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Speaker 1: Be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and

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Speaker 1: supplication with thanksgiving, Let your requests be made known unto

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Speaker 1: God Philippians four six. Dear God, as we come before

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Speaker 1: you today, and we confess that at times we allow

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Speaker 1: worry and fear to consume us, and we ask for

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Speaker 1: your forgiveness and grace. Help us to trust in your

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Speaker 1: love and goodness, knowing that you will provide for all

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Speaker 1: our needs according to your riches. In Christ, Jesus, May

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Speaker 1: we turn to you in prayer and supplication, giving thanks

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Speaker 1: for all that you have done and all that you

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Speaker 1: will do in our lives. When anxiety mounts and seeks

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Speaker 1: to steal away our peace in you, we pray that

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Speaker 1: you would move swiftly to defend us in Jesus's name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on fighting anxiety. To get

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Speaker 2: the most of your spiritual journeys, pray dot com every

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

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Speaker 2: goal for today's meditative Prayer again is to fight anxiety.

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Speaker 2: So take a minute to just unwind. Look for an

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Speaker 2: enjoyable place and maybe a position that will allow you

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Speaker 2: to relax and now focus on this time, right now

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Speaker 2: with God. Allow your mind to drift towards the throne

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Speaker 2: of the Lord and to be filled with His word.

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Speaker 2: Today will be meditating on Philippians chapter four, verse six,

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Speaker 2: from the King James version, it reads, be careful or

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Speaker 2: anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication

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Speaker 2: with thanksgiving, let your request be made known unto God.

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Speaker 2: Let your worship rise up to God. Right now, I

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Speaker 2: exalt you, Lord, for yours is the greatness and the power,

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Speaker 2: the glory, the victory in the majesty. For all that

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Speaker 2: is in the heavens and the earth belong to you.

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Speaker 2: Yours is the kingdom. O Lord, you are exalted as

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Speaker 2: head above law. God has given you a mighty tool

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Speaker 2: against anxiety. That tool prayer. As powerful as prayer is,

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Speaker 2: it's benefit can only be reached through participation. This can

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Speaker 2: be challenging. Daily concerns will try to stifle your desire

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Speaker 2: for God, and anxiety, left unchecked will cripple your ability

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Speaker 2: for gratitude. Being thankful under stress might be strenuous, but

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Speaker 2: you must prevail. Perhaps you currently find yourself in such

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Speaker 2: a situation. Maybe anxieties tried to corrupt your heart and

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Speaker 2: consume your thoughts, and this is your chance to pray

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Speaker 2: and ask God for his forgiveness and his help. Confess

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Speaker 2: to him those areas of worry and weakness. Share with

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit your cares and concerns. God is not

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Speaker 2: expecting perfection from you, just for you to try your best.

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Speaker 2: So open yourself to God's love and pour out all

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Speaker 2: that is weighing heavy on your heart. Now consider all

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Speaker 2: the times God heard your prayers and thank him for it.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Lord for the opportunity to even reach out

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Speaker 2: to him, to lay your fears and frustrations at his feet.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for his interest in your well being, wanting

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Speaker 2: to take care of you. Thank Jesus for his sacrifice

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Speaker 2: which open the way for you. Thank Him for his

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Speaker 2: blessed assurance that He will always be accessible to you.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for enabling you to overcome all

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Speaker 2: worries and concerns, and thank him for interceding for you,

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Speaker 2: for presenting your prayers before God. Never forget God is

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

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Speaker 2: with thanksgiving in your heart and make your request known

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Speaker 2: to him. Plead your case before God and tell him

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Speaker 2: what's bothering you. Ask him to help you let go

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Speaker 2: of the anxiety festering in your heart. Ask Jesus for

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Speaker 2: the ability to rely on his word for your peace,

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Speaker 2: a peace that surpasses all understanding. Ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to empower you to have control over your thoughts and

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Speaker 2: over your Ask him to teach you gratefulness in all

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Speaker 2: seasons of life, for the ability to apply that gratitude

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Speaker 2: and all prayers and supplications offered unto God. Remember the

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Speaker 2: Bible says you are not to worry. Instead, through prayer

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Speaker 2: and petition with thanksgiving, you are to make your request

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Speaker 2: known to God. So set aside all anxiety, all fear,

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Speaker 2: and all doubt and choose this day to be thankful,

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Speaker 2: to present yourself before God's thrown in to ask for

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Speaker 2: his grace. God is on your side, He wants to

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Speaker 2: hear you, he wants to bless you. So be bold

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Speaker 2: and be brave and reach out today to receive his

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Speaker 2: peace for your life. My friends, thank you for completing

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Speaker 2: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com by Incorporating this

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Speaker 2: healthy habit is a daily practice. You're making prayer a

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Speaker 2: priority in strengthening your walk with God. As always, my

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Speaker 2: name is Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian

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Speaker 2: Counselors and we love being a part of your life.