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Speaker 1: And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had

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Speaker 1: Lord gave them rest. Round about second Chronicles fifteen fifteen. Lord,

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Speaker 1: the world devoured me before I knew you. It chewed

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Speaker 1: I surrendered to you and committed my.

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Speaker 2: Life to you.

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Speaker 1: I sought you with my whole heart and felt the

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Speaker 1: tender touch of your love. You delivered me from the

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Speaker 1: hand of my adversary who wanted to destroy me, and

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Speaker 1: gave me peace. What a glorious day that was. When

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Speaker 1: I crossed over the boundary line into your kingdom. You

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Speaker 1: became the ruler of my heart and the protector of

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Speaker 1: my soul. I am home and your heart of love,

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Speaker 1: and I am at rest.

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Speaker 2: Amen. Thank you for listening.

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Speaker 1: To pray dot COM's nightly prayer. To experience a pocket

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Speaker 1: of peace before you go to sleep, Stay tuned for

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on becoming present. To get

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

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to become present.

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Speaker 2: Take a moment to relax, Go to your secret place

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Speaker 2: with the Lord, a place where you can hie under

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Speaker 2: the shelter of his wings, and focus on this time

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Speaker 2: of reflection with the Holy Spirit. Close your eyes and

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Speaker 2: take a deep breath as you exhale, Take captive every thought,

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Speaker 2: and shift your attention toward what God has for you.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Philippians chapter one, verse six,

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. Being confident of this very thing,

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Speaker 2: that he which hath begun a good work in you,

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Speaker 2: will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Now

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Speaker 2: take a moment to pour out your adoration to God.

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Speaker 2: I exalt you, Lord, for you finish everything you begin.

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Speaker 2: You are the God of all flesh, and by your

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Speaker 2: word I was made. I adore you, who formed all

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Speaker 2: my days, who holds all in the palm of his hand.

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Speaker 2: I will glorify your name, for you know the beginning

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Speaker 2: before the end. You turn my ashes into beauty and

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Speaker 2: my mourning into dancing. There is none like you. God's

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Speaker 2: work is progressive. Your vision both physical and spiritual are limited.

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Speaker 2: You cannot see as God sees, so you don't know

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Speaker 2: all the plans He has for you or how He

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Speaker 2: Carry hope and aspirations, but sometimes you become stagnant. Instead

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Speaker 2: of pushing you forward, your dreams begin to weigh you down.

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Speaker 2: In these moments, you must cling to faith. Satan will

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Speaker 2: come to you and whisper lies. He will try to

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Speaker 2: influence your thoughts and to control what you believe. If

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Speaker 2: you are not vigilant, you start imposing your timelines and

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Speaker 2: ideas onto God's work. You start believing that you've missed

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Speaker 2: your chance, that you've fallen too far behind in this

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Speaker 2: race to move forward. In short, you begin to confuse

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Speaker 2: your salvation, which is instantaneous, with your transformation, which is progressive.

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Speaker 2: Do not be discouraged with what you perceive as a

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Speaker 2: lack of progress. You cannot control your past, so don't

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Speaker 2: allow it to hold you back. Instead, allow God to

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Speaker 2: work his grace and mercy in your life. Ask him

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Speaker 2: to show you where to go, and listen to his direction.

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Speaker 2: You will not be the canvas God leaves unfinished. He

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Speaker 2: won't stop until his work is complete. Perhaps you've been

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Speaker 2: struggling with accepting your transformation. Perhaps you've been resisting it.

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Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to come before God and confess

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Speaker 2: your sins to him, to yield to God's correction and direction.

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Speaker 2: Surrender your con to him and trust that He will

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Speaker 2: finish what he started. Take a moment now to dwell

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Speaker 2: on God's faithfulness. Remember the work and the wonders God

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Speaker 2: has done in your life, how he made ways in

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Speaker 2: the wilderness and springs in the desert. Recollect past situations

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Speaker 2: where you chose to trust in the promises of the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Think of the testimony you will have when the situation

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Speaker 2: you are in is worked out for your good. Thank

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Speaker 2: God for his peace, which surpasses all understanding. Give thanks

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Speaker 2: for his care over you and his continuous movement in

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Speaker 2: strong enough to save. Do not forget. God is present

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Speaker 2: and he is making your ways straight. Jesus said he

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Speaker 2: would send the Holy Spirit so that you would never

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Speaker 2: be alone. He wants to continue working in your life,

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Speaker 2: so let him. Pray for his presence to permeate every

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Speaker 2: area of your life. Pray for his steady hand to

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Speaker 2: continue crafting his masterpiece. In your life. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to increase your faith, to teach you to trust

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Speaker 2: even though you can't see what Liza head. Ask him

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Speaker 2: to fill you with God's peace that surpasses all understanding.

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Speaker 2: Remember God began a good work in you. He will

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Speaker 2: continue it until it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again.

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Speaker 2: No matter what you are going through, God is with

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Speaker 2: you today. So do not be anxious or afraid. For

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Speaker 2: God knows what he has for you, and he is

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Speaker 2: not limited by your past. You can trust that He

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Speaker 2: will keep his word and he will finish everything he starts.

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