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Calm_Your_Anxiety_Tonight · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide meditation. I'm Tyler. Anxiety disorders are
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  Speaker 2: on the rise. Unlike fear, which is the emotional response
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  Speaker 2: to a known threat, anxiety is a generalized worry or apprehension.
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  Speaker 2: It can pop up out of nowhere, or it can
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  Speaker 2: be an overriding, pervasive feeling you live with all the time.
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  Speaker 2: Pause here and take a deep, steadying breath. Breathe in peace,
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  Speaker 2: and breathe out your anxious feelings. Let God take your hand.
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  Speaker 2: In Luke twelve, twenty five and twenty six, Jesus tells
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  Speaker 2: the people in which of you, by being anxious, can
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  Speaker 2: add a single hour to a span of life. If
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  Speaker 2: then you are not able to do as small a thing.
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  Speaker 3: As that, why are you anxious about the rest?
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  Speaker 2: Not only can you not add a single hour, but
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  Speaker 2: over a long period of time, anxiety can take a
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  Speaker 2: serious toll on your health. God does not want that
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  Speaker 2: for you. It's a battle you can only fight in
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  Speaker 2: the power of the Holy Spirit. Prayer is a great
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  Speaker 2: tool in the battle with anxiety, but sometimes professional counseling
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  Speaker 2: is needed. Listen to what God is speaking to your heart.
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  Speaker 2: You don't have to fight alone. Let's pray. Lord. I
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  Speaker 2: hear your words about not being anxious, but sometimes it's
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  Speaker 2: so overwhelming that it paralyzes me. Help me to hear
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  Speaker 2: your voice. Be my strength as I fight this battle,
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  Speaker 2: and lead me into victory. For your name's sake. Amen,
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  Speaker 2: keep taking deep breaths as you relax your neck and shoulders.
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  Speaker 2: Deep breathing help slow your heart rate. Let the peace
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  Speaker 2: of God fill you as you breathe in. Be anxious
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  Speaker 2: for nothing, breathe out. God is with me. Anxiety is
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  Speaker 2: not a sin, but letting it control you is an
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  Speaker 2: indication that you are not letting the Holy Spirit of
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  Speaker 2: God control you. Talk to God about how you're feeling.
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  Speaker 2: Make sure that you're not keeping anything back that might
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  Speaker 2: be blocking you from hearing from Him today. Fighting anxiety
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  Speaker 2: is vital to living an abundant life in Christ. Has
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  Speaker 2: not an easy battle, no doubt about it, but it
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  Speaker 2: is an enemy you can defeat in the power of Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Listen to Luke twelve twenty five and twenty six in
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  Speaker 2: the English Standard version and which of you, by being anxious,
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  Speaker 2: can add a single hour to his span of life?
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  Speaker 2: If then you're not able to do as small a
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  Speaker 2: thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?
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  Speaker 2: I'm going to read that again, And which of you,
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  Speaker 2: by being anxious, can add a single hour to his
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  Speaker 2: span of life? If then you're not able to do
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  Speaker 2: a smaller thing as that? Why are you anxious about
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  Speaker 2: the rest? What word or phrase stood out to you?
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  Speaker 2: These verses are a part of a much larger sermon
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  Speaker 2: given by Jesus where he talks about worrying about what
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  Speaker 2: you will eat or what you will wear. When do
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  Speaker 2: you find yourself the most anxiou? Now? Listen to Luke twelve,
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  Speaker 2: twenty five and twenty six in the New Living Translation.
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  Speaker 2: Can all your worries at a single moment to your life?
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  Speaker 2: And if worry can't accomplish a little thing like that,
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  Speaker 2: what's the use of worrying over bigger things? Maybe you
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  Speaker 2: don't think of adding a day to your life as
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  Speaker 2: being a little thing, but once you try to live
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  Speaker 2: a healthy lifestyle so that you can live longer, these
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  Speaker 2: things can be crazy making if you let them overrun
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  Speaker 2: your life. What steps can you take to eliminate some
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  Speaker 2: of your anxiety about the future. Some anxiety disorders, like
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  Speaker 2: PTSD and panic attacks, may need professional treatment, but getting
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  Speaker 2: the help you need does not mean that you are
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  Speaker 2: not trusting God. Talk to him now about the things
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  Speaker 2: that you are feeling, and ask him to show you
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  Speaker 2: what steps he wants you to take to begin winning
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  Speaker 2: your battle with anxiety. Rest in the arms of your
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  Speaker 2: heavenly Father as he soothes your soul with assurance that
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  Speaker 2: He is in control and that he loves you. He
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  Speaker 2: loves you so much. Listen now to Psalm one thirty nine,
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  Speaker 2: verse twenty three from the New Living Translation. Search me, O, God,
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  Speaker 2: and know my heart, Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
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  Speaker 2: This verse is an invitation, an invitation to invite God
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  Speaker 2: into your anxiety. Picture being locked in a little box,
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  Speaker 2: a box of fear and worry and anxiety. You don't
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  Speaker 2: want to let anyone in because you feel ashamed of
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  Speaker 2: the feelings inside of you that you don't think you
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  Speaker 2: can control. Outside, you hear some voices, some footsteps, shuffling,
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  Speaker 2: sounds of someone sitting right outside. Make a chance and
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  Speaker 2: peek out a hole in the box. It's Jesus and
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  Speaker 2: He's sitting there waiting for you to invite him in,
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  Speaker 2: waiting for you to acknowledge your need for help.
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  Speaker 3: Do you see yourself letting him in.
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  Speaker 2: Or do you keep battling on your own. Soon you
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  Speaker 2: hear more commotion outside, and when you look, there's your
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  Speaker 2: best friend, and another friend from church, then your parent, spouse, sibling.
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  Speaker 2: There's a large crowd of those who love you waiting
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  Speaker 2: for you to invite them into your battle. What will
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  Speaker 2: you do? When David confronted the giant Goliath, he said
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  Speaker 2: these words to him, and that all this assembly may
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  Speaker 2: know that the Lord saves, not with sword and spear,
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  Speaker 2: For the battle is the lord's, and he will give
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  Speaker 2: you into our hand. The battle is the lords. Allow
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  Speaker 2: him in and allow him to use others in your
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  Speaker 2: life to help you gain victory over your anxiety. Let's
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  Speaker 2: pray together, Jesus. I'm so glad I don't have to
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  Speaker 2: fight this battle alone. I acknowledge my need for your
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  Speaker 2: strength because this war makes me feel so weak. I
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  Speaker 2: trust you with my today and my tomorrows because I
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  Speaker 2: know that you're here, and you're actually already there. It's
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  Speaker 2: in your mighty name that I pray. Amen. Stay here
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  Speaker 2: in this place with God as long as you're able.
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  Speaker 2: He is fighting for you because He loves you so
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  Speaker 2: very much. Until the next time, May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Is worry a constant companion in your life? Do anxious
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  Speaker 1: thoughts follow you throughout your day like a stray dog,
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  Speaker 1: nipping at your heels and yipping for attention. Maybe it
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  Speaker 1: seems as though worry is something you'll never shake, just
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  Speaker 1: something you'll have to learn to live with. I am
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  Speaker 1: so glad you're here. Pause.
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  Speaker 2: Take a deep.
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  Speaker 1: Breath, hold it, and then release it. Relax your shoulders
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  Speaker 1: and feel your mind slow down as your heart turns
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  Speaker 1: to the Word of God for peace. And I want
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  Speaker 1: you to pause the app if you need more time
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  Speaker 1: to settle yourself. The Apostle Paul instructs us in Philippians
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  Speaker 1: four to stop worrying. Do not be anxious about anything,
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  Speaker 1: he writes, But in every situation, by prayer and petition,
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  Speaker 1: with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace
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  Speaker 1: of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts
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  Speaker 1: and your minds in Christ Jesus. As worries follow you
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  Speaker 1: around today, greet them and then turn them over to God.
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  Speaker 1: Ask God to grant you his peace.
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  Speaker 2: You can be.
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  Speaker 1: Sure that you are safe and secure in the arms
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  Speaker 1: of a God who loves you. Let's prepare to spend
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  Speaker 1: time meditating on the deep peace of God. Ask God
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  Speaker 1: to allow you to feel the truth that you are
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  Speaker 1: safe and secure in God's arms as we soak in
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  Speaker 1: the words of scripture today. But before we begin, let
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  Speaker 1: me lead us in a moment of prayer. Dear God,
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  Speaker 1: I bring my worries to you. You know that I
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  Speaker 1: cannot conquer my worries on my own, so I surrender
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  Speaker 1: them to you. Thank you for your loving kindness, Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for your peace. Thank you for your faithful presence
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  Speaker 1: in my life. Please help me to focus now on
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  Speaker 1: the truth of your word In Jesus name, Amen, How
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  Speaker 1: can we begin to surrender our worries and cares to
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  Speaker 1: a God who cares for us?
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  Speaker 2: Today?
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  Speaker 1: Will practice giving our concerns over to God with thanksgiving
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  Speaker 1: and trust. So pause here and practice with your breath.
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  Speaker 1: Breathe out your cares and worries. Breathe in God's perfect peace.
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  Speaker 1: Breathe out your anxiety. Breathe in God's peace. Before we
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  Speaker 1: go any further, let's stop for a moment to examine
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  Speaker 1: our hearts. Is there anything you need to confess to
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  Speaker 1: God before we go on? Ask God to reveal any
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  Speaker 1: hidden sins in your life. Then confess them to God
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  Speaker 1: and thank Him for his love and forgiveness, knowing that
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  Speaker 1: because of Christ, you can come before God certain that
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  Speaker 1: you will be accepted. Friend, you do not have to
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  Speaker 1: carry your burdens on your own. In fact, you couldn't
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  Speaker 1: do it on your own even if you wanted to.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus carries your burdens for you. You can cast your
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  Speaker 1: cares on him because He cares for you. Hold that
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  Speaker 1: truth close. Listen carefully to every detail as I read
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  Speaker 1: from Philippians four, verses six through seven in the New
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  Speaker 1: International version. Do not be anxious about anything, but in
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  Speaker 1: every situation, my prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your
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  Speaker 1: requests to God, and the peace of God, which transcends
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  Speaker 1: all understanding, will go your hearts and your minds in
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  Speaker 1: Christ Jesus. Let's read that again. This time listen with
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  Speaker 1: an open heart and ask God to impress a word
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  Speaker 1: or phrase upon your heart. Do not be anxious about anything,
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  Speaker 1: but in every situation, my prayer and petition, with thanksgiving
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  Speaker 1: present your requests to God, and the peace of God,
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  Speaker 1: which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your
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  Speaker 1: minds in Christ Jesus. Does this passage speak directly to
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  Speaker 1: your life today? Reflect on what the Holy Spirit might
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  Speaker 1: be saying to you. Consider times in the past when
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  Speaker 1: you've experienced God's peace. God's peace is not based on
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  Speaker 1: circumstances or outcomes, but on His character and presence. It
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  Speaker 1: is beyond anything we can explain. Listen again to Philippians four,
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  Speaker 1: verses six through seven in the New International version, allowing
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit to lead you into deeper meditation. Do
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  Speaker 1: not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by
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  Speaker 1: prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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  Speaker 1: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
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  Speaker 1: guard your hearts and your minds In Christ Jesus. What
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  Speaker 1: did you hear this time?
