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Speaker 1: And these words which I command thee this day, shall

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Speaker 1: be in thine heart. And thou shalt teach them diligently

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Speaker 1: unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou

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Speaker 1: sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way,

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Speaker 1: and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up

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Speaker 1: Deuteronomy six six through seven. Dear Lord, I pray that

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Speaker 1: you would envelop my home and my family with love, wisdom,

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Speaker 1: and righteousness. I want your commands to be at the

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Speaker 1: forefront of our mind day and night. May the culture

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Speaker 1: of our family be formed, informed, and transformed by the

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Speaker 1: Gospel of Christ. Reign in our family as king and

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Speaker 1: command our home with love and strength. Will follow you,

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Speaker 1: But even when we stumble, we trust your love will

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Speaker 1: sustain us. In Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you for joining

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Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative

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Speaker 1: Prayers with doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw close

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Speaker 1: to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Great Parenting. To get

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Speaker 2: every day. Make prayer priority in your life. Our goal

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Speaker 2: for today's meditative prayer is great parenting help. You'll hit

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Speaker 2: the pause button for a second a get to a

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Speaker 2: safe spot where you can settle in. Maybe settle down,

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, turn your focus toward God. Breathe in

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Speaker 2: and breathe U. Quiet your thoughts, ready your spirit to

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Speaker 2: receive from our heavenly Father. We will be meditating on

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Speaker 2: Deuteronomy chapter six, verses six and seven from the King

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Speaker 2: James version. The Bible says, and these words which I

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Speaker 2: command thee this day, shall be in thine heart, and

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Speaker 2: thou shalt teach them diligently under your children. Now thou

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Speaker 2: shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house,

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Speaker 2: when thou walkest in the way, and when thou liest down,

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Speaker 2: and when thou risest up. I hope you'll take a

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Speaker 2: moment right now to pour out your love adoration to Christ,

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Speaker 2: who led by perfect example. Jesus, I praise you for

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Speaker 2: in the beginning you with a word. You are with God,

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Speaker 2: you were God, yet you loved me, You made yourself flesh,

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Speaker 2: and you died for me. I praise you for you

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Speaker 2: redeemed me and reconcile me to God the Father. I

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Speaker 2: worship you for You're the first and the last. In you,

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Speaker 2: all of creation is restored and made whole. You know,

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Speaker 2: to lead by constant example can be pretty challenging. The

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Speaker 2: Bible commands, though, that we teach God's word to our

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Speaker 2: children to live God's word in every season and situation

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Speaker 2: of life. This was done on purpose. You know why,

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Speaker 2: because God has no greater plan. What a privilege. One

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Speaker 2: of the best ways to teach is by example. God

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Speaker 2: called you to know and to live out his word,

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Speaker 2: not only for your benefit, but for your child's benefit

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Speaker 2: as well. Stop for a second, allow God to speak

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Speaker 2: to you concerning this area of your life. Confess to

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Speaker 2: the Lord those times you weren't the best example. Maybe

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Speaker 2: times were anger and impatience got the best of you.

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Speaker 2: Hand those failures over to Jesus. Cast your cares upon him.

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Speaker 2: I'll take a few moments to dwell on God's perfect example.

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Speaker 2: Thank him for illustrating and illuminating your path. Give grace

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Speaker 2: to God for granting you the wisdom of his word,

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Speaker 2: and thank him for his teaching. His example wi should

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Speaker 2: enable you to do all things. Thank Jesus for always

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Speaker 2: leading you and showing you the way, for showing you

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Speaker 2: that there is optimism and obedience. Thank Jesus for being

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Speaker 2: the exemplification and manifestation of God's love for you. I

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Speaker 2: hope you know God's president and that he's listening to you.

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Speaker 2: The Bible says, ask and it shall be given to you.

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Speaker 2: So ask the Holy Spirit to help you be a

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Speaker 2: great example to your child, to demonstrate with your actions

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Speaker 2: what is written in God's word. And ask the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to empower you to lead by example, to be

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Speaker 2: an illustration to your child, to your child of God's

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Speaker 2: you make mistakes, you can still teach your child humility

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Speaker 2: through grace. As challenging as being a parent may seem,

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Speaker 2: God can give us and does give us the strength

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Speaker 2: and has provided a way. Remember, God has called you

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Speaker 2: to lead by example, to be constantly meditating on His word,

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Speaker 2: to carry God's teaching in your heart. So teach your

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Speaker 2: child to do the same. With the help of the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit, You're going to raise a child in goodness

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Speaker 2: with you every step of the way. Thank you for

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