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Speaker 1: abide in Christ.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to the Savide Meditation. I'm Melissa.

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Speaker 3: Are you still holding.

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Speaker 2: On to your old life? In Ephesians four twenty one

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Speaker 2: and twenty two, the apostle Paul writes, since you have

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Speaker 2: heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes

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Speaker 2: from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your

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Speaker 2: former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.

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Speaker 2: And then right after that, he says, put on your

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Speaker 2: new nature, created to be like God, truly righteous and holy.

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Speaker 2: Take a deep breath as you picture putting on the

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Speaker 2: likeness of God, truly righteous and holy. You may be

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Speaker 2: thinking there's no way I can be holy and righteous,

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Speaker 2: and you're right. That's why Jesus came and died in

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Speaker 2: your place to clothe you in righteousness. Now picture that again,

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Speaker 2: only this time see that you are being clothed in

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Speaker 2: righteousness by Jesus himself. Paul is asking you to look

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Speaker 2: at yourself honestly and see what changes you should make

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Speaker 2: to be renewed and to reflect God's image. Ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to help you see yourself as the Lord

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Speaker 2: sees you. Surrender to his plan and release the patterns

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Speaker 2: in your life that no longer serve your new life.

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Speaker 2: God has given us all we need for life and

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Speaker 2: godliness through the sacrifice of Jesus. He has made you new.

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Speaker 2: Throw off that old nature. It is not you anymore.

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Speaker 2: Your old self is gone. Your new self is shining through.

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Speaker 3: Lord. I'm ready to be set free. Renew me.

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Speaker 2: Help me to live in the freedom I have in Christ,

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Speaker 2: to believe the truth that I have learned, and to

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Speaker 2: live in that truth. Help me to throw off my old,

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Speaker 2: decaying self and to put on the righteousness of Christ.

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Speaker 2: Sometimes it's so much easier to just keep on going

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Speaker 2: the way I have been. It's known, so it's comfortable,

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Speaker 2: but it's binding, and sometimes it seems to be glued

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Speaker 3: Help me get unstuck.

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Speaker 2: Lord, in the name of Jesus, I pray, Amen, close

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Speaker 2: your eyes if you can, and hold your hands open.

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Speaker 2: Take a nice, deep breath, Hold it for a moment

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Speaker 2: before slowly releasing it. Keep breathing slowly as you breathe

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Speaker 2: in your new.

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Speaker 3: Life in Christ.

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Speaker 2: As you continue breathing, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal

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Speaker 2: to you anything that might be blocking you from hearing

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Speaker 2: God today. Let His forgiveness flow over you as you

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Speaker 2: open up your heart to him. You have a new life,

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Speaker 2: You have a new identity.

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Speaker 3: Throw off your old.

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Speaker 2: Nature it doesn't fit you anymore. Lean into the freedom

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Speaker 2: that you have in Christ, and don't let yourself be

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Speaker 2: weighed down by your old life. Lord, you said, if

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Speaker 2: you have set me free, then I am free. Indeed,

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Speaker 2: no longer a slave, no longer bound to my old

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Speaker 2: life of sin that leads to death. I want life.

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Speaker 3: I don't want to.

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Speaker 2: Keep putting on those old clothes. I want the bright, shining,

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Speaker 2: beautiful robe of righteousness that you have planned for me.

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Speaker 2: Help me, Lord, remind me daily, even moment by moment,

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Speaker 2: of who I am. I am a beloved child adopted

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Speaker 2: into your family. That is the truth, and I am grateful. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Those old garments look terrible on you. Now throw them

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Speaker 2: off and pick up the robe of righteousness that is

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Speaker 2: yours in Jesus. Until next time, may you abide in Christ.

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