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

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  Speaker 1: For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
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  Speaker 1: nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
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  Speaker 1: nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be
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  Speaker 1: able to separate us from the love of God, which
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  Speaker 1: is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8, 38-39 Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 1: You are our constant companion in times of need. When
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  Speaker 1: we feel the loneliness that can sometimes come with life,
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  Speaker 1: we know that Your love will never fail us. Nothing
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  Speaker 1: can separate us from the power of Your embrace, which
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  Speaker 1: is stronger than any barrier that could ever come between us.
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  Speaker 1: Your tender and gracious love surmounts all obstacles. and knows
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  Speaker 1: no limits. Your love is like a deep river that
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  Speaker 1: washes away all of our fears and worries, leaving us
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  Speaker 1: with a sense of peace and joy in its place.
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  Speaker 1: No matter how far we may be from one another,
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  Speaker 1: the power of your love transcends any distance to wrap
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  Speaker 1: around us in comfort. We give you thanks and praise forevermore,
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  Speaker 1: for your love is greater than any of us can understand.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer.
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  Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and
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  Speaker 1: 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. I hope
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  Speaker 2: you hit pause for a second. Find a safe place,
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  Speaker 2: a hidden spot, where you can settle into this moment
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  Speaker 2: with God. Hey, close your eyes. Breathe in. Breathe out.
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  Speaker 1: Exhale.
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  Speaker 2: Exhale. Imagine the tension leaving your body along with that breath.
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  Speaker 2: Now take every thought captive and bring your focus in
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  Speaker 2: to the Word of God and let the Spirit illuminate
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  Speaker 2: those scriptures to you. We're going to be meditating on
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  Speaker 2: Romans chapter 8, verses 38 and 39 from the King
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  Speaker 2: James Version. For I am persuaded that neither death nor
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  Speaker 2: life nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,
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  Speaker 2: nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, not any
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  Speaker 2: other creature shall be able to separate us from the
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  Speaker 2: love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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  Speaker 2: Take a moment right now and pour out your love,
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  Speaker 2: your adoration to God for his goodness and grace. Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you, my Savior and and redeemer who is
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  Speaker 2: like you who descended to conquer death and ascended to
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  Speaker 2: the right hand of the father in heaven I worship
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  Speaker 2: you for your love knows no bounds there's no power
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  Speaker 2: that can keep you from me you move mountains to
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  Speaker 2: be with me you leave the 99 to find me
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  Speaker 2: when I'm lost I praise you for you are the
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  Speaker 2: good shepherd of my soul. Hear me on this. God's
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  Speaker 2: love is unconditional. God loved you before you even knew him.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus doesn't love you because you're a good person. Whether
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  Speaker 2: you spent your life doing evil or you spent your
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  Speaker 2: life being called righteous by others, God knows you for
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  Speaker 2: who you are. We are all of us sinners. When
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  Speaker 2: we put our faith in Jesus as our Savior, we're
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  Speaker 2: saved by grace, not by our merits, not by our works.
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  Speaker 2: There's nothing you can do to make God love you
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  Speaker 2: more or less. If such a thing were possible, then
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  Speaker 2: salvation would be something we earn. Now, salvation and redemption
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  Speaker 2: are given freely by Jesus on the basis of who
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  Speaker 2: he is, his character, not ours. There's nothing in you
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  Speaker 2: that can keep God from you. So know that you
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  Speaker 2: are loved. God is jealous for you and he loves
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  Speaker 2: you with an unquenchable love. Therefore, you can approach the
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  Speaker 2: throne room of God with the assurance that you are
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  Speaker 2: coming to the lover of your soul. I hope you'll
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  Speaker 2: pour out your heart before him, confess your sin, and
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  Speaker 2: trust that he hears you and loves you. Take a
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  Speaker 2: few moments to dwell on the ever-present love of God.
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  Speaker 2: Thank him because you cannot flee from his love. Thank
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  Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit for interceding for you. Think of the
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  Speaker 2: times God has fought for you. Thank God for loving
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  Speaker 2: you despite your faults and failures. Thank God for his grace.
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  Speaker 2: Thank God that in his grace you will no longer
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  Speaker 2: be ruled by apprehension or restlessness. Instead, you will overflow
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  Speaker 2: with confidence. You will rejoice as God sings over you.
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  Speaker 2: And thank God because nothing can separate you from his love.
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  Speaker 2: I hope you know that God's present and that he's
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  Speaker 2: listening to you. The Bible says, ask and it shall
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  Speaker 2: be given to you. So ask the Holy Spirit to
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  Speaker 2: give you his assurance. To know beyond a shadow of
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  Speaker 2: a doubt that you are loved. Ask him to be
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  Speaker 2: your friend and support in times of need. even when
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  Speaker 2: you feel like you're alone, when you feel like you
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  Speaker 2: have no one in the world who sees you, as
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  Speaker 2: impossible as it may seem, God is with you, even now.
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  Speaker 2: And remember, nothing will be able to take you from
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  Speaker 2: God's love or to take God's love away from you.
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  Speaker 2: No matter how powerful you might think other forces in
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  Speaker 2: the world are, nothing is able to come between you
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  Speaker 2: and God's love. God will always be there to guide
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  Speaker 2: you and support you. You must be vigilant and not
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  Speaker 2: allow familiar lies to convince you that you're alone. Instead,
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  Speaker 2: seek God's reassurance in his word and watch your life
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  Speaker 2: be transformed. God wants to fill your heart with joy
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  Speaker 2: And your life with great happiness. Joy. Trust in him today.
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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. And you're strengthening your walk with God.