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Speaker 1: So man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens

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Speaker 1: be no more. They shall not awake nor be raised

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Speaker 1: out of their sleep Job fourteen twelve. Lord, I forget

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Speaker 1: how short life is. I get so caught up in

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Speaker 1: my selfish agenda. I chase worthless values that have no

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Speaker 1: eternal substance. I forget that temporal wealth will tarnish and

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Speaker 1: fade and distracts me from your purposes. I take this

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Speaker 1: life for granted and waste both time and opportunities. Reaching

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Speaker 1: out to others and helping them understand your loving kindness

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Speaker 1: achieves eternal rewards. Knowing you and living in preparation for

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Speaker 1: eternity is the goal of this life. Teach me how

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Speaker 1: to restructure my time in such a way that each

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Speaker 1: day is purposeful. Help me invest in people will and

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Speaker 1: strengthen their understanding and love for you. Amen. Thank you

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

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

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

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Speaker 1: from our sponsors, Ye, welcome to your meditative prayer on

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Speaker 1: great parenting to get the most out of your spiritual journey.

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Speaker 1: Use pray dot Com every day and make prayer a

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

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Speaker 1: is great parenting. Take a second to slow down, Sit

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Speaker 1: in your favorite spot on your bed or where you

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Speaker 1: feel most at ease. Wrap yourself in a warm blanket

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Speaker 1: or grab a plush pillow. Once you feel yourself start

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Speaker 1: to relax, turn your thoughts towards the teaching God has

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Speaker 1: for you. Today, we will be meditating on Hebrews chapter twelve,

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Speaker 1: verse eleven, from the King James version. Now no chastening

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Speaker 1: for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous. Nevertheless,

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Speaker 1: afterward it yielded the peaceable fruit of righteousness, unto them

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Speaker 1: which are exercised. Thereby, take a moment to pour out

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Speaker 1: your adoration to God for his continuous correction. God, I

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Speaker 1: worship you for who you are. Your correction and your

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Speaker 1: wisdom bring joy and peace to my life. I adore

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Speaker 1: you for your patience is eternal. I wor ship you,

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Speaker 1: for you call me your child, and out of love

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Speaker 1: you correct me. I praise you for your correction yields

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Speaker 1: peace and righteousness. You alone are worthy of all praise.

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Speaker 1: Disciplining your child is difficult and painful. Your child is

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Speaker 1: your cherished love. However, when your child misbehaves or does

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Speaker 1: something wrong, it is your obligation as a parent to

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Speaker 1: teach them in love what is right. Disciplining your child

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Speaker 1: won't be easy. Your child may resist, cry, or say

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Speaker 1: awful things to you for it. In the moment, it

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Speaker 1: will feel heartbreaking, but you must stand firm as God

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Speaker 1: corrects you because He loves you, so too, should you,

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Speaker 1: in love correct your child. Think on situations where your

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Speaker 1: actions were wrong and God corrected you in love. It

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Speaker 1: might have hurt during the process, but the result was worthwhile.

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Speaker 1: Perhaps you've been struggling to discipline your child in love,

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Speaker 1: think of the strenuous situations in your relationships with your child.

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Speaker 1: Confess your troubles to your Father above, so he may

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Speaker 1: aid and assist you. Think for a minute on all

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Speaker 1: the times God had to discipline you, Those times where

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Speaker 1: you were headed for disaster but God saved you, Times

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Speaker 1: where God's discipline hurt but brought amazing results in your life.

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Speaker 1: Thank Him for all the past peace and righteousness his

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Speaker 1: discipline has produced. Thank Him for the areas of growth, understanding,

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Speaker 1: and maturity. Now, think of all the areas you lack

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Speaker 1: discipline in and thank God for the learning to come.

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Speaker 1: God is present and he's listening to you. Never forget.

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Speaker 1: God's discipline may temporarily hurt, but he does it for

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Speaker 1: a good reason. He wants you to grow as a

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Speaker 1: person and to experience peace and righteousness as your heavenly

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Speaker 1: Father loves and disciplines you for your benefit. In the

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Speaker 1: same likeness, you should parent your child. Reach out to

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Speaker 1: God for his guidance so that when you discipline your child,

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Speaker 1: you do so from a place of love. Ask the

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Speaker 1: Holy Spirit to help you be a better parent. Ask

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Speaker 1: him to help you be patient and kind when engaging

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Speaker 1: in disciplinary action. Remember, disciplining your child is difficult, but

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Speaker 1: correction produces peace and righteousness. You are to accomplish this

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Speaker 1: through love, gentleness, and patience. Be encouraged. You are not

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Speaker 1: alone in this journey. You have God's Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 1: help you and to guide you. He will never leave

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Speaker 1: you nor abandon you. Through faith in Christ, you can

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Speaker 1: and you will be an amazing parent. Thank you for

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Speaker 1: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating

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Speaker 1: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making prayer

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