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Speaker 1: And God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

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Speaker 1: that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may

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Speaker 1: abound to every good work. Second Corinthians nine eight. Dear

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Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, we praise you for your ever present grace

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Speaker 1: as we strive to walk in faith towards our callings.

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Speaker 1: Grant us the courage and strength to take each step forward.

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Speaker 1: Open our eyes to your direction, and give us the

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Speaker 1: wisdom to understand it. Your grace is sufficient for every

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Speaker 1: situation we face. Help us to remember that you are

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Speaker 1: our guide, and no matter how difficult the journey may be,

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Speaker 1: your grace carries us through. With you and our side,

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Speaker 1: we have nothing to fear and all power to overcome.

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Speaker 1: May we continue on this path with confidence, relying on

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Speaker 1: your strength each step of the way. We thank you

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Speaker 1: for your grace and the courage it brings. 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 Zach Clinton, where you

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

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on grace and

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Speaker 2: gratitude to get the most out of your spiritual journey.

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Speaker 2: Us pray dot Com every day and make prayer a

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Speaker 2: priority in your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative

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Speaker 2: prayer is all about grace and gratitude. So let's take

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Speaker 2: a minute right now just to calm down. Maybe go

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Speaker 2: to a place where you can feel safe and relax.

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Speaker 2: Arrange yourself into a comfortable position, close your eyes and

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Speaker 2: take a couple of deep breaths and imagine the tension

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Speaker 2: in your body unwinding, and the anxiety and your head

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Speaker 2: and heart disappearing. Today we'll be meditating on tewod Corinthians

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Speaker 2: nine to eight from the King James version. It reads,

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Speaker 2: and God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

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Speaker 2: that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may

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Speaker 2: abound to every good work. Let us now just take

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Speaker 2: the time to adore God for all that he gives. God,

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Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are good, and you are kind.

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Speaker 2: You are a good father, and you delight in blessing

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Speaker 2: your people. Jesus, I worship you, for you alone can

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Speaker 2: supply every need. And I magnify your name, for in

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Speaker 2: every season your grace sustains me. My friends. God's grace

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Speaker 2: is provision and power in this race called life. You

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Speaker 2: will encounter many hurdles and obstacles. Throughout your course. You

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Speaker 2: will face multiple seasons, some good and some bad. There

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Speaker 2: will be seasons of famine and fear, seasons of devastation

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Speaker 2: and disease. There will be situations where knowledge and strength

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Speaker 2: will fail you, Circumstances where determination and perseverance will not

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Speaker 2: be enough to survive and overcome. You will need more.

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Speaker 2: You will need divine grace. God's grace has the provision

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Speaker 2: endure through to the finish line when you feel or

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Speaker 2: think you are no longer able to, for God's grace

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Speaker 2: can simultaneously supply all your needs and enable you to

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Speaker 2: accomplish all manner of good deeds. God freely offers up

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Speaker 2: his grace to you, but you must reach out and

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Speaker 2: take it. You must acknowledge the truth of His word

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Speaker 2: and of his love for you. You must rely on

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Speaker 2: God's grace for what you lack is supplied by what you.

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Speaker 2: Jesus has, and Jesus gives not because you deserve it

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Speaker 2: or because you've somehow earned it. He gives because he

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Speaker 2: is gracious and because he is loving. Jesus gives because

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Speaker 2: that is who he is, and he gives of what

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Speaker 2: he already has. He gives his fullness for your emptiness,

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Speaker 2: his wealth for your poverty, his health for your sickness,

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Speaker 2: his hope for your despair, his righteousness for your sins.

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Speaker 2: God gives without measure because His well is bottomless. So

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Speaker 2: if you are going through a tough season of life

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Speaker 2: right now, my friends, don't give up, don't lose your heart.

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Speaker 2: Lay it instead at the feet of Jesus. Take this

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Speaker 2: time as your opportunity to present yourself before Him and

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Speaker 2: to tell him about your season of need and hardship.

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Speaker 2: Come before God and confess your sins to him right now.

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Speaker 2: And now, let's take a moment to dwell on the

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Speaker 2: provision and power of God in your life. Give thought

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Speaker 2: to past goals and tasks God helped you achieve and

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Speaker 2: accomplish situations where grace has stained you and helped you overcome.

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Speaker 2: The Bible says the Lord is good and his mercy

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Speaker 2: endures from generation to generation. Think now of the calling

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Speaker 2: God has placed over your life, of the good works

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Speaker 2: and tasks set before you. Envision God's grace and provision

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Speaker 2: over those circumstances and thank Him for it. My friends,

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Speaker 2: do not forget God is present and he is listening

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Speaker 2: to you. Once again, bring to mind the work set

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Speaker 2: before you. Ask God for the ability to pursue his

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Speaker 2: only accomplish the goals before you, but for you to

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Speaker 2: thrive in doing so. Pray for God's grace to be

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Speaker 2: over all you do. Grace with your family and in

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Speaker 2: your friendships. Grace at work with your superiors and your colleagues.

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Speaker 2: Grace in every area, every aspect, in every relationship in

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Speaker 2: your life. Remember God is able to make every grace

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Speaker 2: overflow to you, so that in every way, always having

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Speaker 2: everything you need, you may excel in every good work.

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Speaker 2: Be confident in the knowledge that God wants to bless

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Speaker 2: your life. He will bless you above and exceedingly beyond

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Speaker 2: what you need. So take courage, never fear, for you

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Speaker 2: know your heavenly Father will always provide for you. So

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Speaker 2: choose this day to seek God's grace and choose his

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Speaker 2: power and his provision for your life today and every

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Speaker 2: day to come. My friends, 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. As always, my

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Speaker 2: name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American Association

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Speaker 2: of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of

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Speaker 2: your life.