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  Speaker 2: Pause?
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  Speaker 1: Ask for the peace of God to transcend and your understanding.
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  Speaker 1: Present your needs to God with thankfulness. Take the next
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  Speaker 1: few moments to practice gratitude, naming in your heart the
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  Speaker 1: things you are grateful to God for. Take a moment
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  Speaker 1: to listen to this verse in context. Reading from Philippians
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  Speaker 1: four verses four through eight. Rejoice in the Lord always.
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  Speaker 1: I will say it again, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be
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  Speaker 1: evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be
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  Speaker 1: anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
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  Speaker 1: with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace
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  Speaker 1: of God, which transcends all understand, will guard your hearts
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  Speaker 1: and your minds in Christ Jesus Finally, Brothers and sisters,
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  Speaker 1: whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever
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  Speaker 1: is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything
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  Speaker 1: is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. The Lord
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  Speaker 1: is near and he is listening. Trade your worries for joy, thanksgiving,
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  Speaker 1: and peace. Fix your mind on the God who provides. Now,
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  Speaker 1: imagine that you're carrying a backpack full of rocks. See
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  Speaker 1: yourself walking towards Jesus and handing them one by one
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  Speaker 1: to him. As the weight on your back grows lighter,
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  Speaker 1: your heart grows lighter too. What does Jesus say to
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  Speaker 1: you as you hand over your concerns to him? When
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  Speaker 1: the worries and fear that had consumed your mental energy
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  Speaker 1: are given over to Christ, your mind is free to
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  Speaker 1: rest in the peace he gives, and to focus on
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  Speaker 1: better things, things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent,
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  Speaker 1: or praiseworthy. Focus your mind on these better things. Please
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  Speaker 1: join me in prayer. Dear God, how much better it
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  Speaker 1: is to let you handle my worries and concerns. You're
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  Speaker 1: so much better at it than I am. Remind me,
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  Speaker 1: moment by moment that worrying does not add one day
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  Speaker 1: to my life, and in fact, the worry might actually
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  Speaker 1: shorten my life. God, I want to live every day
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  Speaker 1: in your peace. It feels so much better to my soul.
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  Speaker 1: I do believe that you are sovereign. Help my unbelief.
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  Speaker 1: I pray this in the name of Jesus, the Prince
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  Speaker 1: of Peace. Amen. Before you move on, spend as much
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  Speaker 1: time as you like in this moment of peace. Meditate
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  Speaker 1: on the character of God and rest in his gentle care. Today,
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  Speaker 1: whenever worries nip at your heels, turn them over to God.
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  Speaker 1: Fix your mind on him, and with thanksgiving, tell him
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  Speaker 1: what you need. Until next time, May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 4: What are you worried about? Take a moment and call
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  Speaker 4: to mind some things that are worrying you now Today
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  Speaker 4: Instead of trying to ignore these worries or stuff them away.
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  Speaker 4: Let's name them and offer them to God. The Apostle
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  Speaker 4: Paul invites us, saying, do not worry about anything, but
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  Speaker 4: in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, Let your
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  Speaker 4: requests be made known to God. And the peace of God,
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  Speaker 4: which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds.
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  Speaker 4: In Christ Jesus, few of us are strangers to anxiety.
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  Speaker 4: It's a normal part of being human, whether your worries
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  Speaker 4: are the garden variety concerns that come with being alive
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  Speaker 4: in the world, or deeper, more complicated anxieties that might
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  Speaker 4: be related to chemical imbalance or childhood traumas. Prayer is
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  Speaker 4: one of the many tools God gives us in responding
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  Speaker 4: to worry. Take a deep breath. God is inviting you
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  Speaker 4: to offer your worries in anxieties to him. Tell him
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  Speaker 4: what you need, thank him for his love, and ask
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  Speaker 4: him to guard your heart and your mind with his
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  Speaker 4: perfect peace. Breathe in that peace. Even now, worries can
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  Speaker 4: gnaw away at our insides. They can feel so much
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  Speaker 4: bigger than what we can handle. But the good news
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  Speaker 4: is that God is even bigger than our worries. His
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  Speaker 4: peace is beyond what we can comprehend. Pray with me.
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  Speaker 2: God.
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  Speaker 4: Sometimes my anxiety feels huge and controlling, like something I
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  Speaker 4: can never quite escape no matter how hard I run.
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  Speaker 4: But I believe that your love is more powerful than
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  Speaker 4: the worries that follow me. I believe that you can
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  Speaker 4: fill me with your peace, a peace that passes understanding.
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  Speaker 4: Give me your peace, God, it's in Jesus' name, I
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  Speaker 4: pray men. When anxiety hits, a grounding exercise can help
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  Speaker 4: stabilize you. It can also be an entry into prayer.
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  Speaker 4: Here's one grounding exercise to practice. First, name five things
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  Speaker 4: you can see around you. Thank God for each one. Now,
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  Speaker 4: thank God for four things you can touch around you. Next,
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  Speaker 4: thank God for three things you can hear. Identify two
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  Speaker 4: things you can smell and thank God for them. Finally,
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  Speaker 4: name one thing you can taste and thank God for it.
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  Speaker 4: What else do you want to thank God for in
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  Speaker 4: this quiet moment? Have you been searching for peace or
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  Speaker 4: contentment somewhere other than in Christ. Have you been turning
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  Speaker 4: to false gods looking for peace or protection? Search your
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  Speaker 4: heart and confess your sins to the Lord through Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 4: You are forgiven. Your citizenship is in heaven, and God
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  Speaker 4: is working in you, giving you the desire and the
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  Speaker 4: power to do what pleases him. Listen to Philippians four
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  Speaker 4: six in the new revised Standard translation, do not worry
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  Speaker 4: about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
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  Speaker 4: let your requests be made known to God. As I
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  Speaker 4: read that again, listen for a word that stands out
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  Speaker 4: to you. Do not worry about anything, but in everything,
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  Speaker 4: by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
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  Speaker 4: made known to God. What did you hear? Reflect on it?
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  Speaker 4: Prayerfully in everything, Paul says, turn to God in prayer.
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  Speaker 4: Is there anything you've been holding back from God? Turn
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  Speaker 4: it over to Him. Now, listen to Philippians four six
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  Speaker 4: and seven in the Amplified Bible. Do not be anxious
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  Speaker 4: or worried about anything, but in everything, every circumstance and situation,
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  Speaker 4: by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, continue to make your
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  Speaker 4: specific requests known to God. And the peace of God,
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  Speaker 4: that peace that reassures the hearts, that peace which transcends
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  Speaker 4: all understanding, that piece which stands God over your hearts
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  Speaker 4: and your minds. In Christ Jesus is yours. When we
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  Speaker 4: are anxious, sometimes we try to treat our anxiety in
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  Speaker 4: unhealthy ways. We numb it with too much alcohol, or
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  Speaker 4: try to forget it through overwork, or turn to gossip
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  Speaker 4: about others as a way to make ourselves feel better
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  Speaker 4: about ourselves. What are the unhealthy ways you try to
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  Speaker 4: treat your anxiety. One right thing to do with our worries,
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  Speaker 4: Paul says, is to take them to God in prayer.
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  Speaker 4: Other tools God has given us to help with anxiety
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  Speaker 4: include trustworthy friends, the church, exercise, therapy, and medicine. You
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  Speaker 4: should always turn to God in prayer, but you can
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  Speaker 4: also find help in some of these other tools God
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  Speaker 4: has given. How can you take advantage of one of these?
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  Speaker 4: Ask God to help you know what to do with
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  Speaker 4: your anxiety. Listen to Philippians four six to seven in
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  Speaker 4: the New Living Translation. Don't worry about anything. Instead, pray
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  Speaker 4: about everything, Tell God what you need, and thank Him
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  Speaker 4: for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace,
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  Speaker 4: which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard
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  Speaker 4: your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
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  Speaker 4: What worry or anxiety is bothering you most right now,
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  Speaker 4: imagine your mind as a house with this worry pounding
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  Speaker 4: at the front door. Maybe your first instinct is to
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  Speaker 4: ignore it and hope it leaves, but it only grows
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  Speaker 4: more insistent, knocking and ringing the bell. Which worry is this?
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  Speaker 4: Give it a name instead of pretending it's not there.
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  Speaker 4: Go to the front door, Open it wide, and invite
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  Speaker 4: your worry in. Let him pull up a chair, Tell
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  Speaker 4: him that you know his name and you're ready to
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  Speaker 4: get acquainted. Then let him talk, let him do his worst.
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  Speaker 4: When he's done, let him know that it's not just
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  Speaker 4: the two of you in the Jesus is there too.
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  Speaker 4: Let him know that he is welcome to stay, but
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  Speaker 4: that Jesus will never leave. Jesus will always be there
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  Speaker 4: guarding you. Watch your worry wilt as he realizes that
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  Speaker 4: ultimately he'll never be able to get to you. He
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  Speaker 4: stops talking and slumps back in his chair, or maybe
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  Speaker 4: he gets up and leaves the house Entirely. Express your
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  Speaker 4: gratitude to Jesus for always being with you. Pray with me,
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  Speaker 4: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for hearing my prayers and
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  Speaker 4: for inviting me to cast all my cares on you.
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  Speaker 4: Help me to remember when anxiety hits that I can
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  Speaker 4: bring my worries to you in prayer. And please surround
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  Speaker 4: me with your peace, guard my heart and my mind,
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  Speaker 4: and teach me to find my life and my joy
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  Speaker 4: in you. In Jesus' name, I pray Amen. Today, when
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  Speaker 4: worry strikes, remember to turn it into a prayer. God
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  Speaker 4: is with you until next time. May you meditate and
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  Speaker 4: abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 5: Have you been feeling weighed down by worry or fear lately?
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  Speaker 5: God doesn't want you to carry that birth anymore. One
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  Speaker 5: Peter five seven says that He cares for you and
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  Speaker 5: wants you to cast all of your anxieties on him.
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  Speaker 5: Imagine an Olympic athlete who spins around and hurls a
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  Speaker 5: heavy shot put as far as possible, creating as much
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  Speaker 5: distance between him and the object as he possibly can. Well,
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  Speaker 5: that's how God wants you to handle your concerns. As
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  Speaker 5: you throw off your anxiety, your worry, and your fear.
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  Speaker 5: God is the one who takes them. He willingly shoulders
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  Speaker 5: them because He deeply cares about you and he wants
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  Speaker 5: to ease your struggle. He knows why you're going through
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  Speaker 5: what you're going through, and he knows the outcome, so
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  Speaker 5: he doesn't fear for you. He has everything under control.
