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<v SPEAKER_00>Today, as we pray together, quiet your mind before God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>So often, the busyness of our days and clutter of our minds is what distracts us from God's constant presence.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Our surroundings can help prepare a place for our bodies and minds to pause and connect with God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But take 20 seconds to breathe and focus on God to get your brain ready.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It says this: My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways.

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<v SPEAKER_00>To know there is a God with a bigger plan, a higher perspective, a wider scope, who is in control and on our side is an overwhelmingly wonderful thing.

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<v SPEAKER_00>There will be times when God's ways don't immediately make sense.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And his ways reaches beyond what we concurrently see.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Obedience often means trusting that God knows something we do not.

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<v SPEAKER_00>His ways are always shaped by love and wisdom.

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<v SPEAKER_00>He is a good God and a loving father towards you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Can we start by thanking God for that?

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<v SPEAKER_00>For that higher perspective, that wisdom beyond our logic, strategizing and understanding.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Take thirty seconds and reflect on times when his plans prove better than your own and thank him for it.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Be honest about your questions and frustrations.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Then ask him for the grace to trust him even when you don't fully understand.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Invite him to strengthen your confidence in his goodness and wisdom.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Take a deep breath and focus on releasing the need to understand everything as you exhale.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let trust become your response to uncertainty.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Inhale, I don't see it yet.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And exhale, but I trust you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Inhale, God, I don't see it yet.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And exhale, I trust you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Inhale, Lord, I don't understand it yet.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And exhale, but I trust you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Lord, thank you that your ways are higher and better than ours.

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<v SPEAKER_00>We trust you and strive only to enter your rest.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Give us patience in the waiting, peace in the middle, and trust while things are still in process.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Amen.