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<v Speaker 6>We're hanging on to you. Hey, man, you may be seated.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, we have such a privilege in prayer. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>sometimes we take prayer for granted, but prayer is a privilege.

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<v Speaker 6>It's talking to God, communicating with God. You see, the

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<v Speaker 6>Bible says that when our spirit connects with God's spirit,

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<v Speaker 6>something incredible happens. We are ignited with the power of

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<v Speaker 6>Almighty God. See, the strongest part of you is not

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<v Speaker 6>your physical body. It's not your emotion or your souls realm.

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<v Speaker 6>The strongest part of you, the eternal part of you,

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<v Speaker 6>is your spirit. Man, and when you connect, the strongest

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<v Speaker 6>part of you with the strongest force in the universe.

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<v Speaker 6>There's an exchange that takes place. There's a powerful transformation

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<v Speaker 6>that takes place. See, God is a big God. He

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<v Speaker 6>flung the stars into space. He's in full control. Just

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<v Speaker 6>like we're saying about God is unshakable. He's huge, and

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<v Speaker 6>we have the privilege to commune with this huge God.

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<v Speaker 6>We cannot take for granted that we can speak to

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<v Speaker 6>God and that God hears us. It says in Roman's aid,

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<v Speaker 6>God's spirit testifies with our spirit. You see, God's spirit

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<v Speaker 6>is constantly telling our spirit when we get into communion

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<v Speaker 6>with him, who we are, what we can do. Our

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<v Speaker 6>spirit is picking up the signals of God. It's changing,

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<v Speaker 6>it's growing, it's taking on a new dimension, a heavenly dimension,

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<v Speaker 6>a dimension that you can't get on this earth. You

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<v Speaker 6>can only get it when you ignite and connect your

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<v Speaker 6>spirit with God's Spirit. Now that sounds far out, doesn't it.

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<v Speaker 6>But it's the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the truth.

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<v Speaker 6>You are a spiritual being and you were designed to

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<v Speaker 6>connect with your spiritual father. In fact, when Jesus left

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<v Speaker 6>this earth, you know what he said, He said, I'm

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<v Speaker 6>leaving the Holy Spirit here with you. The person of

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<v Speaker 6>the Holy Spirit. That's who we get to talk to

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<v Speaker 6>every single day. Paul told us and encouraged us all

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<v Speaker 6>through the New Testament to pray continuously, to pray without ceasing,

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<v Speaker 6>to pray all kinds of prayers, all kinds of requests,

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<v Speaker 6>all kinds of petitions to God. He was saying, go

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<v Speaker 6>for it. Talk to God, Talk to God.

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<v Speaker 7>Wow.

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<v Speaker 6>Isn't that incredible that God doesn't judge us when we

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<v Speaker 6>talk to him. He communes with us. Think about when

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<v Speaker 6>your child comes up to you, you don't judge them.

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<v Speaker 6>Your heart goes out to them. You want to help them.

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<v Speaker 6>The first thing that you want to do is fix them,

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<v Speaker 6>encourage them, strengthen them. You're looking at what they're doing right,

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<v Speaker 6>not what they're doing wrong. Well, when you come to God,

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<v Speaker 6>he is looking at what you're doing right. He sees

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<v Speaker 6>that recreated spirit within you, and he is connecting his spirit.

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<v Speaker 6>The very lifeline of heaven is being connected to you.

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<v Speaker 7>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>Jesus gave us an example of a that he had,

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<v Speaker 6>and it says that Jesus would often withdraw to lonely places,

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<v Speaker 6>leaving the crowd to connect with his father in heaven.

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<v Speaker 6>He also told us this in Matthew six. But when

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<v Speaker 6>you pray, go into your room and shut the door.

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<v Speaker 6>He says, when you pray to your Father, who is unseen,

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<v Speaker 6>in secret, he will reward you openly. You see, Jesus

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<v Speaker 6>was saying, not only do I need to get away

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<v Speaker 6>from the crowds, my crowded life, the needs of the world,

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<v Speaker 6>to get with my Father, but you should too. We

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<v Speaker 6>must withdraw from this busy schedule, from this crazy, hectic

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<v Speaker 6>world and get.

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<v Speaker 2>Alone with God.

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<v Speaker 6>We need to meet with God every single day alone.

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<v Speaker 6>In fact, Jesus said in Matthew six, he says, when

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<v Speaker 6>you go into your room and you shut the door,

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<v Speaker 6>you pray in secret, and God will reward you. In secret.

