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Speaker 1: For whatsoever things were written afore time were written for

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Speaker 1: our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of the scriptures,

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Speaker 1: might have hope Romans fifteen four. Heavenly Father, we thank

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Speaker 1: you for providing us with the opportunity to learn your

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Speaker 1: leads closer to You. Give us strength when we lose

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Speaker 1: and let us remember that patience is a great virtue.

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Speaker 1: Let our hearts be filled with appreciation for the teachings

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Speaker 1: of your word and the love you offer us. As

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Speaker 1: we take time to absorb this knowledge. May these truths

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Speaker 1: become a source of joy and peace in our lives,

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Speaker 1: aiding us in all areas spiritual, mental, physical. As we

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Speaker 1: grow closer to You. In Jesus's name, we pray Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where

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Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer. On having a positive mindset

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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 priority in

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Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is having

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Speaker 2: a positive mindset. Help you'll find find a location where

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Speaker 2: you can kind of let your guard down, relax, clear

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Speaker 2: your head, take a moment to slow down, decompress to

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Speaker 2: not everything. Breathe in deep through your nose, exhil through

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Speaker 2: your mouth, let all that tension go out of your body. Now,

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Speaker 2: I hope you'll reach out to God with an open

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Speaker 2: heart and add a spirit of expectation to receive from him.

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Speaker 2: We're going to be meditating on Romans fifteen, verse four

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. For whatsoever things were written

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Speaker 2: afore time, we're written for our learning that we, through

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Speaker 2: patience and comfort of the scriptures, might have hope. Hope

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Speaker 2: you'll take a moment to pour out your love. Your

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Speaker 2: adoration toward God is wisdom. His presence is power in

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Speaker 2: your life. Lord, I praise you for your infinite knowledge

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Speaker 2: through Christ, who strengthens me, I can do all things.

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Speaker 2: Let me see something really important here. Spend time reading

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Speaker 2: God's Word. Read your Bible in this life. If you

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Speaker 2: wish to maintain a positive mental disposition, it's critical. It's

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Speaker 2: imperative that you acquire a godly mindset and maintain it.

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Speaker 2: To have a godly mindset, it's necessary that you first

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Speaker 2: know God and your most important source, your most secure

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Speaker 2: connection to God, is the Bible. The Bible is God's

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Speaker 2: divine gift to humanity. It was given as a tool

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Speaker 2: for both instruction and for blessing. Bible exists to teach

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Speaker 2: you to hope through the patience and encouragement found therein.

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Speaker 2: Because when you read the Word of God, it'll renew

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Speaker 2: your mind and minister your heart and restore your soul.

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Speaker 2: God's word will transform your thoughts and give you a

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Speaker 2: heaven focused mentality. It will teach you how to crucify

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Speaker 2: your flesh, to walk in obedience and relationship with your

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Speaker 2: heavenly Father so you can persevere and overcome in this world.

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Speaker 2: In short, the Bible is your best tool for having

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Speaker 2: a positive and productive mindset. But your Bible will do

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Speaker 2: no good if you don't read it. It matters not

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Speaker 2: how many volts and outlet has if the plug is

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Speaker 2: not connected to the source nothing happens, and the same likeness.

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Speaker 2: To tap into God's power, you've got to plug into him.

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Speaker 2: You cannot receive power without connectivity, and you cannot receive

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Speaker 2: from God without his word. Perhaps you've been struggling reading

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Speaker 2: or spending time in your Bible. Perhaps life has been

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Speaker 2: hectic or chaotic. Perhaps you've just not felt like reading

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Speaker 2: God's word. Whatever the reason is, this is your chance

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Speaker 2: him to guide you, Ask him for his grace and

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Speaker 2: his forgive this. Now, take some time to thank God

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Speaker 2: for the blessing of the scriptures. Thank God for his

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Speaker 2: is truth and that it's unchanging. Thank God that his

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Speaker 2: words are power and could transform your mind. Thank God

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Speaker 2: God for his Holy Spirit, who enables you to put

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Speaker 2: God's word into practice in your life and to reap

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Speaker 2: He wants to help you receive from God's word. So

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Speaker 2: help you process God's word. Ask him for revelation and

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Speaker 2: understanding as you read the book. Ask him to help

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Speaker 2: you not only understand diviy knowledge, but how to also

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Speaker 2: to enable you to acquire a godly mindset and maintain it.

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Speaker 2: Remember everything that was written in the past was written

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Speaker 2: That hope comes from the patience and encouragement that scripture

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Speaker 2: gives us. So don't forget you've got to plug into

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Speaker 2: God to receive his power. You must spend time with

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Speaker 2: God to know him in order to acquire a godly mindset.

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Speaker 2: They stop hesitating, procrastinating, spend time with God and you'll

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Speaker 2: see his power radically transform your mindset. Choose God this

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Speaker 2: day and all others to come. Thank you for completing

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Speaker 2: priority and I believe strengthening your walk with God. I'm

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