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Speaker 1: I will praise thee O Lord with my whole heart.

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Speaker 1: I will shee forth all thy marvelous works Psalm nine One.

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Speaker 1: Dear God, it is my heart's desire to praise you

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Speaker 1: and give you all of me. But I confess that

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Speaker 1: there are competing desires within me. The worries of the day,

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Speaker 1: bad habits, and sinful desires weigh me down and hinder

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Speaker 1: my reach toward you. If you are going to have

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Speaker 1: all of my heart, it will require an upheaval of

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Speaker 1: my flesh. It will require radical submission to your holy spirit.

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Speaker 1: I pray that you would seize my wandering heart and

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Speaker 1: perform marvelous things in me and through me. In Jesus' name, Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Morning Gratitude. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is morning gratitude. So

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Speaker 2: take a minute this morning to gather your thoughts, quiet

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Speaker 2: your spirit. Accommodate yourself into a comfortable state, close your eyes,

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Speaker 2: breathe nice and easy, and now turn your heart and

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Speaker 2: fix your attention on what God has for you. For

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Speaker 2: this day, my friends, let us take time to adore

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Speaker 2: God for his wonderful works. This morning, God, I look

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Speaker 2: to the skies and praise you, for you have created

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Speaker 2: the stars. You lead them, and you count each one,

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Speaker 2: and you call them by name, by your might and

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Speaker 2: the strength of your power. Not one of them goes missing.

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Speaker 2: Seeing praises to you alone, who does great wonders. For

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Speaker 2: your path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds

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Speaker 2: are the dust beneath your feet. I worship you, for

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Speaker 2: your loving kindness is great above the heavens, and your

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Speaker 2: truth reaches to the skies. Doing anything with your whole

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Speaker 2: heart requires complete commitment, and commitment requires concentration. And the

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Speaker 2: world is filled with distractions. Constant issues and complications are

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Speaker 2: clamor for your attention. You have deadlines and duties to

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Speaker 2: attend to, Like trying to carve a straight arrow from

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Speaker 2: crooked wood. Praising God with your whole heart can seem

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Speaker 2: like fighting against nature. Your heart may want to bend

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Speaker 2: under the pain and pressures of daily life. Yet still

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Speaker 2: God expects you to hit the mark. Do not be

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Speaker 2: discouraged or disheartened. Lay down your arrow at the feet

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Speaker 2: of Jesus. Tell him about the knots in your heart,

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Speaker 2: the curves and bend in your arrow that keep it

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Speaker 2: from flying true, the imperfections you face which keep you

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Speaker 2: from praising with your whole heart. Confess and cast your

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Speaker 2: concerns onto Christ, because he cares for you. Take a

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Speaker 2: moment to dwell on the marvelous craftsmanship of God in

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Speaker 2: your life. Give thought to the wonders and miracles God

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Speaker 2: has performed over you. Thank Him for going before you,

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Speaker 2: beside you, for carving out your path and your future.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for working out all the nods, the bumps

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Speaker 2: in the burls. Think back to all the times your

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Speaker 2: heart was filled with joy and wonder for God. Think

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Speaker 2: how it felt to be wholeheartedly praising Jesus and allowed

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Speaker 2: that joy to come upon you. Right now, God is

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Speaker 2: present and he's listening to you. God knows is not

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Speaker 2: possible to be committed wholeheartedly at all times. So if

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Speaker 2: at first you don't succeed, my friends, try again, think

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Speaker 2: now of the aim. Your error is trying to take.

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Speaker 2: You're closer to the mark than you think. Ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to help you commit your whole heart to

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Speaker 2: praising Christ and ask him to fill your heart with

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Speaker 2: the wonder of who He is. Remember, God has called

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Speaker 2: you to praise Him with all of your heart and

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Speaker 2: to speak of his marvelous works. God cares for you,

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Speaker 2: and he loves you. God has amazing and awesome adventures

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Speaker 2: appointed for you. You cannot even begin to fathom the

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Speaker 2: goodness He has in store for your life. So do

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Speaker 2: not be afraid. Take aim and let your arrow fly.

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Speaker 2: Let your whole heart soar with praise, and declare the

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Speaker 2: wonders of the Lord you. Guys, thank you for completing

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