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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I am Sherry Mackie, and it's time for us to
go to God in prayer, and as always I invite
you to join along with me in prayer. You know,
I think about the many testing trials I've gone through
in life. There's always a lesson to be learned. And
I pray that you don't just go through trials in life,
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that you live through it, first of all, but that
you grow through it, that you learn the lesson. So
you have to go around that mountain again so that
you could grow and learn and mature. That's my prayer
for me as well. Heavenly Father, in the name of
Jesus Christ, we come before you today with hearts that
are heavy, spirits that have been tested in lives, that
have faced them storms. Lord, Sometimes the challenges we encounter
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feel so big, they feel too big, and we'll be honest,
too painful, too overwhelming. Yet here we are standing because
you are faithful. We thank you Father that no matter
what we go through, you are with us every step
of the way. Lord. We pray for strength to live
through it, to endure the trial, to withstand the precures,
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and to keep walking even when the path is hard.
Teach us to trust you when we don't understand the why,
when doors close, when plans change, and when disappointments threatened
to weigh us down. Remind us that endurance is not passive,
It is active faith in your power, your love, and
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your promises. Father, we also pray to grow through every situation.
Let every trial teach us patience, every challenge develop our character,
and every struggle deepen our faith in You. Transform pain
into wisdom, set backs into strength, and confusion into clarity.
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Help us to see that nothing God, no thing, not
one situation, is wasted in your hands. That every story
on we survive is preparing us for the purpose that
you have for our lives. Oh Lord, forgive us. Forgive
us for the times we try to rush the process
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or bypass the lesson that you're teaching us. Open our eyes, God,
so that we can see the opportunities hidden within the hardships,
and open our hearts to receive your guidance, your correction,
and even your grace. God, let us not just survive
life's triumph, but to thrive in the growth that you're
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producing on the inside of us. Father, remind us that
we're not defined by the struggles we face but by
the God who carries us through the struggles. God, let
our lives be testimonies that others can see that no
matter the battle, no matter the pain, with You, we
can endure, we can overcome, and we can grow stronger.
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Oh Lord, Today we declare that we will live through it,
that we will grow through it, that we will glorify
You in the process. Let your power sustain us, your
love uphold us, and your spirit guide us every step
of the way. In Jesus' name. Amen, Amen, Amen,