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Speaker 1: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love. But he that

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Speaker 1: repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Proverbs seventeen nine. Dear Lord,

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Speaker 1: I am blessed and thankful that you have covered my transgressions.

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Speaker 1: Because of Christ's work on the Cross, my mistakes.

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Speaker 2: No longer define me. I am a new creation, crafted

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Speaker 2: by Grace for a new purpose. I pray for your

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Speaker 2: guidance as I seek to heal relationships that have been

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Speaker 2: broken by sin, pettiness, and selfishness. I pray you would

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Speaker 2: help me rise above my old patterns of behavior and

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Speaker 2: take the high road every time. I know with your

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Speaker 2: spirit I.

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Speaker 3: Can be empowered with all the gifts necessary to accomplish this.

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Speaker 3: In Jesus's name, I pray Amen, Thank you for joining

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Speaker 3: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative

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Speaker 3: Prayers with doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw close

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Speaker 3: to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 4: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing relationships. To get

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Speaker 4: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com

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Speaker 4: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 4: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing relationships. Take

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Speaker 4: a moment right now just to unwind. Look for an

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Speaker 4: enjoyable place, a position that will allow you to relax.

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Speaker 4: Now focus on your time with God. Allow your mind

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Speaker 4: to drift towards the throne of the Lord and be

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Speaker 4: filled with his word. Today we'll be meditating on Proverbs seventeen,

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Speaker 4: verse nine from the King James version. He that covereth

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Speaker 4: the transgression, seekod love, but he that repeateth the matter

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Speaker 4: separate ath fairy friends. Now, let your worship rise up

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Speaker 4: to God. God. I praise you because your love never fails,

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Speaker 4: and it covers all my sense, my transgressions. I adore

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Speaker 4: you because you are good, your kind, and your mercies

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Speaker 4: endured forever. I praise you for your endless grace. I

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Speaker 4: worship you because you're great. There is no one else

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Speaker 4: like you. God. You know being perfect is impossible. No

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Speaker 4: one can be perfect. No one can be the perfect friend,

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Speaker 4: the perfect partner, the perfect person. As we ourselves cannot

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Speaker 4: be perfect, we cannot expect perfection from others. Even the Bible,

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Speaker 4: even the people who you are closest to, will sometimes

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Speaker 4: hurt you. The Bible teaches us that all have sinned

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Speaker 4: and fallen short of the glory of God. I want

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Speaker 4: you to take a couple of moments and think of

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Speaker 4: relationships that you're struggling with, Relationships that need to be restored.

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Speaker 3: And repaired.

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Speaker 4: Now, pray to God and confess to him those areas

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Speaker 4: of weakness, of sin, of brokenness. Share with the Holy

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Speaker 4: Spirit your sorrow and suffering your pain. Confess to God

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Speaker 4: your imperfections. God is not expecting absolute perfection from you,

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Speaker 4: but he wants you to live a life free in

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Speaker 4: the power of His Spirit. Open yourself to God's love

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Speaker 4: and pour out all that is weighing heavy on your heart.

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Speaker 4: Now consider all the times God's love covered your sins

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Speaker 4: and thank him for it. Thank you Jesus, Thank you

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Speaker 4: Lord for forgiving all that bad stuff, all the wrong choices,

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Speaker 4: the decisions that were made. And thank God for choosing

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Speaker 4: to love you instead of holding your mistakes against you.

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Speaker 4: Thank Him for forgiving you of your past sins and transgressions.

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Speaker 4: Thank the Holy Spirit for having loved you in spite

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Speaker 4: of all the times you quench the spirit. Give thanks

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Speaker 4: to God because through his own love, he grants us

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Speaker 4: the power to love others. And I hope you'll never forget.

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Speaker 4: God is present and he's listening to you. Come before

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Speaker 4: him and ask him for the strength to choose love overgrudges.

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Speaker 4: Ask God to help you to let go of the

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Speaker 4: hurt from the past deeds that were done against you.

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Speaker 4: Ask the Holy Spirit to empower you to love others

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Speaker 4: the way Jesus loved you. Choose in this moment to

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Speaker 4: reach out to God. Ask him for the ability to

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Speaker 4: choose love over to have a love so great it

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Speaker 4: will overcome all transgressions committed against you. And remember, love

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Speaker 4: overcomes a mountain of offenses. To cover a transgression does

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Speaker 4: not mean to pretend it didn't happen. And while boundaries

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Speaker 4: might still be necessary, choose to let go of the

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Speaker 4: hurt and to love the person instead, to allow love

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Speaker 4: to be greater. Instead of ringing up past the defenses

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Speaker 4: and mentioning the wrong done to you, choose to love

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Speaker 4: the person as God gives you the strength and the

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Speaker 4: grace to do it. Choose to allow love to be

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Speaker 4: greater than the hurt. And God has already given you

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Speaker 4: the ability to repair and mend your broken relationships by

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Speaker 4: leaning on His love for you. I hope you'll seek

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Speaker 4: to love others as Jesus loves you. Thanks for completing

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Speaker 4: Today's meditative Prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this

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Speaker 4: healthy habit into your daily practice, you're making prayer a

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Speaker 4: priority and strengthening your walk with God. I'm doctor Tim Clinton,

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Speaker 4: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we

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Speaker 4: love being a part of your life. Okay,