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Cultivating an Insatiable Hunger for God: Seeking God pt. 5 #154 · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to this week's guided Christian meditation on Seeking God, part 5.
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  Speaker 1: Our scripture is coming from Psalms, chapter 63, verses 1 through 8.
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  Speaker 1: But first let's enter into worship by focusing on Psalms 100, verses 1 through 3, where it tells us to shout for joy to the Lord all the earth.
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  Speaker 1: Worship the Lord with gladness, Come before him with joyful songs.
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  Speaker 1: Take a moment to lift up your voice in praise and thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father, who is worthy of all honor and glory.
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  Speaker 1: Before we start to reflect on Psalms 63, verses 1 through 8, let's get a little bit more centered by closing our eyes and taking a few deep breaths, as we invite the presence of God to fill us.
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  Speaker 1: Now take a few deep breaths in for a count of seven.
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  Speaker 1: Hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven.
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  Speaker 1: Repeat the exercise.
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  Speaker 1: Remember, as always, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation.
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  Speaker 1: Begin with the calves lightly tense the calf muscles for a count of three, now release.
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  Speaker 1: Moving upward to the hamstrings, the quads and the glutes, lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
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  Speaker 1: Moving to the chest and the back areas lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
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  Speaker 1: Finally, moving to the arms and the shoulders, lightly tense these muscle groups for three seconds, now release
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  Speaker 1: Let's begin to really think about Psalms, chapter 63, verses 1 through 8, where it says O God, thou art my God.
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  Speaker 1: Early will I seek thee.
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  Speaker 1: My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee in a dry and thirsty land where no water is To see thy power to thy glory.
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  Speaker 1: So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary, because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
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  Speaker 1: Thus will I bless thee while I live.
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  Speaker 1: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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  Speaker 1: My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips when I remember thee upon my bed and meditate on thee in the night watches, because thou has been my help.
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  Speaker 1: Therefore, in the shadow of thy wing will I rejoice.
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  Speaker 1: My soul followeth hard after thee.
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  Speaker 1: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
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  Speaker 2: Repeat the following affirmation now and for the next 7 days: you,
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  Speaker 1: I desire the Thank you the the first" no-transcript.
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  Speaker 1: I desire a deeper relationship with God.
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  Speaker 1: Again, I seven, a hold deeper the breath with God.
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  Speaker 1: Let's take a deep breath in for a count of seven.
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  Speaker 1: Hold a breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of ten.
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  Speaker 1: Take the next few moments to thank God for giving you the desire for wanting him more.
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  Speaker 1: Thank God for giving you the strength to do your part in this relationship.
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  Speaker 1: Take this reassurance with you throughout the week, knowing that God is filling you with spiritual hunger.
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  Speaker 1: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: The Thank you.