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Speaker 1: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow

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Speaker 1: of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art

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Speaker 1: with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me

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Speaker 1: soul twenty three four. Dear Lord, you provide all that

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Speaker 1: I need and more. Your provision is the source of life.

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Speaker 1: It brings joy to my soul and peace to my spirit.

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Speaker 1: Your guidance leads me along the right path, avoiding danger

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Speaker 1: and keeping me safe in your care. The goodness of

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Speaker 1: your love surrounds me at all times, even in the

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Speaker 1: darkest of times. It is in you that I find

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Speaker 1: strength and courage to face any challenge with confidence. My

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Speaker 1: heart is filled with gratitude for your grace and mercy.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for being my shepherd, Oh Lord, for giving

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Speaker 1: me life and showing me how to live it. I

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Speaker 1: am humbled by your love for me, and I give

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Speaker 1: you all the glory in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free

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Speaker 1: podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw

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Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on overcoming depression.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey. Use

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Speaker 2: pray dot Com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: in your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about overcoming depression. So as we begin, let's

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Speaker 2: take a moment of our time just to simply unwatch.

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Speaker 2: Find a place where you feel free, to relax and

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Speaker 2: be open with yourself. Close your eyes, maybe take a

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Speaker 2: couple of deep breaths, and now invite the presence of

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to come into your space. Today we'll

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Speaker 2: be meditating on Psalm chapter twenty three, verse four from

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Speaker 2: the King James version. YEA, though I walk through the

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Speaker 2: valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,

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Speaker 2: for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff

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Speaker 2: they comfort me. My friends. Let's begin by taking this

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Speaker 2: time to express our adoration to God. Blessed be the

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Speaker 2: God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father

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Speaker 2: of mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts

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Speaker 2: us in all of our affliction. I praise you for

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Speaker 2: your word that corrects in guides me. Father. I adore

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Speaker 2: you for your wisdom and love that drives out all fear.

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Speaker 2: And God, I worship you for you are always beside me,

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Speaker 2: and you will never leave me alone. Let's be honest.

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Speaker 2: Life can be challenging. There will be seasons you will

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Speaker 2: walk through the valley of the shadow of death, death

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Speaker 2: of hope and vision, death of dreams and desire, death

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Speaker 2: of physical and mental well being. But regardless of how

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Speaker 2: difficult your walk through the valley becomes, it is essential

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Speaker 2: that you keep moving forward. One truth you must always

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Speaker 2: remember is this, No matter how bad things get or

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Speaker 2: how dark it becomes, you are not alone. God is

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Speaker 2: with you in every moment of every circumstance. God is

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Speaker 2: with you in every moment of every circumstance. He will

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Speaker 2: walk beside you in the shadow, comforting and teaching you

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Speaker 2: along the way. You do not have to fear. Take

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Speaker 2: this moment now to confess your struggle to the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Tell him of your trials, and tell him of your valleys. Now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, take a moment to dwell on the assurance

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Speaker 2: of God for your life. Thank your heavenly Father for

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Speaker 2: walking beside you through your many valleys. Thank Him that

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Speaker 2: you can be bold and fearless over all evils. Thank

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Speaker 2: God for his light that overcomes the darkness. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: because his mercies are upon you. And give God thanks

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Speaker 2: for his presence that has never and will never leave.

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Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. If

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Speaker 2: you are stumbling in your walk through the shadow of depression,

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Speaker 2: do not given trust in God, in the comfort of

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Speaker 2: his rod and in the comfort of his staff. He

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Speaker 2: will help you get through this. Do not allow fear

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Speaker 2: of evil and shadows to put out the light Christ

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Speaker 2: has placed within you. Ask for help to continue pressing on.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you endurance in your

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Speaker 2: walk of life. To teach you to persevere in your

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Speaker 2: fight for your hopes and for your dreams. Ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to give you vision for your future, and

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Speaker 2: to help you push past the valley and into the hilltop. Remember,

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Speaker 2: in life there will be both valleys and hilltops. You

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Speaker 2: cannot reach the mountaintop without crossing the valley. Be bold

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Speaker 2: and brave, and fear no evil. You are not alone

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Speaker 2: on your journey through this life. God's word and guidance

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Speaker 2: will comfort you along the way. You will get through this,

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Speaker 2: and you will walk through the shadow and into the light.

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Speaker 2: Be confident in the love and the care that your

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Speaker 2: heavenly Father has for you. My friends, thank you for

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Speaker 2: only making prayer a priority, but you are also strengthening

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Speaker 2: your walk with God again. My name is Zach Clinton

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