teach me how

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Speaker 1: to restructure my time in such a way that each

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Speaker 1: day is purpose. Help me invest in people and strengthen

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Speaker 1: their understanding and love for you. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for listening.

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Speaker 3: To pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket

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Speaker 3: of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 3: our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on letting go. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is letting go before

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Speaker 2: anything else. Take a minute to center yourself in a

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Speaker 2: place where you can relax. Find a comfortable position that

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Speaker 2: will allow you to reflect. Now turn that reflection toward

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Speaker 2: God's word. Allow your heart to enter into the presence

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Speaker 2: of the Lord and be prepared to be filled by

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Speaker 2: His Holy Spirit. We will be meditating on Philippians chapter three,

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Speaker 2: verses thirteen through fourteen. From the King James version. Brethren,

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Speaker 2: I count not myself to have apprehended, but this one

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Speaker 2: thing I do forgetting those things which are behind, and

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Speaker 2: reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press

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Speaker 2: toward the mark for the prize of the high calling

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Speaker 2: of God in Christ. Jesus, Let your worship rise up

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Speaker 2: to God. Jesus, I adore you, for nothing is impossible

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Speaker 2: with you. Your strength enables me to accomplish whatever goal

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Speaker 2: you set before me. I praise you for your word,

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Speaker 2: which empowers me to overcome any situation. Jesus, I thank

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Speaker 2: you for your word gives comfort and encouragement in times

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Speaker 2: of need. I give all glory and all honor to

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Speaker 2: you alone. Let go of the past, good or bad.

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Speaker 2: Everyone has a past. Your past carries the story of

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Speaker 2: your history, and it shows where you came from. It

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Speaker 2: details the experiences that helped shape and mold you into

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Speaker 2: who you are today. However, for some, the past is

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Speaker 2: not a blueprint, but rather a prison cell. Bad experiences,

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Speaker 2: bad decisions, and bad relationships, all culminating into nothing but

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Speaker 2: shame and guilt. People who have done things or had

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Speaker 2: things done to them that they regret and can't seem

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Speaker 2: to escape from. This is not how Jesus created you

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Speaker 2: to live. Your past is real and it's a part

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Speaker 2: of your story, but it doesn't have to narrate your future.

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Speaker 2: The sins you committed in the past don't have to

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Speaker 2: dictate your actions now or in the future. Jesus Christ

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Speaker 2: forgives all sins. He is your future sure and he

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Speaker 2: grants you freedom. Let him take your past shame and

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Speaker 2: turn it into glory. Let go of the past and

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Speaker 2: look forward, look toward your goal and eternity with Jesus.

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Speaker 2: Life is a race you run, and Jesus has your

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Speaker 2: prize waiting for you at the finish line. This is

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Speaker 2: your opportunity to present yourself before the Lord. Confess your

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Speaker 2: sins to God. Give the Lord your past, what you

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Speaker 2: did and what was done to you. Open yourself up

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Speaker 2: to him and reach out for his forgiveness and his healing.

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Speaker 2: Now consider the prize God has promised in Christ Jesus,

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

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Speaker 2: your life purpose and meaning. Thank Him for teaching you

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Speaker 2: discipline and determination. Thank God for his power and his mercy.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for casting your sins into the sea of forgetfulness.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for the care and loving kindness he bestows

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Speaker 2: upon you. Thank God for his strength that empowers you

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Speaker 2: to press on and persevere. Never forget God is present

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Speaker 2: and he is listening to you. Come before Him and

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Speaker 2: ask Him to grant you his grace, to give you

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Speaker 2: the ability to let go of the past. Ask God

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Speaker 2: to teach you to lean on Him and not on

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Speaker 2: your own understanding. Ask the Holy Spirit to give you

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Speaker 2: faith in His ability to care for you, to teach

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Speaker 2: you to let go of what isn't edifying and to

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Speaker 2: seek instead what God has for you. Ask God to

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Speaker 2: be your sanctuary and your stronghold to fortify your spirit.

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Speaker 2: Remember God called you to let go of the past

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Speaker 2: and to press on toward Jesus Christ. God will enable

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Speaker 2: and empower you through his Holy Spirit to persevere, to

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Speaker 2: let go of your past, and to press on toward

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Speaker 2: your heavenly goal. You are not created to live in

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Speaker 2: the past. Choose this day to step into the future

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Speaker 2: God has for you. Choose to allow the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to help you run your race through to the finish line.

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Speaker 2: Be confident in God's word and in the power of

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Speaker 2: His grace. Today and always, Thank you for completing today's

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