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<v SPEAKER_00>The psalmist writes in Psalm 62, pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge.

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<v SPEAKER_00>There is a sense of freedom with being honest.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Today, as we take a moment to pause and focus on Jesus, we are going to talk to him honestly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It can be tempting to clean up our prayers, to say what sounds right instead of what's actually true.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But God is not looking for polished words.

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<v SPEAKER_00>He is inviting your real heart.

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<v SPEAKER_00>He already knows your thoughts, your emotions, and your struggles, and he welcomes them.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Prayer becomes powerful when it becomes honest, when we stop hiding and start opening up and trusting that He is who he says he is.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Thank God that you can come to him honestly and openly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Your fears, frustrations, questions, and hopes.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Don't filter your words or hold anything back.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Ask him to meet you in that honesty and to bring comfort, clarity, and peace to your heart.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Invite him to remind you that you are safe with him.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Pause for a moment of reflection.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Focus on the truth that you are fully known by God and His love will never wane.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Lord, we praise you that your love never fails, never retreats, never condemns.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Thank you for being our Father who listened to us and meets us in our pain and our weaknesses and our struggles and our disappointment.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Thank you that you are not scared off by our questions, nor do you reprimand our honesty.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Thank you for a true loving relationship with you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In our candor, we come back to what we know to be true.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You are good, you are faithful, you love us, you are with us.

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<v SPEAKER_00>We worship you today, in the very middle of whatever is going on in our life today, and come back to a place of rest and trust in you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Amen.