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Fight Anxiety: Encouragement | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop, but
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  Speaker 1: a good word maketh it glad. Proverbs 12.25 Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 1: At times the heaviness of life and the burdens of
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  Speaker 1: the world seem too heavy to bear. I trudge along,
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  Speaker 1: desperate for encouragement to keep going. Thank you that an
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  Speaker 1: endless supply of love and affirmation is found in your word.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for making me glad when my heart is troubled.
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  Speaker 1: I pray you would continue to uplift me when I
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  Speaker 1: am weak and teach me how to do the same
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  Speaker 1: for others. In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for joining
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  Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative
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  Speaker 1: Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close to
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  Speaker 1: 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 out of your spiritual journey, use Pray.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 again for today's meditative prayer is fighting anxiety. So
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  Speaker 2: find yourself a location where you can let your guard
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  Speaker 2: down and relax. Now take a moment to slow down
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  Speaker 2: and to just decompress. Tune out everything else. Breathe in
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  Speaker 2: deep through your nose and exhale out through your mouth,
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  Speaker 2: letting go of the tension coiled in your body. Reach
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  Speaker 2: out towards God with your mind. Today we'll be meditating
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  Speaker 2: on Proverbs 18, Chapter 12, verse 25 from the King
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  Speaker 2: James Version, which says, Heaviness in the heart of a
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  Speaker 2: man maketh it stoop, but a good word maketh it glad.
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  Speaker 2: Now take a moment to pour out your adoration to
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  Speaker 2: God for his wisdom. God, I thank you that you
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  Speaker 2: are wise beyond compare. Your knowledge permeates the heavens and
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  Speaker 2: the earth. By your infinite wisdom, you called the galaxies
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  Speaker 2: into existence and spoke creation into being. I exalt you,
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  Speaker 2: for none can compare to your greatness. I praise you, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: for you give wisdom, knowledge, and understanding come from your mouth.
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  Speaker 2: A good word will encourage the heart. When you feel
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  Speaker 2: anxious and oppressed, you can find refuge and sound advice.
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  Speaker 2: A friend who will speak the truth in love or
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  Speaker 2: a fellow believer acquainted with your quandary. Friends and family
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  Speaker 2: are an amazing support system. but certain issues can only
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  Speaker 2: be addressed by the Holy Spirit. The knowledge of the
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  Speaker 2: Holy Spirit is incomparable, for there is no greater wisdom
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  Speaker 2: than what is found in Scripture. Maybe you've been isolating
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  Speaker 2: yourself from everything and everyone. This is your opportunity to
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  Speaker 2: cleanse your heart. Be honest with yourself and with God
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  Speaker 2: in prayer. Confess to the Holy Spirit the areas you
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  Speaker 2: are struggling with. Think for a minute, on all the
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  Speaker 2: times God provided you with a good word. Those moments
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  Speaker 2: where God placed a friend in your life to speak
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  Speaker 2: kindness over you. The times of confusion when you found
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  Speaker 2: clarification in Christ. Situations where heaviness and isolation threatened to
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  Speaker 2: overwhelm you, but the Holy Spirit ministered to you. Thank
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  Speaker 2: God for past situations He reached out to you when
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  Speaker 2: He removed your heaviness and your weariness. And thank God
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  Speaker 2: because his goodness is eternal and he will always be
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  Speaker 2: there for you. God is present and he's listening to you.
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  Speaker 2: Going through life without experiencing a heavy heart is unavoidable.
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  Speaker 2: God never said life wouldn't feel overwhelming, but quite the opposite.
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  Speaker 2: He promised that at times it would. Do not allow
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  Speaker 2: this to discourage you. God promised he would always reassure you.
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  Speaker 2: The Holy Spirit is on your side. He wants to
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  Speaker 2: help you. So be bold and ask Him. Ask the
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  Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to speak to you through God's Word. Ask
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  Speaker 2: Him to help you understand and process the Bible when
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  Speaker 2: you read it. And ask Him to help you apply
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  Speaker 2: the knowledge you gain for this as wisdom. Ask Jesus
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  Speaker 2: to speak to your heart, for you have to have
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  Speaker 2: a desire to spend time with His Word. a desire
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  Speaker 2: that will overcome fatigue and disinterest. Remember, you can always
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  Speaker 2: find an encouraging word in the Bible, even if the
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  Speaker 2: word is of correction, for correction prunes bad behavior and
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  Speaker 2: produces good fruit. So do not fear. God has good
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  Speaker 2: things for your life. Trust in God and the power
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  Speaker 2: and promise of his word. And don't forget, God is
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  Speaker 2: in your corner, And he's cheering 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 are
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  Speaker 2: making prayer a priority in strengthening your walk in relationship
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  Speaker 2: with God. My friends, as always, my name is Zach
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  Speaker 2: Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors. And we
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  Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.