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Conquer Loneliness: Irrevocability | Dr. Tim Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed.
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  Speaker 1: But my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall
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  Speaker 1: the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord
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  Speaker 1: that hath mercy on thee. Isaiah 54 10 Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 1: We come to you today with a sense of loneliness
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  Speaker 1: in our hearts. The world can be a confusing and
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  Speaker 1: difficult place, full of challenges and uncertainties. But even amidst
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  Speaker 1: all this chaos, your kindness shines brightly like the morning star.
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  Speaker 1: You always have a plan to bring us through any trial.
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  Speaker 1: We thank you for the stability found in your everlasting word.
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  Speaker 1: Help us to remember that nothing in this world will
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  Speaker 1: last forever, but you and your kindness will remain every day.
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  Speaker 1: No matter how hard the journey, your love will never cease.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for being our rock and our refuge during
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  Speaker 1: these troubled times. In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast,
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  Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Dr. Tim Clinton, where you can draw
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  Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on conquering loneliness. 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 for today's meditative prayer is conquering loneliness. Hope you'll
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  Speaker 2: find a location where you can relax, let your guard down,
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  Speaker 2: take a moment to slow down, decompress, tune everything else out.
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  Speaker 2: Take a deep breath through your nose. Exhale through your mouth.
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  Speaker 2: Let the tension that's coiled up in your body go.
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  Speaker 2: Reach out to God and allow the Holy Spirit to
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  Speaker 2: minister to you. We'll be meditating on Isaiah chapter 54
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  Speaker 2: verse 10 from the King James Version. Take a moment
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  Speaker 2: and pour out your love, your adoration to God. God,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you for you are not a man that
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  Speaker 2: should lie. All your words are true. and you never
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  Speaker 2: go back on your promises. I worship you, for you
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  Speaker 2: are a God of covenant. Jesus, I praise you, for
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  Speaker 2: my righteousness is found in you. You relentlessly pursue me,
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  Speaker 2: and you never give up on me. I adore you,
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  Speaker 2: King of my heart. God's love is irrevocable. Our God
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  Speaker 2: is a covenant-keeping God, and he promised to love us forever.
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  Speaker 2: His relationship with us is not based on the time
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  Speaker 2: we live in, the place we find ourselves in, or
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  Speaker 2: the physical geology of the earth around us. The entire
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  Speaker 2: earth will burn. A new heaven and a new earth
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  Speaker 2: will come down. We will be in new bodies, and
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  Speaker 2: God's love for us will endure. Sometimes we base our
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  Speaker 2: lives on things that seem sure and certain, but only
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  Speaker 2: God is our rock and our strong tower. There's no mountain, hill,
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  Speaker 2: or fortress in which we can trust more than we
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  Speaker 2: can trust in his love for us. God desires to
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  Speaker 2: do kindness toward us. He wants to give you peace,
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  Speaker 2: steady your weak knees, give you rest. His promise of
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  Speaker 2: love and relationship will never be broken. There is no
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  Speaker 2: universe in which God will just stop loving you. God
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  Speaker 2: in his mercy has based his covenant on himself. For
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  Speaker 2: he never changes and in him there is no shadow
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  Speaker 2: of turning. Even if you're unfaithful, God never will be.
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  Speaker 2: This is your opportunity then to cleanse your heart. Be
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  Speaker 2: honest with yourself and with God in prayer. Confess your
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  Speaker 2: sins to him. Tell him of the areas that you're
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  Speaker 2: struggling with. Now think for a moment on all the
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  Speaker 2: times God showed himself faithful. Those moments where God placed
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  Speaker 2: someone in your life to show you kindness. The times
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  Speaker 2: of chaos when you found peace in Christ. Situations where
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  Speaker 2: oppression and isolation threatened to overwhelm you, but the Holy
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  Speaker 2: Spirit comforted you. Thank God for past situations when he
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  Speaker 2: reached out to you, when he removed your heaviness and
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  Speaker 2: your weariness. Thank God because his love is eternal and
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  Speaker 2: he will always be there for you. I hope you
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  Speaker 2: know that God is present and that he's listening to
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  Speaker 2: you God never said we would not be lonely. Quite
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  Speaker 2: the opposite. He promised that at times we would be
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  Speaker 2: abandoned by those we loved. Don't allow this to discourage you.
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  Speaker 2: God promised he would always welcome you. The Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: is on your side. And he wants to help you.
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  Speaker 2: So be bold and ask him. Ask the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: to speak to you through God's word. Ask him to
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  Speaker 2: help you understand and process the Bible when you read it.
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  Speaker 2: You trust in his promises. Ask Jesus to speak to
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  Speaker 2: your heart. For you desire to know him more. And remember,
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  Speaker 2: God's love will never disappear. His promise of peace will
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  Speaker 2: not come to an end. The mountains and hills may fall,
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  Speaker 2: but the love of God will not fail. So don't fear.
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  Speaker 2: God has good things for your life. Trust in God
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  Speaker 2: and the power and promise of His Word. And don't forget,
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  Speaker 2: God is in your corner. He's for you. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By incorporating this
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  Speaker 2: healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making prayer a priority.
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  Speaker 2: And I believe you're strengthening your walk with God. I'm Dr.
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  Speaker 2: Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
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  Speaker 2: We love being a part of your life.