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Speaker 1: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended, but this

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Speaker 1: one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind,

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Speaker 1: and reaching forth unto those things which are before. I

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Speaker 1: press toward the mark for the prize of the high

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Speaker 1: calling of God in Jesus Christ Philippians three thirteen through fourteen.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord Jesus, my future is in you. My past

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Speaker 1: failures and mistakes have been buried in the grave, and

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Speaker 1: I am a new creation in Christ. Jesus. However, Lord,

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Speaker 1: the memories of my past can keep me paralyzed. Help

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Speaker 1: me to forget what is behind me and press forward

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Speaker 1: toward your plan for my life. I want to lay

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Speaker 1: hold of the wonderful works You've predestined for me. I

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Speaker 1: no longer want to be bound by the past. Instead,

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Speaker 1: I want to strive forward with passion. Help me and

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Speaker 1: empower me. Lord Jesus, in your precious name, I 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 letting go to get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey. Usepray dot com

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Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on letting go

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Speaker 2: before anything else. Take a moment to center yourself in

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Speaker 2: a place where you can relax. Find a comfortable position

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Speaker 2: that allow you to reflect. Now turn that reflection toward

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Speaker 2: God's word. Allow your heart to enter into the presence

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Speaker 2: of the Lord, and prepare to be filled and led

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Speaker 2: by His spirit. We'll be meditating on Philippians three, verses

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Speaker 2: thirteen and fourteen from the King James version. Brethren, I

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Speaker 2: count not myself to have apprehended, but this one thing

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Speaker 2: I do forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching

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Speaker 2: forth under the thing which are before, I press toward

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Speaker 2: the mark of the prize of the high calling of

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Speaker 2: God in Christ. Jesus, join with me as we seek

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Speaker 2: to praise the Lord. Let our worship rise up to God. God.

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Speaker 2: I adore you, for nothing is impossible with you. Your

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Speaker 2: strength enables me to accomplish what goal you set before me.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for your word, which empowers me to

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Speaker 2: overcome any situation. Jesus, I thank you for your word

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Speaker 2: gives me comfort and encouragement and a time of need

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Speaker 2: I give all glory and honor to you alone. I

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Speaker 2: know it's hard, but you need to let go of

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Speaker 2: the past, good or bad. Everyone has a past, and

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Speaker 2: your past isn't your past if it's still affecting your present.

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Speaker 2: Your past carries the story of your history, and it

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Speaker 2: shows where you came from. It details the experiences that

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Speaker 2: help shape and mold you into who you are today. However,

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Speaker 2: for some, the past is not a blueprint, but rather

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Speaker 2: a prison cell. Bad experiences, bad decisions, bad relationships, all

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Speaker 2: culminating in nothing but shame and guilt. People who have

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Speaker 2: done things or had things done to them in a

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Speaker 2: way that they regret and can't seem to escape from.

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Speaker 2: That is not how Jesus created you to live. I

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Speaker 2: know your past is real and it's a part of

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Speaker 2: your story, but it doesn't have to narrate or dictate

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Speaker 2: your future. The sins committed in the past don't have

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Speaker 2: to dictate your actions now or in the future. Jesus

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Speaker 2: Christ forgives all sins. He is your future, and he

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Speaker 2: grants you new life freedom. Let him take your past

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Speaker 2: shame and turn it into Let go of the past

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Speaker 2: and look forward. Look forward with your goal and eternity

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Speaker 2: with Christ. Life is a race you run, and Jesus

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Speaker 2: has your prize waiting for you at the finished line.

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Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to present yourself before the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Invite him into those dark places as needed. Confess your

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Speaker 2: sin to God. Give God your past, what you did

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Speaker 2: or what was done to you. Open yourself to Him

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Speaker 2: and reach out for his forgiveness and his healing. If needed,

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Speaker 2: reach out to someone who can help you on that journey.

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Speaker 2: Sit of the prize that God has promised in Christ

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Speaker 2: Jesus and thank him for it. The Lord is Thank

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Speaker 2: the Lord for giving your life purpose and meeting. Thank

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Speaker 2: Him for teaching you discipline and determination. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: his power and his mercy. Thank him for casting your

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Speaker 2: sins into the sea of forgetfulness. Thank Him for his

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Speaker 2: care and loving kindness he bestows upon you. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for strength that empowers you to press on and persevere.

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Speaker 2: Help you always be reminded that God is present, that

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Speaker 2: he's listening to you, and that he loves you. Come

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Speaker 2: before Him and ask Him to grant you his grace,

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Speaker 2: to give you the ability to let go of your past.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to teach you to lean on him and

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Speaker 2: not your own understanding. Ask the Holy Spirit to give

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Speaker 2: you faith in His ability to care for you and

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Speaker 2: to teach you to let go of what isn't edifying

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Speaker 2: and to seek instead God's healing grace and what He

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Speaker 2: has for you. Ask God to be your sanctuary, your stronghold,

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Speaker 2: to fortify your spirit. Help you remember that God called

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Speaker 2: you to let go of the past and pressed onward

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Speaker 2: toward Jesus Christ. God will enable and empower you through

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Speaker 2: His Holy Spirit to find the strength and to persevere.

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Speaker 2: So let go of your past and press on toward

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Speaker 2: your heavenly goal. You were not created to live in

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Speaker 2: the past. Choose you this day to step in the

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Speaker 2: future that God has for you. Choose to allow the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to help you run the race through to

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Speaker 2: the finish line, being confident in God's word and the

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Speaker 2: power of His grace for you today and always. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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Speaker 2: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.

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Speaker 2: I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of

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Speaker 2: Christian Counselors. For more information about trauma, and how to

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Speaker 2: overcome a painful past. Visit our website at AACC dot

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