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Speaker 1: Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do,

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Speaker 1: do all to the glory of God. First Corinthians ten

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Speaker 1: thirty one. Dear Lord, I know that you care just

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Speaker 1: as much about the why as you do the what.

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Speaker 1: You care about why I do things just as much

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Speaker 1: as what I do. Lord, I pray that you would

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Speaker 1: daily transform my heart so that everything I do, whether

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Speaker 1: it be eating, playing, or working, would be done for

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Speaker 1: your glory. I want every step I take to honor you,

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Speaker 1: inform my heart through your word, and empower me through

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Speaker 1: your spirit. 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 Zach Clinton, where you can draw close to

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Speaker 1: God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on enjoying life.

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

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Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: in your life.

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Speaker 1: Again.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is all about enjoying life.

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Speaker 2: So take a minute now just to find a quiet

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Speaker 2: and comfortable place, a place where you can slow down

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Speaker 2: and lean into this moment of reflection. Close your eyes,

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Speaker 2: breathe easy, and now turn your heart and fix your

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Speaker 2: attention to what God has for you here, what the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit has for you today. Today we'll be meditating

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Speaker 2: on First Peter three, verses eight through twelve. From the

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Speaker 2: King James version, they read, Finally, all of you, be

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Speaker 2: like minded, be sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate

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Speaker 2: and humble. Do not repay evil with evil, or insult

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Speaker 2: with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing. Because

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Speaker 2: to this you were called, so that you may inherit

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Speaker 2: a blessing. For whoever would love life and see good

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Speaker 2: days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips

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Speaker 2: from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good.

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Speaker 2: They must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes

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Speaker 2: of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears

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Speaker 2: are attentive to their prayer. But the face of the

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Speaker 2: Lord is against those who do evil. My friends, right now,

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Speaker 2: let us just take the time to adore God, Jesus.

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Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are the perfect example to

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Speaker 2: us here on earth. You are all good, all peace,

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Speaker 2: and all righteousness. I praise you, Jesus, for you alone

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Speaker 2: conquered sin and paid its price. I extol you, God,

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Speaker 2: for you prepared your plans and purposes for me before

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Speaker 2: where I was born. You reserved special works for me

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Speaker 2: to do on the earth. You are a faithful God,

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Speaker 2: and you fulfill all your promises to me. So right

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Speaker 2: now I worship you, for you sent the living Word

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Speaker 2: ahead of me, Jesus, the Prince of Peace, that I

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Speaker 2: might see your goodness in the land of the Living.

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Speaker 2: The two words we want to focus on today are

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Speaker 2: purpose and pledge. You see, God has given you an

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Speaker 2: identity and a purpose. You were put on this earth

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Speaker 2: with a specific calling, with works prepared ahead of you,

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Speaker 2: and God has special things prepared just for you to do.

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Speaker 2: God has promised you will have peace and a good

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Speaker 2: life if you love Him and follow his commandments. For

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Speaker 2: his ways are good and all his paths are peace.

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Speaker 2: His law is in place for our well being, to

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Speaker 2: show us what is right and healthy for us. God's

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Speaker 2: commandments are to be a blessing to us, and God's

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Speaker 2: eyes go to and throughout the earth, searching out those

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Speaker 2: who follow his words. When we trust God's words over

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Speaker 2: our own. God, here's our prayers. So right now, in

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Speaker 2: this moment, my friends draw near to Him and confess

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Speaker 2: your sins and an error the blessing that God has

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Speaker 2: for you. And right now, let us take the time

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Speaker 2: path of righteousness. Thank Jesus that He formed each one

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Speaker 2: of your days before you existed. Give thanks to God

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Speaker 2: for hearing your prayers and for sending his blessing on

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Speaker 2: your life. You see, God is present and he is

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Speaker 2: listening to you. He has determined your identity and written

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Speaker 2: out your life and his book. God is closer to

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Speaker 2: you than you think, so right now this is your

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to help you shun evil, do good,

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Speaker 2: Remember you should endeavor to live in peace with others,

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Speaker 2: For the Lord sees those who do his commandments and

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Speaker 2: uniquely you, my friend, so trust in God and walk

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Speaker 2: in the identity, the calling, and the works that He

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Speaker 2: has created for you. As always, we just wanted to

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Speaker 2: thank you guys for completing today's meditative prayer on pray

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Speaker 2: dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice,

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Speaker 2: you are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk

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Speaker 2: with God. My name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of

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Speaker 2: the American Association of christ USh Councilors. We love being

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