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Becoming an Encourager | Stronger Together · Divine515 Podcast

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  - Have you ever felt like you're carrying a
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  - weight that never seems to get lighter?
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  - Maybe you're doing your best to hold everything
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  - together,
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  - but deep inside you're weary, discouraged, or wondering
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  - where to find the strength to keep going.
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  - If you've been feeling overwhelmed by life's pressures,
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  - struggling to find peace, or longing for a
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  - deeper connection with God during a difficult season,
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  - I want to personally invite you to join
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  - me for a special online webinar.
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  - When life feels heavy, finding peace, hope, and
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  - strength through prayer.
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  - On Sunday, August 16 at 5PM Pacific Standard
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  - Time, we'll come together to discover how prayer
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  - can become more than a response to life
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  - challenges.
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  - It can become a lifestyle that anchors your
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  - heart, your hope, and gives you the strength
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  - to face each day with confidence.
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  - During this encouraging webinar, you'll discover how to
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  - find peace, even when your circumstances
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  - haven't changed,
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  - overcome common obstacles that keep you from a
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  - consistent prayer life.
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  - It's spirits how prayer renews your perspective and
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  - strengthens your faith.
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  - As the founder of divine five one five
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  - and the author of kneeling at the throne,
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  - My passion is helping believers
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  - move beyond simply
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  - believing in the power of prayer to living
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  - a life shaped by
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  - it. My prayers that you'll leave this webinar
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  - encouraged, equipped, and reminded
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  - that you never have to walk through life's
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  - hardest seasons alone.
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  - This isn't just another webinar about prayer.
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  - It's an opportunity to build
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  - a lifestyle
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  - of prayer that will strengthen
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  - you long after the webinar ends.
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  - Seats are limited, and registration will close once
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  - all seats are filled.
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  - So reserve your seat today by searching when
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  - life feels heavy, finding peace, hope, and strength
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  - through prayer on Eventbrite.
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  - Again, that's Sunday, August 16 at 5PM Pacific
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  - Standard Time. I would love for you to
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  - join us as we discover
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  - that no burden is too heavy when we
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  - place it in the hands of the one
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  - who is always
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  - faithful. I'll see you there.
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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 define five one five
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  - daily prayers with Valerie Rocha.
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  - I want to tackle today's prayer
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  - with
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  - how to pray
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  - for others by becoming an encourager.
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  - Scripture text comes from first Thessalonians five eleven
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  - and says, therefore, encourage one another
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  - and build each other.
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  - Now I wanna open up this,
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  - prayer of the so by first telling you
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  - all how much I appreciate you all.
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  - You have
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  - allowed me to be able to pray for
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  - you and encourage you. And you've done that
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  - through telling me what your prayer needs
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  - are. And as an intercessor,
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  - that is my happy place. And it is
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  - my joy to encourage
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  - you.
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  - So
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  - that being said,
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  - I wanna talk about how your words are
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  - powerful
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  - and you can make a difference.
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  - And the way this works is that we
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  - know that words have the power to build
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  - or to break, Right?
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  - If somebody says one positive thing to you,
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  - you may or may not remember it too
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  - long. But if someone says something negative to
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  - you, you will remember it,
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  - ruminate over it,
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  - and worry about it all night long. Right?
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  - What's even more so is the fact that
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  - in today's fast paced world, criticism is so
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  - common, but genuine encouragement
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  - is rare.
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  - And so you never know who is silently
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  - carrying the burden or questioning whether they have
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  - the strength to keep going. Right. Because unless
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  - they're vocal about it, some people hold on
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  - to whatever it is that they're struggling with
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  - and and and simmer with it. Whereas other
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  - words may be a bit more vocal,
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  - but
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  - one encouraging word, one thoughtful message, or one
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  - sincere prayer can become God's reminder that they
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  - are not alone.
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  - So wherever you are
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  - on the scale,
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  - remember,
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  - your words
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  - have power.
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  - The scripture says that death and life is
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  - in the power of the tongue.
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  - So while you're creating as you speak,
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  - speak life, not only into your old self,
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  - but into others as well.
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  - That being said, let's go to the throne.
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  - Heavenly father, help us become
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  - people who strengthen others with our words and
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  - actions.
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  - Open up our eyes to notice those who
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  - are discouraged,
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  - overlooked, or carrying burdens in silence.
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  - Let our conversations reflect your kindness
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  - and our prayers reflect your compassion.
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  - Use us to bring hope where there is
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  - despair and encouragement
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  - where there is weariness.
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  - May our life point others to you, and
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  - we will bless you in Jesus' name. Amen.
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  - Today's challenge is to ask God to place
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  - one person on your heart who needs encouragement,
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  - then act on it.
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  - If this has encouraged you,
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  - Share.
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  - And
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  - encourage
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  - others
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  - to join the prayer community.
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  - And until tomorrow,
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  - keep meeting God at the throne.
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  - Have a great day.