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Speaker 1: Can two walk together except they be agreed Amos three three.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, walking in agreement with the same vision is

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Speaker 1: not an easy task. Even for those that are married.

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Speaker 1: There are competing desires and opinions. We pray for our

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Speaker 1: own relationships, marriages and friendships. We pray that you would

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Speaker 1: unify us under you. May your vision for us bind

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Speaker 1: us together in one accord. May we walk hand in

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Speaker 1: hand with each other, holding one another up on the

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Speaker 1: long journey that is life. Strengthen and humble us, Lord

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Speaker 1: in Jesus's name, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength

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Speaker 1: in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on creating a

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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 again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about creating a better marriage. So right now,

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Speaker 2: let's just take a second to unwind. Maybe situate yourself

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Speaker 2: in a place and position that will allow you to relax.

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Speaker 2: Take a couple of calming and deep breaths. Now, elevate

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Speaker 2: your thoughts towards the Lord's throne room, and prepare your

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Speaker 2: heart to receive God's word and to meditate on the

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Speaker 2: words of the Holy Spirit. Today we'll be meditating on

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Speaker 2: Amous chapter three, verse three from the King James version,

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Speaker 2: it says, can two walk together except they be agreed?

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Speaker 2: Let your worship just rise up to God. God. I

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Speaker 2: praise you, for you are good, and all your ways

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Speaker 2: are peace. I adore you, for you designed all things

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Speaker 2: to work together for the good of those who love you.

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Speaker 2: You delight in unity, and you are one. I praise you,

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Speaker 2: for you are ever present and omnipotent. I worship you

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Speaker 2: because there has never been a God like you. You

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Speaker 2: never leave us, nor forsake us. For all eternity, you

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Speaker 2: are with me. Covenants require agreement. Marriage requires unity. Once

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Speaker 2: the paths of two people intertwine in a lifelong union,

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Speaker 2: they us come into agreement. God himself is three and one, father, son,

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Speaker 2: and Spirit. He is a God of order, not of chaos.

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Speaker 2: Each member of the Trinity gives for the others and

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Speaker 2: honors the others. God's word repeats over and over again

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Speaker 2: that he is one. When God is first mentioned in Genesis.

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Speaker 2: It is in the plural form. He says, let us

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Speaker 2: make man in our image. He says that He created

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Speaker 2: man in his image, male and female. He created them,

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Speaker 2: and he blessed them. Even in creating two parts of

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Speaker 2: one whole, God created us in his image. Marriage is

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Speaker 2: one of the ways we emulate the likeness of God.

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Speaker 2: We walk together, considering the one by our side. We

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Speaker 2: consider our path together and make concessions for one another.

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Speaker 2: We determine the road to our best life together and

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Speaker 2: persevere towards it. God desires for your marriage to thrive.

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Speaker 2: He wants you to prosper in your marriage. The path

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Speaker 2: you and your spouse take together will be one of

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Speaker 2: fulfillment and joy when you walk in unity, in agreement

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Speaker 2: with God and with each other. Perhaps you've been struggling

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Speaker 2: with walking in unity with God. Perhaps you've been struggling

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Speaker 2: and walking in unity with your spouse. Regardless of your circumstance,

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Speaker 2: this is your chance to change and improve your situation.

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Speaker 2: So take this moment to come before to try youn

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Speaker 2: God and whose image you and your marriage are made.

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Speaker 2: Confess your sins before Him and allow His spirit to

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Speaker 2: minister harmony and solidarity. In your relationship with God and

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Speaker 2: with your spouse. And now as we transition, let's consider

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Speaker 2: now God's all encompassing unity. And now as we make

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Speaker 2: the transition, let's consider now God's all encompassing unity. Thank

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Speaker 2: the Lord for creating you and his likeness. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for creating your spouse to stand by you. Thank God

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Speaker 2: for his Holy Spirit, who is with you at all times.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for knitting you together with your spouse. And

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Speaker 2: thank the Holy Spirit for constantly reaffirming this truth upon

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Speaker 2: your heart. Never forget God is present and he is

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Speaker 2: listening to you. Come before Christ and ask for his

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Speaker 2: power to be upon you, for his strength to cover

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Speaker 2: every point of weakness you may have. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to help you be submissive to God's word. To

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Speaker 2: trust that God knows all things and that He sees everything.

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Speaker 2: And ask for the ability to rely on God's promise

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Speaker 2: that he will sustain you. Remember, when two people walk

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Speaker 2: together as one, they should do so in unity. Our

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Speaker 2: marriages are models of God as we are. It is

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Speaker 2: He who empowers us to walk together with our spouses.

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Speaker 2: God has prosperity in store for us when we concede

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Speaker 2: to one another in love. So choose this day to

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Speaker 2: walk together and be blessed on your way. My friends,

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