Hey everyone, Kelly Givens here. I want you to think about a little word with some big

implications. Stress. I don't have to say much more for you to start thinking about all the ways your life feels stressful and overwhelming.

In fact, I bet one of the reasons you listen to your daily prayer is because it's a calming way to connect with God amidst the stress of life.

If that's true, then I want to recommend our latest podcast to you.

Breathe, the Stress Less Podcast.

Our host Bonnie Gray guides us through the effects of stress and gives us scripture-backed methods

of restoring calm, reducing overwhelm, and deepening our intimacy with God.

You can find Breathe a stress-less podcast on Life Audio.com

or by searching your favorite podcast app.

We'll also have a link in the show notes. Check it out and

let us know what you think. A prayer for strength and encouragement by Baptist Bible Hour. The name of the Lord is a fortified tower, the righteous run to it and are safe, Proverbs 1810.

David and his men arrived home to discover the army of Amalek had burned the city and had

taken their wives and children captive.

They wept until they could weep no more. The loss was overwhelming.

In their grief and frustration, the men blames David and spoke of stoning him,

but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

Under God's direction, David then led a victorious march against the Amalekites and recovered

their wives and children without a single loss.

But we want to give attention to David's method of encouragement.

You may have waited for someone to come and encourage you in your night of trouble, but no one has come. So you may ask how can I encourage my

first consider that God is still on the throne and he is your God. There was no friend at hand to encourage David.

His own men had turned against him, but when it appeared everything was lost,

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