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  Speaker 5: So rather than feeling worried and overwhelmed by life, why
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  Speaker 5: don't you overwhelmed yourself with His peace, joy and hope.
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  Speaker 5: When the worries and troubles of life are weighing you down,
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  Speaker 5: do you try to handle or fix things on your own?
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  Speaker 5: Or do you cast your anxieties on the strong shoulders
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  Speaker 5: of our Almighty God. During this longer time of meditation,
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  Speaker 5: always remember that you can pause this app as you
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  Speaker 5: need to and just spend more time meditating on a
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  Speaker 5: particular truth or precept. Now, let the Holy Spirit prepare
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  Speaker 5: you spirit, soul and body to receive from the Lord
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  Speaker 5: and focus in as we begin with a word of prayer, Father, God,
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  Speaker 5: Life can get pretty heavy sometimes, and in my pride,
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  Speaker 5: I try to deal with things on my own. Please
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  Speaker 5: forgive me help me to remember that you want me
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  Speaker 5: to release my troubles and my anxiety to you instead.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you that I'm not alone and that you care
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  Speaker 5: for me more than I could ever even comprehend. In faith,
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  Speaker 5: I exchange my worries for your peace, and it's in
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  Speaker 5: Jesus' name, I pray Amen. It is an act of
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  Speaker 5: faith to let God have all of your worries and concerns.
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  Speaker 5: And that's where we're going to be going during this
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  Speaker 5: longer meditation time today. So as we begin, take some long,
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  Speaker 5: deep breaths. Just relax and settle into wherever you are
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  Speaker 5: right now. Open your palms, relax your shoulders. Just feel
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  Speaker 5: His presence washing over you. Become more aware of His
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  Speaker 5: closeness in this moment. Is there anything weighing you down
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  Speaker 5: or causing you to feel anxious? Intentionally roll it over
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  Speaker 5: onto his shoulders, release it completely, and rest in his presence.
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  Speaker 5: Now take some time to consider your life. Is there
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  Speaker 5: anything standing between you and God right now? Anything blocking you?
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  Speaker 5: Like anger or unforgiveness or even disobedience? What about pridefully
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  Speaker 5: trying to fix your own problems all by yourself? Confess
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  Speaker 5: those things to the Lord. Admit your wrong actions, your attitudes,
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  Speaker 5: or words. Fully receive his forgiveness and grace, and allow
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  Speaker 5: his love to replace every fear. God is both strong
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  Speaker 5: and caring. He's strong enough to shoulder the weight of
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  Speaker 5: your stress and worry, and He's always thinking about you.
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  Speaker 5: He notices everything that concerns you, and he cares. He
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  Speaker 5: not only keeps the entire universe on track, but he
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  Speaker 5: cares enough to be involved in every detail of your life,
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  Speaker 5: the good the not so good. Just remember his deep
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  Speaker 5: concern in his care as you listen closely to one
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  Speaker 5: Peter five, verse seven, casting all of your anxieties on
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  Speaker 5: him because he cares for you. What caught your attention
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  Speaker 5: most in that passage?
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  Speaker 2: Here?
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  Speaker 5: Listen carefully again one Peter five, verse seven, casting all
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  Speaker 5: of your anxieties on him because he cares for you.
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  Speaker 5: Take a few moments and just consider what is God
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  Speaker 5: showing you about your life through this first today? Did
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  Speaker 5: you notice which anxieties you're supposed to cast on the Lord? Yeah,
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  Speaker 5: all of them. There's not one thing, big or small
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  Speaker 5: that God doesn't want you to share with him, to
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  Speaker 5: turn over to him, or to trust him with. He
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  Speaker 5: cares about everything you're experiencing, suffering challenges, worries, and he
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  Speaker 5: wants to remove your burden. So why don't you rest
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  Speaker 5: for a moment in this truth and just ponder how
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  Speaker 5: much the God of the universe cares for you. Now
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  Speaker 5: listen carefully as I read again first Peter five, verse seven,
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  Speaker 5: this time from the amplified Bible, casting all of your cares,
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  Speaker 5: all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns
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  Speaker 5: once and for all on him. He cares about you
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  Speaker 5: with deepest affection and watches over you very carefully. Wow,
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  Speaker 5: when you heard it this time, was there something familiar
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  Speaker 5: or maybe something new, something comforting or challenging. Focus in
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  Speaker 5: on this for an even deeper meditation. When you cast
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  Speaker 5: all of your cares on the Lord, that means you
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  Speaker 5: have to completely let go of them, totally release them
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  Speaker 5: to him. You don't need to care that weight anymore.
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  Speaker 5: Why don't you take a moment right now and trust
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  Speaker 5: God with your worries, throw your concerns on him once
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  Speaker 5: and for all, and just leave them there as you
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  Speaker 5: receive his tangible peace. Instead, in the middle of your suffering,
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  Speaker 5: you don't have to wonder if God sees or if
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  Speaker 5: he knows he does. He watches over you very carefully,
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  Speaker 5: and his affection for you is deeper than you could
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  Speaker 5: ever imagine. He's close to these who are hurting, disappointed,
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  Speaker 5: ready to give up. So why don't you meditate on
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  Speaker 5: the deep affection that God has for you? And how
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  Speaker 5: He's always carefully watching over you. He's on your side.
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  Speaker 5: One last time, listen closely to one Peter five to seven,
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  Speaker 5: this time from the Passion translation. Pour out all of
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  Speaker 5: your worries and stress upon Him and leave them there,
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  Speaker 5: for He always tenderly cares for you. Casting your worries
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  Speaker 5: and your stress on the Lord is not like casting
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  Speaker 5: a fishing lore where you slowly reel it back in.
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  Speaker 5: You throw your troubles onto God and leave them there.
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  Speaker 5: Do you sometimes reel your troubles back in after giving
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  Speaker 5: them to God? In a similar verse, Psalm fifty five
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  Speaker 5: twenty two says, cast your cares on the Lord, and
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  Speaker 5: he will sustain you. He will never let the righteous
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  Speaker 5: be shaken. You can stand firm during the storms of
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  Speaker 5: life because He sustains you. He carries your stress and worry.
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  Speaker 5: Why don't you ponder this truth more deeply? Because God cares,
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  Speaker 5: He carries your anxiety, your heavy burdens, your heartache. You
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  Speaker 5: can trust him with your suffering, your pain, and your stress.
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  Speaker 5: What are you going to allow him to carry for
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  Speaker 5: you today? Now visualize the heavy burden that you're carrying
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  Speaker 5: at this moment. Jesus is holding out his nail scarred
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  Speaker 5: hands with tenderness and compassion in his eyes. He's offering
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  Speaker 5: to carry it for you. With your heart full of trust,
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  Speaker 5: you pour every worry and concern into his capable hands.
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  Speaker 5: As you walk away, you feel lighter and more peaceful,
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  Speaker 5: don't you. Let's pray to the Lord together, Heavenly Father,
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  Speaker 5: thank you for caring so deeply for me that you
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  Speaker 5: want to relieve me of everything that's weighing me down
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  Speaker 5: and stressing me out. Instead of trying to handle everything
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  Speaker 5: on my own, would you help me to throw every
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  Speaker 5: concern and every care on you. I know you'll sustain
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  Speaker 5: and strengthen me as I trust you with everything. Thank
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  Speaker 5: you for always watching over me. Jesus, it's in your name,
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  Speaker 5: I pray Amen. God cannot carry your anxieties if you
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  Speaker 5: don't give them to him in this moment. He's waiting
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  Speaker 5: for you to give him every burden, every worry and concern,
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  Speaker 5: big and small. So place each one in his hands
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  Speaker 5: today and leave them there. Don't take them with you
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  Speaker 5: into this day. Allow his peace to fill your heart
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  Speaker 5: and your mind as you continue to abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: How does God's presence benefit you when you're afraid? Or anxious.
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  Speaker 1: That's a question Joshua faced after Moses died. Moses led
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  Speaker 1: the Israelites across the Red Sea. He received the Ten
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  Speaker 1: Commandments from the hand of God. He was a man
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  Speaker 1: the people loved, and then Moses died. Suddenly Joshua was
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  Speaker 1: in charge, and God was wanting him to lead the
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  Speaker 1: Israelites into the Promised Land. Joshua was afraid, but then
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  Speaker 1: God comforted him. God said in Joshua one verse nine,
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  Speaker 1: be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not
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  Speaker 1: be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with
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  Speaker 1: you wherever you go. Take a deep, relaxing breath. Focus
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  Speaker 1: only on God. God's promise to Joshua is God's promise
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  Speaker 1: to you. What are you anxious about today? Can be
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  Speaker 1: strong and courageous because God is with you wherever you go.
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  Speaker 1: Everyone battles fear and anxiety. I do you do, even Joshua,
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  Speaker 1: one of the Bible's greatest leaders. Joshua, though, overcame his
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  Speaker 1: fear with a strong faith in God. When Joshua was fearful,
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  Speaker 1: he took comfort knowing God was by his side. Let's pray,
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  Speaker 1: Dear God, thank you for loving me. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: being the God of comfort. I confess that I am
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  Speaker 1: sometimes overcome with anxiety and fear. Sometimes I fail to
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  Speaker 1: trust you. Please forgive me. Give me the courage and
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  Speaker 1: the strength that allowed Joshua to conquer his anxiety, chase
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  Speaker 1: away all my fears. I can't do this by myself
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  Speaker 1: and Jesus' name. Amen, take a deep, relaxing breath, inhaling
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  Speaker 1: through your nose and exhaling through your mouth. Hand God
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  Speaker 1: your fears, Hand him your anxiety, and in return, imagine
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  Speaker 1: God handing you a multitude of blessings. His joy, his
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  Speaker 1: patience is peace. Take another deep, relaxing breath, and for
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  Speaker 1: the next few moments, focus on his love and protection.
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  Speaker 1: Focus on Jesus, a good shepherd. Imagine him guiding and
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  Speaker 1: protecting you today. God's love for us has no end.
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  Speaker 2: Yet.
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  Speaker 1: God wants us to be honest with him about our
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  Speaker 1: sin like a good shepherd. He cares for us too
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  Speaker 1: much to let us stray. So what are you trying
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  Speaker 1: to hide from God? The Bible says, if we confess
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  Speaker 1: our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us
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  Speaker 1: our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Confess
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  Speaker 1: your sin and now we often remember Joshua as one
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  Speaker 1: of God's most faithful servants. It was Joshua and Caleb
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  Speaker 1: who scouted the Promised Land and urged the Israelites to
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  Speaker 1: trust God. It was Joshua, as leader of the Israelites,
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  Speaker 1: who led the people into battle and bravely conquered the land.
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  Speaker 1: It also was Joshua who urged the people to reject
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  Speaker 1: false idols and to follow God's commandments. And yet Joshua
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  Speaker 1: also battled fear. Listen now, as I read Joshua one
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  Speaker 1: verse nine in the New International version, Have I not
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  Speaker 1: commanded you be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid.
