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Daily Prayer 08-25-25 · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: I am sharing, Mackie, and it's time for us to
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  Speaker 1: go to God in prayer, and as always, I ask
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  Speaker 1: that you join along with me in prayer. You know
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  Speaker 1: I think about myself. I tend to be a people
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  Speaker 1: pleaser if I can be honest with you, and unfortunately
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  Speaker 1: that means to the detriment of myself. It's important, family,
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  Speaker 1: that we learn to set healthy boundaries and to make
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  Speaker 1: ourselves a priority. And that's kind of what I want
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  Speaker 1: to pray about today. Gracious Father, we come before you
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  Speaker 1: today seeking your wisdom and your peace. God Lord, you
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  Speaker 1: know our hearts, you know our struggles, and you know
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  Speaker 1: the weight that we sometimes carry when we give more
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  Speaker 1: than we have to give. Too often we pour ourselves
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  Speaker 1: out until we're absolutely empty, saying yes when we should
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  Speaker 1: say no, and allowing others to draw from a well
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  Speaker 1: that is already run dry. But today, Father, we ask
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  Speaker 1: you to help us set healthy boundaries, boundaries that honor
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  Speaker 1: you and protect the temple you've entrusted to us our
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  Speaker 1: very lives. Lord, your word reminds us to love our
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  Speaker 1: neighbors as ourselves. That means we must learn to value
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  Speaker 1: ourselves to honor the life that you've given us, and
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  Speaker 1: to see ourselves as worthy of care and compassion as well. So, Father,
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  Speaker 1: teach us not to confuse selflessness with neglect and humility
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  Speaker 1: with being diminished. Teach us that saying no does not
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  Speaker 1: make us unkind, but sometimes it makes us wise. Lord.
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  Speaker 1: There are times when guilt trip tries to creep in,
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  Speaker 1: when fear whispers that if we step back, if we rest,
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  Speaker 1: if we draw the line, that we're failing those that
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  Speaker 1: we love. But Father, your word declares that you give
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  Speaker 1: your beloved rest and that your yo kids easy, and
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  Speaker 1: your burden is like Help us to release the weight
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  Speaker 1: that you never intended for us to carry. Father, we
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  Speaker 1: pray for desernment, the courage to know when to step
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  Speaker 1: in and when to step back, when to give and
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  Speaker 1: when to replenished, when to speak and when to remain silent.
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  Speaker 1: God our hearts against manipulation, against unhealthy expectations, and against
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  Speaker 1: the pressure to please everyone. Remind us, Lord that we
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  Speaker 1: cannot be everything to everybody, but we can be who
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  Speaker 1: you created us to be. Lord, help us to see
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  Speaker 1: ourselves a way that you see us. Fearfully and wonderfully made, precious, chosen,
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  Speaker 1: deeply loved. Let us never forget that we are a
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  Speaker 1: priority to you, so much so that you sent your
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  Speaker 1: only son to die that we might live. If we
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  Speaker 1: matter that much to you, help us to live like
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  Speaker 1: we matter. Remind us to care for ourselves, our body,
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  Speaker 1: our mind, and our spirit with the same love and
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  Speaker 1: grace that we so freely extend to others. Father, we
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  Speaker 1: so rinder the fear of disappointing people, and we embrace
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  Speaker 1: the truth that living in your will is what matters most. God,
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  Speaker 1: Let our yes be rooted in obedience, and let our
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  Speaker 1: know be rooted in wisdom. Conquer us, God in your peace,
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  Speaker 1: as we walk in balance, setting boundaries that bring glory
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  Speaker 1: to your name. And Lord, let our lives testify that
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  Speaker 1: we can love others deeply while still honoring, while still
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  Speaker 1: honoring the values of who we are in You in
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  Speaker 1: Jesus' name, Amen, Amen,