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Speaker 1: Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face continually,

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Speaker 1: First Chronicles, sixteen eleven. Dear Lord, you are mighty and

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Speaker 1: worthy of all our praise. We honor you today, Lord

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Speaker 1: for your abundant mercy and never ending grace. When we

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Speaker 1: are weary and struggling to press on, show us your

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Speaker 1: unwavering character. Give us power through your Holy Spirit, not

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Speaker 1: just to endure, but to thrive in Jesus' name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on becoming present.

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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 becoming present. So right now, go to

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Speaker 2: your place of peace and comfort, relax and let your

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Speaker 2: guard down and tune out everything else to seek God.

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Speaker 2: Focus on this moment of reflection with the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: breathing deep through your nose and excel out through your mouth,

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Speaker 2: and right now prepare your mind and your heart to

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Speaker 2: receive from God. Today, we'll be meditating on First Chronicles

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Speaker 2: sixteen eleven from the King James version. Seek the Lord

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Speaker 2: and his strength, Seek his face continually. Right now, my friends,

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Speaker 2: let's just take a moment to pour out our adoration

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Speaker 2: to God, Heavenly Father. I worship you, for you are

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Speaker 2: the God of Gods and the Lord of lords, the Great,

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Speaker 2: the Mighty, and the awesome God. There is nowhere on

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Speaker 2: earth that I can flee from your presence. I praise you,

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Speaker 2: for you will never leave me nor forsake me. You

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Speaker 2: Jesus died in my place so that I may always

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Speaker 2: have the Holy Spirit at my side. My friends, we're

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Speaker 2: called to seek God continuously. You see, we spend our

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Speaker 2: lives chasing things that really don't matter. In the moment,

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Speaker 2: the things we're running after seem so important, but soon

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Speaker 2: those moments slip away and we're left feeling empty. That's

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Speaker 2: not what God has for you. God has a life

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Speaker 2: of fullness and joy for you. God's manifest presence here

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Speaker 2: on earth is the only place where you will feel fulfilled,

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Speaker 2: and you receive this life and this joy through God's

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit. You cannot live the life God has called

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Speaker 2: you to live without the Holy Spirit, as there is

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Speaker 2: no way to experience a reciprocal relationship with God without him,

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Speaker 2: and that is why you must constantly be seeking him.

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Speaker 2: You see, through the Holy Spirit you enjoy the fullness

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Speaker 2: of what God has for you. So you must seek

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit's presence continually, for in his presence you

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Speaker 2: will find his love, his grace, his correction, his forgiveness,

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Speaker 2: and his goodness. Whatever you're in need of today, my friends,

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Speaker 2: you'll find it in his presence. For God alone can

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Speaker 2: sustain you. He will anchor your soul. He will resolve

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Speaker 2: your past, and he will plan for your future and

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Speaker 2: enable you to live in the present. Perhaps you've been

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Speaker 2: struggling in a relationship with the Holy Spirit, perhaps you've

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Speaker 2: been ignoring him. Regardless of your circumstance, this is your

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Speaker 2: chance to fix your situation. So right now, take this

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Speaker 2: out opportunity to present yourself before God. Approach boldly and

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Speaker 2: confident in the knowledge that the way has already been made.

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Speaker 2: So right now, in this moment, confess your sins to

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Speaker 2: God and run to the shelter of His wings, trusting

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Speaker 2: that there you will find everything you need. Now, let's

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Speaker 2: think for a minute on all the times that God

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Speaker 2: poured out his mercy over you. Think of past undeserved

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Speaker 2: blessings God gave you simply because He loves you. Moments

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Speaker 2: of difficulty and despair, that He delivered you from situations

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Speaker 2: and circumstances, that God worked to your advantage to bless

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Speaker 2: your life. You see, the reality is God is good

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Speaker 2: all the time. So thank Him for his unfailing compassion

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Speaker 2: over you and for his loving kindness. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: all the past goodness and favor that He has bestowed

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Speaker 2: upon your life, and for what is still to come.

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Speaker 2: My friends, God is present and he is listening to you.

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Speaker 2: God never said life would be easy, but he promised

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Speaker 2: to be there every step of the way. He sent

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to be your helper, for he wants

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Speaker 2: you to succeed. So ask the Holy Spirit to help

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Speaker 2: you overcome stress. Ask him for willingness to press on

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Speaker 2: even when life gets rough. Ask him to teach you

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Speaker 2: to recognize God's mercy in every season of your life,

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Speaker 2: and ask him to help you acknowledge God's goodness every

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Speaker 2: day and in every way. Remember, the Lord's love never

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Speaker 2: ends and his mercies never stop. They are new every morning.

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Speaker 2: For the Lord's loyalty is great. You have the Lord,

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Speaker 2: so no matter what you lose, my friends, you still

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Speaker 2: have hope. For even in the midst of hardship, God

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Speaker 2: is still good and he is still in control. God

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Speaker 2: promised he would always care and provide for you. He

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Speaker 2: promised his blessings will overrun you. So do not be

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Speaker 2: afraid and choose this day to live with confidence in

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Speaker 2: God's word and watch his blessings manifest in your life.

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Speaker 2: My friends, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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Speaker 2: daily practice, I believe you're making prayer priority and you're

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Speaker 2: also strengthening your walk with God. My name is Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 2: vice president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and

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