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The Bible Effect | Responding Biblically to Hurt · Divine515 Podcast

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  - What if prayer became more than something you
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  - do?
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  - What if it became the way you live?
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  - Life can be overwhelming.
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  - The pressures are real.
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  - The questions
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  - are constant,
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  - and sometimes,
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  - it feels like you're carrying more than you
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  - were ever meant to carry alone.
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  - The inner chamber was created for those who
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  - desire more than occasional inspiration.
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  - It's a community for believers who want to
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  - build a consistent prayer life,
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  - grow in God's word, and walk alongside others,
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  - pursuing a deeper relationship with Christ.
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  - Inside the inner chamber, you'll find guided prayer
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  - experiences that help you apply scripture to everyday
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  - life,
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  - monthly biblical teachings that strengthen your faith,
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  - practical prayer strategies for life's real challenges,
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  - and a supportive community that encourages prayers and
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  - grows together.
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  - You don't have to figure out your prayer
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  - journey alone.
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  - Come discover what happens when believers gather with
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  - one purpose,
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  - to know God
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  - more deeply and walk with him more closely.
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  - Visit divine515.com
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  - to learn more and become part of the
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  - inner chamber community.
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  - Prayer isn't simply something we do. It's how
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  - we walk with God every day.
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  - Welcome to the divine five one five podcast.
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  - Here is today's prayer.
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  - Oh, I had the welcome to daily prayers
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  - with Valerie Rocha.
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  - Today's prayer focus is dealing with how to
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  - respond biblically
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  - when someone hurts or offends you.
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  - Scripture text comes from Proverbs fifteen one and
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  - reads, a gentle answer turns away wrath,
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  - but a harsh words
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  - stirs up anger.
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  - It's easy to study patience until someone tests
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  - SARS.
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  - A disrespectful
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  - comment,
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  - hurtful text,
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  - family disagreement,
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  - or difficult coworker
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  - can quickly reveal whether scripture has moved from
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  - our minds into our responses.
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  - In those moments, emotions
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  - often want the first word.
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  - Our natural instinct is often to defend ourselves.
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  - We want to correct the person, explain ourselves,
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  - or return the same energy we've received.
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  - But reacting
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  - immediately can create damage that takes much longer
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  - to repair.
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  - Prayer creates space between the offense and our
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  - response.
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  - And sometimes one of the most powerful
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  - prayers is simply,
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  - Lord, help me respond like you.
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  - That pause
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  - allows God's word
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  - rather than wounded emotion
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  - to influence what happens next.
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  - Having said that, let's pray.
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  - Heavenly father, guard our words when we're hurt,
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  - frustrated, or misunderstood.
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  - Keep us from responding in ways
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  - we'll later regret.
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  - Give us wisdom to know when to speak,
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  - when to listen,
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  - and when silence is the wiser response.
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  - Help us extend grace without compromising truth.
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  - And may the way we handle difficult conversations
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  - demonstrate that your word is changing us from
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  - the inside out. And we will bless you
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  - in Jesus' name. Amen.
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  - Before responding to something difficult today,
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  - remember to practice the strategy,
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  - pause, pray,
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  - then speak.
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  - And if someone you know could use this
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  - reminder,
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  - share today's prayer with him.
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  - And remember, there's always room at the