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Speaker 1: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of

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Speaker 1: mine enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil. My cup

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Speaker 1: runneth over, Psalm twenty three five. Gracious Father, we thank

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Speaker 1: you for the peace and contentment that comes with knowing you.

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Speaker 1: Though this world can be chaotic and terrifying at times,

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Speaker 1: we are reminded of your unfailing goodness when we take

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Speaker 1: time to meditate on your word. Even in the midst

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Speaker 1: of difficulty, we are blessed with an abundance of peace

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Speaker 1: and contentment. Help us to remember this truth when it

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Speaker 1: feels like life as become overwhelming and chaotic. May we

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Speaker 1: continue to rest in your loving arms, knowing that you

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Speaker 1: will take care of us. 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 staying on track.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray

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

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Speaker 2: your life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 2: all about staying on track, so right now, let's just

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Speaker 2: pause for just a second, maybe put aside the day's distractions,

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Speaker 2: and prepare to spend a moment with Jesus. May be

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, breathing deep, and then slowly let it out. Now,

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Speaker 2: take captive every thought and focus your attention on God's word.

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Speaker 2: Prepare your heart and old open your mind to receive

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Speaker 2: from the Holy Spirit. Today we'll be meditating on Romans eight,

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Speaker 2: verse five from the King James version. It says, for

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Speaker 2: they that are after the flesh, do mind the things

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Speaker 2: of the flesh, But they that are after the Spirit

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Speaker 2: the things of the Spirit. Right now, my friends, let's

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Speaker 2: just take a moment to pour out your adoration to

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Speaker 2: God for his Spirit. God, I give you praise, for

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Speaker 2: you are just and perfect in all your ways. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I worship you for your unwavering love, for your grace

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Speaker 2: that covers me. I adore you, Holy Spirit, for you

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Speaker 2: are faithful and true. God. I praise you for your

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Speaker 2: eternal kingdom, your reign which will know no end. Seek

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Speaker 2: after the things of the Spirit. If you wish to

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Speaker 2: stay on track and your race here on earth, you

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Speaker 2: will need the Holy Spirit. And to have more him,

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Speaker 2: you need to seek him, to engage with him through

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Speaker 2: things that please him and invite his presence. You see,

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Speaker 2: your flesh and your spirit are like two muscles. Whichever

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Speaker 2: you stretch, exercise and nourish is the one that will

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Speaker 2: work better. If you were used to giving into your flesh,

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Speaker 2: that will become second nature. That is man's default state,

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Speaker 2: so it's difficult to get out of. But if you

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Speaker 2: learn to submit to the spirit, you will be able

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Speaker 2: to deny your flesh and feed your spirit. The Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit is the companion sent to you by Jesus to

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Speaker 2: help you accomplish this. He is the one meant to

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Speaker 2: sustain and encourage you. So if you turn away from him,

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Speaker 2: it will be impossible to serve God in the long term.

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Speaker 2: Don't grieve the Holy Spirit, don't turn away from him. Instead,

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Speaker 2: let him lead and guide you into righteousness. So right now,

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Speaker 2: reach out to God and confess your sins before him.

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Speaker 2: And now let's just take a few minutes to simply

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Speaker 2: dwell on the importance of God's Spirit. Thank God because

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Speaker 2: his Holy Spirit is real and he ministers to you.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for honoring God's promise to help you.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for his love and care over

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Speaker 2: your life. Thank him for ministering God's word to you

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Speaker 2: and for renewing your mind. Thank the Holy Spirit for

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Speaker 2: your past experiences with them and future ones to come.

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Speaker 2: You see, God is present and he is listening to you.

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Speaker 2: Every day we have an opportunity to act according to

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Speaker 2: God's spirit or our flesh. Reach out to God in

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Speaker 2: this moment and ask him for an outpouring of his spirit.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to take away the iniquity in your heart,

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Speaker 2: to cast out all evil thoughts, and to give you

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Speaker 2: an desire for His truth. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: enable you to live as Christ lived, to walk according

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Speaker 2: to God's Spirit, and to be led by him. Remember,

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Speaker 2: those who live following their sinful selves think only about

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Speaker 2: things that their sinful selves want, but those who live

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Speaker 2: following the Spirit are thinking about the things that the

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Speaker 2: Spirit wants them to do. Staying on track requires righteousness,

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Speaker 2: It requires relationship with God's Spirit. So lean on the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to guide you, to lead you with godly justice,

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Speaker 2: and watch as your life is changed as you live

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Speaker 2: in fellowship with God. My friends, go and be blessed.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot

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Speaker 2: com by incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice.

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Speaker 2: I believe you're not only making prayer priority, but you're

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Speaker 2: also strengthening your walk with God. As always, my name

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

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

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