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Speaker 1: So we being many, our one body in Christ and

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Speaker 1: every one members one of another. Romans twelve five. Dear God,

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Speaker 1: thank you for showing me grace and mercy tonight. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for allowing me to live a merciful life because

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Speaker 1: of the forgiveness you have shown me. Remind me to

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Speaker 1: always believe and trust in You. Give me the gift

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Speaker 1: of self reflection so that my relationship with you can blossom.

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Speaker 1: Remind me of the importance of sustaining a healthy relationship

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Speaker 1: with you. Help the relationships with the people in my

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Speaker 1: life to grow stronger by our unified trust in your word.

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Speaker 1: May I wake up in the morning renewed and ready

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Speaker 1: for a brand new day in Jesus name. Amen. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer to

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Speaker 1: experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 1: staying on track. To get the most out of your

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Speaker 1: spiritual journey, use pray dot com every day and make

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Speaker 1: prayer a priority in your life. Our goal for today's

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Speaker 1: meditative prayer is staying on track in a comfortable place.

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Speaker 1: Find a position that will allow you to relax with

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Speaker 1: your eyes closed, take a couple of deep and calming breaths.

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Speaker 1: Reach out to God's Holy Spirit and invite him to

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Speaker 1: come minister to you. Open your heart and prepare to

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Speaker 1: receive what God has for you. We will be meditating

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Speaker 1: on Luke chapter nine, verse sixty two from the King

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Speaker 1: James version. And Jesus said, unto him, no man, having

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Speaker 1: put his hand to the plow and looking back, is

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Speaker 1: fit for the Kingdom of God. Let your worship rise

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Speaker 1: up to God, Jesus, I adore you in the beauty

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Speaker 1: of your holiness. I praise you for the wondrous gift

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Speaker 1: of salvation through grace. I worship you for your sacrifice

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Speaker 1: at the Cross of Calvary, from my redemption which was

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Speaker 1: bought with your precious blood. I give all glory and

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Speaker 1: all honor to you alone. No looking back. With God,

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Speaker 1: there is no middle ground. You are either in or

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Speaker 1: you are out, And to serve in the Kingdom of Heaven,

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Speaker 1: you have to be all in, no regrets, and no

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Speaker 1: looking back to your old way of life. You cannot

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Speaker 1: move forward if you are constantly looking back. Likewise, you

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Speaker 1: cannot serve God. If you refuse to give up your

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Speaker 1: old nature and lifestyle to receive what God has for

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Speaker 1: you and to stay on track, You must therefore be

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Speaker 1: fully committed and submitted to Him. For the desires of

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Speaker 1: the flesh are in constant opposition to the things of

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Speaker 1: the spirit. What the old nature wants is antithesis to

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Speaker 1: God's very essence. You must choose, will you serve your

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Speaker 1: flesh and your own desires, or will you serve God

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Speaker 1: and submit to him. Like water and oil, both cannot coexist.

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Speaker 1: This is your opportunity to present yourself before the Lord.

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Speaker 1: Give the Lord your past, what you did and what

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Speaker 1: was done to you. Open yourself up to him, and

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Speaker 1: reach out for his forgiveness and his healing. If you

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Speaker 1: are brave enough to trust God with your restoration, he

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Speaker 1: can rebuild the ruins and bring beauty from ashes. For

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Speaker 1: God has the strength you need to persevere and to

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Speaker 1: stay on track. Trust Him with your soul and your spirit.

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Speaker 1: Confess your sins and put your faith in God. Now

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Speaker 1: consider the prize God has promised in Christ Jesus, and

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Speaker 1: thank him for it. Thank God for his grace and

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Speaker 1: his mercy. Thank Him for giving your life purpose and focus.

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Speaker 1: Thank Him for teaching you discipline and determination. Thank God

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Speaker 1: for his strength that empowers you to press on and persevere.

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Speaker 1: Thank Him for the care and loving kindness he continuously

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Speaker 1: bestows upon you. Never forget God is present and he

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Speaker 1: is listening to you. Come before Him and ask Him

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Speaker 1: to grant you his grace, to give you the ability

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Speaker 1: to let go of the past. Ask God to teach

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Speaker 1: you to lean on Him and not on your own understanding.

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Speaker 1: Ask the Holy Spirit to give you faith in his

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Speaker 1: ability to care for you, to teach you to let

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Speaker 1: go of what isn't edifying and to seek instead what

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Speaker 1: God has for you. Ask God to be your sanctuary

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Speaker 1: and your stronghold to fortify your spirit. Remember God called

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Speaker 1: you to let go of the past and to press

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Speaker 1: on towards Jesus Christ. God will enable and empower you

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Speaker 1: through His Holy Spirit, to persevere, to let go of

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Speaker 1: your past, and to press on towards your heavenly goal.

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Speaker 1: You are not created to live in the past. Choose

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Speaker 1: this day to step into the future God has for you.

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Speaker 1: Choose to allow the Holy Spirit to help you run

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Speaker 1: your race through to the finish line. Be confident in

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Speaker 1: God's word and in the power of His grace. Today

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Speaker 1: and always, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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