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  Speaker 1: Do not be discouraged. For the Lord your God will
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  Speaker 1: be with you wherever you go. As I read that again,
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  Speaker 1: what stands out to you? Have I not commanded you
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  Speaker 1: be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid.
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  Speaker 2: Do not be.
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  Speaker 1: Discouraged, For the Lord your God will be with you
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  Speaker 1: wherever you go. God told Joshua not to be afraid,
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  Speaker 1: because he knew Joshua would struggle with fear. But God
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  Speaker 1: also told Joshua he would be by his side every day.
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  Speaker 1: Dear one, God is with you wherever you go. How
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  Speaker 1: can that promise encourage you today? What are practical ways
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  Speaker 1: you can draw strength from God's promise when you're afraid,
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  Speaker 1: perhaps through prayer, scripture, memorization. Listen now as I read
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  Speaker 1: Joshua one verse nine in the New Living Translation, this
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  Speaker 1: is my command, a strong and courageous do not be
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  Speaker 1: afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with
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  Speaker 1: you wherever you go. When God calls someone to a task,
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  Speaker 1: he guides them. In other words, when God calls someone
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  Speaker 1: to service, he always equips for the battle. If God
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  Speaker 1: has called you to a task, then He will walk
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  Speaker 1: alongside you to accomplish it. In what area of your
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  Speaker 1: life are you you needing his mighty presence? You know,
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  Speaker 1: Joshua wasn't special or unique. In fact, the Bible records
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  Speaker 1: several times when Joshua failed to trust God. Joshua was
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  Speaker 1: a great leader only because of God's mighty power. Joshua
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  Speaker 1: knew he was God's vessel for the next few moments.
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  Speaker 1: Ask God to use you despite your flaws. Yes, sometimes
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  Speaker 1: remembering how God was with you in the past can
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  Speaker 1: bring comfort when you're fearful or anxious. That's what the
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  Speaker 1: Israelites did. They celebrated God's mighty deeds. How has God
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  Speaker 1: been with you in the past when you were afraid?
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  Speaker 1: And how can that bring you comfort today? Listen now,
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  Speaker 1: as I read Joshua one verse nine in the English
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  Speaker 1: Standard version, have I not commanded you be strong and courageous.
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  Speaker 1: Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed. For
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  Speaker 1: the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
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  Speaker 1: Are you wanting the courage of Joshua? Verse eight reveals
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  Speaker 1: a secret behind his faith. God told Joshua to study
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  Speaker 1: God's word. He told Joshua to obey God's word. He
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  Speaker 1: also told Joshua to meditate on God's word. And that's
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  Speaker 1: what you're doing right now. You're meditating on scripture for
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  Speaker 1: the next few moments. Ask God to give you a
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  Speaker 1: greater hunger for his word. If you've ever been around children,
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  Speaker 1: then you know they can be fearful of everything, from
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  Speaker 1: the monster in the closet to the one lurking just
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  Speaker 1: around the corner. A loving parent would tell such a child,
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  Speaker 1: there's nothing to fear. Perhaps that's a picture of how
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  Speaker 1: God views our fears. What do you think your father
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  Speaker 1: in heaven would tell you about your own fears? Perhaps
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  Speaker 1: you find this subject to be discouraging. Maybe you battle
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  Speaker 1: fear a lot. If so, my friend, you're not alone.
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  Speaker 1: You and Joshua have plenty of company. Moses battled fear,
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  Speaker 1: so did Peter. In fact, the Bible says all the
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  Speaker 1: disciples were fearful. Oh, but they found solace in the
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  Speaker 1: God of peace and courage today, So can you. Let's pray, Father,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for being a God who is with me
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  Speaker 1: wherever I go. Thank you for calling me to serve you.
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  Speaker 1: I ask that you will give me peace, strength, and
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  Speaker 1: courage this week. Chase away my fears and anxiety. Grant
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  Speaker 1: me the faith of Joshua. Walk beside me, and when
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  Speaker 1: I'm tempted to be fearful, fill me with your presence.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, Amen, take a few more moments with
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  Speaker 1: God and remember the same God who guided Joshua will
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  Speaker 1: guide you. You can be bold and courageous today choose
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  Speaker 1: faith over fear, and until next time, may you abide
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  Speaker 1: in Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Anxiety disorders are on the rise. Unlike which is the
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  Speaker 2: emotional response to a known threat, anxiety is a generalized
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  Speaker 2: worry or apprehension. It can pop up out of nowhere
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  Speaker 2: or it can be an overriding, pervasive feeling you live
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  Speaker 2: with all the time. Pause here and take a deep,
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  Speaker 2: steadying breath. Breathe in peace and breathe out your anxious feelings.
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  Speaker 2: Let God take your hand. In Luke twelve, twenty five
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  Speaker 2: and twenty six, Jesus tells the people in which of you,
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  Speaker 2: by being anxious, can add a single hour to a
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  Speaker 2: span of life. If then you are not able to
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  Speaker 2: do as small a thing is that, why are you
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  Speaker 2: anxious about the rest? Not only can you not add
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  Speaker 2: a single hour, but over a long period of time,
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  Speaker 2: anxiety can take a serious toll on your health. God
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  Speaker 2: does not want that for you. It's a battle you
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  Speaker 2: can only fight in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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  Speaker 2: Prayer is a great tool in the battle with anxiety.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes professional counseling is needed. Listen to what God is
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  Speaker 2: speaking to your heart. You don't have to fight alone.
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  Speaker 2: Let's pray. Lord. I hear your words about being anxious,
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  Speaker 2: but sometimes it's so overwhelming that it paralyzes me. Help
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  Speaker 2: me to hear your voice. Be my strength as I
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  Speaker 2: fight this battle, and lead me into victory. For your
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  Speaker 2: name's sake. Amen, keep taking deep breaths as you relax
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  Speaker 2: your neck and shoulders. Deep breathing helps slow your heart rate.
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  Speaker 2: Now let the peace of God fill you as you
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  Speaker 2: breathe in, be anxious for nothing, breathe out. God is
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  Speaker 2: with me. Anxiety is not a sin, but letting it
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  Speaker 2: control you is an indication that you are not letting
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  Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit of God control you. Talk to God
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  Speaker 2: about how you're feeling. Make sure that you're not keeping
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  Speaker 2: anything back that might be blocking you from hearing from
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  Speaker 2: Him today. Fighting anxiety is vital to living an abundant
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  Speaker 2: life in Christ. Has not an easy battle, no doubt
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  Speaker 2: about it, but it is an enemy you can defeat
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  Speaker 2: in the power of Christ. Listen to Luke twelve twenty
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  Speaker 2: five and twenty six in the English Standard version. And
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  Speaker 2: which of you, by being anxious can add a single
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  Speaker 2: hour to his span of life? If then you're not
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  Speaker 2: able to do a small a thing as that? Why
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  Speaker 2: are you anxious about the rest? I'm going to read
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  Speaker 2: that again, And which of you, by being anxious can
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  Speaker 2: add a single hour to his span of life? If
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  Speaker 2: then you're not able to do a smaller thing as that?
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  Speaker 2: Why are you anxious about the rest? What word or
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  Speaker 2: phrase stood out to you. These verses are a part
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  Speaker 2: of a much larger sermon given by Jesus where he
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  Speaker 2: talks about worrying about what you will eat or what
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  Speaker 2: you will wear. When do you find yourself the most anxious? Now?
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  Speaker 2: Listen to Luke twelve, twenty five and twenty six in
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  Speaker 2: the New Living translation. Can all your worries add a
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  Speaker 2: single moment to your life? And if worry can't accomplish
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  Speaker 2: a little thing like that, what's the use of worrying
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  Speaker 2: over bigger things? Maybe you don't think of adding a
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  Speaker 2: day to your life as being a little thing, but
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  Speaker 2: don't you try to live a healthy lifestyle so that
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  Speaker 2: you can live longer. These things can be crazy making
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  Speaker 2: if you let them overrun your life. What steps can
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  Speaker 2: you take to eliminate some of your anxiety about the future.
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  Speaker 2: Some anxiety disorders, like PTSD and panic attacks may need
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  Speaker 2: professional treatment, but getting the help you need does not
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  Speaker 2: mean that you are not trusting God. Talk to him
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  Speaker 2: now about the things that you are feeling, and ask
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  Speaker 2: him to show you what steps he wants you to
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  Speaker 2: take to begin winning your battle with anxiety. Rest in
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  Speaker 2: the arms of your heavenly Father as he soothes your
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  Speaker 2: soul with assurance that He is in control and that
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  Speaker 2: he loves you. He loves you so much. Listen now
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  Speaker 2: to Psalm one thirty nine, verse twenty three from the
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  Speaker 2: New Living Translation. Search me, O, God, and know my heart,
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  Speaker 2: Test me and know my anxious thoughts. This verse is
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  Speaker 2: an invitation, an invitation to invite God into your anxiety.
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  Speaker 2: Picture being locked in a little box, a box of
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  Speaker 2: fear and worry and anxiety. You don't want to let
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  Speaker 2: anyone in because you feel ashamed of the feelings inside
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  Speaker 2: of you that you don't think you can control. Outside,
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  Speaker 2: you hear some voices, some footsteps, shuffling sounds of someone
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  Speaker 2: sitting right outside. Make a chance and peek out a
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  Speaker 2: hole in the box. It's Jesus and he's sitting there,
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  Speaker 2: waiting for you to invite him in, waiting for you
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  Speaker 2: to acknowledge your need for help. Do you see yourself
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  Speaker 2: letting him in or do you keep battling on your own.
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  Speaker 2: Soon you hear more commotion outside, and when you look,
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  Speaker 2: there's your best friend, and another friend from church, and
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  Speaker 2: your parent, spouse, sibling. There's a large crowd of those
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  Speaker 2: who love you waiting for you to invite them into
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  Speaker 2: your battle. What will you do? When David confronted the
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  Speaker 2: giant Goliath, he said these words to him, and that
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  Speaker 2: all this assembly may know that the Lord saves, not
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  Speaker 2: with sword and spear, For the battle is the lord's,
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  Speaker 2: and he will give you into our hand. The battle
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  Speaker 2: is the lords. Allow him in and allow him to
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  Speaker 2: use others in your life to help you gain victory
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  Speaker 2: over your anxiety. Let's pray together, Jesus. I'm so glad
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  Speaker 2: I don't have to fight this battle alone. I acknowledge
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  Speaker 2: my need for your strength because this war makes me
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  Speaker 2: feel so weak. I trust you with my today and
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  Speaker 2: my tomorrows because I know that you're here, and you're
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  Speaker 2: actually already there. It's in your mighty name that I pray. Amen,
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  Speaker 2: stay here in this place with God as long as
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  Speaker 2: you're able. He is fighting for you because He loves
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  Speaker 2: you so very much. Until the next time, May you
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  Speaker 2: abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Is worry a constant companion in your life? Do anxious
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  Speaker 1: thoughts follow you throughout your day like a stray dog,
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  Speaker 1: nipping at your heels and yipping for attention. Maybe it
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  Speaker 1: seems as though worry is something you'll never shake, just
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  Speaker 1: something you'll have to learn to live with I am
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  Speaker 1: so glad you're here. Pause, take a deep breath, hold
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  Speaker 1: it and then release it. Relax your shoulders and feel
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  Speaker 1: your mind slow down as your heart turns to the
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  Speaker 1: word of God for peace. And I want you to
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  Speaker 1: pause the app if you need more time to settle yourself.
