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Speaker 1: Train up a child in the way he should go,

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Speaker 1: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Speaker 1: Proverbs twenty two six. Dear Lord, I know that your

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Speaker 1: word holds power. Within your will is the wisdom to

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Speaker 1: live an abundant, fruitful, and fulfilling life. I pray that

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Speaker 1: I would hold fast to your will and never let go.

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Speaker 1: I pray the same for my children. I want them

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Speaker 1: to cherish your word and seek it out for nourishment.

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Speaker 1: Give me the wisdom to train them up in your word,

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Speaker 1: direct their paths, and send them off with confidence. It

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Speaker 1: can be a vulnerable thing to entrust children to the future,

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Speaker 1: but I trust they are in your hand. I pray

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Speaker 1: this proverb would be true for their lives, that they

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Speaker 1: wouldn't depart from the goodness of your ways. In Jesus' name, 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 Great Parenting. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot calm

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

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Speaker 2: goal for today's meditative prayer is great parenting. Take a

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Speaker 2: moment to unwind, get yourself in a position an environment

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Speaker 2: that'll allow you to relax. Hope you'll take a couple

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Speaker 2: of deep breaths. Now elevate your thoughts towards the Lord's

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Speaker 2: throne room. We're going to be meditating again on Proverbs

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Speaker 2: twenty two, verse six from the King James version. Train

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Speaker 2: up a child and the way he should go, and

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Speaker 2: when he's old, he will not depart from it. Let

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Speaker 2: your worship, your praise rise up to God right now. God,

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Speaker 2: I praise you because your love never fails, it never

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Speaker 2: gives up, and it never ends. I adore you because

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Speaker 2: you're good and you're kind. Your mercies will endure for

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Speaker 2: generations to come. I praise you for ministering in my

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Speaker 2: heart and making it more like yours. I worship you

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Speaker 2: because there has never been a God like you. There

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Speaker 2: is no one like you. You will never leave us

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Speaker 2: nor forsake us. For all eternity you are present. Creating

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Speaker 2: good habits is hard to do, hard but necessary crucial.

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Speaker 2: Even internal and external habits dictate how you relate to

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Speaker 2: the world. Physical and mental health is oftentimes determined by

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Speaker 2: daily habits. An early start to incorporating good habits can

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Speaker 2: immensely impact quality of life. I think that's why the

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Speaker 2: Bible urges early instruction of good habits, as what has

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Speaker 2: learned in childhood will often be practiced throughout life. Take

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Speaker 2: a couple of minutes and think of maybe a habit

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Speaker 2: or two that you're teaching your child. Are they good

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Speaker 2: habits or bad habits? Here's what we know. You spit,

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Speaker 2: he'll spit. You cuss, he'll cuss. You pray, he'll pray.

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Speaker 2: You love, he'll love. Perhaps you have unknowingly or unwillingly

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Speaker 2: passed on harmful habits. This is your moment to share

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Speaker 2: your concerns with the Holy Spirit. Tell him of areas

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Speaker 2: you feel you are not imparting good habits to your child. Well,

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Speaker 2: God does not expect perfection from you. God does not

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Speaker 2: expect perfection from you, just that you try your absolute best.

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Speaker 2: You keep your eyes on Him. Open yourself to God,

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Speaker 2: pour out all that is weighing heavy on your heart.

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Speaker 2: Consider now all the good habits that God has taught you,

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Speaker 2: and thank.

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Speaker 1: Him for it.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Lord for teaching you how to live a

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Speaker 2: righteous and just life, for showing you his wisdom through

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Speaker 2: his word. Thank God for the knowledge that He's poured

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Speaker 2: into you over the years. Thank him, Thank Him for

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Speaker 2: encouraging and enabling you to create good habits. Thank the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit for empowering you to understand and apply God's word.

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Speaker 2: Take a moment to give thanks to God because through

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Speaker 2: his teaching he grants you blessing of peace and integrity.

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Speaker 2: Hope you'll never forget that God is present and that

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Speaker 2: He's listening to you. Come before Christ and ask Him

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Speaker 2: for strength to create good parenting habits and for help

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Speaker 2: and letting go of bad ones. Ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to teach your child to cultivate healthy, godly habits. Ask

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Speaker 2: him for the ability to train your child in the

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Speaker 2: ways of the Lord. Sensitive to the uniqueness of your child,

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you to provide a

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Speaker 2: solid foundation for your child. Remember what is instilled in

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Speaker 2: childhood big time influences their adult habits. So parent wisely

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Speaker 2: and choose wisely what you cultivate into your child. Look

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Speaker 2: to in trust in God's word teachings and pass them

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Speaker 2: on to your child. Have faith that God is true

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Speaker 2: and it will be as He says. Your child is

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Speaker 2: a blessing given to you by God, and I know

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Speaker 2: this that God will assist you and aid you every

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Speaker 2: step of the process. Be encouraged. This is a wonderful opportunity, responsibility,

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Speaker 2: and you can do it. Thank you for completing today's

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Speaker 2: meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy

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Speaker 2: habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer a

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Speaker 2: priority and strengthening your walk with God. I'm doctor Tim Clinton,

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Speaker 2: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we

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Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.