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Speaker 1: I am the vine. You are the branches. Whoever abinds

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Speaker 1: in me and I in him, he it is that

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Speaker 1: bears much fruit. For Apart from me, you can do

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Speaker 1: nothing John fifteen five. Dear Lord, you are the source

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Speaker 1: of all life and energy. You alone have the power

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Speaker 1: to sustain us through all seasons of life. We are

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Speaker 1: humbled to receive such support and guidance from you. Lord.

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Speaker 1: May we always remember that your spirit is the source

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Speaker 1: of our strength and the foundation of our faith. We,

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Speaker 1: like branches, are dependent on the vine we draw life from,

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Speaker 1: and that is you. We ask for more energy every

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Speaker 1: day to serve you with all our hearts, minds, and souls.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' 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 spiritual fitness, So let us begin by

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Speaker 2: taking a second just simply to relax. Maybe look for

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Speaker 2: a cozy and comfortable place, a place where your focus

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Speaker 2: can be on this moment of fellowship with God. Maybe

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Speaker 2: take a few slow and deep breaths. Now, close your

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Speaker 2: eyes and open your heart and mind to what the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit has prepared for you today. Today will be

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Speaker 2: meditating on John fifteen, verse five from the King James version,

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Speaker 2: it says I am the vine, and you are the branches.

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Speaker 2: Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it

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Speaker 2: is that bears much fruit. For apart from me, you

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Speaker 2: can do nothing. Now, my friends, let's just take a

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Speaker 2: moment to pour out our adoration to God for who

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Speaker 2: he is. God. I will sing of your strength. I

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Speaker 2: will sing out loud of your steadfast love. For you

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Speaker 2: have been to me a fortress and a refuge in

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Speaker 2: the day of my distress. And my spirit rejoices in Christ,

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Speaker 2: my Savior, Holy Spirit. I know that in your hands

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Speaker 2: I can rest assured, for you will teach me and

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Speaker 2: guide me. You will keep me safe from all evil.

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Speaker 2: Only God can provide spiritual wellbeing. The Bible teaches that

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Speaker 2: human are composed of a soul, a body, and a spirit.

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Speaker 2: Your soul is the essence of who you are. It

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Speaker 2: is what makes you you. Your body is the vessel

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Speaker 2: provided by God for your soul to move about in

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Speaker 2: this physical world. And your spirit is given by God,

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Speaker 2: and it is what breeds life into and animates your body.

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Speaker 2: As your spirit comes from God. There is no spiritual

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Speaker 2: well being outside of Jesus Christ. The Book of Colossian

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Speaker 2: says that all things were created through Christ and for Christ.

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Speaker 2: So if you wish to experience spiritual well being, to

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Speaker 2: live long and prosper, then you must be planted in

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Speaker 2: Jesus Christ. If you wish to withstand the storms of life,

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Speaker 2: to have access to water in the drought seasons, and

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Speaker 2: to bear much fruit, then you must be rooted in Christ.

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Speaker 2: For when you draw from Christ, you have infinite access

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Speaker 2: to the source, and your spirit can thrive no matter

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Speaker 2: your circumstance. Do not forget you were created in God's

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Speaker 2: image and likeness for a purpose and a plan. You

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Speaker 2: have a God shaped hole within yourself that nothing and

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Speaker 2: no one but God can feel and satisfy. And in

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Speaker 2: Christ you have access to all the spiritual blessings and

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Speaker 2: the well being you will ever need. Perhaps you've been

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Speaker 2: living unaware of this truth. Perhaps you've resisted accepting it.

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Speaker 2: No matter where you are or what is happening in

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Speaker 2: your life, God can work out all things and cause

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Speaker 2: your spirit to thrive. So now just take a moment

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Speaker 2: to open yourself up to the Holy Spirit, confess your

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Speaker 2: sins to him and ask for his forgiveness. And now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, let's take a moment just to dwell on

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Speaker 2: God's promise to dwell with us. And now, my friends,

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Speaker 2: let's just take a moment now just to dwell on

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Speaker 2: God's promise, which is to dwell with us. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for always being with you and for watching over you.

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Speaker 2: Think of the comfort that comes with knowing his attention.

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Speaker 2: You will never slip or falter. Thank God for allowing

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Speaker 2: us to draw from Him and for giving us water

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Speaker 2: in dry seasons, for helping us bear fruit. Thank God

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Speaker 2: for his loving kindness and his compassion over your life.

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Speaker 2: And give thanks for the moments He's spent ministering to

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Speaker 2: you and keeping you safe from harm. Thank Him for

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Speaker 2: the peace and tranquility that comes from knowing that He

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Speaker 2: cares for you. Do not forget. God is present and

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Speaker 2: he is listening to you. Jesus is the well that

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Speaker 2: will never run dry. When we are planted in Him,

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Speaker 2: we will bear fruit. So ask Jesus to nourish and

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Speaker 2: sustain you, to let your roots run deep in Him,

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Speaker 2: to bless you with the multiplication and much fruit. Remember,

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Speaker 2: Jesus is the vine and you are the branches. If

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Speaker 2: a person remains in Christ, and Christ remains in him,

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Speaker 2: then he produces much fruit. But without Christ he can

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Speaker 2: do nothing. Everything we are and all that we do,

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Speaker 2: is rooted in Jesus. So choose this day to reach

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Speaker 2: out to the Holy Spirit for guidance and care, and

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Speaker 2: choose to wait on the Lord and to be blessed

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Speaker 2: by Him this day and all the days to come.

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Speaker 2: My friends, 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. My name is Zach Clinton, Vice

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Speaker 2: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we

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Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.