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Speaker 1: Can two walk together except they be agreed Amos three three.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, walking in agreement with the same vision is

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Speaker 1: not an easy task. Even for those that are married.

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Speaker 1: There are competing desires and opinions. We pray for our

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Speaker 1: own relationships, marriages and friendships. We pray that you would

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Speaker 1: unify us under you. May your vision for us bind

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Speaker 1: us together in one accord. May we walk hand in

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Speaker 1: hand with each other, holding one another up on the

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Speaker 1: long journey that is life. Strengthen and humble us, Lord

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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 creating a

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Speaker 2: better marriage. To get the most out of your spiritual journey,

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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 creating a better marriage. So right now,

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Speaker 2: let's just take a second to unwind. Maybe situate yourself

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Speaker 2: in a place and position that will allow you to relax.

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Speaker 2: Take a couple of calming and deep breaths. Now, elevate

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Speaker 2: your thoughts towards the Lord's throne room, and prepare your

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Speaker 2: heart to receive God's word and to meditate on the

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Speaker 2: words of the Holy Spirit. Today we'll be meditating on

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Speaker 2: Amous chapter three, verse three from the King James version,

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Speaker 2: it says, can two walk together except they be agreed?

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Speaker 2: Let your worship just rise up to God. God. I

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Speaker 2: praise you, for you are good, and all your ways

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Speaker 2: are peace. I adore you, for you designed all things

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Speaker 2: to work together for the good of those who love you.

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Speaker 2: You delight in unity, and you are one. I praise you,

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Speaker 2: for you are ever present and omnipotent. I worship you

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Speaker 2: because there has never been a God like you. You

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Speaker 2: never leave us, nor forsake us. For all eternity, you

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Speaker 2: are with me. Covenants require agreement. Marriage requires unity. Once

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Speaker 2: the paths of two people intertwine in a lifelong union,

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Speaker 2: they aim us come into agreement. God himself is three

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Speaker 2: and one, father, son, and Spirit. He is a God

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Speaker 2: of order, not of chaos. Each member of the Trinity

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Speaker 2: gives for the others and honors the others. God's word

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Speaker 2: repeats over and over again that he is one. When

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Speaker 2: God is first mentioned in Genesis. It is in the

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Speaker 2: plural form. He says, let us make man in our image.

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Speaker 2: He says that He created man in his image, male

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Speaker 2: and female. He created them, and he blessed them. Even

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Speaker 2: in creating two parts of one whole, God created us

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Speaker 2: in his image. Marriage is one of the ways we

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Speaker 2: emulate the likeness of God. We walk together, considering the

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Speaker 2: one by our side. We consider our path together and

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Speaker 2: make concessions for one another. We determine the road to

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Speaker 2: our best life together and persevere towards it. God desires

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Speaker 2: for your marriage to thrive. He wants you to prosper

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Speaker 2: in your marriage. The path you and your spouse take

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Speaker 2: together will be one of fulfillment and joy when you

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Speaker 2: walk in unity, in agreement with God and with each other.

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Speaker 2: Perhaps you've been struggling with walking in unity with God.

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Speaker 2: Perhaps you've been struggling and walking in unity with your spouse.

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Speaker 2: Regardless of your circumstance, this is your chance to change

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Speaker 2: and improve your situation. So take this moment to come

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Speaker 2: before the tryun God and whose image you and your

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Speaker 2: marriage are made. Confess your sins before him and allow

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Speaker 2: His spirit to minister harmony and solidarity. And your relationship

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Speaker 2: with God and with your spouse. And now as we transition,

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Speaker 2: let's consider now God's all encompassing unity. And now as

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Speaker 2: we make the transition, let's consider now God's all encompassing unity.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Lord for creating you and his likeness. Thank

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Speaker 2: Him for creating your spouse to stand by you. Thank

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Speaker 2: God for his Holy Spirit, who is with you at

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Speaker 2: all times. Thank Him for knitting you together with your spouse.

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Speaker 2: And thank the Holy Spirit for constantly reaffirming this truth

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Speaker 2: upon your heart. Never forget God is present and he

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Speaker 2: is listening to you. Come before Christ and ask for

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Speaker 2: his power to be upon you, for his strength to

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Speaker 2: cover every point of weakness you may have. Ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to help you be submissive to God's word.

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Speaker 2: To trust that God knows all things and that He

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Speaker 2: sees everything. And ask for the ability to rely on

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Speaker 2: God's promise that he will sustain you. Remember, when two

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Speaker 2: people walk together as one, they should do so in unity.

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Speaker 2: Our marriages are models of God as we are. It

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Speaker 2: is He who empowers us to walk together with our spouses.

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Speaker 2: God has prosperity in store for us when we concede

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Speaker 2: to one another in love. So choose this day to

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Speaker 2: walk together and be blessed on your way. My friends,

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