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Speaker 1: Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding,

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Speaker 1: But that which is in the midst of fools is

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Speaker 1: made known. Proverbs fourteen thirty three. Dear Lord, teach me

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Speaker 1: the wisdom of your ways and give me understanding. Your

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Speaker 1: word is the truth that leads me in the path

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Speaker 1: of righteousness. You reward your faithful servants and bring them

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Speaker 1: to honor and blessings. Friendship with the world is self

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Speaker 1: serving and leads to pride, and pride goes before a fall.

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Speaker 1: The arrogant fool spouts what he thinks he knows to

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Speaker 1: draw attention to himself, showing himself. The fool humility serves

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Speaker 1: the needs of others and seeks to do them good.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Father, that you exalt the humble, for they

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Speaker 1: follow after your heart. This world is passing away. Help

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Speaker 1: me store up the riches that have an eternal reward. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer

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Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep.

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Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. Welcome to your meditative prayer on

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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. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 2: better marriage. Take a second to rest, Sit in your

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Speaker 2: favorite spot on your bed or where you feel most

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Speaker 2: at ease, close your eyes and take a couple of deep,

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Speaker 2: steadying breaths. Once you feel yourself start to relax, turn

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Speaker 2: your thoughts toward the teaching God has for you today.

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Speaker 2: Prepare to receive from the Holy Spirit. We will be

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Speaker 2: meditating on First Peter, chapter three, verse seven, from the

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Speaker 2: King James version. Likewise, ye husbands dwell with them according

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Speaker 2: to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the

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Speaker 2: weaker vessel, as being heirs together of the grace of life.

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Speaker 2: That your prayers be not hindered. Take a moment to

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Speaker 2: pour out your adoration to God, God.

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Speaker 3: I worship you for who you are. To you belongs

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Speaker 3: all honor, glory, power, and praise. Jesus. You washed me

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Speaker 3: clean of my sins and humbled yourself for my sake.

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Speaker 3: You became a man, though you were God to bring

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Speaker 3: redemption to my soul. I exalt you, for you are

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Speaker 3: my beloved and I am yours honor in relationship. The

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Speaker 3: husband is to love the wife as Christ loves the Church,

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Speaker 3: and Christ never mistreated the church. He fervently prayed that

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Speaker 3: the church would experience the unity he had with the Father,

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Speaker 3: and that the Church would be a beacon of love

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Speaker 3: and unity. Jesus envisioned the church as a beautiful, spotless bride.

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Speaker 3: He humbled himself to wash the feet of the disciples

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Speaker 3: and allowed John to baptize him. Although these were honors

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Speaker 3: he could have taken for himself. He allowed himself to

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Speaker 3: be whipped and scourged to remove our sin before being

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Speaker 3: humiliated and hanged on a cursed cross for our sakes.

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Speaker 3: In the same way as Christ. The husband is to

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Speaker 3: love and treat his wife, for women are still entitled

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Speaker 3: to the same inheritance as men. Together, husband and wife

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Speaker 3: are heirs in Christ. As such, men cannot use their

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Speaker 3: authority to treat their wives in any way other than

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Speaker 3: how Christ would have treated the Church. When power is

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Speaker 3: twisted or abused, the prayers of the husband, who is

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Speaker 3: the spiritual authority of the marriage, are hindered. Wielding control

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Speaker 3: as a weapon hurts not only the wife, but the

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Speaker 3: husband as well, for neither part of the whole can

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Speaker 3: flourish if they are cut off from God. However, nourishing

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Speaker 3: one another and honoring one another opens the door to

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Speaker 3: blessing and abundance in your lives together. Christ's love for

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Speaker 3: the Church is a high standard to meet, so it

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Speaker 3: can only be reached through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps your relationship with the Holy Spirit has been lacking

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Speaker 3: or nonexistent. Perhaps you have broken the trust God placed

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Speaker 3: upon you to love and care for your wife. Regardless

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Speaker 3: of your circumstance, this is your chance for change and improvement.

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Speaker 3: Come before the Throne of Grace. Lay down anything that

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Speaker 3: is impeding your relationship with God. Confess your sins to

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Speaker 3: God and ask for him to restore your communion with

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Speaker 3: Him and your spouse. Think for a minute on all

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Speaker 3: the times God has honored you. Times when you failed

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Speaker 3: and floundered, but God held you up till the end,

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Speaker 3: Times when you gave up and gave in, but God

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Speaker 3: still allowed you to enjoy the fruit of your labor.

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Speaker 3: Thank Him for all past instances when God's grace was

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Speaker 3: manifested in your life. Now think of your imperfections and

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Speaker 3: thank God for giving you what you lacked. Thank Him

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Speaker 3: for his everlasting faithfulness. God is present and he is

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Speaker 3: listening to you. Never forget in Jesus our sins are

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Speaker 3: washed away. He will give you the ability to be

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Speaker 3: humble and selfless. So reach out to God for his

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Speaker 3: mercy and his grace. Ask the Holy Spirit to help

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Speaker 3: you be aware of God's honor in your life. Ask

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Speaker 3: him to help you seek and receive God's presence and

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Speaker 3: his sacrificial love. Remember, husbands should honor their wives, not

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Speaker 3: based on their strength, but based on the inheritance they

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Speaker 3: share in cry so that nothing will stop their prayers

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Speaker 3: from reaching God. No matter what, the Holy Spirit will

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Speaker 3: help you be who you need to be. Be encouraged.

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