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Praying for Others Who Are Hurting | Stronger Together · Divine515 Podcast

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  - What if prayer became more than something you
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  - do?
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  - What if it became the way you live?
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  - Life can be overwhelming.
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  - The pressures are real.
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  - The questions
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  - are constant.
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  - And sometimes,
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  - it feels like you're carrying more than you
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  - were ever meant to carry alone.
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  - The inner chamber was created for those who
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  - desire more than occasional inspiration.
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  - It's a community for believers who want to
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  - build a consistent prayer life,
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  - grow in God's word, and walk alongside others,
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  - pursuing a deeper relationship with Christ.
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  - Inside the inner chamber, you'll find guided prayer
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  - experiences that help you apply scripture to everyday
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  - life,
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  - monthly biblical teachings that strengthen your faith,
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  - practical prayer strategies for life's real challenges,
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  - and a supportive community that encourages prayers and
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  - grows together.
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  - You don't have to figure out your prayer
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  - journey alone.
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  - Come discover what happens when believers gather with
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  - one purpose,
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  - to know God
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  - more deeply and walk with him more closely.
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  - Visit divine515.com
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  - to learn more and become part of the
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  - inner chamber community.
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  - Prayer isn't simply something we do. It's how
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  - we walk with God every day.
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  - Welcome to the divine five one five podcast.
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  - Here is today's prayer.
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  - Hello, and welcome to divine five one five
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  - daily prayers with the power of worship.
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  - Today's
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  - prayer focus is
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  - praying when someone else is hurting.
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  - Scripture text comes from Romans twelve fifteen
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  - that says, rejoice with those who rejoice,
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  - mourn with those who mourn.
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  - And I want to start the conversation
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  - by
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  - saying that
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  - this is a very
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  - special
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  - scripture
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  - for me as of, of late, because we
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  - recently lost our family pet. And,
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  - any of you who are, pet owners know
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  - that,
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  - those cute little mascots,
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  - on four legs, are just like, family. Right?
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  - And,
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  - they demand our attention, just like our children.
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  - And,
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  - they eat up the snacks just like our
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  - kids and everything else. Right? And so when
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  - we lose them, it is so devastating.
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  - And so as I was stating before, we
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  - had recently lost our our our,
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  - family pet, which was a dog,
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  - and,
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  - it was so heart wrenching.
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  - And I remember
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  - just being in in shock, just, you know,
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  - crying and and going on, and everyone in
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  - the family was impacted by it.
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  - And
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  - the sweetest thing about this moment,
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  - as I remember, is that one of my
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  - our dear friends
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  - not only prayed with us but went with
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  - us when we had to end up putting
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  - our our our head down.
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  - And
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  - the other
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  - dear friend and her husband
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  - ended up buying us a plaque for the
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  - for the dog.
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  - And I cannot tell you how much those
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  - sweet sentiments meant.
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  - Right?
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  - It it's as if
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  - they stepped right into where we were and
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  - experienced the pain with us.
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  - And
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  - that love
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  - is what helped us get through those difficult
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  - times.
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  - And likewise,
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  - when something
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  - exciting would happen, they were right there to
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  - rejoice and celebrate with those moments too.
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  - And so sometimes
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  - we don't know what to say when someone
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  - we love is hurt,
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  - Especially if it's,
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  - a loss like the, the loss of a
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  - loved one.
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  - Sometimes it's it's almost better to not say
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  - anything at all because it's not anything that
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  - you can say really that's gonna bring comfort
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  - to the person. The person doesn't necessarily need
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  - a word. They just need the comfort of
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  - your presence.
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  - But oftentimes, we worry about finding the right
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  - words when often
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  - the greatest
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  - gift we can offer is
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  - bringing them before God in prayer.
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  - So
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  - wherever you are on that spectrum, whether you're
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  - in a season of rejoicing or in a
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  - season of mourning,
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  - know that
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  - there's someone there that can come and minister
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  - to you when you're hurting.
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  - And
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  - when you're in a good place, remember to
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  - minister to others who are hurting.
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  - Your prayers are powerful
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  - and can often be the greatest gift someone
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  - can can get.
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  - That being said,
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  - let's pray.
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  - Father God, teach us
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  - to carry the burdens of others with compassion.
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  - When someone we care about is hurting, help
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  - us to respond with prayer before advice.
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  - Fill us with wisdom,
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  - sensitivity, and love as we support those around
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  - us.
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  - May our prayers become a source of comfort,
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  - strength, and hope for those who are struggling.
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  - And thank you for allowing us to partner
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  - with you through prayer.
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  - And we bless you. In Jesus' name, amen.
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  - Always remember that one prayer can change someone's
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  - day.
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  - One faithful prayer
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  - can change
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  - a life.
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  - If this
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  - has been encouraging to you,
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  - subscribe
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  - and join us at divine515.com
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  - and discover more ways to make prayer a
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  - part of your everyday walk with
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  - God. And until tomorrow,
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  - keep meeting God at this time.