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Speaker 1: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad. Moreover,

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Speaker 1: also my flesh shall rest in hope. Acts two twenty six.

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Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, I thank you that you have poured out

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Speaker 1: miraculous gifts and divine influences on all those who trust

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Speaker 1: and believe in your son. You have destroyed the sting

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Speaker 1: of death and purchased eternal life for all of us

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Speaker 1: who will receive you. My heart rejoices in your grand

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Speaker 1: plan of salvation. It is too good to keep quiet.

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Speaker 1: You broke every curse of death and destruction over my life,

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Speaker 1: and my flesh is filled with hope. You have given

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Speaker 1: me new life. There is no one like you, and

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Speaker 1: all you ask of me is to believe in Jesus.

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Speaker 1: I believe, Lord with my whole heart. I believe in Jesus. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Stoic Leadership. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is stoic leadership. Take

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Speaker 2: a moment to hide away in your secret place, a

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Speaker 2: place where you can be by yourself and be at ease,

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Speaker 2: a place where you can turn off all distraction. Breathe

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Speaker 2: in deep through your nose and exhale out through your mouth.

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Speaker 2: Reach out to God, prepare to let his words fill

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Speaker 2: your heart. We will be meditating on Psalm chapter seventy eight,

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Speaker 2: verse seventy two from the King James version. So he

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Speaker 2: fed them according to the integrity of his heart and

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Speaker 2: guided them by the skillfulness of his hands. Take a

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Speaker 2: moment to pour out your adoration to God. Lord. I

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Speaker 2: praise you for your word is upright and eternal. Your

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Speaker 2: ways are perfect, and all your works are done in faithfulness.

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Speaker 2: I extol you, for you are a God of fidelity

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Speaker 2: and consistency. You are without inequity, just and righteous in

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Speaker 2: all your ways. Leadership requires integrity and integrity from within.

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Speaker 2: It is conceived in the heart through righteous choices and

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Speaker 2: nurtured by godly actions. That is why strong leadership is

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Speaker 2: born out of integrity of the heart. This can seem

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Speaker 2: discouraging as No one is perfect, nor do we act

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Speaker 2: perfectly all the time. However, God does not have need

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Speaker 2: of perfection. Instead, he asks for honesty, honesty in your thoughts, decisions,

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Speaker 2: and behavior. To achieve this, you must rely on the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit and heed his guidance. You must also be

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Speaker 2: honest above all, with yourself and with God. Godly leaders

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Speaker 2: recognize points of correction not only in others, but within

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Speaker 2: the self as well. They do not apply partially to

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Speaker 2: themselves nor make excuses for bad behavior. King David, attributed

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Speaker 2: with being a man after God's own heart, is an

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Speaker 2: amazing example of this. He was not perfect, and he

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Speaker 2: committed grievous errors, but he also acknowledged his sins and

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Speaker 2: made amends for his mistakes. This is hard, you must

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Speaker 2: remember integrity requires continuous effort. God knows and understands this.

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Speaker 2: Take this time to cleanse your soul and confess your

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Speaker 2: lack of honesty to God. Now, think for a minute

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Speaker 2: on all the blessings God bestows through honesty. Think of

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Speaker 2: all the blessings, the joy and prosperity that righteousess brings.

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Speaker 2: Think of past situations, where honesty was a challenge for you,

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Speaker 2: but you persevered. Thank God for the growth and learning

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Speaker 2: that came from those experiences. Thank Jesus for all his

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Speaker 2: glory manifested in your life through righteousness. God is present

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Speaker 2: and he is listening to you. Be mindful that integrity

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Speaker 2: is a necessity and a blessing. God never said honesty

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Speaker 2: would come easily, but he promised to help you every

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Speaker 2: step of the way. He sent the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: enable you to succeed. So ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: increase your love for righteousness. Ask him to make you

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Speaker 2: more like Jesus. Ask him to empower you to live

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Speaker 2: an honest life the way Jesus did. Remember, God has

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Speaker 2: called you to lead with a pure heart, to cultivate

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Speaker 2: and nurture integrity as a part of who you are.

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Speaker 2: God has great tasks for you to accomplish, and he

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Speaker 2: expects that you will do so with an honest heart.

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Speaker 2: So be confident in the Lord's righteousness, love others through

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Speaker 2: just actions and in truth. Do this and you will

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Speaker 2: see God's grace manifested in your life. Thank you for

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Speaker 2: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com by incorporating

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