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  Speaker 1: The Apostle Paul instructs us in Philippians four to stop worrying.
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  Speaker 1: Do not be anxious about anything, he writes, But in
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  Speaker 1: every situation, my prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
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  Speaker 1: requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends
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  Speaker 1: all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
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  Speaker 1: Christ Jesus. As worries follow you around today, greet them
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  Speaker 1: and then turn them over to God. Ask God to
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  Speaker 1: grant you his peace. You can be sure that you
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  Speaker 1: are safe and secure in the arms of a God
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  Speaker 1: who loves you. Let's prepare to spend time meditating on
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  Speaker 1: the deep peace of God. Ask God to allow you
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  Speaker 1: to feel the truth that you are safe and secure
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  Speaker 1: in God's arms as we soak in the words of
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  Speaker 1: scripture today. But before we begin, let me lead us
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  Speaker 1: in a moment of prayer. Dear God, I bring my
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  Speaker 1: worries to you. You know that I cannot conquer my
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  Speaker 1: worries on my own, so I surrender them to you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for your loving kindness, Thank you for your peace.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for your faithful presence in my life. Please
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  Speaker 1: help me to focus now on the truth of your word.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, Amen, How can we begin to surrender
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  Speaker 1: our worries and cares to a God who cares for us? Today?
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  Speaker 1: Well practice giving our concerns over to God with thanksgiving
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  Speaker 1: and trust. So pause here and practice with your breath.
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  Speaker 1: Breathe out your cares and worries. Breathe in God's perfect peace.
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  Speaker 1: Breathe out your anxiety. Breathe in God's peace. Before we
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  Speaker 1: go any further, let's stop for a moment to examine
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  Speaker 1: our hearts. Is there anything you need to confess to
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  Speaker 1: God before we go on? Ask God to reveal any
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  Speaker 1: hidden sins in your life. Then confess them to God
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  Speaker 1: and thank Him for his love and forgiveness, knowing that
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  Speaker 1: because of Christ, you can come before God certain that
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  Speaker 1: you will be accepted. Friend, you do not have to
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  Speaker 1: carry your burdens on your own. In fact, you couldn't
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  Speaker 1: do it on your own, even if you wanted to.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus carries your burdens for you. You can cast your
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  Speaker 1: cares on him because He cares for you. Hold that
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  Speaker 1: truth close. Listen carefully to every detail as I read
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  Speaker 1: from Philippians four, verses six through seven in the New
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  Speaker 1: International version. Do not be anxious about anything, but in
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  Speaker 1: every situation, my prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
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  Speaker 1: requests to God, and the peace of God, which transcends
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  Speaker 1: all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
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  Speaker 1: Christ Jesus. Let's read that again. This time listen with
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  Speaker 1: an open heart and ask God to impress a word
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  Speaker 1: or phrase upon your heart. Do not be anxious about anything,
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  Speaker 1: but in every situation, my prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
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  Speaker 1: present your requests to God, and the peace of God,
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  Speaker 1: which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds.
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  Speaker 1: In Christ Jesus. Does this passage speak directly to your
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  Speaker 1: life today? Reflect on what the Holy Spirit might be
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  Speaker 1: saying to you. Considered times in the past when you've
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  Speaker 1: experienced God's peace. God's peace is not based on circumstances
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  Speaker 1: or outcomes, but on His character and presence. It is
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  Speaker 1: beyond anything we can explain. Listen again to Philippians four,
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  Speaker 1: verses six through seven in the new International version, allowing
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit to lead you into deeper meditation. Do
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  Speaker 1: not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by
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  Speaker 1: prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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  Speaker 1: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
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  Speaker 1: guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. What
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  Speaker 1: did you hear this time? Pause? Ask for the peace
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  Speaker 1: of God to transcend your understanding. Present your needs to
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  Speaker 1: God with thankfulness. Take the next few moments to practice gratitude,
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  Speaker 1: naming in your heart the themes you are grateful to
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  Speaker 1: God for. Take a moment to listen to this verse
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  Speaker 1: in context reading from Philippians four, verses four through eight.
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  Speaker 1: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, Rejoice.
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  Speaker 1: Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
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  Speaker 1: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
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  Speaker 1: by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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  Speaker 1: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
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  Speaker 1: guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever
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  Speaker 1: is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable,
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  Speaker 1: if anything is excellent or praiseworthy. Think about such things.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord is near and he is listening. Trade your
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  Speaker 1: worries for joy, thanksgiving, and peace. Fix your mind on
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  Speaker 1: the God who provides. Now, imagine that you're carrying a
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  Speaker 1: backpack full of rocks. See yourself walking towards Jesus and
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  Speaker 1: handing them one by one to him. As the weight
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  Speaker 1: on your back grows lighter, your heart grows lighter too.
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  Speaker 1: What does Jesus say to you as you hand over
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  Speaker 1: your concerns to him? When the worries and fear that
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  Speaker 1: had consumed your mental energy are given over to Christ,
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  Speaker 1: your mind is free to rest in the peace He gives,
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  Speaker 1: and to focus on better things, things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent,
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  Speaker 1: or praiseworthy. Focus your mind on these better things. Please
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  Speaker 1: join me in prayer. Dear God, how much better it
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  Speaker 1: is to let you handle my worries and concerns. You're
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  Speaker 1: so much better at it than i am. Remind me,
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  Speaker 1: moment by moment that worrying does not add one day
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  Speaker 1: to my life, and in fact, the worry might actually
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  Speaker 1: shorten my life. God, I want to live every day
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  Speaker 1: in your peace. It feels so much better to my soul.
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  Speaker 1: I do believe that you are sovereign. Help my unbelief.
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  Speaker 1: I pray this in the name of Jesus, the Prince
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  Speaker 1: of Peace. Amen. Before you move on, spend as much
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  Speaker 1: time as you like in this moment of peace. Meditate
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  Speaker 1: on the character of God and rest in his gentle care. Today.
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  Speaker 1: Whenever worries nip at your heels, turn them over to God.
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  Speaker 1: Fix your mind on him, and with thanksgiving, tell him
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  Speaker 1: what you need. Until next time. May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 4: What are you worried about? Take a moment and call
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  Speaker 4: to mind some things that are worrying you now today,
• 1:48:45
  Speaker 4: Instead of trying to ignore these worries or stuff them away,
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  Speaker 4: let's name them and offer them to God. The apostle
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  Speaker 4: Paul invites us, saying, do not worry about anything, but
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  Speaker 4: in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your
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  Speaker 4: requests be made known to God. And the peace of God,
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  Speaker 4: which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds.
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  Speaker 4: In Christ Jesus, few of us are strangers to anxiety.
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  Speaker 4: It's a normal part of being human, whether your worries
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  Speaker 4: are the garden variety concerns that come with being alive
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  Speaker 4: in the world, or deeper, more complicated anxieties that might
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  Speaker 4: be related to chemical imbalance or childhood traumas. Prayer is
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  Speaker 4: one of the many tools God gives us in responding
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  Speaker 4: to worry. Take a deep breath. God is inviting you
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  Speaker 4: to offer your worries and anxieties to him. Tell him
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  Speaker 4: what you need, thank him for his love, and ask
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  Speaker 4: him to guard your heart and your mind with his
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  Speaker 4: perfect peace. Breathe in that piece. Even now, worries can
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  Speaker 4: gnaw away at our insides. They can feel so much
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  Speaker 4: bigger than what we can handle. But the good news
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  Speaker 4: is that God is even bigger than our worries. His
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  Speaker 4: peace is beyond what we can comprehend. Pray with me God.
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  Speaker 4: Sometimes my anxiety feels huge and control, like something I
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  Speaker 4: can never quite escape no matter how hard I run.
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  Speaker 4: But I believe that your love is more powerful than
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  Speaker 4: the worries that follow me. I believe that you can
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  Speaker 4: fill me with your peace, a piece that passes understanding.
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  Speaker 4: Give me your peace, God, It's in Jesus' name, I
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  Speaker 4: pray Amen. When anxiety hits, a grounding exercise can help
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  Speaker 4: stabilize you. It can also be an entry into prayer.
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  Speaker 4: Here's one grounding exercise to practice. First, name five things
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  Speaker 4: you can see around you, God for each one. Now,
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  Speaker 4: thank God for four things you can touch around you. Next,
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  Speaker 4: thank God for three things you can hear. Identify two
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  Speaker 4: things you can smell, and thank God for them. Finally,
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  Speaker 4: name one thing you can taste and thank God for it.
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  Speaker 4: What else do you want to thank God for? In
• 1:52:42
  Speaker 4: this quiet moment? Have you been searching for peace or
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  Speaker 4: contentment somewhere other than in Christ? Have you been turning
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  Speaker 4: to false gods looking for peace or protection? Search your
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  Speaker 4: heart and confess your sins to the Lord through Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 4: You are forgiven. Your citizenship is in heaven, and God
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  Speaker 4: is working in you, giving you the desire and the
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  Speaker 4: power to do what pleases him. Listen to Philippians four
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  Speaker 4: six in the new revised standard translation, do not worry
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  Speaker 4: about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
• 1:54:08
  Speaker 4: let your requests be made known to God. As I
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  Speaker 4: read that again, listen for a word that stands out
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  Speaker 4: to you do not worry about anything, but in everything,
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  Speaker 4: by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
• 1:54:31
  Speaker 4: made known to God. What did you hear? Reflect on it?
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  Speaker 4: Prayerfully in everything, Paul says, turn to God in prayer.
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  Speaker 4: Is there anything you've been holding back from God? Turn
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  Speaker 4: it over to Him.
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  Speaker 2: Now.
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  Speaker 4: Listen to Philippians four six and seven in the Amplified Bible.
