You may have enjoyed the
day when life was a bit simpler
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and slower paced
than it is today.
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You went to work,
came home, enjoyed dinner
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and sharing around the table.
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Talk to your neighbor
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and enjoyed the
fruit of your labor.
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You simply enjoyed life
in less stressful times.
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Well, today
mental acuity or keenness
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is toward the top
of the list of things
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we need to get by
in an advanced world.
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We're called upon
to have all the answers
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to maintain peak performance,
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to carry the weight of
our designated job title,
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to be everything to everyone.
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It isn't uncommon for
people to be so overwhelmed
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that they attempt drastic things
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just to escape
the responsibility
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and the pressures of life.
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Romans 12: 2 reminds us,
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"And be not
conformed to this world,
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but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind
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that you may
prove what is that good
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and acceptable and
perfect will of God.
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As Christians,
it's vital to remember
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that we are called to
be light in this world
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to exemplify Christ
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so that others
will be drawn to Him.
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Let's pray for one another,
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that God would help
keep our minds sharp,
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helping us to
retain important things,
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and that we would
keep our wits about us.
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Father, God, I pray as
we go through this day,
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as we go through our lives,
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that You'll give
us the knowledge,
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the wisdom, and the clarity
of thought that we may perform
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what we need in
order to do our jobs
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and to get by in this world
and to be a joy and a blessing,
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to all those that we need.
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Amen.
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Our loving heavenly Father,
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we come before
You in Jesus' name,
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we ask for the blessing
of mental sharpness, Lord,
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to understand
the Holy Scriptures
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that are able to make
us wise unto salvation.
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Lord, we need mental sharpness
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to face the trials of every day.
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We need the mental sharpness
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to discern the
attacks of the enemy.
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Heavenly Father, help us to know
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how we can cooperate with
You to receive this blessing.
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Lord, bless us with
the mental sharpness
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we need for this time.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Father, we pray
for mental sharpness,
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help us to get sufficient sleep,
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to eat a healthy diet
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and to cast our cares on You
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so that we will
not suffer stress,
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increase our
humility and understanding
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that we may not
lean on our thoughts,
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but on Your truths.
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Increase our ability to focus,
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particularly on Your Word.
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Increase our concentration,
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particularly on doing Your will.
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Sharpen our memories oh, Lord,
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help us to hide
Your Word in our hearts
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and to act accordingly.
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We ask these things
in the name of Jesus
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and thank You for the
answer to the prayer of faith.
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Amen.
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Father, I pray
for sharpness of mind
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and I'm reminded of the
verse in Philippians 4:6-7
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which states,
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"Be anxious for nothing,
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but in everything by
prayer and supplication.
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With thanksgiving,
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let our requests
be made known to God
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and the peace of God,
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which surpasses
all understanding
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will guide your hearts and minds
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through Christ Jesus.
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Father, I pray that
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You will give us
sharpness of mind
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that You'll give us clarity
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and that we may focus on You.
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So we may not be anxious
or be grateful in thanksgiving
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of all that You
have done for us.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Take my life
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And let it be
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Consecrated Lord to Thee
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Take my moments
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And my days
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Let them flow
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In ceaseless praise
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Take my hands
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And let them move
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At the impulse of Thy love
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Take my feet
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And let them be Swift
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And beautiful for Thee
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Father, I thank You for
making us in Your image,
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giving us minds
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in which we can
think and reason.
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I pray that You
would give me a clear mind
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without distractions
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so that I may
concentrate on You.
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And the work that You have
assigned me to do this day.
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Keep me focused and alert
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so that I may accomplish
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all You have
purpose for me to do.
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May I have the mind of Christ
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so that it brings
You glory and honor,
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and that it may further
Your kingdom here on earth.
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In the name of
Jesus I pray. Amen.
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Father in heaven,
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we extend a praise
to You on this day.
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We thank You for life,
health and mental clarity.
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Lord, we pray for mental clarity
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and sharpness of mind.
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Help us to indeed
have the mind of Christ.
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Make our mind
sharp for Your service
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in Your kingdom.
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Lord, there may be someone
suffering from mental illness
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or negative mental
physiological effects
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of some sort.
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Lord, we pray for those
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and ask for Your
healing hand to touch them
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and heal them in Jesus' name.
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May Your spirit continue
to lead and guide Your people.
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Oh, Lord, and may we
submit our minds to You today.
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We pray this in
Jesus' name. Amen.
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Take my voice
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And let me sing
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Always only
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For my King
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Take my lips
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And let them be filled
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With messages
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From Thee
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Take my will
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And make it Thine
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It shall be no
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Longer mine
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Take my heart,
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It is Your own
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And it shall be Your
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Royal throne
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Lord, I want
everything I have to be Yours.
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In fact,
everything I have is Yours.
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So I ask that You
would anoint every part
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of my body that I may serve You
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wholeheartedly and, Father,
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as You have allowed our
brains to be the machine
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that runs all of it.
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Oh God, I just ask that
You would touch my mind,
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touch my brain.
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Lord, I want clear thoughts.
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I want pure thoughts.
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So, Father, I'm praying
for those who may be watching,
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who are
encountering forgetfulness,
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dementia, Alzheimer's,
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diseases of the
brain, diseases of the mind.
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Father God, I ask in Jesus' name
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that You would grant healing.
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Father God, may
Your healing flow.
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Lord, I submit my
fear filled anxious,
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confused mind to You God,
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heal it, Lord.
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Satan, you no longer have
the right to occupy my mind.
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I have the mind of Christ.
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My mind is the Lord's territory.
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I will walk in
freedom of thought
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and clarity of thought.
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And whenever those
old patterns of thought
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tried to reassert
themselves in my mind,
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I will meditate
on the Word of God.
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His perfect love casts out fear.
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God, Your Word, they comfort me.
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In Zephaniah 3:17,
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"The Lord my God in my midst,
the Mighty One, will save,
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He rejoices over
me with gladness,
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He quiets me with His love,
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He rejoices over
me with singing."
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When my mind is clouded,
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oh, God, I ask that
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You will just allow
me to hear You singing
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and may it clear my
mind of the enemy's doubts,
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and the enemy's confusion.
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Thank You, God,
for being for me.
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Thank You, Lord, that
You will never leave me
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nor forsake me.
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You walk with me
through every storm,
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through every
step of life's journey.
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I have ears to hear Your voice.
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I choose to follow You, God.
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Lord, I pray that
You will touch those
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who are watching that
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have the tendency
to act compulsively.
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Father God, I pray that
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You'll help us not to run
back to old sins and old habits.
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May our impulse be to follow You
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with everything
that is in us, God.
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Let's take time to
pause, to pray for one another.
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I encourage you
to speak to yourself,
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to encourage
yourself that you are free.
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You are not
bound by the Satan's,
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the enemy's attempt to bind you.
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You have been set
free as a child of God.
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I love it.
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And whom the Son
sets free is free indeed
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Say this to yourself.
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I'm a child of God
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Yes, I am
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In my Father's house
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there's a place for me
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I'm a child of God
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Yes, I am
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I am chosen not forsaken
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I am who You say I am
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You are for me
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Not against me
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I am who You say I am
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You're a child of God.
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Think like a child
of God and be blessed.
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