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Speaker 1: Finally, Brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,

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Speaker 1: whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things

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Speaker 1: are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report. If there

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Speaker 1: be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think

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Speaker 1: on these things. Philippians four eight. Dear Heavenly Father, we

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Speaker 1: come to you in humble prayer as we kneel before

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Speaker 1: your throne of grace. May the peace of Christ be

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Speaker 1: with us. We thank you for the good gifts that

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Speaker 1: bless our lives, and ask that you help us to

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Speaker 1: think on those things which are true, honorable, just, and pure.

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Speaker 1: May our hearts and minds be filled with thoughts of

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Speaker 1: your goodness and the beauty of your truth. Help us

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Speaker 1: to experience the peace that surpasses understanding. Open our eyes

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Speaker 1: to see You in all things, so that we may

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Speaker 1: continually exalt You above all else. Let our hearts overflow

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Speaker 1: with joy, and our spirits be lifted in the knowledge

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Speaker 1: of your great and glorious presence. In Jesus's 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 Doctor Tim Clinton, where

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on how to sleep better.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, uspray

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

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to sleep better.

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Speaker 2: Go to your secret place, place where you can relax

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Speaker 2: and experience intimacy with God. Tune out everything. If you'll

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Speaker 2: breathe in deep, maybe through your nose, slowly exhil through

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Speaker 2: your mouth. Calm yourself, and lift your heart in your

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Speaker 2: mind to the presence of the Holy One. We're going

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Speaker 2: to be meditating on Proverbs one nineteen, verse fifty five

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. I have remembered thy name,

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Speaker 2: O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. Hey,

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Speaker 2: take a moment right now to pour out your love,

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Speaker 2: your adoration for God. Who will not fear, O Lord,

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Speaker 2: and glorify your name. For you alone are holy. All

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Speaker 2: nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts

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Speaker 2: have been revealed. I will bless your name forever, for

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Speaker 2: you alone are worthy to receive honor, all the glory

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Speaker 2: and all the praise. Stress and insomnia are not conducive

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Speaker 2: to good rest. Let me do it again. Stress and

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Speaker 2: insomnia are not conducive to good rest. However, God's holy presences.

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Speaker 2: In his presence, there's peace of mind and a heart

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Speaker 2: that can find rest. Seeking God and spending time with

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Speaker 2: Him before bed will improve the quality of your life.

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Speaker 2: It'll help you to have better sleep and to live

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Speaker 2: out God's word during the day. If you find yourself

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Speaker 2: tossing and turning, unable to drift off, reach for the scriptures.

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Speaker 2: King Solomon is attributed with being the wisest man to

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Speaker 2: have ever walked the earth. He credited this ability of

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Speaker 2: obedience and blessing to his nightly recollection of God. With God,

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Speaker 2: there's no respect of persons. He treats everyone the same.

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Speaker 2: If you follow King Solomon's footsteps, there might be major

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Speaker 2: blessings in them. Perhaps you have been lapsed in your

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Speaker 2: evening fellowship with the Lord. This is your chance to

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Speaker 2: recognize and change that. Hope you'll take a few moments

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Speaker 2: to reach out to God. Confess to him what's been

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Speaker 2: holding you back, what's been keeping you from communion with Him?

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Speaker 2: Each night, Think for a minute of all the seasons

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Speaker 2: when God was with you. Think of all the times

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Speaker 2: in your life where you were filled with His holy presence.

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Speaker 2: Reminisce on how God's spirit filled your heart with his

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Speaker 2: overwhelming peace. Recall how joy became your strength. The reality

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Speaker 2: is is God is good all the time. So thank

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Speaker 2: Him for all the past blessings that He has bestowed

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Speaker 2: on your life. Thank him for watching over you and

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Speaker 2: for providing you with sound sleep, for always sustaining you.

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Speaker 2: Hope you'll never forget God's present and that He's listening

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Speaker 2: to you. Be mindful that seeking God's company is a choice.

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Speaker 2: Take time to do that right now. Call out to God.

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Speaker 2: Invite him to draw near to you. Tell him he

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Speaker 2: is desired and welcomed in your space. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to settle his sweet presence upon your heart. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to renew and refresh your mind and your body

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Speaker 2: as you sleep. To help you to be obedient to

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Speaker 2: God's word during your day. And remember you are to

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Speaker 2: think of God at night and to obey His laws

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Speaker 2: during the day. To do so will bring honor and

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Speaker 2: well being to your life. Creating a nightly routine of

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Speaker 2: spending time with God can take some real time and effort,

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Speaker 2: but it's well worth it. Through repetition, you will develop

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Speaker 2: a habit, and with a habit You're going to cultivate

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Speaker 2: and nourish a healthy Godly relationship having frequent fellowship with

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Speaker 2: God God. I think it'll improve your sleep at night

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Speaker 2: and bring blessings.

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Speaker 1: To your day.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're

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Speaker 2: making prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God. I'm

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Speaker 2: doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of Christian Counselors,

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Speaker 2: and we love being a part of your life.

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