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  Speaker 4: Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything,
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  Speaker 4: every circumstance and situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
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  Speaker 4: continue to make your specific requests known to God. And
• 1:56:32
  Speaker 4: the peace of God, that peace that reassures the heart,
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  Speaker 4: that peace which transcends all understanding, that peace which stands
• 1:56:46
  Speaker 4: God over your hearts and your minds. In Christ, Jesus
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  Speaker 4: is yours. When we are anxious, sometimes we try to
• 1:57:00
  Speaker 4: treat our anxiety in unhealthy ways. We numb it with
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  Speaker 4: too much alcohol, or try to forget it through overwork,
• 1:57:12
  Speaker 4: or turn to gossip about others as a way to
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  Speaker 4: make ourselves feel better about ourselves. What are the unhealthy
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  Speaker 4: ways you try to treat your anxiety. One right thing
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  Speaker 4: to do with our worries, Paul says, is to take
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  Speaker 4: them to God in prayer. Other tools God has given
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  Speaker 4: us to help with anxiety include trustworthy friends, the church, exercise, therapy,
• 1:58:18
  Speaker 4: and medicine. You should always turn to God in prayer,
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  Speaker 4: but you can also find help in some of these
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  Speaker 4: other tools God has given. How can you take advantage
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  Speaker 4: of one of these? Ask God to help you know
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  Speaker 4: what to do with your anxiety. Listen to Philippians four
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  Speaker 4: six to seven in the New Living Translation. Don't worry
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  Speaker 4: about anything. Instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need,
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  Speaker 4: and thank him for all he has done. Then you
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  Speaker 4: will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.
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  Speaker 4: His peace will guard your hearts and mind as you
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  Speaker 4: live in Christ. Jesus, what worry or anxiety is bothering
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  Speaker 4: you most right now? Imagine your mind as a house
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  Speaker 4: with this worry pounding at the front door. Maybe your
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  Speaker 4: first instinct is to ignore it and hope it leaves,
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  Speaker 4: but it only grows more insistent, knocking and ringing the bell.
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  Speaker 4: Which worry is this? Give it a name instead of
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  Speaker 4: pretending it's not there. Go to the front door, open
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  Speaker 4: it wide and invite your worry in. Let him pull
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  Speaker 4: up a chair. Tell him that you know his name
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  Speaker 4: and you're ready to get acquainted. Then let him talk,
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  Speaker 4: let him do his worst. When he's done, let him
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  Speaker 4: know that it's not just the two of you in
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  Speaker 4: the room. Jesus is there too. Let him know that
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  Speaker 4: he is welcome to stay, but that Jesus will never leave.
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  Speaker 4: Jesus will always be there guarding you. Watch your worry
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  Speaker 4: wilt as he realizes that ultimately he'll never be able
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  Speaker 4: to get to you. He stops talking and slumps back
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  Speaker 4: in his chair, or maybe he gets up and leaves
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  Speaker 4: the house. Entirely. Express your gratitude to Jesus for always
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  Speaker 4: being with you. Pray with me, Dear Heavenly Father, Thank
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  Speaker 4: you for hearing my prayers and for inviting me to
• 2:04:30
  Speaker 4: cast all my cares on you. Help me to remember
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  Speaker 4: when anxiety hits that I can bring my worries to
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  Speaker 4: you in prayer, and please surround me with your peace,
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  Speaker 4: guard my heart and my mind, and teach me to
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  Speaker 4: find my life and my joy in you. In Jesus' name,
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  Speaker 4: I pray Amen. Today, when worry strikes, remember to turn
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  Speaker 4: it into a prayer. God is with you until next time.
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  Speaker 4: May you meditate and abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 5: Have you been feeling weighed down by worry or fear lately?
• 2:05:32
  Speaker 5: God doesn't want you to carry that burden anymore. First
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  Speaker 5: Peter five seven says that He cares for you and
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  Speaker 5: wants you to cast all of your anxieties on him.
• 2:05:44
  Speaker 5: Imagine an Olympic athlete who spins around and hurls a
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  Speaker 5: heavy shot put as far as possible, creating as much
• 2:05:52
  Speaker 5: distance between him and the object as he possibly can. Well,
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  Speaker 5: that's how God wants you to handle your concerns. As
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  Speaker 5: you throw off your anxiety, your worry, and your fear,
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  Speaker 5: God is the one who takes them. He willingly shoulders
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  Speaker 5: them because he deeply cares about you and he wants
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  Speaker 5: to ease your struggle. He knows why you're going through
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  Speaker 5: what you're going through, and he knows the outcome, so
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  Speaker 5: he doesn't fear for you. He has everything under control.
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  Speaker 5: So rather than feeling worried and overwhelmed by life, why
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  Speaker 5: don't you overwhelm yourself with his peace, joy and hope.
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  Speaker 5: When the worries and troubles of life are weighing you down.
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  Speaker 5: Do you try to handle or fix things on your own,
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  Speaker 5: or do you cast your anxieties on the strong shoulders
• 2:06:50
  Speaker 5: of our Almighty God. During this longer time of meditation,
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  Speaker 5: always remember that you can pause this app as you
• 2:06:59
  Speaker 5: need to and just spend more time meditating on a
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  Speaker 5: particular truth or precept. Now, let the Holy Spirit prepare
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  Speaker 5: you spirit, soul and body to receive from the Lord
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  Speaker 5: and focus in. As we begin with a word of prayer, Father, God,
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  Speaker 5: life can get pretty heavy sometimes, and in my pride,
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  Speaker 5: I try to deal with things on my own. Please
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  Speaker 5: forgive me, help me to remember that you want me
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  Speaker 5: to release my troubles and my anxiety to you instead.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you that I'm not alone and that you care
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  Speaker 5: for me more than I could ever even comprehend. In faith,
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  Speaker 5: I exchange my worries for your peace. And it's in
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  Speaker 5: Jesus name, I pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 5: It is an act of faith to let God have
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  Speaker 5: all of your worries and concerns. And that's where we're
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  Speaker 5: going to be going during this longer meditation time today.
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  Speaker 5: So as we begin, take some long, deep breaths. Just
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  Speaker 5: relax and settle into wherever you are right now. Open
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  Speaker 5: your palms, relax your shoulders. Just feel His presence washing
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  Speaker 5: over you. Become more aware of His closeness in this moment.
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  Speaker 5: Is there anything weighing you down or causing you to
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  Speaker 5: feel anxious? Intentionally roll it over onto his shoulders, release
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  Speaker 5: it completely, and rest in his presence. Now take some
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  Speaker 5: time to consider your life. Is there anything standing between
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  Speaker 5: you and God right now? Anything blocking you? Like anger
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  Speaker 5: or unforgiveness or even disobedience? What about pridefully trying to
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  Speaker 5: fix your own problems all by yourself? Confess those things
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  Speaker 5: to the Lord. Admit your wrong actions, your attitudes, or words.
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  Speaker 5: Fully receive his forgiveness and grace, and allow his love
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  Speaker 5: to replace every fear. God is both strong and caring.
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  Speaker 5: He's strong enough to shoulder the weight of your stress
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  Speaker 5: and worry, and he's always thinking about you. He notices
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  Speaker 5: everything that concerns you, and he cares. He not only
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  Speaker 5: keeps the entire universe on tra but he cares enough
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  Speaker 5: to be involved in every detail of your life, the
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  Speaker 5: good the not so good. Just remember his deep concern
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  Speaker 5: in his care as you listen closely to one Peter five,
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  Speaker 5: verse seven, casting all of your anxieties on him because
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  Speaker 5: he cares for you. What caught your attention most in
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  Speaker 5: that passage?
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  Speaker 2: Here?
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  Speaker 5: Listen carefully again one Peter five, verse seven, casting all
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  Speaker 5: of your anxieties on him because he cares for you.
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  Speaker 5: Take a few moments and just consider what is God
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  Speaker 5: showing you about your life through this verse today? Did
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  Speaker 5: you notice which anxieties you're supposed to cast on the Lord?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, all of them.
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  Speaker 5: There's not one thing, big or small that God doesn't
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  Speaker 5: want you to share with him, to turn over to him,
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  Speaker 5: or to trust him with. He cares about everything you're experiencing, suffering, challenges, worries,
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  Speaker 5: and he wants to remove your burden. So why don't
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  Speaker 5: you rest for a moment in this truth and just
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  Speaker 5: ponder how much the God of the universe cares for you. Now,
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  Speaker 5: listen carefully as I read again first Peter five, verse seven,
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  Speaker 5: this time from the amplified Bible, casting all of your cares,
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  Speaker 5: all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns,
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  Speaker 5: once and for all on him, for he cares about
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  Speaker 5: you with deepest affection and watches over you very carefully. Wow,
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  Speaker 5: when you heard it this time, was there something familiar
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  Speaker 5: or maybe something new? Something comforting or challenging. Focus in
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  Speaker 5: on this for an even deeper meditation. When you cast
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  Speaker 5: all of your cares on the Lord. That means you
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  Speaker 5: have to completely let go of them, totally release them
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  Speaker 5: to him. You don't need to carry that weight anymore.
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  Speaker 5: Why don't you take a moment right now and trust
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  Speaker 5: God with your worries, Throw your concerns on him once
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  Speaker 5: and for all, and just leave them there as you
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  Speaker 5: receive his tangible peace. Instead, in the middle of your suffering,
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  Speaker 5: you don't have to wonder if God sees or if
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  Speaker 5: he knows he does. He watches over you very carefully,
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  Speaker 5: and his affection for you is deeper than you could
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  Speaker 5: ever imagine. He's close to those who are hurting, disappointed,
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  Speaker 5: ready to give up. So why don't you meditate on
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  Speaker 5: the deep affection that God has for you and how
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  Speaker 5: he's always carefully watching over you. He's on your side.
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  Speaker 5: One last time, listen closely to one Peter five seven,
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  Speaker 5: this time from the Passion translation. Pour out all of
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  Speaker 5: your worries and stress upon Him and leave them there,
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  Speaker 5: for He always tenderly cares for you. Casting your worries
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  Speaker 5: and your stress on the Lord is not like casting
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  Speaker 5: a fishing lore where you slowly reel it back in.
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  Speaker 5: You throw your troubles onto God and leave them there?
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  Speaker 5: Do you sometimes reel your troubles back in after giving
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  Speaker 5: them to God? In a similar verse, Psalm fifty five
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  Speaker 5: twenty two says, cast your cares on the Lord, and
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  Speaker 5: he will sustain you. He will never let the righteous
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  Speaker 5: be shaken. You can stand firm during the storms of
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  Speaker 5: life because He sustains you. He carries your stress and worry.
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  Speaker 5: Why don't you ponder this truth more deeply? Because God cares,
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  Speaker 5: He carries your anxiety, your heavy burdens, your heartache. You
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  Speaker 5: can trust him with your suffering, your pain, and your stress.
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  Speaker 5: What are you going to allow him to carry for
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  Speaker 5: you today?
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  Speaker 2: Now?
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  Speaker 5: Visualize the heavy burden that you're carrying at this moment.
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  Speaker 5: Jesus is holding out his nail scarred hands with tenderness
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  Speaker 5: and compassion in his eyes. He's offering to carry it
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  Speaker 5: for you. With your heart full of trust, you pour
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  Speaker 5: every worry and concern into his capable hands. As you
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  Speaker 5: walk away, you feel lighter and more peaceful, don't you.
