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Speaker 1: And he built fenced cities in Judah, for the land

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Speaker 1: had rest, and he had no war in those years

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Speaker 1: because the Lord had given him rest. Second Chronicles fourteen six. Lord,

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Speaker 1: help me overcome my anxiety and trust in your provisions

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Speaker 1: for me. I think I have to do more than

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Speaker 1: you expect of me. There is still a part of

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Speaker 1: me that is trying to earn your love and prove

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Speaker 1: you enjoy blessing me just because you love me. Help

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Speaker 1: me learn how to rest in your protective safety. The

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Speaker 1: more I understand your nature and benevolent goodness, the more

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Speaker 1: I feel my anxiety subside, and the more I can

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Speaker 1: rest and enjoy the intimacy of our relationship. Keep me

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Speaker 1: close to you, Lord, Amen. Thank you for listening to

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Speaker 1: Pray down Calm's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of

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

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

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Speaker 1: Welcome to your meditative prayer and transform yourself to get

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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 transform yourself. Pause

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Speaker 1: for just a second, put aside the day's distractions and frenzy,

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Speaker 1: and prepare to spend a moment with God. Close your eyes,

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Speaker 1: take a deep breath in, then slowly breathe out. Now,

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Speaker 1: take captive every thought and shift your attention to what

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Speaker 1: God has for you. We will be meditating on Galatians

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Speaker 1: Chapter two, verse twenty from the King James's version. I

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Speaker 1: am crucified with Christ. Nevertheless I live yet not I,

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Speaker 1: but Christ liveth in me and the life which I

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Speaker 1: now live in the flesh. I live by the faith

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Speaker 1: of the Son of God, who loved me and gave

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Speaker 1: himself for me. Take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 1: adoration to God for his salvation. Father, I praise you,

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Speaker 1: for you are our savior and our God. For your namesake,

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Speaker 1: you deliver us and forgive our sins. Praise be to you,

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Speaker 1: Jesus the King Eternal. I extol your triumph at Calvary,

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Speaker 1: where salvation was poured out. For all transformation has a cost.

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Speaker 1: There is a reason why you struggle to alter and

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Speaker 1: modify behavior, why lasting change seems so elusive. Sin, sin

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Speaker 1: demands payment, and humanity could never afford to pay the price.

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Speaker 1: That is why Jesus Christ died on the cross for us.

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Speaker 1: His death balanced the scale and restored humanity to relationship

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Speaker 1: with God. Now there is access to true transformation by

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Speaker 1: way of salvation. However, to become who you were created

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Speaker 1: to be, the sinful self must die Easier said than done.

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Speaker 1: Sinful human nature does not go quietly into the night.

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Speaker 1: It screams and kicks and bites. But you have a choice.

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Speaker 1: You decide who will prevail, your old self or the

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Speaker 1: new you transformed by Jesus. Take this time to come

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Speaker 1: before God and confess your sins. Now, take just a

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Speaker 1: few minutes to dwell on God's perfect love for you.

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Speaker 1: Thank Him for his everlasting and unfathomable loving kindness. Thank

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Speaker 1: Jesus for salvation and redemption, for paying the price for

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Speaker 1: your renewal at the cross. Thank Him for providing a

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Speaker 1: way for permanent and positive change. Thank God for his

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Speaker 1: Spirit who ministers to your heart and mind. Thank the

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Speaker 1: Holy Spirit for working in your character, for making you

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Speaker 1: more like Jesus. God is present and he is listening

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Speaker 1: to you. This day you have an opportunity to experience

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Speaker 1: God's perfect love reach out to him and ask him

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Speaker 1: to fill you with his saving grace. Ask God to

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Speaker 1: forgive you, to take away your sins and save your soul.

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Speaker 1: Ask Christ to place his seal upon your heart, the

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Speaker 1: seal of his Holy Spirit. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 1: assure you of Christ's love for you. Ask Him to

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Speaker 1: transform you into who you are meant to be. Ask

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Speaker 1: him to mold your character and shape your reality. Ask

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Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit to teach you to be more like Jesus.

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Speaker 1: To help you be a living example of God's goodness

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Speaker 1: to others. Remember, salvation is the essence of transformation, and

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Speaker 1: the goal with transformation is to be like Christ. To

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Speaker 1: experience this, you must accept his sacrifice. Jesus loves you.

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Speaker 1: He died to give you access to permanent and perfect change,

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Speaker 1: to change all the negative thoughts and destructive behavior. Accept

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Speaker 1: his gift of transformative salvation today and allow him to

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Speaker 1: change your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer

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