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Speaker 1: Neither shall thy name anymore be called Abram, but thy

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Speaker 1: name shall be Abraham. For a father of many nations

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Speaker 1: have I made thee Genesis seventeen five. Dear God, your

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Speaker 1: covenant of grace and kindness is unfailing. You have promised

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Speaker 1: to give Abraham a great nation with descendants more numerous

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Speaker 1: than the stars in the sky. We praise you for

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Speaker 1: your promise and for your faithfulness to our forefathers. We

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Speaker 1: thank you for the generations before us who trusted you

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Speaker 1: and followed you. We thank you for the gift of

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Speaker 1: life and your loving kindness that sustains us each day.

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Speaker 1: We ask that you would help us to honor our

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Speaker 1: covenant with you, so that your word may be fulfilled.

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Speaker 1: Show us the way to live according to your will,

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Speaker 1: and give us strength when we stumble. May we live

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Speaker 1: lives of righteousness, and may our descendants honor you with

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Speaker 1: their lives. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's

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Speaker 1: free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can

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Speaker 1: draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on transforming yourself

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Speaker 2: to get the most out of your spiritual journey. Use

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Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: in your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about transforming yourself. So slow down for a

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Speaker 2: second and just take a minute to center yourself today.

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Speaker 2: Find a relaxed environment that will allow you to contemplate

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Speaker 2: and just really reflect. Now turn that reflection towards God.

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Speaker 2: Allow your mind to reach out to the presence of

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Speaker 2: the Lord, and prepare your heart to be filled with

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Speaker 2: His Holy Word. Today we'll be meditating on Genesis chapter seventeen,

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Speaker 2: verse five from the King James version. It reads, neither

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Speaker 2: shall thy name anymore be called Abram, but thy name

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Speaker 2: shall be Abraham. For a father of many nations have

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Speaker 2: I made thee My friends, Let your worship rise up

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Speaker 2: to God. In this moment. I praise you Lord, for

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Speaker 2: you are the Mighty God. In your hands are the

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Speaker 2: depths of the earth and the mountain peaks belonged to you.

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Speaker 2: The sea is yours, for you made it, and your

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Speaker 2: hands formed the dry land. You have created and called

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Speaker 2: us according to your purpose. I will kneel before you,

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Speaker 2: before your greatness, and I will bow down in worship

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Speaker 2: for you are our maker. God is a calling for you,

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Speaker 2: and that calling will transform your life. When God reached

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Speaker 2: out to Abraham, he gave him a promise and an opportunity.

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Speaker 2: God changed Abraham's identity, his life, and his entire destiny.

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Speaker 2: Because Abraham trusted in God, he received a legacy beyond

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Speaker 2: anything he could have ever imagined. My friends, you too

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Speaker 2: have access to this same promise. God has a calling

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Speaker 2: for your life. He wants to transform you, to give

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Speaker 2: you your true identity, an identity with a purpose and

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Speaker 2: a reward beyond your wildest dreams. So right now, in

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Speaker 2: this moment, confess to God what's been holding you back.

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Speaker 2: Share with him your fears and your concerns, and now

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Speaker 2: consider God's calling for your life and thank him for it.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Lord that he has a plan for your future.

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Speaker 2: Thank him that his plans are for good and not

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Speaker 2: for evil. Thank God for his power that transforms your life.

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Speaker 2: Thank him that you're not alone, that he guides your steps.

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Speaker 2: And give thanks to God for the progressive work he

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Speaker 2: is doing in your life. Thank him that his love

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Speaker 2: will never change and he will never give up on you.

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Speaker 2: Never forget God is present and he is always listening

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Speaker 2: to you. So come before Him and ask Him to

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Speaker 2: manifest his will in your life. Ask Jesus right now

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Speaker 2: to change your heart with the truth of who he is,

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Speaker 2: to unveil the person of God, the Father to you.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit for revelation of your true identity

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Speaker 2: and for him to show you who you are meant

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Speaker 2: to be. Ask to be empowered with faith and boldness

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Speaker 2: to live the life God is designed for you. And

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Speaker 2: ask God to shape you into the best possible version

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Speaker 2: of yourself, the version that will live out all the

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Speaker 2: dreams and hopes placed within your soul. Remember God's calling

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Speaker 2: has transformative power. Worshiping and serving God in the way

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Speaker 2: He created you for will change your life. What eye

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Speaker 2: has not seen and ear has not heard, what is

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Speaker 2: unthinkable to the human mind. That is what God has

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Speaker 2: in store for you, something so amazing you can't even

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Speaker 2: conceive of it. So do not be afraid or be discouraged.

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Speaker 2: Trust in God today and yield to His design for

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Speaker 2: your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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Speaker 2: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a

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Speaker 2: daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and strengthening

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Speaker 2: your walk with God again. My name is Zach Clinton

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Speaker 2: from the American Association of Christian Counselors. We love being

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