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  Speaker 5: Let's pray to the Lord together, Heavenly Father, thank you
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  Speaker 5: for caring so deeply for me that you want to
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  Speaker 5: relieve me of everything that's weighing me down. And stressing
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  Speaker 5: me out. Instead of trying to handle everything on my own,
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  Speaker 5: would you help me to throw every concern and every
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  Speaker 5: care on you. I know you'll sustain and strengthen me
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  Speaker 5: as I trust you with everything. Thank you for always
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  Speaker 5: watching over me. Jesus, it's in your name, I pray Amen.
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  Speaker 5: God cannot carry your anxieties if you don't give them
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  Speaker 5: to him. So in this moment, he's waiting for you
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  Speaker 5: to give him every burden, every worry and concern, big
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  Speaker 5: and small. So place each one in his hands today
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  Speaker 5: and leave them there. Don't take them with you into
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  Speaker 5: this day. Allow his peace to fill your heart and
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  Speaker 5: your mind as you continue to abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: How does God's presence benefit you when you're afraid or anxious.
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  Speaker 1: That's a question Joshua faced after Moses died. Moses led
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  Speaker 1: the Israelites across the Red Sea. He received the Ten
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  Speaker 1: Commandments from the hand of God. He was a man
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  Speaker 1: the people loved, and then Moses died. Suddenly Joshua was
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  Speaker 1: in charge and God was wanting him to lead the
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  Speaker 1: Israelites into the Promised Land. Joshua was afraid, but then
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  Speaker 1: God comforted him. God said in Joshua one verse nine.
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  Speaker 1: Be strong and courageous, Do not be afraid, do not
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  Speaker 1: be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with
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  Speaker 1: you wherever you go. Take a deep, relaxing breath. Focus
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  Speaker 1: only on God. God's promise to Joshua is God's promise
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  Speaker 1: to you. What are you anxious about today? You can
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  Speaker 1: be strong and courageous because God is with you wherever
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  Speaker 1: you go. Everyone battles fear and anxiety.
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  Speaker 2: I do you do, even.
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  Speaker 1: Joshua, one of the Bible's greatest leaders. Joshua, though overcame
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  Speaker 1: his fear with a strong faith in God. When Joshua
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  Speaker 1: was fearful, he took comfort knowing God was by his side.
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  Speaker 1: Let's pray, Dear God, thank you for loving me. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for being the God of comfort. I confess that
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  Speaker 1: I am sometimes overcome with anxiety and fear. Sometimes I
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  Speaker 1: fail to trust you. Please forgive me. Give me the
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  Speaker 1: courage and the strength that allowed Joshua to conquer his anxiety,
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  Speaker 1: chase away all my fears. I can't do this by
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  Speaker 1: myself and Jesus name, Amen. Take a deep relaxing breath
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  Speaker 1: inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth. Hand
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  Speaker 1: God your fears, hand him your anxiety, and in return,
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  Speaker 1: imagine God handing you a multitude of blessings, his joy,
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  Speaker 1: his patience, his peace. Take another deep, relaxing breath, and
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  Speaker 1: for the next few moments, focus on His love and protection.
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  Speaker 1: Focus on Jesus, a good shepherd. Imagine him guiding and
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  Speaker 1: protecting you today. God's love for us has no end it.
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  Speaker 1: God wants us to be honest with him about our
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  Speaker 1: sin like a good shepherd. He cares for us too
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  Speaker 1: much to let us stray. So what are you trying
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  Speaker 1: to hide from God? The Bible says, if we confess
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  Speaker 1: our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us
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  Speaker 1: our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Confess
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  Speaker 1: your sin now. We often remember Joshua as one of
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  Speaker 1: God's most faithful servants. It was Joshua and Caleb who
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  Speaker 1: scouted the Promised Land and urged the Israelites to trust God.
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  Speaker 1: It was Joshua, as leader of the Israelites, who led
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  Speaker 1: the people into battle and bravely conquered the land. It
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  Speaker 1: also was Joshua who urged the people to reject false
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  Speaker 1: idols and to follow God's commandments, and yet Joshua also
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  Speaker 1: battled fear. Listen now, as I read Joshua one verse
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  Speaker 1: nine in the New International Version. Have I not commanded
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  Speaker 1: you be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do
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  Speaker 1: not be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be
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  Speaker 1: with you wherever you go. As I read that again,
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  Speaker 1: what stands out to you? Have I not commanded you?
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  Speaker 1: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not
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  Speaker 1: be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with
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  Speaker 1: you wherever you go. God told Joshua not to be
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  Speaker 1: afraid because he knew Joshua would struggle with fear. But
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  Speaker 1: God also told Joshua he would be by his side
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  Speaker 1: every day. Dear one, God is with you wherever you go.
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  Speaker 1: How can that promise encourage you today? What are practical
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  Speaker 1: ways you can draw strength from God's promise when you're afraid,
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  Speaker 1: perhaps through prayer, scripture, memorization. Listen now, as I read
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  Speaker 1: Joshua one verse nine in the New Living Translation, this
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  Speaker 1: is my command. Be strong and courageous, Do not be
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  Speaker 1: afraid or discouraged, For the Lord your God is with
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  Speaker 1: you wherever you go. When God calls someone to a
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  Speaker 1: task he guides them. In other words, when God calls
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  Speaker 1: someone to service, he always equips for the battle. If
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  Speaker 1: God has called you to a task, then he will
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  Speaker 1: walk alongside you to accomplish it. In what area of
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  Speaker 1: your life are you needing his mighty presence? You know,
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  Speaker 1: Joshua wasn't special or unique. In fact, the Bible records
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  Speaker 1: several times when Joshua failed to trust God. Joshua was
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  Speaker 1: a great leader only because of God's mighty power. Joshua
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  Speaker 1: knew he was God's vessel for the next few moments.
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  Speaker 1: Ask God to use you despite your flaws. Sometimes, remembering
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  Speaker 1: how God was with you in the past can bring
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  Speaker 1: comfort when you're fearful or anxious. That's what the Israelites did.
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  Speaker 1: They celebrated God's mighty deeds. How has God been with
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  Speaker 1: you in the past when you were afraid? And how
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  Speaker 1: can that bring you comfort today? Listen now, as I
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  Speaker 1: read Joshua one verse nine in the English Standard version,
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  Speaker 1: have I not commanded you be strong and courageous. Do
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  Speaker 1: not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, For the
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  Speaker 1: Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Are
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  Speaker 1: you wanting the courage of Joshua? Verse eight reveals a
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  Speaker 1: secret behind his faith. God told Joshua to study God's word.
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  Speaker 1: He told Joshua to obey God's word. He also told
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  Speaker 1: Joshua to meditate on God's word. And that's what you're
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  Speaker 1: doing right now. You're meditating on scripture for the next
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  Speaker 1: few moments. Ask God to give you a greater hunger
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  Speaker 1: for his word. If you've ever been around children, then
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  Speaker 1: you know they can be fearful of everything, from the
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  Speaker 1: monster in the closet to the one lurking just around
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  Speaker 1: the corner. A loving parent would tell such a child,
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  Speaker 1: there's nothing to fear. Perhaps that's a picture of how
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  Speaker 1: God views our fears. What do you think your father
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  Speaker 1: in heaven would tell you about your own fears? Perhaps
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  Speaker 1: you find this subject to be discouraging. Maybe you battle
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  Speaker 1: fear a lot. If so, my friend, you're not alone.
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  Speaker 1: You and Joshua have plenty of company. Moses battled fear,
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  Speaker 1: so did Peter. In fact, the Bible says all the
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  Speaker 1: disciples were fearful. Oh, but they found solace in the
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  Speaker 1: God of peace and courage today. So can you. Let's pray, Father,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for being a God who is with me
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  Speaker 1: wherever I go. Thank you for calling me to serve you.
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  Speaker 1: I ask that you will give me peace, strength and
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  Speaker 1: courage this week. Chase away my fears and anxiety. Grant
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  Speaker 1: me the faith of Joshua. Walk beside me, and when
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  Speaker 1: I'm tempted to be fearful, fill me with your presence
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  Speaker 1: in Jesus' name, Amen, take a few more moments with
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  Speaker 1: God and remember the same God who guided Joshua will
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  Speaker 1: guide you. You can be bold and courageous today choose
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  Speaker 1: faith over fear, and until next time, may you abide
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  Speaker 1: in Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Anxiety disorders are on the rise. Unlike fear, which is
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  Speaker 2: the emotional response to a known threat, anxiety is a
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  Speaker 2: generalized worry or apprehension. It can pop up out of nowhere,
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  Speaker 2: or it can be an overriding, pervasive feeling you live
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  Speaker 2: with all the time. Pause here and take a deep,
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  Speaker 2: steadying breath. Breathe in peace and breathe out your anxious feelings.
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  Speaker 2: Let God take your hand. In Luke twelve, twenty five
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  Speaker 2: and twenty six, Jesus tells the people and which of
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  Speaker 2: you by being anxious, can add a single hour to
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  Speaker 2: a span of life. If then you are not able
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  Speaker 2: to do as small a thing as that.
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  Speaker 3: Why are you anxious about the rest? Not only can you.
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  Speaker 2: Not add a single hour, but over a long period
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  Speaker 2: of time, anxiety can take a serious toll on your health.
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  Speaker 2: God does not want that for you. It's a battle
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  Speaker 2: you can only fight in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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  Speaker 2: Prayer is a great tool in the battle with anxiety,
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  Speaker 2: but sometimes professional counseling is needed. Listen to what God
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  Speaker 2: is speaking to your heart. You don't have to fight alone.
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  Speaker 2: Let's pray. Lord.
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  Speaker 3: I hear your words.
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  Speaker 2: About not being anxious, but sometimes it's so overwhelming that
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  Speaker 2: it paralyzes me. Help me to hear your voice. Be
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  Speaker 2: my strength as I fight this battle, and lead me
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  Speaker 2: into victory for your name's sake. Amen, keep taking deep
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  Speaker 2: breaths as you relax your neck and shoulders. Deep breathing
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  Speaker 2: helps slow your heart rate. Now let the peace of
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  Speaker 2: God fill you as you breathe in. Be anxious for nothing,
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  Speaker 2: breathe out. God is with me. Anxiety is not a sin,
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  Speaker 2: but letting it control you is an indication that you
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  Speaker 2: are not letting the Holy Spirit of God control you.
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  Speaker 2: Talk to God about how you're feeling. Make sure that
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  Speaker 2: you're not keeping anything back that might be blocking you
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  Speaker 2: from hearing from him today. Fighting anxiety is vital to
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  Speaker 2: living an abundant life in Christ. Has not an easy battle,
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  Speaker 2: no doubt about it, but it is an enemy you
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  Speaker 2: can defeat In the Power of Christ. Listen to Luke
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  Speaker 2: twelve twenty five and twenty six in the English Standard version.
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  Speaker 2: And which of you, by being anxious can add a
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  Speaker 2: single hour to his span of life? If then you're
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  Speaker 2: not able to do as small a thing as that?
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  Speaker 2: Why are you anxious about the rest? I'm going to
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  Speaker 2: read that again? And which of you, by being anxious
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  Speaker 2: can add a single hour to his span of life?
