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Speaker 1: He giveth power to the faint, and to them that

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Speaker 1: have no might, He increaseth strength Isaiah forty twenty nine.

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Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, you are the source of all power

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Speaker 1: and strength. When our minds are weary and full of doubt,

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Speaker 1: we come to you for comfort and focus. Your grace

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Speaker 1: gives us hope that, no matter how difficult something may seem,

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Speaker 1: nothing is impossible. With you by our side. We pray

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Speaker 1: for courage when it feels like our strength is waning,

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Speaker 1: for peace when our fear overwhelms us. Remind us of

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Speaker 1: your promises, O, Lord, that you renew the strength of

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Speaker 1: those who wait upon you. Thank you for your infinite

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Speaker 1: wisdom and love, and grant us the ability to pour

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Speaker 1: out our hearts before you in prayer in Jesus' 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 strength and focus. To

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

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Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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

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Speaker 2: all about strength and focus. So take a minute, just

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Speaker 2: right now to simply unwind. Maybe situate yourself in a

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Speaker 2: place and position that will allow you to relax and

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Speaker 2: take a couple of calming and deep breaths. Now, elevate

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Speaker 2: your thoughts towards the Lord's throne room, and prepare your

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Speaker 2: heart to receive God word. Today will be meditating on

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Speaker 2: Isaiah chapter forty, verses twenty eight to twenty nine from

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Speaker 2: the King James version. Hast thou not known? Hast thou

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Speaker 2: not heard? That the Everlasting God, the Lord, the creator

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Speaker 2: of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary.

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Speaker 2: There is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power

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Speaker 2: to the faint, and to them that have no might,

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Speaker 2: He increaseth their strength. My friends, let your worship now

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Speaker 2: rise up to God. God. I praise you, for your

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Speaker 2: power has no limits. I adore you because you are

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Speaker 2: good and you are kind, and your mercies will endure

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Speaker 2: for generations to come. I praise you for ministering your

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Speaker 2: strength to me during my weakness. I worship you because

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Speaker 2: there has never been a God like you. You never leave us,

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Speaker 2: nor forsake us. For all eternity. You are present, my friends.

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Speaker 2: Remember God's strength will always be enough. At times, you

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Speaker 2: will feel weak and helpless, but focus and hope will

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Speaker 2: seem like an unattainable and a far off concept. Oppression

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Speaker 2: will begin to crush you on all sides, and as

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Speaker 2: you begin to crumble, your inner fortitude will give way

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Speaker 2: and your strength will fail you. This is why your

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Speaker 2: strength must never be based upon yourself. Your strength has

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Speaker 2: restrictions and limitations, but God's does not. God's strength is

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Speaker 2: based on his power, and God's power is limitless, for

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Speaker 2: God does not possess power. God is power. Because of Jesus,

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Speaker 2: you have full, unrestricted access to this well of strength.

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Speaker 2: You can tap into it at any time through prayer.

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Speaker 2: You can trust in God because his strength will always

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Speaker 2: be enough. He will never run out of it, and

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Speaker 2: He has promised to empower you in your weakness. God

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Speaker 2: wants to pour his measureless grace upon you past the

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Speaker 2: point of overflow. He wants to fill you with his

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Speaker 2: mighty strength and his sharp focus. So right now, this

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Speaker 2: is your opportunity to present yourself before the throne of Grace,

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Speaker 2: to share your weaknesses and failings with the Holy Spirit,

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Speaker 2: to impart you with his strength. God requires nothing but

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Speaker 2: faith from you, only that you trust in Him. So

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Speaker 2: right now, open yourself to God and pour out all

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Speaker 2: that is weighing heavy on your heart, and confess your

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Speaker 2: sins to Him in this moment. Now consider God's power

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Speaker 2: over your life and thank him for it. Thank the

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Speaker 2: Lord for his mercy and his grace. Thank Him for

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Speaker 2: always watching over you and for being by your side.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for his care over you and for ministering

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Speaker 2: to you and your weakness. Thank Him for empowering you

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Speaker 2: with his strength. And thank the Holy Spirit for constantly

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Speaker 2: reaffirming this truth upon your heart. Never forget God is

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Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. So come before

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Speaker 2: Christ and ask for his power to be upon you,

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Speaker 2: for his strength to cover every point of weakness you

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Speaker 2: may have, and ask the Holy Spirit to help you

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Speaker 2: be submissive to God's word. To trust that God knows

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Speaker 2: all things and that he sees everything, and ask for

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Speaker 2: the ability to rely on God's promise that he will

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Speaker 2: sustain you. Remember, Yahweh is the everlasting God, and there

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Speaker 2: is no limit to his power or his understanding. It

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Speaker 2: is he who gives strength to the weary and strengthens

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Speaker 2: the powerless. So choose this day to have faith in

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Speaker 2: God's strength, for his word is true and it is eternal.

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Speaker 2: Be assured in the knowledge that you can trust in

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Speaker 2: God's promises and in his power, For the Lord is

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Speaker 2: with you, and his strength will sustain you now in always,

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Speaker 2: My friends, be encouraged and be blessed today, thank you

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Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By

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Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are

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Speaker 2: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.

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Speaker 2: As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of

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Speaker 2: the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being

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Speaker 2: a part of your life.