Anxiety, despair,
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doubt, dread,
panic, suspicion, worry.
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The very mention of those
words increases my heart rate
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and causes
flashbacks of terrible memories.
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But God gives us
encouraging words
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in times of fear.
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One in particular is through
the Prophet Isaiah in 41:10,
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where God says, "Fear
not, for I am with you,
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be not dismayed,
for I am your God.
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I will strengthen you.
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Yes, I will help you,
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I will uphold you with
My righteous right arm."
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Needless to say,
life will provide
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plenty of
opportunities for fear,
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fear about
health, of losing our job,
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fear of being
alone, fear of the future.
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We will always
have something to fear.
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The world is gripped
with a fear of uncertainty,
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looking to the media
and looking to leaders
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around the world wondering
how they're going to answer,
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find answers to the
fear that seems to intrude
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and take away our
courage and our faith.
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In times of
uncertainty, we must remember
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that we serve
the God of certainty.
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In times of abject
fear, we can turn to the Lord
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and be thankful that
He will never leave us,
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He will never forsake us.
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As a matter of fact, He says,
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"I am with you always."
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So when you are uncertain
about what the future holds,
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turn your heart to the Lord.
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He is always there.
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I trust in God
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Wherever I may be
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Upon the land
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Or on the rolling sea
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For come what may,
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From day to day
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My heav'nly Father
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Watches over me
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I trust in God,
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I know He cares for me
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On mountain bleak
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Or on the stormy sea
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Though billows roll,
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He keeps my soul
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My heav'nly Father watches
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Over me
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He makes the rose
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An object of His care
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He guides the eagle
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Through the pathless air
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And surely He
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Remembers me
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My heav'nly Father
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Watches over me
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I trust in God,
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I know He cares for me
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On mountain bleak
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Or on the stormy sea
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Though billows roll,
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He keeps my soul
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My heav'nly Father
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Watches over
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Me
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Father God, You've
promised in Your Word
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that when I am
afraid, I will trust in You.
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We're reaching
out to You right now,
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seeking to trust in You.
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There's so much
uncertainty right now, God,
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so many unknown,
so much sickness,
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so much disease.
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People around us
that we know and love,
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hurt alone, isolated,
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maybe in the hospital.
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God, would You take out
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that fear in our
hearts right now?
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You said, "Perfect
love casts out all fear."
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I ask right now that
You would remove that fear
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and that you would fill
us with Your perfect peace
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that You would
surround us with Your presence.
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Thank you.
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Thank you for Your peace.
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Heavenly Father, we come
before Your throne of grace
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recognizing our frailty.
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As we experience fear,
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we claim Your
promise in 2 Timothy 1:7,
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"For God has not
given us a spirit of fear,
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but a power and of
love and of a sound mind."
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And Lord Jesus, we
thank You for this promise.
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Amen.
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Oh, Lord our
God, and our Father,
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today, we trust
ourselves to Your care,
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knowing that
nothing can come to us
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that can take You by surprise.
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Therefore lead us
through all the events of today,
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no matter what
storms that they may bring,
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let us not sink like Peter.
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But if we do, lift us up.
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Today, let us
bring glory to Your name.
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Merciful and understanding Lord,
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how well You know our thoughts.
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You knew that fear
would be a part of our lives
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and You knew
that it would hurt us.
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And so You told
us not to be afraid
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because You would be with us.
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And so we claim that promise
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and ask that You
replaced that fear
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with an abiding sense
of trust and confidence
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that You will see us through.
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Instead of being afraid
to lose what we can't keep,
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let us offer
ourselves to Your keeping
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in willing sacrifice today
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in the name of Him
who gave all for us.
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Amen.
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I trust in God,
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For, in the lion's den
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Or on the battlefield,
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Or in the prison pen
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Through praise or blame,
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Through flood or flame
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My heav'nly Father
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Watches over
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Me.
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The valley may be dark,
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The shadows deep But oh,
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The shepherd
guards his precious sheep
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And through the gloom,
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He'll surely lead me home
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My heav'nly Father
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Watches over me
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I trust in God,
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I know
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He cares for me
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On mountain bleak
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Or on the stormy
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Sea
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Though billows
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Roll
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He keeps my soul
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My heav'nly Father
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Watches over
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Me
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Heavenly Father, we
know today that fear
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is widespread among most of us
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because we don't understand
what we see in the news,
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don't understand
what's going on in the world.
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But we do have a
clear scripture that says,
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"Let not your
heart be troubled."
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And they tell us
that in John 14:1.
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I take a take special
heart to that in knowing
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that is the
truth from Your Word,
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and that You said in John 14:27,
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"That peace I leave with you,
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and peace I give you.
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It's available to reach out
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and to enjoy that
everlasting hope and security
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as a peace in Jesus Christ.
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Yea, though I walk through
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the valley of
the shadow of death,
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I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me,
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thy rod and thy
staff they comfort me."
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Oh, Lord help me to
remember this truth.
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Help me to remember
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that when things are
spiraling out of control,
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when things are frightening,
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when things feel like
they can't get any worse,
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that You're just a prayer away
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and You have
everything I need by Your power
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to make it through these times.
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Father, I want to thank You that
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we can trust in You.
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And that when I do trust
in You with all of my heart
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and I lean on not on
my own understanding,
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when I submit to You
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that You will
make my path straight.
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Father, I know that
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You ask the
question to Joshua, says,
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"Have I not commanded
you, be strong and courageous,
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do not be afraid,
do not be discouraged."
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And You promised, Lord God,
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that You would be
with us wherever we go.
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So I pray,
Father, for those who,
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who are battling fear.
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I ask God in the name of Jesus,
that You will remind them.
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They have the best friend
that they could ever need,
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that they could ever want,
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no matter what they're
going through with, Lord.
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Their circumstance
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may not change because life,
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life doesn't
promise us wonderful health.
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It doesn't
promise us great riches.
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But, Father, thank
You for the promise
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that You will not leave us.
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So we don't have to fear.
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Father, I thank You
for Your faithfulness.
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When I am afraid, I
will put my trust in You.
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Father, for those
who are experiencing
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trouble with their finances,
because of loss of job,
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I ask Lord that You
would provide for them.
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I know You are able to provide,
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You are able to open
doors of opportunities for work,
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and You are able
to provide a check
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out of nowhere.
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You're able to provide groceries
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out of nowhere,
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because I know
it's happened to me
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and I'm just
praying, Father, for those
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who are in need
of that very thing
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that You would meet that need.
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Father, for healing,
for marriages and healing,
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for broken bodies,
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for broken nerves
and broken hearts,
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and those who are
battling mental situations,
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mental fatigue and breakdown.
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Lord, I pray in Jesus' name...
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That You would speak peace,
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that You would
take away all fear.
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I trust in You, God.
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I love You, Lord.
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You have given
us a spirit of power
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of peace, of
self-control, of love.
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And I don't want my joy to come
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from circumstances
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because I know that
when that falls through,
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then fear just
opens up all the more.
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So I will put my trust
and my hope in You, oh God.
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I bless your name, Father.
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Though billows roll
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You promised
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You will keep my soul
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My heav'nly Father
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Watches
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Over
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Me
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