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Speaker 1: And that ye put on the new Man, which after

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Speaker 1: God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians four

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Speaker 1: twenty four. Dear Lord, you have given us the strength

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Speaker 1: to truly change our lives. We can no longer cling

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Speaker 1: to the old person who strayed from your path, but

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Speaker 1: must put away that part of us and become new.

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Speaker 1: Help us to embrace spiritual fitness as we strive daily

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Speaker 1: for endurance in pursuing your will. Grant us the courage

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Speaker 1: to put on the new self and live our lives

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Speaker 1: humbly before you. May we become transformed by the renewing

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Speaker 1: of our minds, so that our actions will honor You

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Speaker 1: and show you your light to those around us. Through

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Speaker 1: this transformation, help us to recognize our own weaknesses and

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Speaker 1: rely on You for strength. We ask all these things

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Speaker 1: in Jesus's name. Amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength

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Speaker 1: in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on spiritual fitness.

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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 enhancing and strengthening your spiritual fitness. So now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, let's take a second just to gather our

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Speaker 2: thoughts into quiet our spirit. Maybe position yourself into a

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Speaker 2: comfortable state, close your eyes and take a couple of

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Speaker 2: calming breaths, and now focus your attention on what God

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Speaker 2: has for you this day, bearing your heart before the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit and opening your mind to his teaching. Today

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Speaker 2: will be meditating on Ephesians chapter four, verse twenty four

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Speaker 2: from the King James version, and that you put on

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Speaker 2: the new Man, which after God, is created in righteousness

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Speaker 2: and true holiness. Let us now take some time just

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Speaker 2: to simply adore God. Lord. I praise you for you

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Speaker 2: are a holy and righteous God. Jesus, I worship you

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Speaker 2: for your ways are just and true. Holy Spirit. I

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Speaker 2: adore you from manifesting God's grace and his judgment upon

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Speaker 2: my life. Therefore I will bless your name and extol

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Speaker 2: your greatness, Holy Spirit. I adore you from manifesting God's

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Speaker 2: grace and his judgment upon my life. Therefore I will

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Speaker 2: bless your name and extol your great Today we're going

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Speaker 2: to be talking about walking in God's calling and purpose.

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Speaker 2: My friends, you are a new creation in Christ, and

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Speaker 2: as such, you must walk in His calling and according

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Speaker 2: to His purposes if you are to cultivate a healthy

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Speaker 2: spiritual life. Your spiritual life is tied to and dependent

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Speaker 2: on your relationship with God. There is no such thing

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Speaker 2: as being spiritual without the Holy Spirit. There is no

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Speaker 2: such thing as being righteous without the righteousness of Christ.

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Speaker 2: There is no such thing as being a child of God.

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Speaker 2: If you do not come to the Father through Jesus.

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Speaker 2: You see, God lays out standards in his word, and

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Speaker 2: only through the strength given us by the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: can we meet them. The Bible says that any man

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Speaker 2: who says he does not sin is a liar. We've

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Speaker 2: all fallen short, and we will all continue to fail.

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Speaker 2: The only one who led a perfect life was Jesus,

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Speaker 2: and through his blood we are called righteous through faith.

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Speaker 2: We can never be good enough to merit salvation on

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Speaker 2: our own. As we seek God, as we read his word,

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Speaker 2: and as we spend time in prayer, commune with the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit, and follow his precepts, we will then strengthen

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Speaker 2: our inner man and put on the new creation which

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Speaker 2: we are through perfection and sanctification, we will walk closer

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Speaker 2: to the Lord. So, my friends, right now, if you're

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Speaker 2: struggling with following the word of God, draw near to

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Speaker 2: Him and simply confess your sins and receive the free

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Speaker 2: forgiveness that is offered in Jesus. And now let's just

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Speaker 2: take a moment to dwell on the new creation you

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Speaker 2: have become and thank Him for it. Father, I thank

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Speaker 2: you for making a way to you through Jesus, for

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Speaker 2: allowing the veil to be torn so I might enter

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Speaker 2: into your presence. Father, thank you for seeing me as

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Speaker 2: righteous through the blood of Jesus. Thank you for making

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Speaker 2: me a new creation, for letting me become more like Christ, perfect, blameless,

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Speaker 2: and spotless. As always, God is present and he is

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Speaker 2: listening to you. So reach out to him through the

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Speaker 2: power of scripture. Stand on the promise of his word,

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Speaker 2: and call out to His Holy Spirit, asking the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to help you and to strengthen you, and asking

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Speaker 2: for the self control to nourish your spirit in denying

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Speaker 2: your flesh. Remember, you are taught to become a new person.

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Speaker 2: That new person is made to be like God, made

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Speaker 2: to be truly good and truly Holy So make time

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Speaker 2: for Jesus, read your Bible and pray. Spend time in

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Speaker 2: God's presence and watch him transform your life. And my friends,

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Speaker 2: walk according to His ways and trust in His plans

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Speaker 2: for your life. As always, thank you so much for

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Speaker 2: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating

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Speaker 2: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making

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Speaker 2: prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God. My

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Speaker 2: name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American Association

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Speaker 2: of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of

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Speaker 2: your life.