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Speaker 1: Lay not wait, Oh wicked man, against the dwelling of

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Speaker 1: the righteous, spoil not his resting place. Proverbs twenty four fifteen.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, your wisdom is sweet and comforts my soul.

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Speaker 1: When I understand your word, this world starts to make

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Speaker 1: more sense. I realize that I am not fighting against

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Speaker 1: flesh and blood, but powers and principalities in high places.

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Speaker 1: Your word gives me hope that will never be cut off,

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Speaker 1: and I know you will protect me from the wicked one.

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Speaker 1: Even if I fall, You will recover me and make

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Speaker 1: me stronger than before. Greater are you, Lord, who lives

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Speaker 1: in my heart than the one fighting against me in

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Speaker 1: this world. Thank you that your angels go before me

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Speaker 1: and are my rear guard. You keep the wicked from

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Speaker 1: disturbing my rest. Amen. Thank you for listening to prey

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Speaker 1: dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace

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Speaker 1: before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free

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Speaker 1: meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. Welcome

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Speaker 1: to your meditative prayer on improve confidence. To get the

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Speaker 1: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is improve confidence. Dealing

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Speaker 1: with discouragement is never easy. Take a minute this day

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Speaker 1: to gather your thoughts and quiet your spirit. Accommodate yourself

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Speaker 1: into a comfortable state. Close your eyes, breathe easy. Now

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Speaker 1: turn your heart and fix your attention to what God

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Speaker 1: has for you. We will be meditating on Philippians, chapter four,

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Speaker 1: verse thirteen from the King James version. I can do

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Speaker 1: all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me. Let us take

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Speaker 1: time to adore God for the assurance he has provided. God,

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Speaker 1: I worship you, for you have not given me a

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Speaker 1: spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and

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Speaker 1: of a sound mind. I praise you for granting me

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Speaker 1: your unmatched grace, your grace that provides my true identity

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Speaker 1: found in you. I worship you for your loving kindness

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Speaker 1: over me. I praise you for you are always with me.

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Speaker 1: You never leave nor forsake me. I extol your mighty name,

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Speaker 1: for victory and power belong to you alone. Chase your

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Speaker 1: dreams with confidence. Big dreams require you to have unwavering certainty.

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Speaker 1: To successfully pursue your God given goals and ambitions, you

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Speaker 1: need sure and strong assurance. Self confidence is a catchy

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Speaker 1: and tempting idea, but the truth is it's worthless. Your

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Speaker 1: value and security should not come from, nor be dependent

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Speaker 1: on self, because you are not infallible. You are not

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Speaker 1: all knowing, all present, or all powerful. You are not infinite.

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Speaker 1: You are not master over time and space. You are

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Speaker 1: bound by the resections of your earthly body and needs.

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Speaker 1: You are blinded by your own concepts and restrained by

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Speaker 1: your limited understanding. You are prone to failure, errors, and mistakes.

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Speaker 1: You are not enough, But Jesus Christ is true. Confidence

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Speaker 1: is found only in your identity and God. Because of

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Speaker 1: who He is and what He's done, you can be

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Speaker 1: sure of who He says you are, and no one

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Speaker 1: and nothing can take that away from you. It's not

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Speaker 1: about what you can do, It's about what Christ has

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Speaker 1: already done. Because of who Jesus is and who He

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Speaker 1: makes you to be, nothing is impossible to you. You

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Speaker 1: can achieve your dreams because of Jesus. Christ's victory made

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Speaker 1: a way for you to attain yours. Take this opportunity

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Speaker 1: to present yourself before God. Confess your sins to him.

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Speaker 1: Your pride and presumptions, your arrogance and avarice, give them

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Speaker 1: over to Jesus. He is waiting for you. Let us

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Speaker 1: now thank God for who he is and for who

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Speaker 1: he calls you to be. Thank Him for determining and

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Speaker 1: defining your identity not by worldly worth, but by his

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Speaker 1: Thank God that you are chosen, not forsaken, that you

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Speaker 1: are a child of the King. Thank Him for his

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Speaker 1: wonderful promises and his plans of prosperity for your life.

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Speaker 1: Thank Jesus for his character that sanctifies and shapes your own.

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Speaker 1: Thank Him that in his victory you find yours. Thank

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Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit for his unending, wonderful work in your life.

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Speaker 1: Thank Him for molding and making you into the person

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Speaker 1: you are called to be. God is present and he

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Speaker 1: is listening to you. Jesus loves you, and he longs

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Speaker 1: to see you accomplish all the dreams he has given you.

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Speaker 1: This is your moment to reach out to him, to

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Speaker 1: touch the hem of his garment. Ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 1: to give you assurance of the truth of Christ's identity,

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Speaker 1: to confirm his calling over you, and to affirm your

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Speaker 1: true identity found in Him. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 1: open your eyes to what God has prepared for you.

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Speaker 1: Ask him to stir hope within your soul and courage

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Speaker 1: his boldness to step out in faith, to pursue and

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Speaker 1: conquer your God given dreams, desires, and destiny. Ask the

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Speaker 1: Holy Spirit to help you receive the pledge and promises

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Speaker 1: of Christ. Remember you can do all things through Jesus Christ,

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Speaker 1: because He gives you strength. God's promise is greater than

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Speaker 1: anything the world can throw at you. It prevails all

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Speaker 1: obstacles and triumphs over all fear. If God is for you,

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Speaker 1: then it matters not who may be against you. Have

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Speaker 1: courage and be blessed in the knowledge that you belong

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