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

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Speaker 1: everyone 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 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on staying on track. To

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Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot

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Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is staying on track

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Speaker 2: in a comfortable place. Find a position that will allow

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Speaker 2: you to relax with your eyes closed, take a couple

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Speaker 2: of deep and calming breaths. Reach out to God's Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit and invite him to come minister to you. Open

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Speaker 2: your heart and prepare to receive what God has for you.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Luke chapter nine, verse sixty

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Speaker 2: two from the King James version. And Jesus said, unto him,

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Speaker 2: no man, having put his hand to the plow and

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Speaker 2: looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God. Let

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Speaker 2: your worship rise up to God, Jesus, I adore you

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Speaker 2: in the beauty of your holiness. I praise you for

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Speaker 2: the wondrous gift of salvation through grace. I worship you

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Speaker 2: for your sacrifice at the cross of cavalry, for my

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Speaker 2: redemption which was bought with your precious blood. I give

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Speaker 2: all glory and all honor to you alone. No looking back.

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Speaker 2: With God, there is no middle ground. You are either

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Speaker 2: in or you are out, And to serve in the

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Speaker 2: Kingdom of Heaven, you have to be all in, no regrets,

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Speaker 2: and no looking back to your old way of life.

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Speaker 2: You cannot move forward if you are constantly looking back. Likewise,

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Speaker 2: you cannot serve God. If you refuse to give up

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Speaker 2: your old nature and lifestyle to receive what God has

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Speaker 2: for you and to stay on track, You must therefore

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Speaker 2: be fully committed and submitted to Him. For the desires

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Speaker 2: of the flesh are in constant opposition to the things

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Speaker 2: of the spirit. What the old nature wants is antithesis

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Speaker 2: to God's very essence. You must choose, will you serve

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Speaker 2: your flesh and your own desires, or will you serve

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Speaker 2: God and submit to him. Like water and oil, both

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Speaker 2: cannot coexist. This is your opportunity to present yourself before

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Speaker 2: the Lord. Give the Lord your past, what you did

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Speaker 2: and what was done to you. Open yourself up to him,

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Speaker 2: and reach out for his forgiveness and his healing. If

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Speaker 2: you are brave enough to trust God with your restoration,

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Speaker 2: he can rebuild the ruins and bring beauty from ashes.

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Speaker 2: For God has the strength you need to persevere and

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Speaker 2: to stay on track. Trust Him with your soul and

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Speaker 2: your spirit. Confess your sins and put your faith in God.

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Speaker 2: Now consider the prize God has promised in Christ Jesus,

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Speaker 2: and thank him for it. Thank God for his grace

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Speaker 2: and his mercy. Thank Him for giving your life purpose

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Speaker 2: and focus. Thank Him for teaching you discipline and determination.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for his strength that empowers you to press

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Speaker 2: on and persevere. Thank Him for the care and loving

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Speaker 2: kindness he continuously bestows upon you. Never forget God is

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Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. Come before Him

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Speaker 2: and ask Him to grant you his grace, to give

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Speaker 2: you the ability to let go of the past. Ask

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Speaker 2: God to teach you to lean on Him and not

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Speaker 2: on your own understanding. Ask the Holy Spirit to give

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Speaker 2: you faith in his ability to care for you, to

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Speaker 2: teach you to let go of what isn't edifying and

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Speaker 2: to seek instead what God has for you. Ask God

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Speaker 2: to be your sanctuary and your stronghold to fortify your spirit.

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Speaker 2: Remember God called you to let go of the past

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Speaker 2: and to press on toward Jesus Christ. God will enable

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Speaker 2: and empower you through His Holy Spirit to persevere, to

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Speaker 2: let go of your past, and to press on toward

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Speaker 2: your heavenly goal. You are not created to live in

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Speaker 2: the past. Choose this day to step into the future

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Speaker 2: God has for you. Choose to allow the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to help you run your race through to the finish line.

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Speaker 2: Be confident in God's word and in the power of

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Speaker 2: His grace today and always, thank you for completing today's

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Speaker 2: meditated prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy

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