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  Speaker 2: If then you're not able to do a smaller thing
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  Speaker 2: as that? Why are you anxious about the rest? What
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  Speaker 2: word or phrase stood out to you? These verses are
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  Speaker 2: a part of a much larger sermon given by Jesus
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  Speaker 2: where he talks about worrying about what you will eat
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  Speaker 2: or what you will wear. When do you find yourself
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  Speaker 2: the most anxious? Now? Listen to Luke twelve twenty five
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  Speaker 2: and twenty six in the New Living translation. Can all
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  Speaker 2: your worries at a single moment to your life? And
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  Speaker 2: if worry can't accomplish a little thing like that. What's
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  Speaker 2: the use of worrying over bigger things? Maybe you don't
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  Speaker 2: think of adding a day to your life as being
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  Speaker 2: a little thing, but don't you try to live a
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  Speaker 2: healthy lifestyle so that you can live longer. These things
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  Speaker 2: can be crazy making if you let them overrun your life.
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  Speaker 2: What steps can you take to eliminate some of your
• 2:42:20
  Speaker 2: anxiety about the future. Some anxiety disorders, like PTSD and
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  Speaker 2: panic attacks may need professional treatment, but getting the help
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  Speaker 2: you need does not mean that you are not trusting God.
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  Speaker 2: Talk to him now about the things that you are feeling,
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  Speaker 2: and ask him to show you what steps he wants
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  Speaker 2: you to take to begin winning your battle with anxiety.
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  Speaker 2: Rest in the arms of your heavenly Father as he
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  Speaker 2: soothes your soul with assurance that He is in control
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  Speaker 2: and that he loves you. He loves you so much.
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  Speaker 2: Listen now to Psalm one thirty nine, verse twenty three
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  Speaker 2: from the New Living Translation. Search me, O, God, and
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  Speaker 2: know my heart, Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
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  Speaker 2: This verse is an invita, an invitation to invite God
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  Speaker 2: into your anxiety. Picture being locked in a little box,
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  Speaker 2: a box of fear and worry and anxiety you don't
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  Speaker 2: want to let anyone in because you feel ashamed of
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  Speaker 2: the feelings inside of you that you don't think you
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  Speaker 2: can control. Outside, you hear some voices, some footsteps, shut
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  Speaker 2: sounds of someone sitting right outside. Take a chance and
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  Speaker 2: peek out a hole in the box. It's Jesus and
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  Speaker 2: he's sitting there waiting for you to invite him in,
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  Speaker 2: waiting for you to acknowledge your need for help. Do
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  Speaker 2: you see yourself letting him in or do you keep
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  Speaker 2: battling on your own. Soon you hear more commotion outside,
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  Speaker 2: and when you look, there's your best friend, and another
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  Speaker 2: friend from church, then your parent, spouse, sibling. There's a
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  Speaker 2: large crowd of those who love you waiting for you
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  Speaker 2: to invite them into your battle. What will you do?
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  Speaker 2: When David confronted the giant Goliath, he said these words
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  Speaker 2: to him, and that all this assembly may know that
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  Speaker 2: the Lord saves, not with sword and spear, For the
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  Speaker 2: battle is the lord's, and he will give you into
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  Speaker 2: our hand. The battle is the lords. Allow him in
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  Speaker 2: and allow him to use others in your life to
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  Speaker 2: help you gain victory over your anxiety. Let's pray together, Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: I'm so glad I don't have to fight this battle alone.
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  Speaker 2: I acknowledge my need for your strength because this war
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  Speaker 2: makes me feel so weak. I trust you with my
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  Speaker 2: today and my tomorrows because I know that you're here,
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  Speaker 2: and you're actually already there. It's in your mighty name
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  Speaker 2: that I pray, Amen, stay here in this place with
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  Speaker 2: God as long as you're able. He is fighting for
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  Speaker 2: you because He loves you so very much. Until the
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  Speaker 2: next time, May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Is worry a constant companion in your life? Do anxious
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  Speaker 1: thoughts follow you throughout your day like a stray dog,
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  Speaker 1: nipping at your heels and yipping for attention. Maybe it
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  Speaker 1: seems as though worry is something you'll never shake, just
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  Speaker 1: something you'll have to learn to live with. I am
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  Speaker 1: so glad you're here.
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  Speaker 4: Pause.
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  Speaker 1: Take a deep breath, hold it, and then release it.
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  Speaker 1: Relax your shoulders and feel your mind slow down as
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  Speaker 1: your heart turns to the Word of God for peace.
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  Speaker 1: And I want you to pause the app if you
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  Speaker 1: need more time to settle yourself. The apostle Paul instructs
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  Speaker 1: us in Philippians four to stop worrying. Do not be
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  Speaker 1: anxious about anything. He writes, But in every situation, my
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  Speaker 1: prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God,
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  Speaker 1: and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
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  Speaker 1: guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. As
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  Speaker 1: worries follow you around today, greet them and then turn
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  Speaker 1: them over to God. Ask God to grant you his peace.
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  Speaker 1: You can be sure that you are safe and secure
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  Speaker 1: in the arms of a God who loves you. Let's
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  Speaker 1: prepare to spend time meditating on the deep peace of God.
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  Speaker 1: Ask God to allow you to feel the truth that
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  Speaker 1: you are safe and secure in God's arms as we
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  Speaker 1: soak in the words of scripture today. But before we begin,
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  Speaker 1: let me lead us in a moment of prayer. Dear God,
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  Speaker 1: I bring my worries to you. You know that I
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  Speaker 1: cannot conquer my worries on my own, so I surrender
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  Speaker 1: them to you. Thank you for your loving kindness. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for your peace. Thank you for your faithful presence
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  Speaker 1: in my life. Please help me to focus now on
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  Speaker 1: the truth of your word. In Jesus' name, Amen, how
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  Speaker 1: can we begin to surrender our worries and cares to
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  Speaker 1: a God who cares for us?
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  Speaker 2: Today?
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  Speaker 1: Will practice giving our concerns over to God with thanksgiving
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  Speaker 1: and trust. So pause here and practice with your breath.
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  Speaker 1: Breathe out your cares and worries. Breathe in God's perfect peace.
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  Speaker 1: Breathe out your ani anxiety. Breathe in God's peace. Before
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  Speaker 1: we go any further, let's stop for a moment to
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  Speaker 1: examine our hearts. Is there anything you need to confess
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  Speaker 1: to God before we go on? Ask God to reveal
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  Speaker 1: any hidden sins in your life. Then confess them to
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  Speaker 1: God and thank Him for his love and forgiveness, knowing
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  Speaker 1: that because of Christ, you can come before God certain
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  Speaker 1: that you will be accepted. Friend, you do not have
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  Speaker 1: to carry your burdens on your own. In fact, you
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  Speaker 1: couldn't do it on your own even if you wanted to.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus carries your burdens for you. You can cast your
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  Speaker 1: cares on Him because He cares for you. Hold that
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  Speaker 1: truth close. Listen carefully to every detail as I read
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  Speaker 1: from Philippians four, verses six through seven in the New
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  Speaker 1: International version, do not be anxious about anything, but in
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  Speaker 1: every situation my prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your
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  Speaker 1: requests to go God and the peace of God. Which
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  Speaker 1: transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds
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  Speaker 1: in Christ Jesus. Let's read that again. This time listen
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  Speaker 1: with an open heart and ask God to impress a
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  Speaker 1: word or phrase upon your heart. Do not be anxious
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  Speaker 1: about anything, but in every situation, my prayer and petition,
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  Speaker 1: with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace
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  Speaker 1: of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts
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  Speaker 1: and your minds. In Christ Jesus. Does this passage speak
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  Speaker 1: directly to your life today? Reflect on what the Holy
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  Speaker 1: Spirit might be saying to you. Consider times in the
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  Speaker 1: past when you've experienced God's peace. God's peace is not
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  Speaker 1: based on circumstances or outcomes, but on His character and presence.
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  Speaker 1: It is beyond anything we can explain. Listen again to
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  Speaker 1: Philippians four, verses six through seven in the new International version,
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  Speaker 1: allowing the Holy Spirit to lead you into deeper meditation.
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  Speaker 1: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
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  Speaker 1: by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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  Speaker 1: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
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  Speaker 1: guard your hearts and your minds. In Christ Jesus, what
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  Speaker 1: did you hear this time. Pause, ask for the peace
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  Speaker 1: of God to transcend your understanding. Present your needs to
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  Speaker 1: God with thankfulness. Take the next few moments to practice gratitude,
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  Speaker 1: naming in your heart the things you are grateful to
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  Speaker 1: God for. Take a moment to listen to this verse
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  Speaker 1: in context, reading from Philippians four, verses four through eight.
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  Speaker 1: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, Rejoice.
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  Speaker 1: Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
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  Speaker 1: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
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  Speaker 1: by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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  Speaker 1: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
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  Speaker 1: guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus Finally,
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  Speaker 1: Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever
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  Speaker 1: is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable,
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  Speaker 1: if anything is excellent or praiseworthy. Think about such things.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord is near and he is listening. Trade your
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  Speaker 1: worries for joy, thanksgiving, and peace. Fix your mind on
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  Speaker 1: the God who provides. Now, imagine that you're carrying a
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  Speaker 1: backpack full of rocks. See yourself walking towards Jesus and
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  Speaker 1: handing them one by one to him. As the weight
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  Speaker 1: on your back grows lighter, your heart grows lighter too.
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  Speaker 1: What does Jesus say to you as you hand over
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  Speaker 1: your concerns to him? When the worries and fear that
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  Speaker 1: had consumed your mental energy are given over to Christ,
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  Speaker 1: your mind is free to rest in the peace he
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  Speaker 1: gives and to focus on better things. Things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent,
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  Speaker 1: or praiseworthy. Focus your mind on these better things. Please
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  Speaker 1: join me in prayer. Dear God, how much better it
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  Speaker 1: is to let you handle my worries and concerns. You're
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  Speaker 1: so much better at it than I am. Remind me
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  Speaker 1: moment by moment that worrying does not add one day
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  Speaker 1: to my life, and in fact, the worry might actually
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  Speaker 1: shorten my life. God, I want to live every day
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  Speaker 1: in your peace. It feels so much better to my soul.
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  Speaker 1: I do believe that you are sovereign. Help my unbelief.
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  Speaker 1: I pray this in the name of Jesus, the Prince
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  Speaker 1: of Peace. Amen. Before you move on, spend as much
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  Speaker 1: time as you like in this moment of peace. Meditate
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  Speaker 1: on the character of God and rest in his gentle
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  Speaker 1: care today. Whenever worries nip at your heels, turn them
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  Speaker 1: over to God. Fix your mind on him, and with thanksgiving,
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  Speaker 1: tell him what you need. Until next time, may you
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  Speaker 1: abide in Christ. I feel like when I listen to
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  Speaker 1: the sleep meditations that I have a friend next to me.