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Speaker 1: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean

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Speaker 1: not unto thine own understanding in all thy ways. Acknowledge him,

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Speaker 1: and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs three five through six.

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Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, grant me your wisdom that I may

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Speaker 1: understand your will and follow it faithfully. Help me to

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Speaker 1: trust you as I move ahead in life by learning

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Speaker 1: to depend on the guidance of your divine understanding. Guide me, Lord,

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Speaker 1: so that I may stay on the path that is

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Speaker 1: true and right. May my heart always be your leading,

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Speaker 1: so that I may move in your will and purpose. Yes,

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Speaker 1: may I never forget that if I trust in you

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Speaker 1: with all my heart, I will not be put to shame,

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Speaker 1: and that you will direct my paths. In Jesus's name.

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Speaker 2: Amen, Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned

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Speaker 2: for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where

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Speaker 2: you can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 3: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on becoming present.

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Speaker 3: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, uspray

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Speaker 3: dot Com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 3: your life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 3: all about becoming present. So right now, let's just take

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Speaker 3: a minute to center yourself. Maybe find a spot where

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Speaker 3: you can reflect, in a position in which you can relax,

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Speaker 3: and as you close your eyes, take a couple of

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Speaker 3: deep breaths, reach out to the presence of the Lord,

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Speaker 3: inviting his Holy Spirit into your heart. Now turn your

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Speaker 3: mind toward hearing God's word and receiving his wisdom. Today

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Speaker 3: we'll be meditating on Proverbs three, five and six from

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Speaker 3: the King James version. Trust in the Lord with all

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Speaker 3: thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding and

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Speaker 3: all thy ways. Acknowledge Him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Speaker 3: My friends, right now, let your worship rise up to

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Speaker 3: God Jesus, I praise you, for you are the way,

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Speaker 3: the truth in the life. No one comes to the

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Speaker 3: Father but through you. I adore you, because your word

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Speaker 3: is a light unto my path. I worship you for

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Speaker 3: you alone have power and dominion over all the earth.

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Speaker 3: And I give you my adoration for you are in

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Speaker 3: control over everything and every circumstance. And trust your future

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Speaker 3: to God. Many times, you know what stops us from

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Speaker 3: being present is worry about the future. We wonder how

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Speaker 3: our current choices will affect our destiny. We overthink and

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Speaker 3: overanalyze ourselves into oblivion. But if we would just rely

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Speaker 3: on God and trust in his leading, we would be

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Speaker 3: able to enjoy the moments that we have right now.

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Speaker 3: You must not forget that God's work in your life

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Speaker 3: is progressive, and that he will finish what he started.

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Speaker 3: To be present and to persevere in the race called life,

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Speaker 3: you must have faith, faith that God is who he

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Speaker 3: said he is, and that you are who He says

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Speaker 3: you are. In short, you must entrust your future to God.

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Speaker 3: Know that God's ways are higher than your ways. His

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Speaker 3: vision is greater and wider than yours. He sees all

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Speaker 3: of eternity in the blink of an eye. You do

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Speaker 3: not have to live in fear of yesterday. You do

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Speaker 3: not have to be anxious about your tomorrow. My friends,

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Speaker 3: with God, you can be present and live each day

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Speaker 3: with its own moments. If you put your faith in

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Speaker 3: God and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you, he

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Speaker 3: will take you wherever you need to go. For the

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Speaker 3: Holy Spirit is not only your comforter, he is also

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Speaker 3: your teacher and your God. Perhaps you've been stuck in

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Speaker 3: your past, Perhaps you live in constant fear for tomorrow.

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Speaker 3: Regardless of your circumstance, this is your chance to change,

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Speaker 3: to become present. So right now, take this opportunity to

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Speaker 3: present yourself before God and to confess your sins. Acknowledge

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Speaker 3: God's sovereignty and relinquish control to the one who knows all.

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Speaker 3: Pour your heart out to him and lay your burdens

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Speaker 3: at his feet. Now consider the direction of God in

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Speaker 3: your life and thank him for it. Thank the Lord

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Speaker 3: for moving mountains, for going before you and insuring your path.

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Speaker 3: Thank God for his attention to detail in your life,

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Speaker 3: for preparing good plans for your future and providing everything

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Speaker 3: you need. And thank God for the many thoughts that

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Speaker 3: He has about you. Never forget God is near to

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Speaker 3: you in this moment. This is your chance to come

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Speaker 3: before Him and ask for his divine direction. Ask God

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Speaker 3: to calm your anxiety and bring peace to your heart.

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Speaker 3: To help you see the present around you now and

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Speaker 3: to enjoy today. Ask the Holy Spirit to empower you

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Speaker 3: to trust Him with your future. To know that He

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Speaker 3: will show you where to go when you listen for

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Speaker 3: his guidance, and ask God to teach you to seek

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Speaker 3: him as your guide, to know he will never lead

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Speaker 3: you astray. My friends, Remember trust the Lord with all

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Speaker 3: your heart and don't depend on your own understand. Remember

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Speaker 3: the Lord in everything that you do, and he will

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Speaker 3: give you success. Look around you and see all that

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Speaker 3: God has already done, and know that He is with

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Speaker 3: you right now. You are not alone. He is your

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Speaker 3: promise now and your assurance for the days to come.

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Speaker 3: So reach out to the Lord and have faith that

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Speaker 3: he has your future and his hand, and know that

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Speaker 3: God wants to bless you this day and all the

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Speaker 3: others to come as well. My friends, thank you for

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Speaker 3: As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of

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