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Growing Deeper in the Inner Chamber | Stronger Together · Divine515 Podcast

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  - Welcome to the divine five one five pod
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  - podcast. Here is this week's devotional.
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  - Hello, and welcome
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  - to divine five one five, or as I
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  - like to say, divine prayer for those of
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  - you who are joining us for the first
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  - time. I am your host, Valerie Rocha, and
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  - we are wrapping up our August series
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  - where we've been talking about finding strength through,
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  - prayer and community.
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  - And we've talked about in previous episodes some
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  - of the challenges
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  - that
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  - we face as believers
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  - when we don't have a community that can
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  - provide us the support
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  - and the prayers that are needed to, to
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  - just sometimes make it through life.
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  - I
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  - want to encourage us to always remember that
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  - even in the worst and dire situations,
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  - you're never alone.
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  - Number one, God is right there with you.
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  - And yes, you may not be able to
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  - see him
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  - or feel him, but that doesn't mean that
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  - he's not there.
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  - I, in previous episodes, have used the analogy
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  - that
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  - when you were in school, you would take
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  - the test
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  - and the teacher would be sitting there at
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  - the desk quietly,
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  - but he wouldn't talk.
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  - She wouldn't say anything.
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  - Why? Because she needs you. He needs you
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  - to focus on
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  - what you're doing so that you can work
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  - through
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  - the problem on the test.
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  - And prayer is a lot like that
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  - when we are
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  - faced with adversaries.
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  - Now today's scripture that I wanna talk about
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  - comes from Ecclesiastes
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  - four nine through 10, where it says two
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  - are better than one. And if either of
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  - them
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  - falls down, one can help the other one.
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  - And remember we talked about an,
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  - an earlier episode
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  - that
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  - even when Jesus sent the disciples out, he
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  - sent them out two by two because
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  - each one had a special skill set. And
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  - if one,
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  - needed some encouragement or,
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  - needed some help, the other one was right
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  - there to pray and talk them through it.
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  - But oftentimes
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  - what happens is is that we as believers,
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  - because of some of the challenges that we
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  - may be facing, right? Whether it's financial
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  - or health, and they might be absolutely excruciating.
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  - And yet we're still longing
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  - for that deeper
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  - level in Christ.
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  - We're still
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  - wanting and aching for
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  - something more,
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  - in life, but we struggle to stay consistent
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  - because we're just
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  - so emotionally
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  - tapped out.
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  - I mean, let's face it. Life gets busy
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  - and you can only stay motivated for so
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  - long because it's gonna fade.
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  - And you're probably gonna have more questions than
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  - answers at times.
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  - And yet without
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  - an ongoing
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  - community that loves and cares,
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  - it's easy to settle for occasional spiritual moments
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  - instead of a consistent relationship with God.
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  - I wanna encourage you that
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  - being in a community
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  - of believers
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  - that can pray with you doesn't mean it's
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  - a lot of people. Right?
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  - It could just be one or two people
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  - that
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  - you feel safe with, that you can bear
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  - your heart with,
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  - that
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  - you can
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  - just
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  - be yourself.
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  - And it's a nonjudgmental
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  - zone.
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  - We all need that.
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  - And we should not only be able to
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  - receive it, but we can also be the
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  - answer to our prayer by
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  - helping someone else when we are strong and
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  - we are encouraged and, and being replenished.
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  - Growth flourishes
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  - in a community.
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  - It's, it's almost like a, a buffet, right?
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  - When you go to a buffet, there's more
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  - than enough and a wonderful variety.
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  - And that's why the inner chamber was created.
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  - It's not just about
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  - another
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  - hub.
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  - It's a place where believers can gather to
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  - grow deeper in prayer,
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  - study God's word,
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  - encourage one another and develop a lifestyle of
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  - intimacy with Christ.
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  - You know what? Y'all we cannot make it
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  - without the support of each other. We can't.
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  - And yet society will tell us
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  - you can make it on your own. You
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  - don't need anyone,
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  - but can I encourage you that that is
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  - one of the enemy's greatest strategies
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  - to conquer and divide a July to you
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  - and told you that you don't need anyone
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  - because I guarantee you, I can speak from
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  - personal experience?
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  - There's always somebody who's gone through something similar,
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  - if not exact same thing that you're going
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  - through that can encourage you or tell you
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  - how they made it, or maybe even some
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  - of the mistakes that they made that
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  - hindered their prayers.
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  - The key is to know and remember that
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  - you're not alone.
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  - When you become part of the inner chamber,
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  - you'll find
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  - that it's not just about the the practical
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  - teaching or the guided prayer experience
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  - or or biblical encouragement.
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  - It's a way to remind you that you
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  - don't have to figure out
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  - and do this thing called life's journey
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  - alone.
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  - We were never meant to be
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  - serving life alone.
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  - We're better together.
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  - That being said,
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  - let's pray.
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  - Abba father,
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  - Thank you for always inviting us
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  - deeper into relationship with you.
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  - Continue growing our faith and teaching us to
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  - depend on you daily.
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  - Lead us into
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  - loving,
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  - kind
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  - relationships
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  - and a community that strengthens our walk
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  - with Christ.
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  - Help us become someone who encourages others
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  - just as you continually
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  - encourage us.
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  - If you're ready to move beyond occasional inspiration
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  - and develop a consistent Christ centered prayer life,
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  - maybe you're a new baby
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  - and the Lord, maybe you've walked with the
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  - Lord,
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  - but don't feel like you can pray with
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  - confidence or don't even know where to start.
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  - I would like to invite you to join
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  - us in the inner chamber.
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  - It's a community
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  - where we don't simply talk about prayer. We
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  - practice it together.
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  - Through guided prayer,
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  - biblical teaching, monthly devotionals, and a growing community
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  - of believers, you'll continue developing a lifestyle of
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  - prayer and intimacy with Christ.
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  - We'd love to welcome you
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  - into the inner chamber community.