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Improve Confidence: Conviction | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and
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  Speaker 1: his children shall have a place of refuge. Proverbs 14.26
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  Speaker 1: Dear God, we come to you in need of your
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  Speaker 1: grace and mercy. We pray that you would give us
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  Speaker 1: the confidence and boldness to live with courage and trust
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  Speaker 1: that you are in control. Help us to have faith
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  Speaker 1: in your will and plan for our lives. Guide us
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  Speaker 1: down the path of righteousness and guide us through any
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  Speaker 1: trial or tribulation with grace and strength bless us with
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  Speaker 1: the confidence to trust in you for all our days
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  Speaker 1: are in your hands we cling to your truth that
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  Speaker 1: you will never leave us nor forsake us and that
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  Speaker 1: by your grace and strength we can stand firm in
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  Speaker 1: confidence all glory to you alone 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: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on improving confidence.
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  Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use
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  Speaker 2: Pray.com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. Again,
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  Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is all about improving
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  Speaker 2: your confidence. Let's be honest, confidence can seem complicated to acquire.
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  Speaker 2: So today, let's gather your courage to step out and
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  Speaker 2: spend a moment with God. I challenge you to close
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  Speaker 2: your eyes, maybe take a deep breath in, and then
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  Speaker 2: exhale out. Taking captive every thought, let's now shift your
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  Speaker 2: focus unto God, for He is waiting for you. Today,
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  Speaker 2: we'll be meditating on Psalm chapter 14, verse 26 from
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  Speaker 2: the King James Version. In the fear of the Lord
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  Speaker 2: is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place
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  Speaker 2: of refuge. My friends, take a moment just to pour
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  Speaker 2: out your adoration to God. Jesus, I love you and
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  Speaker 2: praise your name. For you, Lord, are my rock, my fortress,
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  Speaker 2: and my deliverer. My God, my strength. Confidence comes from
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  Speaker 2: fearing God. confidence is generally the opposite of fear but
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  Speaker 2: fear of God is the source of confidence to fear
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  Speaker 2: God is not to be scared of him but rather
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  Speaker 2: to love and obey him to seek his presence and
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  Speaker 2: his power to keep his commandments and to cherish his
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  Speaker 2: correction to treasure his wisdom and to value his knowledge
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  Speaker 2: to meditate on his word day and night to let
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  Speaker 2: it catch fire in your heart To yearn to know
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  Speaker 2: Him and to be known by Him. To receive His
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  Speaker 2: unconditional love and to love Him with no restrictions. To
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  Speaker 2: recklessly pursue Him. To desire Him above all others and
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  Speaker 2: all else. Simply put, to fear God is to put
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  Speaker 2: Him first in your life. When you honor God, when
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  Speaker 2: you make Him your priority, He too honors you. He
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  Speaker 2: fills you with His courage and His strength. He covers
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  Speaker 2: you with His grace and His goodness. He empowers you
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  Speaker 2: with His wisdom and knowledge. He pours His Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: over you. He reveals truth to you. He envelopes you
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  Speaker 2: with His love and with the very essence of His being.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes we forget this and we forget to put God first.
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  Speaker 2: Right now, this is your opportunity to rectify your situations.
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  Speaker 2: So turn to Christ and confess your sins to him.
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  Speaker 2: Ask him to cleanse you of iniquity and to purify
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  Speaker 2: your heart. My friends, take just a few minutes now
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  Speaker 2: to dwell on the blessings of God. Thank Jesus for
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  Speaker 2: his instruction and guidance, for helping you to navigate the
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  Speaker 2: obstacles of this world. Thank him for his divine wisdom
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  Speaker 2: and and knowledge which enable you to not only survive
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  Speaker 2: but to thrive in this life. Thank Him for the
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  Speaker 2: love and care He continuously bestows upon you. And now
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  Speaker 2: think of some past situations where you were filled with
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  Speaker 2: confusion and frustration. Thank the Holy Spirit for being your
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  Speaker 2: comforter during those hard times, for being your light in
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  Speaker 2: the darkness and for showing you the way. Thank God
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  Speaker 2: for being your place of refuge. God is present and
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  Speaker 2: He is listening to you. Jesus longs to bless you
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  Speaker 2: and to fill your heart with His assurance. He knows
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  Speaker 2: the difficulties and challenges that you face. As His child,
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  Speaker 2: you have access to His throne room. So come before
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  Speaker 2: Him and ask for aid. Ask the Holy Spirit to
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  Speaker 2: imprint God's words upon your heart to enable you to
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  Speaker 2: live out the promises found in Scripture. Ask him to
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  Speaker 2: help you love the Lord with all your heart, with
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  Speaker 2: all your mind, and with all your strength. Ask Jesus
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  Speaker 2: to help you be obedient to his word, to empower
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  Speaker 2: you to love and know him as you are loved
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  Speaker 2: and known by him. Remember, confidence comes from fearing God.
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  Speaker 2: To fear God is to respect him, to love him,
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  Speaker 2: and to obey his word. So choose this day to
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  Speaker 2: put your trust in God to boldly stand and trust
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  Speaker 2: in the promise of His Word. Allow His Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: to fill your heart, mind, and soul with the truth
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  Speaker 2: of who He is and open yourself to the peace
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  Speaker 2: and assurance that God has prepared for you. My friends,
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  Speaker 2: thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By
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  Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making
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  Speaker 2: prayer a priority in strengthening your walk with God. As always,
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  Speaker 2: my name is Zach Clinton Vice President of the American
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  Speaker 2: Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part
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  Speaker 2: of your life.