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<v Speaker 6>God will communicate and bear witness with your spirit that

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<v Speaker 6>you are a child of the most high God. You

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<v Speaker 6>are connecting the strongest part of yourself with the strongest

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<v Speaker 6>force of the universe. You are transforming your inter life,

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<v Speaker 6>your inner life. That's where the spirit dwells. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 6>it's the spirit of the man that sustains the man.

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<v Speaker 6>We want our spirits to be strong, and the only

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<v Speaker 6>way we can do that is when we come into

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<v Speaker 6>this personal relationship with God. You know, it's interesting because

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<v Speaker 6>when Joel and I were dating, we would just get alone,

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<v Speaker 6>look into each other's eyes, sit over dinner. We really

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<v Speaker 6>wouldn't even have to say much. Somehow, when we were together,

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<v Speaker 6>we just had this connection. We fell in love that way.

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<v Speaker 6>Can you imagine if we dated and we never got

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<v Speaker 6>a loan, all we did was hang out with all

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<v Speaker 6>our friends. He was always with his buddies. His buddies

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<v Speaker 6>were always around. My girlfriends were always there, always doing something,

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<v Speaker 6>always distracted. Would we have fallen in love the way

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<v Speaker 6>we fell in love, when we just sat with each other,

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<v Speaker 6>looked at each other, got to know one another. It's interesting.

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<v Speaker 6>I know him quite well. In fact, we were married

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<v Speaker 6>eight years before we had our son, Jonathan, so we

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<v Speaker 6>spent a lot of alone time together. I know what

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<v Speaker 6>he likes to eat. I can pretty much tell you

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<v Speaker 6>what he likes and doesn't like. In fact, if we're

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<v Speaker 6>not together somehow, if an if I'm by myself and

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<v Speaker 6>a situation arises, I just know what he would tell

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<v Speaker 6>me to do. Now, if I do it or not,

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<v Speaker 6>that's another sure. Somehow, from being with him and building

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<v Speaker 6>this relationship, I know what he would want me to do.

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<v Speaker 6>And you know that's how it is with our relationship

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<v Speaker 6>with God. We learn about God, we develop this relationship,

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<v Speaker 6>this intimacy with him when we're together, when we're away

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<v Speaker 6>from the distractions, just when we're gazing into his eyes,

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<v Speaker 6>simply sitting at his feet. You see, when we set

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<v Speaker 6>ourselves apart, God sets us up to win when we're

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<v Speaker 6>willing to let go of the distractions, to push through

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<v Speaker 6>getting alone with Him. And I can tell you that

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<v Speaker 6>there is a push through that you have to do

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<v Speaker 6>because sometimes you can sit there and you don't know

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<v Speaker 6>what to do. Maybe you take a scripture and you

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<v Speaker 6>just ponder it over and over. Maybe you sit there

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<v Speaker 6>and you just say God, I thank you, I love you,

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<v Speaker 6>thank you for breath to breathe, thank you for this day.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you from olding me and making me who I am. Father,

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<v Speaker 6>I want to know you more, reveal yourself to me.

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<v Speaker 7>God.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know what that intimacy looks like for you,

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<v Speaker 6>but I can tell you this that you have a need.

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<v Speaker 6>The only thing that's going to satisfy your soul, the

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<v Speaker 6>only thing that's going to give you vision for your life,

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<v Speaker 6>is to sit at the feet of Jesus, to set

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<v Speaker 6>yourself apart to say it's worth it, It's worth building

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<v Speaker 6>a relationship. See, Jesus is waiting for you. He's waiting

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<v Speaker 6>to fill you with victory. He's waiting to fill you

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<v Speaker 6>with joy. He's waiting to fill you with a new

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<v Speaker 6>dimension in your thought life. He's waiting for you. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 6>we think we're waiting for him, but you know what,

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<v Speaker 6>He's waiting for us to separate ourself out, to give

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<v Speaker 6>him the time he deserves. To set ourself apart so

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<v Speaker 6>that we can be holy and be sanctioned by him

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<v Speaker 6>to do everything that he's called us to do.

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<v Speaker 8>I believe this year.

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<v Speaker 6>That we're going to develop this habit.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to make it a problem.

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<v Speaker 6>It's not going to be a second thought. We're not

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<v Speaker 6>going to try to make time. We are gonna make time. See,

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<v Speaker 6>time is so valuable. And when we realize time is valuable,

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<v Speaker 6>you can make money, you can always make more money,

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<v Speaker 6>you can get another job, but you can't make time.

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<v Speaker 6>Time is precious and if we don't carve it out,

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<v Speaker 6>it'll get away from us. We need to spend our

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<v Speaker 6>time wisely. We need to spend it with God. Amen.

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